Template:Flag
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This template is used to display a small flag icon next to a wikilinked country name. It is related to the {{Flagicon}}, {{Flagcountry}} and {{Flagu}} templates, but offers more options in terms of the text string displayed.
See w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for the main documentation/discussion page for the flag templates system.
Usage
[edit]{{flag|country identifier|optional variant|name=alternative text string|size=maximum width and/or height of the flag image}}
- country identifier is the common name of the country (e.g. "United States"), a common alias (e.g. "US"), or a standard country code such as those listed at ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- variant is an optional second parameter that can be used to display a flag variation, such as a historical flag. The list of variants for each country is documented on the appropriate template page, such as Template:Country data Germany
- alternative text string, this optional value, specified by the name parameter, is used to display alternative text
- size, this optional value is specified by the size parameter, and is used to specify the maximum width and/or height of the flag image. This parameter is specified using standard image syntax.
See the prefix index for the templates latently called by this one.
Examples
[edit]Wiki markup | Displays | Notes |
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{{flag|United States}}
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Note that both instances link to United States. |
{{flag|USA}}
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{{flag|Nepal}}
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{{flag|Germany}}
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All three instances link to Germany. In addition to the ISO country codes, those used by FIFA, IOC, etc. are also supported. |
{{flag|DEU}}
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{{flag|GER}}
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{{flag|Germany|empire}}
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Flag variations can be used with either country names or country codes. |
{{flag|DEU|empire}}
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{{flag|CAN}}
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The name parameter can be used to change the display string but keep the link to the correct article. |
{{flag|Canada|1957}}
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The name parameter can also be used when flag variants are specified. |
{{flag|Texas}}
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Flags are also available for several sub-national and multi-national entities such as US states, Canadian provinces, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the European Union. A complete list can be found at Category:Country data templates. |
{{flag|British Columbia|name=BC}}
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{{flag|Commonwealth of Nations|name=Cmnwlth}}
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{{flag|EU}}
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{{flag|Switzerland|size=14px}}
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The size parameter can be used to control the image dimensions. 23x15px is the default size for most countries (some entities have a different default size). |
{{flag|Switzerland|size=28px}}
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TemplateData
[edit]- TemplateData
TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.
Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either useTemplateData=1
or useTemplateData=only
on the /doc
subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. <nowiki>
-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.
Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw <templatedata>
-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.
Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information
This template displays a small flag icon next to a wikilinked country name
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Country identifier | 1 | Common name of the country (e.g. 'United States'), a common alias (e.g. 'US'), or a standard country code | String | required |
Variant | 2 | Identifies a flag variant to be used instead of the standard flag, e.g. 1815 | String | optional |
Alternative text | name | Display alternative text instead of the standard country name | String | optional |
Maximum dimension | size | The maximum width or height, specified via standard 'extended image syntax' (e.g. x30px) | String | optional |
See: w:Wikipedia:Extended image syntax.
See also
[edit]Template | Description | Example |
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{{CoA}}
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displays coat of arms image | ![]() |
{{Flagcountry}}
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always expands the link text to the full country name | ![]() |
{{Flagu}}
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does not link the country name | ![]() |
Flagicon}} | displays the flag only, linked to the country name | ![]() |
{{Flagdeco}}
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displays an unlinked flag icon only | ![]() |
{{Flagc}}
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links the flag image to its description page | ![]() |
{{Flagteam}}
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adds country code in parentheses after linked country name | ![]() |
{{Flagathlete}}
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displays the flag and another name, followed country name or code | ![]() |
{{Flagmedalist}}
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displays the flag and a name, above linked country name and code | ![]() Germany (GER) |
See w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template#List for a longer list of flag templates.