Template:Langx

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Usage

This language template identifies non-English text. Both an IETF language tag and the non-English term or phrase are the only required parameters. The text is formatted according to recommendations in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting § Foreign terms; italics for languages that use the Latin alphabet, normal for others.

The template should generally be placed after the English translation of the foreign term or phrase.

The parameter |links=no prevents the language name from being linked.

The parameter |translit= allows for a romanization to be identified. This parameter is not supported by {{langx|<tag>|...}} templates for languages that are already written in Latin script.

The parameter |lit= enables a literal translation (in English) to be given.

Langx supported parameters

Parameter	Definition	Yields to	Alias
|1=	The IETF language tag for the content in |text=	–	|code=
|text=	The non-English text	–	|2=
|translit=	The Latin script transliteration of the content in |text=	–	|3=
|translit-std=	The standard used for the transliteration of the value of |translit=; accepted values are: ISO, DIN, IAST, ALA, ALA-LC	–
|translit-script=	The transliteration standard's script identifier	–
|translation=	The literal English translation or gloss of the content in |text=	–	|lit=, |4=
|label=	The 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=	Links language name and static text associated with |translit= and |translation=. Defaults to yes. 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'	–
|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 "Langx |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.	–
|engvar=	Selects English variant spelling of 'romanised' or 'romanized' (default) according to the country specified; accepted values are: au (Australia), ca (Canada), gb (Great Britain), ie (Ireland), in (India), nz (New Zealand), us (United States), za (South Africa)	–
|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	–

Langx |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	{{Langx|ru|тундра}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|tûndra}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong> Incorrect markup; this requires |script=latn.
		{{Langx|fr|toundra}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
default		{{Langx|ru|тундра|italic=default}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|fr|toundra|italic=default}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=default}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
no	module applies upright style; overrides |script=latn; overrides external markup	{{Langx|ru|тундра|italic=no}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|fr|toundra|italic=no}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=no}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		''{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=no}}''		''<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>''
yes	module applies italic style; ignores |script=latn	{{Langx|ru|тундра|italic=yes}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=yes}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
unset	module applies no style; inherits style from external markup; overrides |script=latn	{{Langx|ru|тундра|italic=unset}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		''{{Langx|ru|тундра|italic=unset}}''		''<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>''
		{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=unset}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		''{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=unset}}''		''<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>''
invert	module applies no style; inverts style in internal markup; disables auto-italics overrides script subtag latn;	{{Langx|ru|тундра|italic=invert}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|''тундра''|italic=}invert}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|script=latn|tûndra|italic=invert}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>
		{{Langx|ru|script=latn|''tûndra''|italic=invert}}		<strong class="error"><span class="scribunto-error mw-scribunto-error-1440fbd5">Script error: The function &quot;langx&quot; does not exist.</span></strong>

Notes

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Langx

Indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in a foreign language.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Language tag	1	A valid IETF language tag identifying the language of the non-English text.	String	required
Text	2	The non-English text to display.	String	required
Transliteration	3 translit	The transliteration of the foreign text, for languages that do not use the Latin alphabet. This field is ignored for languages that do use the Latin alphabet.	String	optional
Literal translation	4 lit translation	The literal translation of the foreign text.	String	optional
Display link	links link	Set to 'no' to disable the link to the article's language.	Boolean	optional
Language label	label	If 'none', suppresses language link and label. Other options may be available depending on the language. Example none	Line	optional
Right-to-left	rtl	Toggle right-to-left view for the foreign text. Default no Example yes	Boolean	optional
Italicize	italic italics i	Toggle italicization for the foreign text. Default yes Example no	Boolean	optional
Font-size	size	Sets font-size for the foreign text. Example 120%, 1.2em	Unknown	optional

Examples

The following examples show translations from German.

Edit

• Weimar is located in the federal state of Thuringia ({{Langx|de|Thüringen}}).
• The Seafarers of Catan ({{Langx|de|Die Seefahrer von Catan}}) is an expansion of the board game The Settlers of Catan.
• Albert the Bear ({{Langx|de|Albrecht der Bär|links=no}})
• All Quiet on the Western Front ({{Langx|de|Im Westen nichts Neues|lit=In the West Nothing New}}) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque.

Resulting text

• Weimar is located in the federal state of Thuringia ().
• The Seafarers of Catan () is an expansion of the board game The Settlers of Catan.
• Albert the Bear ()
• All Quiet on the Western Front () is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque.

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