Template:Lang-en

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Usage

settings

code	en
link	no
style: inherit

Because this is English Wikipedia, the facts that a) the content is in English by default, and that b) the word "English" refers to the English language, are generally taken to be understood. Unlike many multilingual support templates, this template does not link the language name by default. To activate the link, add the |link=yes parameter.

In most cases, there is no reason to use this template, unless you have a specific technical need for it. This template exists principally as a placeholder for interwiki purposes.

Legitimate use almost always involves automation. The vast majority of needed uses of this template are cases where {{lang-xx}} has values, possibly including en, inserted for xx automatically by software tools such as templates and bots.

Some editors would also include using it in lists and tables that are using other such templates (e.g. {{lang-es}} for Spanish) to provide multiple translations of something, where consistency of output is desirable. However even in these cases it is better to use plain text, because  {{lang-en|foo}}  is three characters longer than simply  English: foo  and wastes performance on template parsing. That said, the form {{lang-en|foo}} could be useful in such a table in a linguistics or language usage article, where a link to English language could be genuinely relevant in the context.

It is rarely ever useful in ordinary article prose. Instead, for translating a foreign word, use {{gloss}}:

• {{lang-es|casa}}, {{gloss|house}}

giving

• Spanish: casa, 'house'

rather than:

• {{lang-es|casa}}, {{lang-en|'house'}}

giving

• Spanish: casa, English: 'house'

which is pointless on en.wikipedia.org.

Parameters

lang-xx supported parameters

parameter	definition	yields to	alias
text	non-English text	–	{{{1}}}
translit	Latin script transliteration of the content in text	–	{{{2}}}
translit-std	standard used for the transliteration of the value of translit; accepted values are: ISO, DIN, IAST, ALA, ALA-LC	–
translit-script	transliteration standard's script identifier	–
translation	literal English translation or gloss of the content in text	–	lit, {{{3}}}
label	label to be used instead of template-provided language label; may be wikilinked; special keyword none causes the template to render without any labels (including transliteration and translation labels)	–
link	yes (default) links language name and static text associated with translit and translation; accepted values are: no, yes; |link=no does not unlink wikilinked labels set by |label=	–	links
proto	accepted values are: no (default) or yes (default for private-use language tags with the -x-proto subtags); when yes (default or explicit), prefixes rendered text with an asterisk indicating 'unattested'	–
code	IETF language tag for the content in text; set by the template, overriding the template setting is discouraged	–
script	IETF language script subtag; sometimes set by the template when the language of the content in text uses more than one writing system; always four alpha characters; a value of Latn (not "Latin"!) forces italic rendering unless overridden by italic; overrides rtl	italic
region	IETF language region subtag	–
variant	IETF language variant subtag	–
rtl	yes indicates that the writing system used for the content in text is right-to-left; accepted values are: no (default), yes	script
italic	see table "lang-xx |italic= parameter operation"; accepted values are: yes, no, unset, invert, default	–	italics,i
size	specifies font size of the content in text; use a value suitable for use with the CSS font-size property; this should almost always be a relative value supplied in % or em units, not a fixed px value.	–
cat	inhibits automatic categorization; mirror version of nocat; accepted values are: no, n, false, f, off, 0	–
nocat	inhibits automatic categorization; mirror version of cat; accepted values are: yes, y, true, t, on, 1	–

lang-xx |italic= parameter operation

|italic= value	description	example code	result	html markup
parameter not present; parameter present, not set; invalid value	module applies style from:   template setting, or   |script=latn; else inherits from external markup; invalid values treated as default	{{lang-ru|тундра}}	Russian: тундра	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>
		{{lang-ru|tûndra}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">tûndra</span> Incorrect markup; this requires |script=latn.
		{{lang-fr|toundra}}	French: toundra	[[French language|French]]: <i lang="fr">toundra</i>
		{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i>
default		{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=default}}	Russian: тундра	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>
		{{lang-fr|toundra|italic=default}}	French: toundra	[[French language|French]]: <i lang="fr">toundra</i>
		{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=default}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i>
no	module applies upright style; overrides |script=latn; overrides external markup	{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=no}}	Russian: тундра	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" style="font-style: normal;">тундра</span>
		{{lang-fr|toundra|italic=no}}	French: toundra	[[French language|French]]: <span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">toundra</span>
		{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=no}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span>
		''{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=no}}''	Russian: tûndra	''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span>''
yes	module applies italic style; ignores |script=latn	{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=yes}}	Russian: тундра	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru">тундра</i>
		{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=yes}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i>
unset	module applies no style; inherits style from external markup; overrides |script=latn	{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=unset}}	Russian: тундра	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>
		''{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=unset}}''	Russian: тундра	''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>''
		{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=unset}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span>
		''{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=unset}}''	Russian: tûndra	''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span>''
invert	module applies no style; inverts style in internal markup†; disables auto-italics overrides script subtag latn;	{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=invert}}	Russian: тундра	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">''тундра''</span>
		{{lang-ru|''тундра''|italic=invert}}	Russian: тундра	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>
		{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=invert}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">''tûndra''</span>
		{{lang-ru|script=latn|''tûndra''|italic=invert}}	Russian: tûndra	[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span>

† compare |italic=invert to |italic=unset:

{{Lang-de|... ein neues Opernprojekt in Angriff: ''Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', nach Heinrich von Kleists gleichnamigem Drama.|italic=invert}}

German: ... ein neues Opernprojekt in Angriff: Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, nach Heinrich von Kleists gleichnamigem Drama.

{{Lang-de|''... ein neues Opernprojekt in Angriff: ''Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', nach Heinrich von Kleists gleichnamigem Drama.''|italic=unset}}

German: ... ein neues Opernprojekt in Angriff: Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, nach Heinrich von Kleists gleichnamigem Drama.

See also

• {{Lang}}, and its opposite, {{Language with name/for}}

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