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For languages written right-to-left, like arabic, hebrew and [[Script (Unicode)|other]], it is advised to set {{para|rtl|<nowiki>{{rtl}}</nowiki>}} in the language template (lang-ar, lang-he). | For languages written right-to-left, like arabic, hebrew and [[Script (Unicode)|other]], it is advised to set {{para|rtl|<nowiki>{{rtl}}</nowiki>}} in the language template (lang-ar, lang-he). | ||
| − | This adds the character {{unichar|200f|RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK | + | This adds the character {{unichar|200f|RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK|html=}} to the end of the string (the righthand side, in memory). It is an invisible formatting character, that ''terminates'' the R-to-L text. After this, (that is, directly after & outside of the template), all following text is initiated to be be left-to-right (English) again. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 25 October 2014
| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Language with name. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage
Transcluded by "lang-xx" templates (like {{lang-bo}} etc.)—do not use directly.
Right-to-left
For languages written right-to-left, like arabic, hebrew and other, it is advised to set |rtl={{rtl}} in the language template (lang-ar, lang-he).
This adds the character Template:Unichar to the end of the string (the righthand side, in memory). It is an invisible formatting character, that terminates the R-to-L text. After this, (that is, directly after & outside of the template), all following text is initiated to be be left-to-right (English) again.
See also
- Template:Language with name2 – same but with the language name in parentheses after the marked-up text
- Template:ISO_15924_script_codes_and_Unicode - lists all R-to-L scripts available in Unicode.