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Datify is a simple date package that allows users to format dates in new ways and addresses the issue of lacking date formats in different languages.

Installation

#import "@preview/datify:0.1.1": dayName, monthName, writtenDate

Reference

dayName

Return the Name of the weekday.

Example

#import "@preview/datify:0.1.1": dayName

#dayName(2)
#dayName(1, lang: "fr", upper: true)

Output:

tuesday
Lundi

Parameters

dayName(int or str, lang: str, upper: boolean) --> str
Parameter Description Default
weekday* The weekday as an integer (1-7) or a string (“1”-“7”). none
lang An ISO 639-1 code representing the language. en
upper A boolean that sets the first letter to be uppercase. false

* required

monthName

Returns the name of the month.

Example

#import "@preview/datify:0.1.1": monthName

#monthName(2)
#monthName(1, lang: "fr", upper: true)

Output:

february
Janvier

Parameters

monthName(month: int or str, lang: str = 'en', upper: bool = false) -> str
Parameter Description Default
month* The month as an integer (1-12) or a string (“1”-“12”). none
lang An ISO 639-1 code representing the language. en
upper A boolean that sets the first letter to be uppercase. false

* required

writtenDate

Return the fully written date.

Example

#import "@preview/datify:0.1.1": writtenDate

#let mydate = (
    weekday: 4
    day: 23
    month: 5
    year: 2024
)

#writtenDate(mydate)
#writtenDate(mydate, lang: "fr")

Output:

thursday 23 may 2024
jeudi 23 mai 2024

parameters

writtenDate(date, lang: str = 'en') --> content

The date must be a dictionary containing the following elements:

  • weekday: An integer/string (1-7) representing the weekday.
  • day: An integer representing the day of the month.
  • month: An integer/string (1-12) representing the month.
  • year: An integer representing the year.

Example of a date:

#let myDate = (
	weekday: 2
	day: 22
	month: 5
	year: 2024
)
ISO 639-1 code Status
aa ❌
ab ❌
ae ❌
af ❌
ak ❌
am ❌
an ❌
ar ❌
as ❌
av ❌
ay ❌
az ❌
ba ❌
be ❌
bg ❌
bh ❌
bi ❌
bm ❌
bn ❌
bo ❌
br ❌
bs ❌
ca ❌
ce ❌
ch ❌
co ❌
cr ❌
cs ❌
cu ❌
cv ❌
cy ❌
da ❌
de ✅
dv ❌
dz ❌
ee ❌
el ❌
en ✅
eo ❌
es ❌
et ❌
eu ❌
fa ❌
ff ❌
fi ❌
fj ❌
fo ❌
fr ✅
fy ❌
ga ❌
gd ❌
gl ❌
gn ❌
gu ❌
gv ❌
ha ❌
he ❌
hi ❌
ho ❌
hr ❌
ht ❌
hu ❌
hy ❌
hz ❌
ia ❌
id ❌
ie ❌
ig ❌
ii ❌
ik ❌
io ❌
is ❌
it ❌
iu ❌
ja ❌
jv ❌
ka ❌
kg ❌
ki ❌
kj ❌
kk ❌
kl ❌
km ❌
kn ❌
ko ❌
kr ❌
ks ❌
ku ❌
kv ❌
kw ❌
ky ❌
la ❌
lb ❌
lg ❌
li ❌
ln ❌
lo ❌
lt ❌
lu ❌
lv ❌
mg ❌
mh ❌
mi ❌
mk ❌
ml ❌
mn ❌
mr ❌
ms ❌
mt ❌
my ❌
na ❌
nb ❌
nd ❌
ne ❌
ng ❌
nl ❌
nn ❌
no ❌
nr ❌
nv ❌
ny ❌
oc ❌
oj ❌
om ❌
or ❌
os ❌
pa ❌
pi ❌
pl ❌
ps ❌
pt ❌
qu ❌
rm ❌
rn ❌
ro ❌
ru ❌
rw ❌
sa ❌
sc ❌
sd ❌
se ❌
sg ❌
si ❌
sk ❌
sl ❌
sm ❌
sn ❌
so ❌
sq ❌
sr ❌
ss ❌
st ❌
su ❌
sv ❌
sw ❌
ta ❌
te ❌
tg ❌
th ❌
ti ❌
tk ❌
tl ❌
tn ❌
to ❌
tr ❌
ts ❌
tt ❌
tw ❌
ty ❌
ug ❌
uk ❌
ur ❌
uz ❌
ve ❌
vi ❌
vo ❌
wa ❌
wo ❌
xh ❌
yi ❌
yo ❌
za ❌
zh ❌
zu ❌
  • Adding support for more language
  • Adding new methods