Template:Circa

c.

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Usage

This template generates an abbreviation for circa: c. By default the abbreviation is marked with an HTML <abbr> tag, which in most browsers renders as a tooltip when hovered.

Examples

Syntax	What it looks like	Notes
{{circa|1325}}	c. 1325	Default style: no line break allowed; thin space
{{circa|1325|lk=yes}}	c. 1325	Replace abbreviation tooltip with a link to Wiktionary instead
{{circa|1325|lk=no}}	c. 1325	No abbreviation tooltip at all
{{circa|1000|1050}}	c. 1000 – c. 1050	For a range with both dates uncertain. No tooltip on the second instance of "c."
{{circa|1000–1050}}	c. 1000–1050	Another option for a range; but, per MOS:CIRCA, prefer {{circa|1000|1050}}

Parameters

Using the date itself as parameter (for example, "{{circa|1956}}", giving "c. 1956"), web browsers do not insert a line break anywhere in the string. By contrast, "{{circa}} 1956" allows a line break between the "c." and the number. Also, with the date as a parameter a thinner space is used with many browsers:

• "c. 1956" is generated by "{{circa|1956}}".
• "c. 1956" is generated by "{{circa}} 1956".

If the parameter |lk= (for "link") is set as "|lk=no" or "|lk=off", the abbreviation is rendered as "c.", without a wikilink or abbreviation element. If it is absent, or set to "|lk=abbr", the abbreviation is rendered with the HTML <abbr> element. If it is set to "|lk=yes" or "|lk=on", it is rendered as "c.", with a wikilink to the wikt:circa article in Wiktionary and not an abbreviation element. lk=no can be used to avoid overlinking when this template is used repeatedly in the body of an article. For example:

• [[Dionysius Exiguus]] was born {{circa|470}}, lived in Rome from {{circa|lk=no|500}}, and died {{circa|lk=no|544}}.

  → Dionysius Exiguus was born c. 470, lived in Rome from c. 500, and died c. 544.

If the parameter "sortable=yes" is specified, the template generates invisible text that will cause the column to sort correctly in sortable tables. However, it is at the cost of having that invisible text read out audibly by many screen readers. "Col 1" without the template does not sort correctly. "Col 2" with the template and sortable=yes sorts correctly.

Title	Col 1	Col 2
Foo	1066	1066
Bar	c. 1510	1510 c. 1510
Baz	1956	1956
Jaz	c. 410	0410 c. 410

{| class="sortable wikitable" style=text-align:right;
|-
! Title!!Col 1!!Col 2
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Foo|| 1066|| 1066
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Bar|| c. 1510|| {{circa|1510|sortable=yes}}
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Baz|| 1956|| 1956
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Jaz|| c. 410|| {{circa|410|sortable=yes}}
|}

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using circa with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{Born-in}}
• {{Died-in}}
• {{Floruit}}
• {{Married-in}}
• {{Reign}}
• Tempore

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Circa

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
sortable	sortable	no description	Unknown	optional
year	1	no description	String	suggested
link?	lk	If 'yes' or 'on', links to 'circa' article. If 'no' or 'off', does not title 'circa'. Example no	String	optional
end year	2	no description	String	optional

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