Template:Flag

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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}}	DEU
{{flag|GER}}	GER
{{flag|Germany|empire}}	Germany	Flag variations can be used with either country names or country codes.
{{flag|DEU|empire}}	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}}	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.

Alternatives to avoid Wikipedia's Post-expand include size limit

Pages with many flags may come close to or exceed Wikipedia's Post-expand include size limit. In these cases consider using modules or module-wrapper templates instead:

• For many countries, using the country code as the template name will act as a wrapper for Module:Flagg: For example, {{flag|''USA''}} can be replaced with {{USA}}, which has an include size that is about 15% smaller.
• {{#invoke:flag||}} is a wrapper for Module:Flagg that can further reduce sizes when invoked directly. For basic use, {{flag|country}} can be replaced with {{#invoke:flag||country}} which has an include size that is about half.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Flag

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

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Country identifier	1	Common name of the country (e.g. 'United States'), a common alias (e.g. 'US'), or a standard country code	String	required
Variant	2 variant	Identifies a flag variant to be used instead of the standard flag, e.g. 1815	String	optional
Alternative text	name	Display alternative text instead of the standard country name	String	optional
Maximum dimension	size	The maximum width or height, specified via standard 'extended image syntax' (e.g. x30px)	String	optional

See: Wikipedia:Extended image syntax.

See also

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	Germany
{{Flaglist}}	aligns country names correctly in vertical lists (see that template's documentation)	Germany
{{Flagteam}}	adds country code in parentheses after linked country name	Germany (GER)
{{Flagathlete}}	displays the flag and another name, followed country name or code	Dirk Nowitzki (GER)
{{Flagmedalist}}	displays the flag and a name, above linked country name and code	Dirk Nowitzki Germany

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

Multi-sport templates

Output style →	Country name	Country Name (code)	Athlete (country code)	Athlete Country Name	Country code
Olympic Games	{{FlagIOC}}	{{FlagIOCteam}}	{{FlagIOCathlete}}	{{FlagIOCmedalist}}	{{FlagIOCshort}}
Other games	{{FlagIOC2}}	{{FlagIOC2team}}	{{FlagIOC2athlete}}	{{FlagIOC2medalist}}	{{FlagIOC2short}}
Paralympic Games	{{FlagIPC}}	{{FlagIPCteam}}	{{FlagIPCathlete}}	{{FlagIPCmedalist}}	{{FlagIPCshort}}
Pan American	{{FlagPASO}}	{{FlagPASOteam}}	{{FlagPASOathlete}}	{{FlagPASOmedalist}}
Parapan American	{{FlagPPASO}}
Commonwealth	{{FlagCGF}}	{{FlagCGFteam}}	{{FlagCGFathlete}}	{{FlagCGFmedalist}}
Southeast Asian	{{FlagSEAGF}}	{{FlagSEAGFteam}}	{{FlagSEAGFathlete}}	{{FlagSEAGFmedalist}}
World Games	{{FlagIWGA}}
Central American and Caribbean Games	{{FlagCAC}}
Asian Games	{{FlagOCA}}
European Games	{{FlagEOC}}
African Games	{{FlagAFOC}}
Mediterranean Games	{{FlagCIJM}}
Summer Universiade	{{FlagFISU}}
"Nation at Championships"-style		{{Flaglinkteam}}
Generic	{{Flag}}	{{Flagteam}}	{{Flagathlete}}	{{Flagmedalist}}
Generic (variant)	{{Flaglink}}		{{Flaglinkathlete}}	{{Flaglinkmedalist}}

See also

Module-based versions which can be used to reduce the post-expand include size on pages that are near or exceed the limit.

• Template:Flagg a version which implements Module:Flagg
• Module:Flag also works with Module:Flagg

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