Template: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.
See Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for the main documentation/discussion page for the flag templates system.
Usage
{{flag|country identifier|optional variant|name=alternate text string}}
- 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
- 'alternate text string, specified by the name parameter, is used to display alternate text
See the prefix index for the templates latently called by this one.
Examples
| Wiki markup | Displays | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| {{flag|United States}} |  United States |
Note that both instances link to United States. |
| {{flag|USA}} | USA |
|
| {{flag|Germany}} |  Germany |
All three instances link to Germany. In addition to the ISO country codes, those used by FIFA, IOC, etc. are also supported. |
| {{flag|DEU}} | DEU |
|
| {{flag|GER}} | GER |
|
| {{flag|Germany|German Empire}} |  Germany |
Flag variations can be used with either country names or country codes. |
| {{flag|DEU|German 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 at Category:Country data templates. |
| {{flag|British Columbia|name=BC}} |  BC |
