Template:Flag/doc

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

{{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

Wiki markup	Displays	Notes
{{flag|United States}}	United States	Note that both instances link to United States.
{{flag|USA}}	USA
{{flag|Nepal}}	Nepal
{{flag|Germany}}	Germany	All three instances link to Germany. In addition to the ISO country codes, those used by FIFA, IOC, etc. are also supported.
{{flag|DEU}}	DEU
{{flag|GER}}	GER
{{flag|Germany|empire}}	Germany	Flag variations can be used with either country names or country codes.
{{flag|DEU|empire}}	DEU
{{flag|CAN}}	Template:Country data CAN	The name parameter can be used to change the display string but keep the link to the correct article.
{{flag|Canada|1957}}	Canadian	The name parameter can also be used when flag variants are specified.
{{flag|Texas}}	Template:Country data Texas	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}}	Template:Country data British Columbia
{{flag|Commonwealth of Nations|name=Cmnwlth}}	Template:Country data Commonwealth of Nations
{{flag|EU}}	EU
{{flag|Switzerland|size=14px}}	Switzerland	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}}	Switzerland

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Flag

This template displays a small flag icon next to a wikilinked country name

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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

Template	Description	Example
{{Coat of arms}}	displays coat of arms image	Template:Coat of arms
{{Flagcountry}}	always expands the link text to the full country name	Germany
{{Flagu}}	does not link the country name	Template:Flagu
{{Flagicon}}	displays the flag only, linked to the country name
{{Flagdeco}}	displays an unlinked flag icon only	Template:Flagdeco
{{Flagc}}	links the flag image to its description page	Template:Flagc
{{Flagteam}}	adds country code in parentheses after linked country name	Template:Flagteam
{{Flagathlete}}	displays the flag and another name, followed country name or code	Template:Flagathlete
{{Flagmedalist}}	displays the flag and a name, above linked country name and code	Template:Flagmedalist

See w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template#List for a longer list of flag templates.