Template:Cardinal/doc

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This template converts an ordinal number into a cardinal number by stripping the ordinal indicator off the end of the only parameter. Specifically, it removes any series of letters that immediately follows a numeral.

This template should not be used in running prose in articles; it is intended for automated script processing of numeric data. Writing something like "on August {{cardinal|16th}}, 2004" serves no purpose, and just makes the wikicode harder to understand and edit.

Examples[edit]

Markup Output
{{cardinal|-1st}}

-1

{{cardinal|0th}}

0

{{cardinal|1st}}

1

{{cardinal|2nd}}

2

{{cardinal|3rd}}

3

{{cardinal|4th}}

4

{{cardinal|1,234th}}

1,234

{{cardinal|blahblah}}

blahblah

See also[edit]

  • {{ordinal}}, add an ordinal indicator to a cardinal number
  • {{digits}}, remove all characters from a string that are not digits
  • {{str number/trim}}, remove the first non-digit character and everything following