Template:Translation/doc

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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 this template in articles based on this 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