View source for Template:Link language/Notes

__NOEDITSECTION__
{{lowercase title}}
<!--NOTE: This template is used as documentation for multiple language icon templates in Category:Language icon templates-->

'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{lcfirst:{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' is a template usually used to indicate to readers that an external link is in a {{
  #ifeq: {{str rightc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|4}} | icon
  | foreign language ({{#invoke:Lang|name_from_tag|{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}|link=yes}}{{
    #if: {{{cat-lang|}}}
    | &#32;or [[{{{cat-lang}}} language|{{{cat-lang}}}]]
    }});
  | foreign language;
  }} no parameters are needed.

It should generally be placed after the external link, although this is not set in stone. For more information, see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links)#Non-English-language sites|the Manual of Style]].

The template uses the {{tlxb|Link language|{{
  #ifeq: {{str rightc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|4}} | icon
  | {{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}
  | xx
  }}}} format, but is shortened by simply having the name <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{
  #ifeq: {{str rightc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|4}} | icon
  | {{lcfirst:{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}
  | xx icon
  }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>, where <code>{{
  #ifeq: {{str rightc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|4}} | icon
  | {{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}
  | xx
  }}</code> represents the {{
  #ifeq:{{str len|{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}|2
  | [[ISO 639-1]]
  }}{{
  #ifeq:{{str len|{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}|3
  | [[ISO 639-2]] or [[ISO 639-3]]
  }} language code. Please be aware that [[language code]]s do not always coincide with<!-- /are not always the same as --> [[country code]]s (see the list of [[ISO 3166-1]] codes).

For citations, use the {{para|language}} parameter of the various citation templates: {{tlx|cite web}}, {{tlx|cite news}}, {{tlx|cite journal}}, etc.

[[:Category:Language icon templates]] contains a full list of the templates that can be used.
{{#if: {{{addendum|}}}
  | <div id="addendum">
{{{addendum}}}<!-- start on new line in case text starts with ==Heading== -->
</div>
  }}
==User-defined CSS==
Logged in users can change the appearance of the template's output using [[CSS]] with the <code>languageicon</code> class. For example, edit [[Special:MyPage/common.css]] and add {{code|lang=css|span.languageicon { font-weight: bold; }<nowiki />}}. That would result in {{tld|{{
  #ifeq: {{str rightc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|4}} | icon
  | {{lcfirst:{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}
  | fr icon
  }}}} being displayed as <span style="font-weight: bold;">(in {{#invoke:Lang|name_from_tag|{{
  #ifeq: {{str rightc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|4}} | icon
  | {{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}
  | fr
  }}}})</span> instead of (in {{#invoke:Lang|name_from_tag|{{
  #ifeq: {{str rightc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|4}} | icon
  | {{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}
  | fr
  }}}}).
{{#ifexist: Category:Articles with {{
    #if: {{{cat-lang|}}}
    | {{{cat-lang}}}
    | {{#invoke:Lang|name_from_tag|{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}}}
    }}-language external links
  |
==Category added to articles==
Articles using '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{lcfirst:{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' are automatically added
to {{clc|Articles with {{
    #if: {{{cat-lang|}}}
    | {{{cat-lang}}}
    | {{#invoke:Lang|name_from_tag|{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}}}
    }}-language external links}}.
  }}
==Supporting templates==
* {{tl|Link language}}

==See also==
{{#ifexist: Template:Lang-{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}
  |
* {{tl|Lang-{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}}}
  }}
* {{tl|Lang}}, and its opposite, {{tl|Language with name/for}}
* [[List of ISO 639-1 codes]], [[List of ISO 639-2 codes]], and [[List of ISO 639-3 codes]]
{{#ifeq: {{str len|{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}} | 2
  |
== External links ==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/langcodes_name.php?iso_639_1={{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}} |title=ISO 639-1 identifier: {{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}} |website=Library of Congress}}
  }}{{
  #ifeq: {{str len|{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}} | 3
  |
== External links ==
* {{cite web |url=http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id={{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}} |title=ISO 639-3 identifier: {{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}} |website=SIL International}}
  }}<includeonly>{{When on basepage|
<!-- Categories added to templates which transclude this documentation file -->
[[Category:Language icon templates|{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}}}]]{{
  #ifexist: ISO 639:{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}
  | <!-- no action if language code has an ISO 639 redirect -->
  | [[Category:Language icon templates with other than ISO 639]]
  }}{{
  #switch: {{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}
  <!-- reserved ISO 639 codes, not used for a specific country -->
  | mis | mul | und | zxx = [[Category:Language icon templates with other than ISO 639]]
  }}{{
  #if: {{Str len|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}} = 8 <!-- minus 5 for " icon" leaves 3 for character code -->
  | {{
    #switch: {{lcfirst:{{str left|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|2}}}}
    <!-- reserved ISO 639 codes, qaa - qtz are for local use -->
    | qa | qb | qc | qd | qe | qf | qg | qh | qi | qj | qk | ql | qm | qn | qo | qp | qq | qr | qs
    | qt = [[Category:Language icon templates with other than ISO 639]]
    }}
  }}{{
  #ifexist: Category:Articles with {{#invoke:Lang|name_from_tag|{{lcfirst:{{str crop|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|5}}}}}}-language external links
  | [[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]
  }}
}}</includeonly><noinclude>
{{Documentation}}<!-- PLEASE ADD THIS TEMPLATE'S CATEGORIES TO THE /doc SUBPAGE, THANKS -->
</noinclude>