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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 {{flag icon}}, {{flagcountry}} and {{flagu}} templates, but offers more options in terms of the text string displayed.
{{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.
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.
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).
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.
ទំព័រគំរូ:Module link 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.
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TemplateData for Flag
This template displays a small flag icon next to a wikilinked country name
Template parameters
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
2variant
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)
