Template:Flagcountry
{{country data {{{1}}}|flagcountry/core|variant=|size=|name=}}
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Description
{{flagcountry|nation|variant|size=|name=}}
Produces a flag icon attached to a wikilinked article. This template is similar to the more widely used {{flag}} template, but is more useful for two situations described below.
- Parameters
|1=(first unnamed parameter): Use either the name of the nation or in some cases, a three-letter country code (e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3)|variant=or|2=(optional parameter): Specifies an alternative (historical) flag to use. This parameter is documented by the appropriate template in Category:Country data templates.|size=(optional): Can be used to change the flag icon size.|name=(optional): The display text of the target wikilink is usually automatically generated, but can always be over-ridden with the name parameter.
Usage examples
{{flagcountry|ITA}}→
Italy
- In this case, the country code for Italy (ITA) is used to produce the correct flag and wikilink. In many cases, it would probably be preferable to use {{flag}} to produce the same result, such as
{{flag|Italy}}for this example. However, {{flagcountry}} could be used within other templates (such as infoboxes) so that country codes can be used for those template parameters.
- In this case, the country code for Italy (ITA) is used to produce the correct flag and wikilink. In many cases, it would probably be preferable to use {{flag}} to produce the same result, such as
{{flagcountry|ITA|1861}}→
Italy
- Similar to the first example, but with a flag variant parameter to select a historical flag image. Note that the wikilinked article is
[[Italy]].
- Similar to the first example, but with a flag variant parameter to select a historical flag image. Note that the wikilinked article is
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}→
Italy
- In this example, a different country data template is used, to select an alternative article for the wikilink (in this case,
[[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]). Compare with{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}→ Kingdom of Italy, in which "Kingdom of Italy" is the display text for the wikilink. Therefore, the choice of flagcountryorflagdepends on the desired display text; in all other respects, the templates are identical.
- In this example, a different country data template is used, to select an alternative article for the wikilink (in this case,
{{flagcountry|South Korea|name=Korea}}→
Korea
Tracking categories
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TemplateData for Flagcountry
Produces a flag icon next to a wikilinked country name.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation | 1 | The name or code of the country. | String | required |
| Variant | variant 2 | The flag variant to be displayed. | String | optional |
| Size | size | The size of the flag icon. | Number | optional |
See also
- Template:Coat of arms
- Template:Flag
- Template:Flagicon - displays just the flag
- Template:Flagu - displays the flag and unlinked country name
- Template:Flaglist - names line up vertically in lists
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template