Template:Lang-el/doc

This template is only for tagging Modern Greek text. For Ancient Greek, see {{lang-grc}}; for Medieval Greek, see {{lang-gkm}}. For custom labels, no labels, or other uses, see {{lang}}.

Usage

settings

code	el
style: inherit

The primary objective of this template (and of the other {{lang}} templates) is to tag non-English text so that both human and machine readers are able to properly interpret, display and understand non-English text as part of an effort to move towards a semantic web. To that end, proper use of these templates help web browsers to choose the correct display font, text-to-speech screen readers to select a more appropriate pronunciation, search engines to better index and relate the context of the content, translation services to properly interpret the words, spell checkers to properly allow and/or require diacritics, and so on.

Important metadata

Regardless of the label that is displayed in front of the text (e.g.: "Ancient Greek:" vs. "Greek:" vs. "Modern Greek"), this template will always wrap the supplied Greek text inside of appropriate HTML <span>...</span> tags – that is to say that the Greek text will be tagged using the ISO 639-1 language code for Modern Greek: "el". The following example wikicode:

{{lang-el|άτομο}}

produces the following HTML:

<a href="/wiki/Greek language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>:

<span lang="el" xml:lang="el">άτομο</span>

This metadata identifies the enclosed text as Modern Greek for the benefit of search engines, browsers, screen readers, translators, typesetters, and so on. To these "non-human readers", Modern Greek (encoded as "el") has important distinctions from e.g. Ancient Greek (appropriately encoded using "grc" by other {{lang}} templates). For that reason, this template should never be used with Ancient or Medieval or other Greek text.

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
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.

Syntax

{{lang-el

|Modern Greek text – using the Greek alphabet (with diacritics). (mandatory)

|links=value – valid values: yes to have the language name linked (default) and no to prevent the language name from being linked. (optional)

|lit=string – valid strings are English phrases of the Greek text. (optional)

|translit=string – valid strings are transliterations (with the Latin script) of Greek text. (optional)

}}

Examples

Code	Result
{{lang-el|άτομο}}	Greek: άτομο
{{lang-el|άτομο|links=yes}}	Greek: άτομο
{{lang-el|άτομο|links=no}}	Greek: άτομο
'''Eleftherotypia''' - {{Lang-el|Νέα Δημοκρατία|translit=Nea Dimokratia}}	Nea Dimokratia - Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία, romanized: Nea Dimokratia
'''Eleftherotypia''' - {{Lang-el|Ελευθεροτυπία|lit=Freedom of the Press}}	Eleftherotypia - Greek: Ελευθεροτυπία, lit. 'Freedom of the Press'

Tracking categories

• Articles using this template are automatically placed in Category:Articles containing Greek-language text (578).
• Category:Instances of Lang-el using second unnamed parameter (10) - nothing inherently wrong if supplied {{{2}}}, but was created to check for compliance with template scheme.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Lang-el in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Lang-el

Insert Greek text. This template should only be used with modern Greek.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	1	The Greek text to be displayed	Line	required
Link?	links	If a link to the article Greek language is included Default yes	Boolean	optional
Lit	lit	English translation of Greek text	String	optional
Transliteration	translit	A Latin alphabet respelling of Greek text	String	optional

See also

• {{lang-grc}} for Ancient Greek.
• {{lang-grc-gre}} for which the Ancient Greek description is not satisfactory or limiting.
• {{lang|el}} tags Modern Greek text, without the label (for use with custom display, and other uses).
• {{lang|ell}} tags Modern Greek text, without the label (for use with custom display, and other uses).
• {{lang|grc}} tags Ancient Greek text, without the label (for use with custom display, and other uses).
• {{transl|el}} tags text as "Greek Transliteration" (has no visible effect other than said tag when pointer is placed on text).