Template:Time zone/comments
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This template maps time zones to their comments from zone.tab of tz database. Present if countries have multiple timezones.
Usage
[edit source]{{Time zone/comments}} has one required positional parameter for timezone name from tz database. For example:
{{Time zone/comments|America/New_York}}→ Eastern (most areas){{Time zone/comments|Europe/Berlin}}→ most of Germany{{Time zone/comments|Australia/Sydney}}→ New South Wales (most areas)
Many timezone names have no comments, for example:
{{Time zone/comments|Europe/London}}→{{Time zone/comments|Asia/Hong_Kong}}→
For invalid timezone names:
{{Time zone/comments}}→ Time zone (null) is not in {{Tz/comments}}.{{Time zone/comments|}}→ Time zone is not in {{Tz/comments}}.{{Time zone/comments|No such TZ name}}→ Time zone No such TZ name is not in {{Tz/comments}}.
TemplateData
[edit source]TemplateData for Time zone/comments
Maps time zones to their comments from zone.tab of tz database.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timezone name | 1 | Time zone name as defined in the tz database
| String | required |
See also
[edit source]tz database
[edit source]Sub templates store data from the tz database and some related information. These examples are accurate as of version 2025c of the database.
| Code example | Produces | Description |
|---|---|---|
{{Time zone/version|IncludeLink}}
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[https://data.iana.org/time-zones/releases/tzdata2025c.tar.gz 2025c]
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Produces the version number of the tz database. Update this template when updating those below with data from a new release. Add a parameter (value doesn't matter) to include a link to the IANA FTP site. |
{{Time zone/country code|Asia/Urumqi}}
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CN | Maps TZ to country code from zone.tab |
{{Time zone/iso 3166-1 link|Asia/Urumqi}}
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[[ISO 3166-1:CN|CN]]
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Maps TZ to linked country code from zone.tab |
{{Time zone/coordinates|Asia/Urumqi}}
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+4348+08735 | Maps TZ to coordinates in original format from zone.tab |
{{Time zone/comments|Asia/Urumqi}}
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Xinjiang Time | Maps TZ to comments from zone.tab |
{{Time zone/rulefile|Asia/Urumqi}}
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asia | Maps TZ to linked continent file that defines the zone (or link) and DST rules. |
{{Time zone/utc offset|Europe/Amsterdam}}
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+01:00 | Maps TZ to normal (non-DST) UTC offset |
{{Time zone/utc offset link|Europe/Amsterdam}}
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[[UTC+01:00|+01:00]]
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Maps TZ to linked normal (non-DST) UTC offset |
{{Time zone/utc zone|Europe/Amsterdam}}
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UTC+01:00 | Maps TZ to normal (non-DST) UTC offset with prefix |
{{Time zone/utc dst offset|Europe/Amsterdam}}
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+02:00 | Maps TZ to DST UTC offset |
{{Time zone/utc dst offset link|Europe/Amsterdam}}
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[[UTC+02:00|+02:00]]
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Maps TZ to linked DST UTC offset |
{{Time zone/zone.tab cols wikitable|Antarctica/South_Pole}}
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| [[ISO 3166-1:AQ|AQ]] || || [[Antarctica/South_Pole]] ||
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Maps TZ to 4 elements as a wikitable row – country code, coordinates, zone name, and comments |
{{Time zone/zone.tab cols linked|Antarctica/South_Pole}}
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| [[ISO 3166-1:AQ|AQ]]
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| Antarctica/South_Pole
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| [[UTC+12:00|+12:00]]
| [[UTC+13:00|+13:00]]
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Similar to {{Time zone/zone.tab cols wikitable}}, but adds two more lines to the output, containing the linked normal (non-DST) and DST UTC offsets |
{{Time zone/zone.tab cols unlinked|Antarctica/South_Pole}}
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| AQ
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| Antarctica/South_Pole
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| +12:00
| +13:00
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Same as {{Time zone/zone.tab cols unlinked}}, but with no links |
{{Time zone/zone.tab cols wiki6|Antarctica/South_Pole}}
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| [[ISO 3166-1:AQ|AQ]]
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| <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">Antarctica<wbr />/South_Pole</div>
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| data-sort-value="43200" | [[UTC+12:00|+12:00]]
| data-sort-value="46800" | [[UTC+13:00|+13:00]]
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A possibly slower version of {{Time zone/zone.tab cols linked}}.
Note: neither {{Time zone/zone.tab cols wiki6}} nor {{Time zone/zone.tab cols linked}} can currently be used for the full table in List of tz database time zones because of performance limitations in processing such a long table. They can, however, be used for a small number of rows in individual area articles. |