Template:Translation/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Translation.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Shortcuts

{{trans}}
{{trans.}}
{{transl.}}

This template is used on approximately 17,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Usage

{{translation}} → transl.
{{translation|literal=yes}} → lit. transl.
{{translation|i=yes}} → transl.
{{translation|a}} → transl. a
{{translation|a|b}} → transl. a – transl. b

Spacing demonstration

a{{translation}}bcd → atransl.bcd
a{{translation|i=yes}}bcd → atransl.bcd
a{{translation|b}}cd → atransl. bcd
a{{translation|b|i=yes}}cd → atransl. bcd
a{{translation|b|c}}d → atransl. b – transl. cd
a{{translation|b|c|i=yes}}d → atransl. b – transl. cd

Use this templates

({{translation|The Tiger}}) → (transl. The Tiger)
({{translation|The Father}}) → (transl. The Father)
({{translation|The Mother}}) → (transl. The Mother)

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Translation in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Translation

Indicate that a given span of text is a translation of the preceding text.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
meaning	`1`	no description Example 'not is'	String	required
second meaning	`2`	no description	String	optional
sortable	`sortable`	no description	String	optional
italic	`i`	no description	String	optional
literal	`literal`	no description	String	optional