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
{{lang-ru|тундра}} Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|tûndra}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">tûndra</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
Incorrect markup; this requires |script=latn.
{{lang-fr|toundra}} French: toundra [[French language|French]]: <i lang="fr">toundra</i>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
default {{lang-ru|тундра|italic=default}} Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-fr|toundra|italic=default}} French: toundra [[French language|French]]: <i lang="fr">toundra</i>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=default}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
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>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-fr|toundra|italic=no}} French: toundra [[French language|French]]: <span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">toundra</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=no}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
''{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=no}}'' Russian: tûndra ''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]''
yes
  • module applies italic style;
  • ignores |script=latn
{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=yes}} Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru">тундра</i>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=yes}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
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>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
''{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=unset}}'' Russian: тундра ''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]''
{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=unset}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
''{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=unset}}'' Russian: tûndra ''[[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]''
invert
  • module applies no style;
  • inverts style in internal markupdagger;
  • disables auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
{{lang-ru|тундра|italic=invert}} Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">''тундра''</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|''тундра''|italic=invert}} Russian: тундра [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru">тундра</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=invert}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">''tûndra''</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]
{{lang-ru|script=latn|''tûndra''|italic=invert}} Russian: tûndra [[Russian language|Russian]]: <span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span>[[Category:Pages using Lang-xx templates]]

dagger 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.


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
{{lang|ru|тундра}} тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">тундра</span></span>
{{lang|ru|tûndra}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru">tûndra</i></span>
Incorrect markup; this requires |ru-latn.
{{lang|fr|toundra}} toundra <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">toundra</i></span>
{{lang|ru-latn|tûndra}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i></span>
default {{lang|ru|тундра|italic=default}} тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">тундра</span></span>
{{lang|fr|toundra|italic=default}} toundra <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">toundra</i></span>
{{lang|ru-latn|tûndra|italic=default}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i></span>
no
  • module applies upright style;
  • overrides auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
  • overrides external markup
{{lang|ru|тундра|italic=no}} тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru" style="font-style: normal;">тундра</span></span>
{{lang|fr|toundra|italic=no}} toundra <span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">toundra</span></span>
{{lang|ru-latn|tûndra|italic=no}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">tûndra</span></span>
''{{lang|fr|toundra|italic=no}}'' toundra ''<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">toundra</span></span>''
yes
  • module applies italic style;
  • ignores auto-italics;
  • ignores script subtag latn
{{lang|ru|тундра|italic=yes}} тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru">тундра</i></span>
{{lang|ru-latn|tûndra|italic=yes}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</i></span>
unset
  • module applies no style;
  • inherits style from external markup;
  • disables auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
{{lang|ru|тундра|italic=unset}} тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">тундра</span></span>
''{{lang|ru|тундра|italic=unset}}'' тундра ''<span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">тундра</span></span>''
{{lang|ru-latn|tûndra|italic=unset}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span></span>
''{{lang|ru-latn|tûndra|italic=unset}}'' tûndra ''<span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span></span>''
invert
  • module applies no style;
  • inverts style in internal markupdagger;
  • disables auto-italics
  • overrides script subtag latn;
{{lang|ru|тундра|italic=invert}} тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">''тундра''</span></span>
{{lang|ru|''тундра''|italic=invert}} тундра <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">тундра</span></span>
{{lang|ru-latn|tûndra|italic=invert}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn">''tûndra''</span></span>
{{lang|ru-latn|''tûndra''|italic=invert}} tûndra <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru-Latn">tûndra</span></span>

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