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
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
Russian: тундра Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr">tûndra</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Incorrect markup; this requires |script=latn.
(فرنساوى: toundra)‏ (فرنساوى: toundra)‏ ([[لغه فرنساوى|فرنساوى]]: <span class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en">toundra</span>[[تصنيف:مقالات تحوي نصا بالفرنسية]])‏
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</i><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
default Russian: тундра Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
(فرنساوى: toundra)‏ (فرنساوى: toundra)‏ ([[لغه فرنساوى|فرنساوى]]: <span class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en">toundra</span>[[تصنيف:مقالات تحوي نصا بالفرنسية]])‏
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</i><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
no
  • module applies upright style;
  • overrides |script=latn;
  • overrides external markup
Russian: тундра Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;">тундра</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
(فرنساوى: toundra)‏ (فرنساوى: toundra)‏ ([[لغه فرنساوى|فرنساوى]]: <span class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en">toundra</span>[[تصنيف:مقالات تحوي نصا بالفرنسية]])‏
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra ''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]''
yes
  • module applies italic style;
  • ignores |script=latn
Russian: тундра Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</i><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</i><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
unset
  • module applies no style;
  • inherits style from external markup;
  • overrides |script=latn
Russian: тундра Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: тундра Russian: тундра ''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]''
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra ''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]''
invert
  • module applies no style;
  • inverts style in internal markup†;
  • disables auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
Russian: тундра Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr">''тундра''</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: тундра Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">''tûndra''</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Russian: tûndra Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]

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

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


lang supported parameters
parameter definition yields to alias
code IETF language tag for the content in text {{{1}}}
text non-English text {{{2}}}
rtl yes indicates that the writing system used for the content in text is right-to-left; accepted values are: no (default), yes IETF script subtag in code (if provided)
italic see table "lang |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.
nocat inhibits automatic categorization; mirror version of cat; accepted values are: yes, y, true, t, on, 1
cat inhibits automatic categorization; mirror version of nocat; accepted values are: no, n, false, f, off, 0
lang |italic= parameter operation
|italic= value description example code result html markup
  • parameter not present;
  • parameter present, not set;
  • invalid value
  • module applies style from:
  •   auto-italics or
  •   script subtag latn;
  • else inherits from external markup;
  • invalid values treated as default
тундра тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru" dir="ltr">tûndra</i></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
Incorrect markup; this requires |ru-Latn.
toundra toundra <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr" dir="ltr">toundra</i></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: fr is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</i></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
default тундра тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
toundra toundra <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr" dir="ltr">toundra</i></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: fr is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</i></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
no
  • module applies upright style;
  • overrides auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
  • overrides external markup
тундра тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;">тундра</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
toundra toundra <span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;">toundra</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: fr is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
toundra toundra ''<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;">toundra</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: fr is deprecated </span>''
yes
  • module applies italic style;
  • ignores auto-italics;
  • ignores script subtag latn
тундра тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</i></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</i></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
unset
  • module applies no style;
  • inherits style from external markup;
  • disables auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
тундра тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
тундра тундра ''<span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>''
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra ''<span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>''
invert
  • module applies no style;
  • inverts style in internal markup†;
  • disables auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
тундра тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" dir="ltr">''тундра''</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
тундра тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" dir="ltr">тундра</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">''tûndra''</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>
tûndra tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn" dir="ltr">tûndra</span></span><span class="lang-comment" style="font-style: normal; display: none; color: #33aa33; margin-left: 0.3em;">code: ru is deprecated </span>

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

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