Templat:Flag/doc

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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 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 all instances link to United States.
`{{flag\|US}}`	US
`{{flag\|USA}}`	USA
`{{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}}`	Templat:Country data DEU
`{{flag\|GER}}`	GER
`{{flag\|Germany\|empire}}`	Germany	Flag variations can be used with either country names or country codes.
`{{flag\|DEU\|empire}}`	Templat:Country data DEU
`{{flag\|CAN\|name=Canadian}}`	Canadian	The name parameter can be used to change the display string but keep the link to the correct article.
`{{flag\|Canada\|1957\|name=Canadian}}`	Canadian	The name parameter can also be used when flag variants are specified.
`{{flag\|Texas}}`	Templat:Country data Texas	Flags are also available for several sub-national and multi-national entities such as US states, Canadian provinces, and the European Union. A complete list can be found at Category:Country data templates.
`{{flag\|British Columbia\|name=BC}}`	BC
`{{flag\|EU}}`	EU
`{{flag\|Switzerland\|size=14px}}`	Switzerland	The size parameter can be used to control the image dimensions. 23×15px is the default size for most countries (some entities have a different default size).
`{{flag\|Switzerland\|size=28px}}`	Switzerland
`{{flag\|Nepal}}`	Nepal	Some flags are non-quadrilateral.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Flag

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

Parameter templat
Templat ini lebih menyukai pemformatan parameter dalam baris.
Parameter		Keterangan	Jenis	Status
Country identifier	`1`	Common name of the country (e.g. 'United States'), a common alias (e.g. 'US'), or a standard country code	Rentetan	diperlukan
Variant	`2` `variant`	Identifies a flag variant to be used instead of the standard flag, e.g. 1815	Rentetan	pilihan
Alternative text	`name`	Display alternative text instead of the standard country name	Rentetan	pilihan
Maximum dimension	`size`	The maximum width or height, specified via standard 'extended image syntax' (e.g. x30px)	Rentetan	pilihan

See: Wikipedia:Extended image syntax.

Template	Description	Example
{{Coat of arms}}	displays coat of arms image	Canada
{{Flagcountry}}	always expands the link text to the full country name	Germany
{{Flagu}}	does not link the country name	Germany
{{Flagicon}}	displays the flag only, linked to the country name
{{Flagdeco}}	displays an unlinked flag icon only
{{Flagc}}	links the flag image to its description page	Templat:Flagc
{{Flaglist}}	aligns country names correctly in vertical lists (see that template's documentation)	Germany
{{Flagteam}}	adds country code in parentheses after linked country name	Templat:Flagteam
{{Flagathlete}}	displays the flag and another name, followed country name or code	Templat:Flagathlete
{{Flagmedalist}}	displays the flag and a name, above linked country name and code	Templat:Flagmedalist

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

Multi-sport templates

Flag templates
Output style →	Country name	Country name (code)	Athlete (country code)	Athlete Country Name	Country code
Olympic Games	{{Flag IOC}}	{{Flag IOC team}}	{{Flag IOC athlete}}	{{Flag IOC medalist}}	{{Flag IOC short}}
Other games	{{Flag IOC 2}}	{{Flag IOC 2 team}}	{{Flag IOC 2 athlete}}	{{Flag IOC 2 medalist}}	{{Flag IOC 2 short}}
Paralympic Games	{{Flag IPC}}	{{Flag IPC team}}	{{Flag IPC athlete}}	{{Flag IPC medalist}}	{{Flag IPC short}}
Pan American	{{Flag PASO}}	{{Flag PASO team}}	{{Flag PASO athlete}}	{{Flag PASO medalist}}
Parapan American	{{Flag PPASO}}
Commonwealth	{{Flag CGF}}	{{Flag CGF team}}	{{Flag CGF athlete}}	{{Flag CGF medalist}}
Southeast Asian	{{Flag SEAGF}}	{{Flag SEAGF team}}	{{Flag SEAGF athlete}}	{{Flag SEAGF medalist}}
World Games	{{Flag IWGA}}
Central American and Caribbean Games	{{Flag CAC}}
Asian Games	{{Flag OCA}}
European Games	{{Flag EOC}}
African Games	{{Flag AFOC}}
Mediterranean Games	{{Flag CIJM}}
Summer Universiade	{{Flag FISU}}
"Nation at Championships"-style		{{Flag link team}}
Generic	{{Flag}}	{{Flag team}}	{{Flag athlete}}	{{Flag medalist}}
Generic (variant)	{{Flag link}}		{{Flag link athlete}}	{{Flag link medalist}}