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Template:Flag icon displays a flag of the named parameter in "icon" size, currently 23×15 pixels maximally (defined in Template:Flag icon/core), plus a one-pixel border. The image also has a clickable link to the associated article. For an unlinked flag icon, use Template:Flag decoration instead.
Please consider the Manual of Style section on flags before using this template.
{{Flag icon|name|variant=|size=|noredlink=}}
|1=namePeru. Many flags are also available via shortened "aliases", such as standard three-letter country codes as specified by ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, IOC, or FIFA. The list of available "aliases" is found in Category:Country data redirects. Many of these country codes could be considered obscure, so it is recommended to use the full country name.|variant=variant=1815"), or a positional parameter, always after the country name.|size=TemplateData for Flag icon
This template displays a wikilinked flag of the named parameter in 'icon' size, currently 23×15 pixels (defined in Template:flag icon/core) plus a one-pixel border.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | 1 | Name of the country, region, city, etc.; full name is recommended for countries | String | required |
| Variant | variant 2 | Identifies a flag variant to be used instead of the standard flag, e.g. 1815 | String | optional |
| Maximum dimension | size | The maximum width or height, specified via standard 'extended image syntax' (e.g. x30px) | String | optional |
| No redlink | noredlink | If set to any value which evaluates as true (i.e. '1', 'true', 'yes', or 'y'), it displays nothing if the country data file doesn't exist. (The default is to display a redlink) | String | optional |
| Wikicode | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|
{{flag icon|Peru}} |
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{{flag icon|PER}} |
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Uses the ISO/IOC/FIFA country code |
{{flag icon|Peru|1822}} |
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Specifies a historical flag |
{{flag icon|Peru|variant=1822}} |
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{{flag icon|PER|naval}} |
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Specifies the naval ensign |
{{flag icon|PER|air force}} |
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Specifies the air force flag |
{{flag icon|Peru|size=50px}} |
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Sets width to 50 pixels |
{{flag icon|Xanadu}} |
Template:Country data Xanadu | No flag for Xanadu, so displays redlink |
{{flag icon|Xanadu|noredlink=yes}} |
No flag, so displays nothing |
This template uses the data templates listed under Category:Country data templates, which contain the data specifying what to display and the formatter Template:flag icon/core, which contains the logic of how to display the flag.
{{flag icon|Peru}} → — uses Template:Country data Peru{{flag icon|PER}} → — uses Template:Country data PER, which is a redirect to Template:Country data PeruInside each country data template, this template uses the following parameters:
flag alias — name of the image file to displayflag alias-xxxx — name of the image file of flag variant xxxxalias — used to display the alt attribute of the image (defaults to "Flag of alias")
Where {{flag icon|Foo}} is used, but the Template:Country data Foo does not exist, then a redlink is displayed, unless the |noredlink=yes parameter has been set.
Where the redlink is displayed, the page is added to a tracking category:
{{flag decoration|Peru}} → For a full list of flag templates, see Category:Flag template system.
Pages with many flag icons may come close to or exceed Wikipedia's Post-expand include size limit. In these cases consider using modules or module-wrapper templates instead:
{{flag icon|country}} can be replaced with {{flagg|cxxlo|country}}{{flag icon|country}} can be replaced with {{#invoke:flag|icon|country}}.