Template:Lang
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Goal
This template can be used to indicate the language in a span of text to a web browser.
Note While the template can help web browsers find the right font and can help screen readers/text-to-speach browsers, it will usually not introduce a visual difference in the text.
Usage
{{lang|lang|text |rtl=}}
All parameters but rtl are mandatory.
- lang
- Two-letter ISO 639-1 language code for the language of the text.
- text
- Text in that language.
- rtl
- If non-empty the text will be marked as being read right-to-left.
Examples
"Have a wonderful day!" is in Swedish "{{lang|sv|Ha en underbar dag!}}".
"Have a wonderful day!" is in Swedish "Ha en underbar dag!".
Technical details
The template uses the HTML tag <span lang="" dir="rtl"> to mark that the piece text is in a different language than the rest of the page, and when rtl is non-empty also that the text is read right-to-left.
Related templates
- {{language icon}} – Will indicate the language in a paragraph to both the reader and the web browser.