Template:Label

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Module:Wikidata label

This template returns the label for a particular entity (item or property).

Usage

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
`1` item	item	Q-code number in form "Q" + item number. Also works with Wikidata properties if you use "P"+number.	empty	required
`2` lang	language	Language code (only needs to be provided if the language displayed is to be fixed and independent of the user’s preferences).	empty	optional
`link`	link	link type: wikipedia will try to link to Wikipedia (does not work for properties) wikidata to Wikidata commons to Commons (does not work for properties) - means no link. The code will try first the link of your choice then if not possible it will fallback and try linking to Wikipedia, and if that is not possible than to Wikidata.	wikipedia	optional
`capitalization`	capitalization	can be: uc: upper case lc: lower case tc: title case or upper case for the first letter of each word ucfirst: upper case for the first letter of the first word lcfirst: lower case for the first letter of the first word none: to leave it as is	none	optional
`show_id`	show ID	if set to 1 than item ID will be displayed after the label	none	optional

Template data

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TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

This template returns the label for a particular entity (item or property).

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Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
item	`1` `item`	Q-code number in form "Q" + item number. Also works with Wikidata properties if you use "P"+number.	Line	required
language	`2` `lang`	Language code (only needs to be provided if the language displayed is to be fixed and independent of the user’s preferences).	Line	optional
capitalization	`capitalization`	Capitalization rule; “uc” (upper case the whole label), “lc” (lower case the whole label), “tc” (title case or upper case for the first letter of each word), “ucfirst” (upper case for the first letter), “lcfirst” (lower case for the first letter) or “none” (to leave it as is) Default none	Line	optional
link	`link`	Link type; “wikipedia”, “wikidata”, “commons” or “-” (see template documentation for details). Default wikipedia	Line	optional
show ID	`show_id`	if set to 1 than item ID will be displayed after the label Default none	Line	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:
Module:Wikidata label

Example

{{label|Q1}}: Universe
{{label|Q1|en}}: Universe
{{label|Q1|ar}}: فضاء كوني
{{label|Q1|he}}: היקום
{{label|Q1|zh}}: 宇宙

{{label|Q97|capitalization=none}}: Atlantic Ocean
{{label|Q97|capitalization=uc}}: ATLANTIC OCEAN
{{label|Q97|capitalization=lc}}: atlantic ocean
{{label|Q97|capitalization=ucfirst}}: Atlantic Ocean
{{label|Q97|capitalization=lcfirst}}: atlantic Ocean

{{label|Q5|link=wikidata}}: Atlantic Ocean
{{label|Q5|link=commons}}: Atlantic Ocean
{{label|Q5|link=-}}: Atlantic Ocean
{{label|P17}}: country
{{label|P17|link=-}}: country

Related property

Templates linking contents

"1-N" means from one to many.

Upwards links

Template:Main gallery (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "Main gallery" link from gallery or category to 1-N main galleries.
Template:Maincat (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "Main category" link from gallery or category to 1-N main categories.
Template:Gallery page (Edit Discussion links Page history) – (box) Alternative "See category" boxed link from gallery to parent category, with explanation of the role of a gallery page.

Downwards links

Template:See (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "Further information" link to 1-N detailed galleries or categories.

Sideways page links

Template:See also (Edit Discussion links Page history) – (box or inline) "See also" link to 1-N related pages.
Template:For2 (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "For" a single alternative page with explanation.
Template:For multi (Edit Discussion links Page history) - "For" 1-N alternative pages with one or more explanations.
Template:Otheruses (Edit Discussion links Page history) – As "For2" with an explanation of the current page.
Template:About (Edit Discussion links Page history) - As "For multi" with an explanation of the current page.
Template:Distinguish (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "Not to be confused with" link to 1-N related pages.
Template:See more images (Edit Discussion links Page history) – (box) Internationalized "See also" (or other caption) to related images.
Template:Case images (Edit Discussion links Page history) – (box) Internationalized with icon-links to related images of the same (medical) case.
Template:@see (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "See" link from gallery to gallery.

Sideways category links

Template:Cat see also (Edit Discussion links Page history) – (box or inline) "See also Categories" link to 1-N related categories.
Template:Cat disambig (Edit Discussion links Page history) – (box or inline) "Not to be confused with categories" link from category with ambiguous names to 1-N unrelated categories.

Interproject links

Template:Mainw (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "Main Wikipedia article" link to 1 article (don't forget the purpose of interwiki links).
Template:See also w (Edit Discussion links Page history) – "See also Wikipedia article" link to 1-N articles (don't forget the purpose of interwiki links).