Template:Native name/doc
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Convenience template to indicate to what language a native name of a place (like that of a country or town) belongs, appending the language name in an icon. Uses {{lang}} and {{language icon}}. It makes the native name appear in italics by default, although this can be overridden, as can the language icon be excluded. Therefore, the template may make no visible changes to the text, but it does add language attributes in the page's source code which can help web browsers choose the right font, screen readers use the right pronunciation and more.
Usage
{{native name|language tag|text|[icon=no]|[italic=no]}}
where
- language tag is the code for the native language (see the list of ISO 639 codes);
- text is the native name;
- icon is an optional parameter to exclude the language icon by using the value "no";
- italic is an optional parameter to prevent the name from appearing in italics by using the value "no".
Examples
{{Infobox settlement
|name = The Hague
|native_name = {{native name|nl|Den Haag}}
}}
results in
| The Hague Den Haag (Dutch) |
|---|
while
{{Infobox country
|conventional_long_name = French Republic
|native_name = {{native name|fr|République française|icon=no}}
}}
results in
| French Republic
République française
|
|---|
Note
When setting both the icon and italic parameters to "no" this template is equivalent to the {{lang}} template.
