CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Help:Convert messages - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"31506411-da6b-486b-afb3-f070c92dcedc","wgCanonicalNamespace":"Help","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":12,"wgPageName":"Help:Convert_messages","wgTitle":"Convert messages","wgCurRevisionId":1241950950,"wgRevisionId":1241950950,"wgArticleId":40681945,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Wikipedia how-to"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Help:Convert_messages","wgRelevantArticleId":40681945,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true, "wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgDiscussionToolsFeaturesEnabled":{"replytool":true,"newtopictool":true,"sourcemodetoolbar":true,"topicsubscription":false,"autotopicsub":false,"visualenhancements":false,"visualenhancements_reply":false,"visualenhancements_pageframe":false},"wgDiscussionToolsFallbackEditMode":"source","wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q15633297","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"], "GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","ext.discussionTools.init.styles":"ready","oojs-ui-core.styles":"ready","oojs-ui.styles.indicators":"ready","mediawiki.widgets.styles":"ready","oojs-ui-core.icons":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.tablesorter.styles":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.tablesorter", "jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.discussionTools.init","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.discussionTools.init.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cjquery.tablesorter.styles%7Cmediawiki.widgets.styles%7Coojs-ui-core.icons%2Cstyles%7Coojs-ui.styles.indicators%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.5"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Help:Convert messages - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Convert_messages"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Convert_messages"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="ext-discussiontools-replytool-enabled ext-discussiontools-newtopictool-enabled ext-discussiontools-sourcemodetoolbar-enabled skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-12 ns-subject mw-editable page-Help_Convert_messages rootpage-Help_Convert_messages skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Help%3AConvert+messages" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Help%3AConvert+messages" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Help%3AConvert+messages" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Help%3AConvert+messages" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Asking_questions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Asking_questions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span><span>Asking questions</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Asking_questions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Error_and_warning_messages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Error_and_warning_messages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Error and warning messages</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Error_and_warning_messages-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Error and warning messages subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Error_and_warning_messages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Needs_a_number" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Needs_a_number"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span><span>Needs a number</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Needs_a_number-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Needs_another_number" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Needs_another_number"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span><span>Needs another number</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Needs_another_number-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Invalid_number" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Invalid_number"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span><span>Invalid number</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Invalid_number-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Number_overflow" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Number_overflow"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span><span>Number overflow</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Number_overflow-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Invalid_precision" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Invalid_precision"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span><span>Invalid precision</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Invalid_precision-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Precision_too_large" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Precision_too_large"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span><span>Precision too large</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Precision_too_large-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Invalid_altitude" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Invalid_altitude"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span><span>Invalid altitude</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Invalid_altitude-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Invalid_fraction" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Invalid_fraction"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span><span>Invalid fraction</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Invalid_fraction-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Invalid_sigfig" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Invalid_sigfig"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span><span>Invalid sigfig</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Invalid_sigfig-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Deprecated_option" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Deprecated_option"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span><span>Deprecated option</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Deprecated_option-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Empty_option" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Empty_option"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span><span>Empty option</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Empty_option-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Invalid_option" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Invalid_option"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span><span>Invalid option</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Invalid_option-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Needs_unit_name" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Needs_unit_name"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span><span>Needs unit name</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Needs_unit_name-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unknown_unit" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unknown_unit"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span><span>Unknown unit</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unknown_unit-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unit_mismatch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unit_mismatch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span><span>Unit mismatch</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unit_mismatch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ambiguous_unit" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ambiguous_unit"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span><span>Ambiguous unit</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ambiguous_unit-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unit_invalid_here" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unit_invalid_here"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17</span> <span><span>Unit invalid here</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unit_invalid_here-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikidata_problem" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikidata_problem"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18</span> <span><span>Wikidata problem</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikidata_problem-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Invalid_input" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Invalid_input"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19</span> <span><span>Invalid input</span></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Invalid_input-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-namespace">Help</span><span class="mw-page-title-separator">:</span><span class="mw-page-title-main">Convert messages</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 12 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-12" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">12 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF:%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE" title="সাহায্য:রূপান্তরকরণ বার্তা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সাহায্য:রূপান্তরকরণ বার্তা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%A6:Convert_messages" title="મદદ:Convert messages – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="મદદ:Convert messages" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulong:Dagiti_mensahe_ti_pagbaliwen" title="Tulong:Dagiti mensahe ti pagbaliwen – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Tulong:Dagiti mensahe ti pagbaliwen" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF:Convert_messages" title="सहाय्य:Convert messages – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="सहाय्य:Convert messages" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjelp:Konverteringsmeldinger" title="Hjelp:Konverteringsmeldinger – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Hjelp:Konverteringsmeldinger" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%9A%D9%88%D8%AF:Convert_messages" title="لارښود:Convert messages – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="لارښود:Convert messages" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%8B%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%94:Convert_messages" title="උදවු:Convert messages – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="උදවු:Convert messages" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Convert_messages" title="Help:Convert messages – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Help:Convert messages" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomo%C4%8D:Convert_sporo%C4%8Dila" title="Pomoč:Convert sporočila – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Pomoč:Convert sporočila" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%9B:%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%BE_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%9A%D1%83" title="Помоћ:Поруке о грешкама при претварању – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Помоћ:Поруке о грешкама при претварању" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard%C4%B1m:D%C3%B6n%C3%BC%C5%9Ft%C3%BCrme_mesajlar%C4%B1" title="Yardım:Dönüştürme mesajları – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Yardım:Dönüştürme mesajları" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%B0:%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_Convert" title="Довідка:Повідомлення Convert – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Довідка:Повідомлення Convert" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q15633297#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-help" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Convert_messages" title="View the help page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Help page</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help_talk:Convert_messages" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Convert_messages"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Convert_messages"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Help:Convert_messages" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Help:Convert_messages" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&oldid=1241950950" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHelp%3AConvert_messages"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHelp%3AConvert_messages"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Help%3AConvert_messages&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q15633297" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Help page</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238436933">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{border:2px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ombox-delete{border:2px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ombox-content{border:1px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ombox-style{border:1px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ombox-move{border:1px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ombox-protection{border:2px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 10%}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{clear:right;float:right;margin:4px 0 4px 1em;width:238px}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Twemoji_1f527.svg/30px-Twemoji_1f527.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Twemoji_1f527.svg/45px-Twemoji_1f527.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Twemoji_1f527.svg/60px-Twemoji_1f527.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div style="padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><b>This help page is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace#Wikipedia_how-to_and_information_pages" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">how-to guide</a>.</b><br/><div style="font-size: 90%;">It explains concepts or processes used by the Wikipedia community. It is not one of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>, and may reflect varying levels of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="H:CONM"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H:CONM&redirect=no">H:CONM</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This page describes the error and warning messages reported by <a href="/wiki/Module:Convert" title="Module:Convert">Module:Convert</a> if a problem is detected while using <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Convert" title="Template:Convert">convert</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> to convert a value from one unit of measurement to another. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Convert" title="Help:Convert">Help:Convert</a> • Overview</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Convert_units" title="Help:Convert units">Help:Convert units</a> • Simplified list of some commonly used units</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Module:Convert/documentation/conversion_data" title="Module:Convert/documentation/conversion data">Module:Convert/documentation/conversion data</a> • Master list of all units used in <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Convert" title="Template:Convert">convert</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span></li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Asking_questions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Asking_questions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Asking_questions"></span><span id="ask_for_help">Asking questions</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Asking_questions"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Asking questions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If a problem cannot readily be resolved, please report it at one of the following. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Convert" title="Template talk:Convert">Template talk:Convert</a> • Questions on using the convert template, or discussion of any problems encountered</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Wikipedia:Help desk</a> • General questions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Module_talk:Convert" title="Module talk:Convert">Module talk:Convert</a> • Discussion concerning the convert modules</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Error_and_warning_messages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Error_and_warning_messages"></span>Error and warning messages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Error and warning messages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Needs_a_number" data-mw-thread-id="h-Needs_a_number-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Needs_a_number-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="needs_number">Needs a number</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Needs_a_number-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Needs a number"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft}}</code> → 123 metres (404 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert||m|ft}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#needs_number"><span title="Convert: Needs the number to be converted">convert: needs a number</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>An input number is required. In the first example above, the input number is <code>123</code>. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Needs_another_number" data-mw-thread-id="h-Needs_another_number-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Needs_another_number-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="needs_another_number">Needs another number</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Needs_another_number-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Needs another number"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|10|x|20|m|ft}}</code> → 10 by 20 metres (33 ft × 66 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|10|x| |m|ft}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#needs_another_number"><span title="Convert: Needs another number for a range">convert: needs another number</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|10|x|20|x| |m|ft}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#needs_another_number"><span title="Convert: Needs another number for a range">convert: needs another number</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>The first input number was specified, but the range used requires another number. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invalid_number" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_number-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_number-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="invalid_number">Invalid number</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_number-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Invalid number"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|1|km|ft}}</code> → 1 kilometre (3,300 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|km|ft}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_number"><span title="Convert: Value "km" must be a number">convert: invalid number</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>A number to be converted can be entered as in these examples: <code>1.23</code> or <code>1,234</code> or <code>-0.9</code>. </p><p>Fractions are entered as in these examples: <code>1+2/3</code> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span>) or <code>-1-2/3</code> (−<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span>) or <code>2/3</code> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span>). </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Number_overflow" data-mw-thread-id="h-Number_overflow-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Number_overflow-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="number_overflow">Number overflow</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Number_overflow-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Number overflow"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|1e290|m|ft}}</code> → 1<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>10<sup>290</sup> metres (3.3<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>10<sup>290</sup> ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|1e310|m|ft}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#number_overflow"><span title="Convert: Number has overflowed">convert: number overflow</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|0|mpgus|L/km}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#number_overflow"><span title="Convert: Number has overflowed">convert: number overflow</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span> (inverse attempts to divide by zero)</li></ul> <p>This error occurs if a number exceeds the range of values available for calculations. The number 1e290 means 1<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>10<sup>290</sup>. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invalid_precision" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_precision-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_precision-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="invalid_precision">Invalid precision</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_precision-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Invalid precision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|21455|acre|ha|2}}</code> → 21,455 acres (8,682.53 ha)</li> <li><code>{{convert|21455|acre|ha|-2}}</code> → 21,455 acres (8,700 ha)</li> <li><code>{{convert|21455|acre|ha|2.5}}</code> → 21,455 acres (8,683 ha)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_precision"><span title="Convert: Precision "2.5" must be an integer">convert: invalid precision</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>A precision value is entered after the conversion information. For example, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|2</code> gives a result that is rounded to two decimal places, while <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|-2</code> rounds to the nearest 100 so that two zeroes occur at the end of the number. This message will only appear if warnings have been enabled. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Precision_too_large" data-mw-thread-id="h-Precision_too_large-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Precision_too_large-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="precision_too_large">Precision too large</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Precision_too_large-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Precision too large"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|2}}</code> → 123 metres (403.54 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|200}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#precision_too_large"><span title="Convert: Precision "200" is too large">convert: precision too large</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>Generally there is no reason to use a precision of more than a few decimal places, however, larger values may be used. The error shown occurs if the requested precision is higher than the maximum supported by the server. </p><p>A negative precision rounds to the nearest 10 (parameter <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|-1</code>), or nearest 100 (<code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|-2</code>), or nearest 1000 (<code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|-3</code>), etc. A large negative precision produces a zero output. </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|-2}}</code> → 123 metres (400 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|-200}}</code> → 123 metres (0 ft)</li></ul> <p>Using a very small input value can cause the default precision to exceed the limit (<code>1.234e-200</code> is 1.234<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>10<sup>−200</sup>). For such very small values, it is better to use the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|sigfig=</code> option. </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|1.234|m|ft}}</code> → 1.234 metres (4.05 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|1.234e-200|m|ft}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#precision_too_large"><span title="Convert: Precision "202" is too large">convert: precision too large</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|1.234e-200|m|ft|sigfig=3}}</code> → 1.234<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>10<sup>−200</sup> metres (4.05<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>10<sup>−200</sup> ft)</li></ul> <p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invalid_altitude" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_altitude-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_altitude-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="invalid_altitude">Invalid altitude</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_altitude-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Invalid altitude"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|1.9|Mach|km/h|altitude_ft=5200}}</code> → Mach 1.9 (2,290 km/h)</li> <li><code>{{convert|1.9|Mach|km/h|altitude_ft=5200.5}}</code> → Mach 1.9 (2,330 km/h)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_altitude"><span title="Convert: "altitude_ft=5200.5" needs an integer">*</span></a></sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|1.9|Mach|km/h|altitude_ft=on}}</code> → Mach 1.9 (2,330 km/h)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_altitude"><span title="Convert: "altitude_ft=on" needs an integer">*</span></a></sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>Conversion of the <a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach</a> unit of speed depends on the altitude at which the speed is measured. That altitude should be specified either in feet (for example, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|altitude_ft=10,000</code>) or in metres (for example, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|altitude_m=3,749</code>). The altitude cannot be determined accurately and only a whole number is accepted. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invalid_fraction" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_fraction-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_fraction-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="invalid_fraction">Invalid fraction</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_fraction-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Invalid fraction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|12.31|m|ftin|frac=8}}</code> → <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027">12.31 metres (40 ft <span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">5</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> in)</li> <li><code>{{convert|12.31|m|ftin|frac=1}}</code> → 12.31 metres (40 ft 5 in)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_fraction"><span title="Convert: "frac=1" needs an integer above 1">*</span></a></sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert/warning|12.31|m|ftin|frac=on}}</code> → 12.31 metres (40 ft 5 in)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_fraction"><span title="Convert: "frac=on" needs an integer above 1">convert: invalid fraction</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>A fraction denominator can be specified to display results with a fraction where appropriate. For example, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|frac=8</code> specifies that the value should be rounded to the nearest eighth, and that a fraction should be included if necessary. A fraction denominator must be a whole number with value 2 or more. This message will only appear if warnings have been enabled. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invalid_sigfig" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_sigfig-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_sigfig-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="invalid_sigfig">Invalid sigfig</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_sigfig-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Invalid sigfig"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|1234|ft|m|sigfig=2}}</code> → 1,234 feet (380 m)</li> <li><code>{{convert|1234|ft|m|sigfig=0}}</code> → 1,234 feet (376 m)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_sigfig"><span title="Convert: "sigfig=0" needs a positive integer">convert: invalid sigfig</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|1234|ft|m|sigfig=2.5}}</code> → 1,234 feet (376 m)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_sigfig"><span title="Convert: "sigfig=2.5" needs a positive integer">convert: invalid sigfig</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>The number of significant figures in the result can be specified. For example, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|sigfig=2</code> requests two significant figures. The number of significant figures must be a whole number with value 1 or more. This message will only appear if warnings have been enabled. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deprecated_option" data-mw-thread-id="h-Deprecated_option-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Deprecated_option-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="deprecated_option">Deprecated option</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Deprecated_option-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Deprecated option"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the asterisk after the convert result to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|sortable=on}}</code> → <span data-sort-value="7002123000000000000♠"></span>123 metres (404 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|sortable=out}}</code> → <span style="display:none">7002123000000000000</span>123 metres (404 ft)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#deprecated_option"><span title="Convert: Option "sortable=out" is deprecated">*</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The option <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|sortable=on</code> outputs a hidden sort key for use in a <a href="/wiki/Help:Sorting" class="mw-disambig" title="Help:Sorting">sortable table</a>. The option <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|sortable=out</code> is now the same as <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|sortable=on</code>, and the latter should be used. See <a href="/wiki/Help:Convert#Deprecated" title="Help:Convert">deprecated options</a> for information regarding which options should be used to replace those that are being phased out. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Empty_option" data-mw-thread-id="h-Empty_option-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Empty_option-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="empty_option">Empty option</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Empty_option-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Empty option"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|sp=us}}</code> → 123 meters (404 ft)</li> <li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|sp=}}</code> → 123 metres (404 ft)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#empty_option"><span title="Convert: Ignored empty option "sp"">convert: empty option</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>The option <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|sp=us</code> specifies that US spelling should be used ("meters" instead of "metres"). However, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|sp=</code> has no effect as no value is specified. This message will only appear if all warnings have been enabled. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invalid_option" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_option-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_option-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="invalid_option">Invalid option</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_option-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Invalid option"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouse over the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|abbr=off}}</code> → 123 metres (404 feet)</li> <li><code>{{convert|123|m|ft|abr=off}}</code> → 123 metres (404 ft)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_option"><span title="Convert: Ignored invalid option "abr=off"">convert: invalid option</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>The option <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|abbr=off</code> specifies that abbreviations are off, that is, unit names will be used instead of symbols. By contrast, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|abr=off</code> is ignored because "abr" is not the name of an option. </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|8.5|m|in|abbr=off}}</code> → 8.5 metres (330 inches)</li> <li><code>{{convert|8.5|m|in|abbr=off|28}}</code> → 8.5 metres (334.64566929133 inches)</li> <li><code>{{convert|8.5|m|in|abbr=off|in}}</code> → 8.5 metres (330 inches)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_option"><span title="Convert: Ignored invalid option "in"">convert: invalid option</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|8.5|m|28|in|abbr=off}}</code> → 8.5 metres (27.887139107611 feet)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_option"><span title="Convert: Ignored invalid option "in"">convert: invalid option</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>The option <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|28</code>, which should be placed <i>after</i> all the unit options, specifies that 8.5 metres is converted to inches with 28 significant figures. By contrast, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|28</code><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|in</code> and <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|in</code><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|abbr=off</code><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|in</code> are ignored because <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|28</code> is followed by a unit, and <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|in</code> is not the name of a formatting option. </p><p>This message will only appear if warnings have been enabled. Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Needs_unit_name" data-mw-thread-id="h-Needs_unit_name-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Needs_unit_name-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="needs_unit_name">Needs unit name</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Needs_unit_name-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Needs unit name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|12|ft}}</code> → 12 feet (3.7 m)</li> <li><code>{{convert|12}}</code> → 12<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#needs_unit_name"><span title="Convert: Needs name of unit">convert: needs unit name</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|12||ft}}</code> → 12<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#needs_unit_name"><span title="Convert: Needs name of unit">convert: needs unit name</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|12|x|20|ft}}</code> → 12 by 20 feet (3.7 m × 6.1 m)</li> <li><code>{{convert|12|x|20}}</code> → 12 by 20<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#needs_unit_name"><span title="Convert: Needs name of unit">convert: needs unit name</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>A unit code must be specified following the input number or numbers. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unknown_unit" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unknown_unit-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unknown_unit-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="unknown_unit">Unknown unit</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unknown_unit-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Unknown unit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|12|ft|mi}}</code> → 12 feet (0.0023 mi)</li> <li><code>{{convert|12|Ft|mi}}</code> → 12 Ft<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#unknown_unit"><span title="Convert: Unit name "Ft" is not known">convert: unknown unit</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|12|ft|m i}}</code> → 12 feet (<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#unknown_unit"><span title="Convert: Unit name "m i" is not known">convert: unknown unit</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span>)</li></ul> <p>Each unit code must exactly match a known unit, case sensitive. A simplified list of unit codes is at <a href="/wiki/Help:Convert_units" title="Help:Convert units">Help:Convert units</a>, and all available unit codes are <a href="/wiki/Module:Convert/documentation/conversion_data/doc" class="mw-redirect" title="Module:Convert/documentation/conversion data/doc">here</a>. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unit_mismatch" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unit_mismatch-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unit_mismatch-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="unit_mismatch">Unit mismatch</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unit_mismatch-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Unit mismatch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|psi|Pa}}</code> → 123 pounds per square inch (850,000 Pa)</li> <li><code>{{convert|123|psi|ha}}</code> → 123 pounds per square inch (<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#unit_mismatch"><span title="Convert: Cannot convert "pressure" to "area"">convert: unit mismatch</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span>)</li></ul> <p>It is only possible to convert between units that have the same type. For example, <code>psi</code> and <code>Pa</code> are each of type "pressure" so a <code>psi</code> value can be converted to <code>Pa</code>. However, a <code>psi</code> value cannot be converted to a unit of a different type, such as <code>ha</code> (hectare) which has type "area". </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ambiguous_unit" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ambiguous_unit-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ambiguous_unit-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="ambiguous_unit">Ambiguous unit</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ambiguous_unit-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Ambiguous unit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|21|mpgus|L/km}}</code> → 21 miles per US gallon (0.11 L/km)</li> <li><code>{{convert|21|mpg|L/km}}</code> → 21 mpg<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#ambiguous_unit"><span title="Convert: Use "mpgus" for miles per US gallon or "mpgimp" for miles per imperial gallon (not "mpg")">convert: ambiguous unit</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|21|USpt|L}}</code> → 21 US pints (9.9 L)</li> <li><code>{{convert|21|pt|L}}</code> → 21 pt<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#ambiguous_unit"><span title="Convert: Use "USpt" for US pints or "imppt" for imperial pints (not "pt")">convert: ambiguous unit</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li></ul> <p>Some unit codes are not supported; using them results in an message indicating that a different unit code should be chosen. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unit_invalid_here" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unit_invalid_here-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unit_invalid_here-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="unit_invalid_here">Unit invalid here</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unit_invalid_here-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Unit invalid here"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|123|K|C F}}</code> → 123 K (−150 °C; −238 °F)</li> <li><code>{{convert|123|C F|K}}</code> → 123 C F<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#unknown_unit"><span title="Convert: Unit name "C F" is not known">convert: unknown unit</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span></li> <li><code>{{convert|12345|ft|mi km}}</code> → 12,345 feet (2.3381 mi; 3.763 km)</li> <li><code>{{convert|12345|ft|yd+mi+km}}</code> → 12,345 feet (4,115 yd; 2.3381 mi; 3.763 km)</li> <li><code>{{convert|12345|ft|yd+mi km}}</code> → 12,345 feet (<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#unknown_unit"><span title="Convert: Unit name "mi km" is not known">convert: unknown unit</span></a></i>]</sup><span class="error"></span>)</li></ul> <p>Some units can only be used as outputs. For example "<code>C F</code>" displays a temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Such a unit cannot be used with an input value, because, for example, there is no such temperature as "<code>123 C F</code>". Some output combinations are predefined—"<code>C F</code>" is one example, and "<code>mi km</code>" (miles and kilometres) is another. It is also possible to construct an output combination by joining unit codes with "<code>+</code>". However, individual units have to be specified, and an output combination cannot be used. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wikidata_problem" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikidata_problem-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikidata_problem-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="wikidata_problem">Wikidata problem</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikidata_problem-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Wikidata problem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|input=P123}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#wikidata_problem"><span title="Convert: Unable to access Wikidata">convert: wikidata problem</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <p>An unexpected error occurred while attempting to use the Wikidata modules to read property or item information. This error should not occur; the above is a simulation of what would be displayed if, for example, the Wikidata modules were not available, or if they contained an error. </p><p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invalid_input" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_input-Error_and_warning_messages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_input-Error_and_warning_messages"></span><span id="invalid_input">Invalid input</span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_input-Error_and_warning_messages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Invalid input"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_apps_query.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/25px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/38px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Icon_apps_query.svg/50px-Icon_apps_query.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">Questions?<br/>See <a href="#Asking_questions">above</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mouseover the message to see further information.<sup id="cite_ref-mouseover_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|input=whatever}}</code> → <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#invalid_input"><span title="Convert: input "whatever" must be a number and unit">convert: invalid input</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <p>Convert is configured to display any input text without error if a conversion fails, so this error should not occur. The above is a simulation of what would be displayed if convert were configured to show problems when a conversion was not possible. </p><p>The following examples use the <code>input</code> parameter. The unit <code>mV</code> is known to convert, but since no useful conversion is possible, there is no output. There is no <code>boxes</code> unit, so the input is displayed as given. The final example follows the same rule because <code>P123.</code> is not a valid property identifier. </p> <ul><li><code>{{convert|input=12 mV}}</code> → 12 millivolts</li> <li><code>{{convert|input=12 mV|abbr=on}}</code> → 12 mV</li> <li><code>{{convert|input=12 boxes}}</code> → 12 boxes</li> <li><code>{{convert|input=P123.}}</code> → P123.</li></ul> <p>Pages with this error are automatically placed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Convert_errors" title="Category:Convert errors">Category:Convert errors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-categories_2-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-categories-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Convert/list_of_units" title="Template:Convert/list of units">Lists of units accepted by the convert template</a> — partial list</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Module:Convert/documentation/conversion_data" title="Module:Convert/documentation/conversion data">Full list of inputs to the convert template</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-mouseover-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mouseover_1-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">If the mouse pointer is positioned over the convert message (<a href="/wiki/Mouseover" title="Mouseover">mouseover</a>), extra information will appear in a popup window.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-categories-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-categories_2-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">A category is only included if the page is an article (a page in the main namespace).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wikipedia_help_pages" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_help_pages" title="Template:Wikipedia help pages"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Wikipedia_help_pages" title="Template talk:Wikipedia help pages"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia_help_pages" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia help pages"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Wikipedia_help_pages" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Directory" title="Help:Directory">Wikipedia help pages</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><div> <ul><li><b>Visit the <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Teahouse</a></i> or the <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Help desk</a></i> for an interactive <abbr title="questions and answers">Q & A</abbr> forum.</b></li></ul> <hr/> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ" title="Wikipedia:FAQ">FAQs</a></b> <b><abbr title="This is a list of frequently asked questions about using and contributing to Wikipedia.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk">Reference desks</a></b> <b><abbr title="Works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Noticeboards" title="Wikipedia:Noticeboards">Noticeboards</a></b> <b><abbr title="Pages where editors can ask questions and request assistance from people who are familiar with the policies and guidelines covered by each individual board.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet" title="Help:Cheatsheet">Cheatsheet</a></b> <b><abbr title="For a list of the most commonly used Wiki markup and templates.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Directories_and_indexes" title="Wikipedia:Directories and indexes">Directories</a></b> <b><abbr title="For a list of Wikipedia's directories and indexes.">(?)</abbr></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia's governess and customs">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration" title="Wikipedia:Administration">Administration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Purpose" title="Wikipedia:Purpose">Purpose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">Principles</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Policies and guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer" title="Wikipedia:General disclaimer">Disclaimer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_parents" title="Wikipedia:Advice for parents">parental advice</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Request_directory" title="Wikipedia:Request directory">Making requests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia%3F" title="Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?">Who writes Wikipedia?</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader%27s_index_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Reader's index to Wikipedia">Help for readers</a> <abbr title="Concerns and questions readers may have about Wikipedia">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_book_creator_status" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia book creator status">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Copyright" title="Help:Copyright">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Glossary" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Mobile_access" title="Help:Mobile access">Mobile access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Navigation" title="Help:Navigation">Navigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Other_languages" title="Help:Other languages">Other languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Searching" title="Help:Searching">Searching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Student_help" title="Help:Student help">Students</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Viewing_media" title="Help:Viewing media">Viewing media</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Contributing<br/>to Wikipedia</a> <abbr title="Overviews and resources needed to comprehend, comment on, and edit">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guidance_for_younger_editors" title="Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors">Advice for young editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoiding_common_mistakes" title="Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes">Avoiding common mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Simplified Manual of Style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset" title="Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset">Simplified rule-set</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">"Ignore all rules"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_rules_are_principles" title="Wikipedia:The rules are principles">"The rules are principles"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Styletips" title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Style-tips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia:Tip of the day">Tip of the day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Your_first_article" title="Help:Your first article">Your first article</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">article wizard</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Getting_started" title="Help:Getting started">Getting started</a> <abbr title="Introductions and tutorials">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why create an account?">Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">Introductions by topic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphics_tutorials" title="Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials">Graphics tutorials</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Pictures" title="Help:Pictures">Picture tutorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">IRC <span style="font-size:85%;">(live chat)</span> tutorial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User_guide" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide">VisualEditor user guide</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts">Dos and don'ts</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and formatting standards in bullet points">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accessibility_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biography_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Biography dos and don'ts">Biographies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts">Biographies (living)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Categorization dos and don'ts">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Consensus dos and don'ts">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Talk dos and don'ts">Discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lead_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Lead dos and don'ts">Leads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Linking_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts">Links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:List dos and don'ts">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:References_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts">References</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Table_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts">Tables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_title_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Article title dos and don'ts">Titles (of articles)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to" title="Category:Wikipedia how-to">How-to pages</a> and<br/><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_information_pages" title="Category:Wikipedia information pages">information pages</a> <abbr title="Topic specific informative and instructional pages">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks" title="Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks">Appealing blocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Guide to deletion">Article deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Citations_quick_reference" title="Help:Citations quick reference">Citations/references</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">Referencing for beginners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_1" title="Help:Citation Style 1">Citation Style 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Cite_errors" title="Help:Cite errors">Cite errors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:References_and_page_numbers" title="Help:References and page numbers">References and page numbers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Convert" title="Help:Convert">Convert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">Diff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Editing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Minor_edit" title="Help:Minor edit">Minor edit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar" title="Help:Edit toolbar">toolbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict" title="Help:Edit conflict">edit conflict</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Find_sources" title="Help:Find sources">Find sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Files" title="Help:Files">Files</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Footnotes" title="Help:Footnotes">Footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_image_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion">Image deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Infobox" title="Help:Infobox">Infoboxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Link" title="Help:Link">Linking</a> (<a href="/wiki/Help:Link_color" title="Help:Link color">link color</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Logging_in" title="Help:Logging in">Logging in</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging" title="Wikipedia:Merging">Merging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Page_name" title="Help:Page name">Page name</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:How_to_move_a_page" title="Help:How to move a page">Renaming pages</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Redirect" title="Help:Redirect">Redirect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reset_password" title="Help:Reset password">Passwords</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Email_confirmation" title="Help:Email confirmation">Email confirmation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reverting" title="Help:Reverting">Reverting</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Simple_guide_to_vandalism_cleanup" title="Help:Simple guide to vandalism cleanup">Simple vandalism cleanup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Talk_pages" title="Help:Talk pages">Talk pages</a> (<a href="/wiki/Help:Archiving_a_talk_page" title="Help:Archiving a talk page">archiving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Archiving_(plain_and_simple)" title="Help:Archiving (plain and simple)">simple archiving</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:User_contributions" title="Help:User contributions">User contributions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:WP_search_protocol" title="Help:WP search protocol">WP search protocol</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wiki_markup" class="mw-redirect" title="Wiki markup">Coding</a> <abbr title="Wikitext information consists of the syntax used to format a page">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">Wiki markup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Barchart" title="Help:Barchart">Barcharts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Calculation" title="Help:Calculation">Calculations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Special_characters" title="Help:Special characters">Characters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Columns" title="Help:Columns">Columns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Elevation" title="Help:Elevation">Elevation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Hidden_text" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hidden text">Hidden text</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext" title="Help:HTML in wikitext">HTML</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:List" title="Help:List">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Magic_words" title="Help:Magic words">Magic words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Musical_symbols" title="Help:Musical symbols">Music symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Section" title="Help:Section">Sections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Sound_file_markup" title="Help:Sound file markup">Sounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Table" title="Help:Table">Tables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Template" title="Help:Template">Templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Transclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Transclusion">Transclusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:URL" title="Help:URL">URL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Visual_file_markup" title="Help:Visual file markup">Visual files</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Directories_and_indexes" title="Wikipedia:Directories and indexes">Directories</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia's directories and indexes">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_abbreviations" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia abbreviations">Abbreviations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Wikipedia:Contents">Contents</a> <small>(Encyclopedia proper)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Department_directory" title="Wikipedia:Department directory">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor%27s_index_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia">Editor's index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Index">FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Glossary" title="Wikipedia:Glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of guidelines">Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Manual of Style </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">Policies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Maintenance" title="Wikipedia:Maintenance">Tasks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tips" title="Wikipedia:Tips">Tips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tools" title="Wikipedia:Tools">Tools</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><div><b> <a href="/wiki/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual" title="Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual">Missing Manual</a></b> <hr/> <span class="noprint plainlinks" title="Edit Special:MyTalk"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyTalk&action=edit&section=new&preload=Help:Contents/helpmepreload&preloadtitle=Help+me%21"><b>Ask for help on your talk page</b></a></span> <b><abbr title="If you need help, you can use this link to ask a question on your talk page; a volunteer will visit you there shortly!">(?)</abbr></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&oldid=1241950950">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&oldid=1241950950</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to" title="Category:Wikipedia how-to">Wikipedia how-to</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 24 August 2024, at 03:17<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Convert_messages&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-79d9bc49cc-24fwb","wgBackendResponseTime":129,"wgDiscussionToolsPageThreads":[{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Asking_questions","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Needs_a_number-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Needs_another_number-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Invalid_number-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Number_overflow-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Invalid_precision-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Precision_too_large-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Invalid_altitude-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Invalid_fraction-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Invalid_sigfig-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Deprecated_option-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Empty_option-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Invalid_option-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Needs_unit_name-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Unknown_unit-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Unit_mismatch-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Ambiguous_unit-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Unit_invalid_here-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Wikidata_problem-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":3,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Invalid_input-Error_and_warning_messages","replies":[]}]},{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-See_also","replies":[]},{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Notes","replies":[]}],"wgPageParseReport":{"discussiontools":{"limitreport-timeusage":"0.045"},"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.518","walltime":"0.618","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3379,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":60863,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":1710,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":10,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":1,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":0,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":57164,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 445.296 1 -total"," 25.48% 113.463 1 Template:Wikipedia_help_pages"," 19.64% 87.458 53 Template:Convert"," 19.16% 85.336 1 Template:Wikipedia_how-to"," 17.01% 75.727 20 Template:Ombox"," 11.50% 51.210 1 Template:Short_description"," 8.34% 37.138 1 Template:Pagetype"," 7.16% 31.864 1 Template:Shortcut"," 5.89% 26.231 1 Template:Namespace_detect"," 3.94% 17.551 1 Template:Reflist"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.225","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":4853278,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.eqiad.main-565d46677b-r7tpq","timestamp":"20241128140428","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> </body> </html>