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	<code><nowiki>She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"</nowiki></code> → She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"		<code><nowiki>She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"</nowiki></code> → She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"

	Because all languages represented by two-letter codes in [[w:ISO 639-1\|ISO 639-1]] can also be represented by their three-letter equivalents in [[w:ISO 639-2\|ISO 639-2]] and above, it is recommended to use the shortest language tag possible that sufficiently describes the target language.<ref>[https://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/index.en "Language tags in HTML and XML"] at [[w:World Wide Web Consortium\|]]</ref> So while French could be represented by 639‑2's <code>fra</code> code, use the 639‑1 code <code>fr</code> instead. Likewise, script, region, and variant information should be included only when they provide a necessary distinction. For an up-to-date list of available language, script, region, and variant codes, please refer to the [[w:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\|IANA]]'s [http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry language subtag registry].		Because all languages represented by two-letter codes in [[w:ISO 639-1\|ISO 639-1]] can also be represented by their three-letter equivalents in [[w:ISO 639-2\|ISO 639-2]] and above, it is recommended to use the shortest language tag possible that sufficiently describes the target language.<ref>[https://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/index.en "Language tags in HTML and XML"] at [[w:World Wide Web Consortium\|World Wide Web Consortium]]</ref> So while French could be represented by 639‑2's <code>fra</code> code, use the 639‑1 code <code>fr</code> instead. Likewise, script, region, and variant information should be included only when they provide a necessary distinction. For an up-to-date list of available language, script, region, and variant codes, please refer to the [[w:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\|IANA]]'s [http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry language subtag registry].

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	== Syntax and usage ==		== Syntax and usage ==

	<code><nowiki>{{lang\|language tag\|text}}</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>{{lang\|language tag\|text}}</nowiki></code>

	The ''language tag'' should consist of an [[w:Lists of ISO 639 codes\|ISO 639]] language code. The template supports properly formatted [[w:IETF language tag\|IETF language tag]]s using subtags that identify the language's script, region, and/or variant. The ISO 639 language code is a two- or three-letter abbreviation, in lowercase, of the language's name. French, for example, has the code <code>fr</code>:		The ''language tag'' should consist of an [[w:Lists of ISO 639 codes\|ISO 639]] language code. The template supports properly formatted [[w:IETF language tag\|IETF language tag]]s using subtags that identify the language's script, region, and/or variant. The ISO 639 language code is a two- or three-letter abbreviation, in lowercase, of the language's name. French, for example, has the code <code>fr</code>:

	<code><nowiki>She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"</nowiki></code> → She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"		<code><nowiki>She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"</nowiki></code> → She said: "{{lang\|fr\|Je suis française.}}"

	Because all languages represented by two-letter codes in [[w:ISO 639-1\|ISO 639-1]] can also be represented by their three-letter equivalents in [[w:ISO 639-2\|ISO 639-2]] and above, it is recommended to use the shortest language tag possible that sufficiently describes the target language.<ref>[https://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/index.en "Language tags in HTML and XML"] at [[World Wide Web Consortium]]</ref> So while French could be represented by 639‑2's <code>fra</code> code, use the 639‑1 code <code>fr</code> instead. Likewise, script, region, and variant information should be included only when they provide a necessary distinction. For an up-to-date list of available language, script, region, and variant codes, please refer to the [[w:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\|IANA]]'s [http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry language subtag registry].		Because all languages represented by two-letter codes in [[w:ISO 639-1\|ISO 639-1]] can also be represented by their three-letter equivalents in [[w:ISO 639-2\|ISO 639-2]] and above, it is recommended to use the shortest language tag possible that sufficiently describes the target language.<ref>[https://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/index.en "Language tags in HTML and XML"] at [[w:World Wide Web Consortium\|]]</ref> So while French could be represented by 639‑2's <code>fra</code> code, use the 639‑1 code <code>fr</code> instead. Likewise, script, region, and variant information should be included only when they provide a necessary distinction. For an up-to-date list of available language, script, region, and variant codes, please refer to the [[w:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\|IANA]]'s [http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry language subtag registry].

			== References ==

			<references />

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== Syntax and usage ==

<code><nowiki>{{lang|language tag|text}}</nowiki></code>

The ''language tag'' should consist of an [[w:Lists of ISO 639 codes|ISO 639]] language code. The template supports properly formatted [[w:IETF language tag|IETF language tag]]s using subtags that identify the language's script, region, and/or variant. The ISO 639 language code is a two- or three-letter abbreviation, in lowercase, of the language's name. French, for example, has the code <code>fr</code>:

<code><nowiki>She said: "{{lang|fr|Je suis française.}}"</nowiki></code> → She said: "{{lang|fr|Je suis française.}}"

Because all languages represented by two-letter codes in [[w:ISO 639-1|ISO 639-1]] can also be represented by their three-letter equivalents in [[w:ISO 639-2|ISO 639-2]] and above, it is recommended to use the shortest language tag possible that sufficiently describes the target language.<ref>[https://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/index.en "Language tags in HTML and XML"] at [[World Wide Web Consortium]]</ref> So while French could be represented by 639‑2's <code>fra</code> code, use the 639‑1 code <code>fr</code> instead. Likewise, script, region, and variant information should be included only when they provide a necessary distinction. For an up-to-date list of available language, script, region, and variant codes, please refer to the [[w:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]]'s [http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry language subtag registry].

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