Template:Right now

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Usage

This template makes a blue box appear that includes the current time and the amount of articles on Wikipedia at this moment. Put this at the top of your user page or your talk page. It is meant as a user space page header.

Note that this template adheres to the preferences of the user viewing the page. If you are comfortable with the American date format (February 14, 2026) but are viewing the Commonwealth format (14 February 2026), then you may change it by going to your preferences, and clicking on the Date and Time tab.

Code

{{Right now}} becomes:

Today is Saturday, February 14, 2026, and the current time is 21:18 (UTC/GMT). There are currently 162,218 pages.

See also

• {{Right now (User message)}} - The same template, but yellow-orange like the "You have new messages (Last change)" box.

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