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Times[edit]

Wikivoyage uses both 12 and 24 hour time formats. Choose between them by following predominant local usage. Ask yourself which format visitors will see in timetables, on shop doors and in newspapers.

Articles should use either the 12 or 24 hour format, not both.

24 hours daily

  • For establishments that don't close use "24 hours daily".

12 hour format[edit]

9AM

  • Minutes are not shown for full hours.
  • Don't use spaces.
  • Omit periods (full stops) in "AM" and "PM".

9:15AM

  • Where minutes are shown, use a colon as the separator.

midnight
noon

  • Use "midnight" for 12PM and "noon" for 12AM.

9:15AM–5PM

  • Separate a range with en dash rather than a hyphen.
  • Don't use spaces.

24 hour format[edit]

09:15

  • Always use two digits for the hour and minutes.
  • Use a colon as the separator.

00:00
12:00

  • Use 00:00 for midnight and 12:00 for noon.

09:15–17:00

  • Separate a range with en dash rather than a hyphen.
  • Don't use spaces.

Days[edit]

M Tu W Th F Sa Su

  • Abbreviate days to the minimum number of letters.

Good Friday

  • Spell the day out when it is part of a named day.

M–F

  • Separate a range with en dash rather than a hyphen.
  • Don't use spaces.

M Tu

  • Separate two consecutive days with a space only.

M W F

  • Separate days that are not in a range spaces only.

M–F 09:15–17:00

  • When combining days with time, put the days first.

09:15–17:00 daily

  • For all seven days use "daily".

Dates[edit]

1 Jan 2001

  • Use the date format of day month year.
  • Use four digits for the year.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

  • Abbreviate months to their first three letters.

Durations[edit]

2yr

  • Years.

2wk

  • Weeks.

2h

  • Hours.

2min

  • Minutes.