Padron: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}} and {{flagcountry}} templates, but offers more options in terms of the text string displayed.
Seeen:Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Templatefor the main documentation/discussion page for the flag templates system.
Usage
{{flag|country identifier|optional variant|name=alternate text string}}
- country identifieris 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 atISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- variantis 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 asTemplate:Country data Germany
- 'alternate text string,specified by thenameparameter, is used to display alternate text
Seethe prefix indexfor the templates latently called by this one.
Examples
| Wiki markup | Displays | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| {{flag|United States}} |  United States |
Note that both instances link toUnited States. |
| {{flag|USA}} | USA
| |
| {{flag|Germany}} |  Germany |
All three instances link toGermany. In addition to the ISO country codes, those used byFIFA,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 entities such as US states and Canadian provinces. A complete list can be found atCategory:Country data templates. |
| {{flag|British Columbia|name=BC}} |  BC
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