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Trailing space tests

Purge

1 Jan 2012:

>14 years ago<
>14 years ago<sbx

current time:

>0 seconds ago<
>0 seconds ago<sbx

1 Jan 2012, with purge

>14 years ago (purge)<
>14 years ago (purge)<sbx

current time with purge:

>0 seconds ago (purge)<
>0 seconds ago (purge)<sbx

Line break test (no purge)

live>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

sbx>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

Line break test (purge can appear at start of line)

live>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

sbx>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

Sandbox tests

Normal: 17 years ago
Minutes: 9115594 minutes ago
Days: 6330 days ago
Weeks: 904 weeks ago
Months: 207 months ago
Future: 272 months' time

Errors

Bad date: Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.
Unknown specified magnitude: 546935693 seconds ago
No parameters: 0 seconds ago
Capitalization: 546935693 seconds ago

min_magnitude

	no	seconds	minutes	hours	days	months	years	nonsense
`-111 seconds`	110 seconds ago	110 seconds ago	1 minute ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	110 seconds ago
`-30 minutes`	29 minutes ago	29 minutes ago	29 minutes ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	29 minutes ago
`30 October 2026`	6 hours ago	6 hours ago	6 hours ago	6 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	6 hours ago
`-25 hours`	24 hours ago	24 hours ago	24 hours ago	24 hours ago	1 day ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	24 hours ago
`1 January 2010`	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago
`17 November 2009`	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago
`20 May 1988`	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago
`5 months`	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	0 years' time	5 months' time

Original version tests

Normal: 17 years ago
Minutes: 9115594 minutes ago
Days: 6330 days ago
Weeks: 904 weeks ago
Months: 207 months ago
Future: 272 months' time

Errors

Bad date: Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.
Unknown specified magnitude: 546935693 seconds ago
No parameters: 0 seconds ago
Capitalization: 546935693 seconds ago

min_magnitude

	no	seconds	minutes	hours	days	months	years	nonsense
`-111 seconds`	110 seconds ago	110 seconds ago	1 minute ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	110 seconds ago
`-30 minutes`	29 minutes ago	29 minutes ago	29 minutes ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	29 minutes ago
`30 October 2026`	6 hours ago	6 hours ago	6 hours ago	6 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	6 hours ago
`-25 hours`	24 hours ago	24 hours ago	24 hours ago	24 hours ago	1 day ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	24 hours ago
`1 January 2010`	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago
`17 November 2009`	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago	16 years ago
`20 May 1988`	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago	38 years ago
`5 months`	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	0 years' time	5 months' time

Now works in the future

Original: 30 years' time
Sandbox: 30 years' time

Non-breaking space

Test using a non-breaking space between the number and the units (year, month, day, etc). A breaking space is used between the units and "ago" (similar to the output of Template:Start date and years ago).

These examples are placed inside a narrow <div> to force a line break. They are based on the current date and time, which is: 2026-10-30 06:34:53 (UTC). If that is not correct, click Purge to update the page.

Example	Current output	Sandbox output
`{{Time ago\|-13 months\|min_magnitude=years}}`	1 year ago	1 year ago
`{{Time ago\|-32 days\|min_magnitude=months}}`	1 month ago	1 month ago
`{{Time ago\|-25 hours\|min_magnitude=days}}`	1 day ago	1 day ago
`{{Time ago\|-65 minutes\|min_magnitude=hours}}`	1 hour ago	1 hour ago
`{{Time ago\|-75 seconds\|min_magnitude=minutes}}`	1 minute ago	1 minute ago
`{{Time ago\|-15 seconds\|min_magnitude=seconds}}`	14 seconds ago	14 seconds ago

Blank values of ago

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last {{time ago|1 January 1985|ago=}}.

Main

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last 41 years.

Sandbox

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last 41 years.

Blank future values of ago

{{time ago|1 January {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}} + 5}}|ago=}}

Main

4 years

Sandbox

4 years

{{time ago|{{#time:c|+ 1 second}}|ago=}}

Main

2 seconds

Sandbox

2 seconds

Comparing hours, days, and weeks for the same time periods

{{Time ago|20261030063453|magnitude=hours}}

Current time
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
0 hours ago	0 hours ago

{{Time ago|20261008000030|magnitude=hours}}

21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display hours
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
534 hours ago	534 hours ago

{{Time ago|20261008000130|magnitude=hours}}

21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display hours
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
534 hours ago	534 hours ago

{{Time ago|20261008000030|magnitude=days}}

21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display days
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
22 days ago	22 days ago

{{Time ago|20261008000130|magnitude=days}}

21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display days
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
22 days ago	22 days ago

{{Time ago|20261008000030|magnitude=weeks}}

21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display weeks (erroneous output)
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
3 weeks ago	3 weeks ago

{{Time ago|20261008000130|magnitude=weeks}}

21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display weeks
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
3 weeks ago	3 weeks ago

{{Time ago|20260910000030|magnitude=weeks}}

49 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display weeks (erroneous output)
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
7 weeks ago	7 weeks ago

{{Time ago|20260910000130|magnitude=weeks}}

49 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display weeks
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
7 weeks ago	7 weeks ago