Template:Lang-alt

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The language template {{lang-alt}} identifies Altay text: Altay: ···. The term or phrase is the only mandatory parameter. 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. The templates that have this parameter are listed here. (This parameter is not supported by lang-x templates for languages that are already written in Latin script.)

The parameter |lit= enables a literal translation (in English) to be given. It is being rolled out to these templates and so may be available for {{lang-alt}}.

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
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'	–
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.

Examples

The following examples show translations from German.

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

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Lang-alt

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

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	1	The foreign text to display.	String	required
Display link	links link	Set to 'no' to disable the link to the article's language.	Boolean	optional
Literal translation	lit translation	The literal translation of the foreign text.	String	optional
Transliteration	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
Language label	label	If 'none', suppresses language link and label. Other options may be available depending on the language. Example none	Line	optional

See also

• {{Lang}}
• {{Language with name/for}}
• List of ISO 639-1 codes (language codes)
• {{IPA}}

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