Template:Use American English/doc

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Usage

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

This maintenance template adds tagged articles to Category:Use American English to denote articles that have American English spelling.

The template automatically substitutes the words "article" or "template", depending on where it is placed.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Use American English in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Use American English

Placed near the top of an article; informs editors to use American English spelling in the article.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	suggested

See also

• {{Use American English}}
• {{Use Australian English}}
• {{Use Bangladeshi English}}
• {{Use British English}}
• {{Use British English Oxford spelling}}
• {{Use Canadian English}}
• {{Use Commonwealth English}}
• {{Use Ghanaian English}}
• {{Use Hong Kong English}}
• {{Use Indian English}}
• {{Use Irish English}}
• {{Use Jamaican English}}
• {{Use Kenyan English}}
• {{Use New Zealand English}}
• {{Use Nigerian English}}
• {{Use Pakistani English}}
• {{Use Philippine English}}
• {{Use Singapore English}}
• {{Use South African English}}
• {{Use Trinidadian English}}
• {{EngvarB}} - for non-specific but not N. American spelling
• {{Use dmy dates}} / {{Use mdy dates}}
• {{American English}} (for talk page)
• {{British English}} (for talk page)
• {{Commonwealth English}} (for talk page)