Template:Flag

This template is used to display a small flag icon next to a wikilinked country name. It is related to the {{flagicon}}, {{flagcountry}} and {{flagu}} templates, but offers more options in terms of the text string displayed.

See w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for the main documentation/discussion page for the flag templates system.

{{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.

Wiki markup	Displays	Notes
{{flag|United States}}	United States	Note that both instances link to United States.
{{flag|USA}}	USA
{{flag|Nepal}}	Nepal
{{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|empire}}	Germany	Flag variations can be used with either country names or country codes.
{{flag|DEU|empire}}	DEU
{{flag|CAN}}	Template:Country data CAN	The name parameter can be used to change the display string but keep the link to the correct article.
{{flag|Canada|1957}}	Canadian	The name parameter can also be used when flag variants are specified.
{{flag|Texas}}	Template:Country data Texas	Flags are also available for several sub-national and multi-national entities such as US states, Canadian provinces, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the European Union. A complete list can be found at Category:Country data templates.
{{flag|British Columbia|name=BC}}	Template:Country data British Columbia
{{flag|Commonwealth of Nations|name=Cmnwlth}}	Template:Country data Commonwealth of Nations
{{flag|EU}}	EU
{{flag|Switzerland|size=14px}}	Switzerland	The size parameter can be used to control the image dimensions. 23x15px is the default size for most countries (some entities have a different default size).
{{flag|Switzerland|size=28px}}	Switzerland

See: w:Wikipedia:Extended image syntax.

Template	Description	Example
{{Coat of arms}}	displays coat of arms image	Template:Coat of arms
{{Flagcountry}}	always expands the link text to the full country name	Germany
{{Flagu}}	does not link the country name	Template:Flagu
{{Flagicon}}	displays the flag only, linked to the country name
{{Flagdeco}}	displays an unlinked flag icon only	Template:Flagdeco
{{Flagc}}	links the flag image to its description page	Template:Flagc
{{Flagteam}}	adds country code in parentheses after linked country name	Template:Flagteam
{{Flagathlete}}	displays the flag and another name, followed country name or code	Template:Flagathlete
{{Flagmedalist}}	displays the flag and a name, above linked country name and code	Template:Flagmedalist

See w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template#List for a longer list of flag templates.