Template:En icon/doc

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[edit] Usage

{{En icon/doc}} is a template usually used to indicate to readers that an external link is in a foreign language; no parameters are needed.

It should generally be placed after the external link, although this is not set in stone. For more information, see the Manual of Style.

The template uses the {{Languageicon}} format, but is shortened by simply having the name {{xx icon}}, where xx represents the language code. These can be found in the "Aplha-2" coulumn of the list of ISO 639 codes.

On a side note, please be aware that language codes do not always coincide with country codes (see the list of ISO 3166-1 codes).

Category:Language icons contains a full list of the templates that can be used.

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Please do not use {{en icon}} on the English-language Wikipedia unless there is a reason why the reader would assume that a source is not in English.

For example, if a reference had a foreign-language title, but English contents, the template would be appropriate. However, the reader should otherwise automatically assume that the reference is in English, and so the template is not needed.

If you are updating interwiki's translations, 
...please consider copying your edit to the links in the box at the upper right.
  1. Just finish your work and save.
  2. Backspace to the preview page, type [CTRL-A]+[CTRL-C] (to copy the whole page),
  3. and succesively navigate to each page.
  4. On each, type [CTRL-A] (which should highlight all text) and then [CTRL-V] to paste in the new change.
  5. Preview, then Click "Show Changes" to see if any minor adjustments are needed above. If the changes are major, then
    1. If so, DO NOT SAVE, Backspace to the page you came from and finish the list.
    2. If you have the time drop an 'Alert note' on W:Wikipedia talk:WikiProject template sharing/Page Differences so we can look into it (W:WP:TSP & WP:TSP/PD).
  6. When done, you'll have helped all the participating projects with their translations! Good job!

-- Thanks!