Template:Language icon/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Language icon.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
To view the template page itself, see Template:Language icon.

Usage

{{Language icon|<language code>|<language name>}}

Example

{{Language icon|eo}} displays: (Esperanto)

Note

For the correct placement and other details, please follow the manual of style guidelines for links to foreign-language sites.

English is the default language, and does not need to be noted using this template, unless there is a reason the reader would assume the link to be in a foreign language (e.g. a foreign title).

See also

• Language icons in the form {{xx icon}}, descending from this one, are listed in Category:Language icon templates.
• Language codes cross-reference: list of ISO 639 codes.
• Template:Language icon/Notes. This has documentation for the codes listed on Category:Language icon templates, which can be updated easily.

History

This template was created by User:Un-MadMax in February 2012, but was limited to a handful of languages. It's since been re-created, and sporked from wikibooks:Template:Language icon. As such, it is now licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL.

This template was originally sporked from wikibooks:Template:Language icon.