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National flags are the most commonly used flag icons for representing languages. They are generally chosen because they either represent the language's origin (e.g. the flag of Spain used over the flag of Mexico) or the highest number of native speakers (e.g. the flag of the United States over the Flag of England).
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Country 1 Display the small flag icon of this country. A flag will only be displayed if the related template {{country data 1 }} exists with the flag alias parameter (otherwise a transparent placeholder is used to preserve text alignment inside lists). Example Germany String required Custom name name Custom name to be ...
The default size for all flag icons created by these templates is 23x15px, with a one pixel border. That is, the icon will be no more than 23 pixels wide, and no more than 15 pixels tall. These dimensions were carefully chosen to generate the best results when flag icons are used in a bulleted list with the default browser text size.
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.
Produces an icon for the supplied image parameter, of the same size, CSS class, etc. as images produced by Template:Flag icon.This template can be used for arbitrary images that are not included in any country data template.
Flag icons lead to unnecessary disputes when over-used. A number of common infoboxes (e.g., Template:Infobox company, Template:Infobox film, Template:Infobox person, Template:Infobox football biography, Template:Infobox weapon) have explicitly deprecated the use of flag icons. Situations where flag icons may be used in infoboxes include:
The WikiProject that deals with flags and heraldry, Wikipedia:WikiProject Heraldry and vexillology; The flag icon templates project, Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template; The guideline about use of such flag icons in articles, Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Icons § Flags; WP:BOTFLAG