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class="mw-page-title-namespace">Template</span><span class="mw-page-title-separator">:</span><span class="mw-page-title-main">Val</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. 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href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Val" title="Ашаблон:Val – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Ашаблон:Val" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8:Val" title="قالب:Val – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قالب:Val" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9A:Val" title="সাঁচ:Val – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="সাঁচ:Val" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BF:Val" title="Халип:Val – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Халип:Val" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eablon:Val" title="Şablon:Val – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Şablon:Val" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86:Val" title="شابلون:Val – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="شابلون:Val" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal:Val" title="Mal:Val – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Mal:Val" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F:Val" title="টেমপ্লেট:Val – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="টেমপ্লেট:Val" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pang-b%C3%B4%CD%98:Val" title="Pang-bô͘:Val – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Pang-bô͘:Val" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Val" title="Шаблон:Val – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Шаблон:Val" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%BD:Val" title="Шаблён:Val – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Шаблён:Val" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F:Val" title="टेम्पलेट:Val – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="टेम्पलेट:Val" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ablon:Val" title="Šablon:Val – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Šablon:Val" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80:Val" title="Загбар:Val – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Загбар:Val" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantilla:Val" title="Plantilla:Val – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Plantilla:Val" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Val" title="Шаблон:Val – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Шаблон:Val" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ablona:Val" title="Šablona:Val – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Šablona:Val" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:M" title="Template:M – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Template:M" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodyn:Val" title="Nodyn:Val – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Nodyn:Val" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skabelon:V%C3%A6rdi" title="Skabelon:Værdi – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Skabelon:Værdi" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%84:Val" title="موضيل:Val – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="موضيل:Val" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE:Val" title="ढाँचा:Val – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="ढाँचा:Val" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall:Val" title="Mall:Val – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Mall:Val" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%84%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF:Val" title="Πρότυπο:Val – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρότυπο:Val" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%86%D1%83%D0%BD:Val" title="ЛопаПарцун:Val – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="ЛопаПарцун:Val" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantilla:Val" title="Plantilla:Val – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Plantilla:Val" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Cablono:Val" title="Ŝablono:Val – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ŝablono:Val" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Txantiloi:Val" title="Txantiloi:Val – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Txantiloi:Val" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D9%88:Val" title="الگو:Val – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="الگو:Val" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrimynd:Val" title="Fyrimynd:Val – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Fyrimynd:Val" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:Val" title="Modèle:Val – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Modèle:Val" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teimpl%C3%A9ad:Val" title="Teimpléad:Val – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Teimpléad:Val" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modelo:Val" title="Modelo:Val – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Modelo:Val" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE:Val" title="Ло:Val – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Ло:Val" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A2%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%9A%E0%AB%8B:Val" title="ઢાંચો:Val – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="ઢાંચો:Val" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8B%80:Val" title="틀:Val – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="틀:Val" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samfuri:Val" title="Samfuri:Val – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Samfuri:Val" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A1%D6%80:Val" title="Կաղապար:Val – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կաղապար:Val" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE:Val" title="साँचा:Val – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="साँचा:Val" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predlo%C5%BEak:Val" title="Predložak:Val – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Predložak:Val" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantilia:Val" title="Plantilia:Val – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Plantilia:Val" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat:Val" title="Templat:Val – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Templat:Val" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%83%D1%8B%D0%B7%C3%A6%D0%B3:Val" title="Хуызæг:Val – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Хуызæг:Val" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:M" title="Template:M – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Template:M" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA:Val" title="תבנית:Val – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="תבנית:Val" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cithakan:Val" title="Cithakan:Val – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Cithakan:Val" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%92%E1%83%98:Val" title="თარგი:Val – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="თარგი:Val" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%AE%D0%BB%D0%B3%D1%96:Val" title="Үлгі:Val – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Үлгі:Val" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula:Numerus_articulatus" title="Formula:Numerus articulatus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Formula:Numerus articulatus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ablonas:Val" title="Šablonas:Val – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šablonas:Val" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:M" title="Template:M – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Template:M" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF:Val" title="आकृति:Val – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="आकृति:Val" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0:%D0%92%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4" title="Предлошка:Вред – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Предлошка:Вред" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AB%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%82:Val" title="ഫലകം:Val – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഫലകം:Val" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE:Val" title="साचा:Val – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="साचा:Val" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mnw mw-list-item"><a href="https://mnw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%91%E1%80%AC%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AD%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA:Val" title="ထာမ်ပလိက်:Val – Mon" lang="mnw" hreflang="mnw" data-title="ထာမ်ပလိက်:Val" data-language-autonym="ဘာသာမန်" data-language-local-name="Mon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ဘာသာမန်</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat:Val" title="Templat:Val – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Templat:Val" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A8%A1%E6%9D%BF:Val" title="模板:Val – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="模板:Val" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Val" title="Шаблон:Val – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Шаблон:Val" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%90%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AD%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA:Val" title="တမ်းပလိတ်:Val – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="တမ်းပလိတ်:Val" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE:Val" title="ढाँचा:Val – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="ढाँचा:Val" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal:Val" title="Mal:Val – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Mal:Val" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%9B%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%9E%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%9A:Val" title="ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Val – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Val" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andoza:Val" title="Andoza:Val – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Andoza:Val" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%91%E1%9F%86%E1%9E%96%E1%9F%90%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%82%E1%9F%86%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%BC:Val" title="ទំព័រគំរូ:Val – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ទំព័រគំរូ:Val" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predefini%C3%A7%C3%A3o:Val" title="Predefinição:Val – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Predefinição:Val" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Format:Val" title="Format:Val – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Format:Val" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Val" title="Шаблон:Val – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Шаблон:Val" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D:Val" title="फलकम्:Val – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="फलकम्:Val" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stampa:Val" title="Stampa:Val – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Stampa:Val" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:M" title="Template:M – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Template:M" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD:Val" title="සැකිල්ල:Val – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="සැකිල්ල:Val" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%86%D9%88:Val" title="سانچو:Val – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="سانچو:Val" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0abl%C3%B3na:Val" title="Šablóna:Val – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Šablóna:Val" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predloga:Val" title="Predloga:Val – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Predloga:Val" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%95%DB%8E%DA%98%DB%95:Val" title="داڕێژە:Val – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="داڕێژە:Val" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Val" title="Шаблон:Val – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Шаблон:Val" 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-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ablon:Val" title="Šablon:Val – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Šablon:Val" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malline:Val" title="Malline:Val – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Malline:Val" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall:Val" title="Mall:Val – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Mall:Val" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81:Val" title="வார்ப்புரு:Val – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="வார்ப்புரு:Val" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal%C9%A3a:Val" title="Talɣa:Val – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Talɣa:Val" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:M" title="Template:M – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="Template:M" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BF:Val" title="Калып:Val – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Калып:Val" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%91%E1%82%85%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B5%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%E1%82%89:Val" title="ထႅမ်းပလဵတ်ႉ:Val – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ထႅမ်းပလဵတ်ႉ:Val" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%B8:Val" title="మూస:Val – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="మూస:Val" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9A:%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2" title="แม่แบบ:ค่า – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="แม่แบบ:ค่า" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eablon:De%C4%9Fer" title="Şablon:Değer – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Şablon:Değer" 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%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Val" title="Шаблон:Val – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Шаблон:Val" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%86%DB%81:Val" title="سانچہ:Val – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="سانچہ:Val" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode%C5%82o:M" title="Modeło:M – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Modeło:M" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E1%BA%A3n_m%E1%BA%ABu:Gi%C3%A1_tr%E1%BB%8B" title="Bản mẫu:Giá trị – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Bản mẫu:Giá trị" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80d%C3%A0k%E1%BB%8D:Val" title="Àdàkọ:Val – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="Àdàkọ:Val" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Yoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Yorùbá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eablon:Val" title="Şablon:Val – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Şablon:Val" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Val" title="Template:Val – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="Template:Val" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bdr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bdr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat:Val" title="Templat:Val – West Coast Bajau" lang="bdr" hreflang="bdr" data-title="Templat:Val" data-language-autonym="Bajau Sama" data-language-local-name="West Coast Bajau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bajau Sama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dtp mw-list-item"><a href="https://dtp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat:Val" title="Templat:Val – Central Dusun" lang="dtp" hreflang="dtp" data-title="Templat:Val" data-language-autonym="Kadazandusun" data-language-local-name="Central Dusun" 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Consider discussing changes on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Val&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Val (not yet started)">talk page</a> before implementing them.</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724267"><table class="plainlinks ombox mbox-small ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Lua-Logo.svg/30px-Lua-Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Lua-Logo.svg/45px-Lua-Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Lua-Logo.svg/60px-Lua-Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="947" data-file-height="947" /></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text">This template uses <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lua" title="Wikipedia:Lua">Lua</a>: <div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Module:Val" title="Module:Val">Module:Val</a> (<a href="/wiki/Module:Val/sandbox" title="Module:Val/sandbox">sandbox</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This template is used to easily present values in <a href="/wiki/Scientific_notation" title="Scientific notation">scientific notation</a>, including uncertainty and/or units, as prescribed by Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOSNUM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOSNUM">Manual of Style</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Introduction">Introduction</h2></div> <p>Val specializes in numeric <i>values</i>, especially those with <a href="/wiki/Scientific_notation" title="Scientific notation">scientific notations</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncertainty&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uncertainty (not yet started)">uncertainty notations</a>, and those with measurement <i>values</i> with physical units. Because these expressions are covered by the Manual of Style, Val provides the stylized output for you, and keeps them from wrapping across lines. </p><p>Express a numeral: </p> <ul><li><code>{{val|123456.78901}}</code> → <i>value</i>, formatted with gaps: <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7005123456789010000♠"></span>123<span style="margin-left:.25em;">456</span>.789<span style="margin-left:.25em;">01</span></span>, or with <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|fmt=commas</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003123456789010000♠"></span>1,234.5678901</span>.</li> <li><code>{{val|<i>number</i>|<i>number</i>}}</code> → <i>value</i> ± <i>uncertainty</i>, like <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7005123478000000000♠"></span>123,478<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>56</span></li> <li><code>{{val|<i>number</i>|<span style="color:black;background:yellow">(</span><i>number</i><span style="color:black;background:yellow">)</span>}}</code> → <i>value</i>(<i>uncertainty</i>), like <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004123450000000000♠"></span>12,345(56)</span>.</li> <li><code>{{val|<i>number</i>|<i>number</i>|<i>number</i>}}</code> →<i>value</i> <span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">+uncertainty</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">−uncertainty</sub></span> like <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003123400000000000♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span><span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+56<br />−78</span></span></span></li></ul> <p>Express a measurement value: <code>{{val|4|ul=m2}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠"></span>4 <a href="/wiki/Square_metre" class="mw-redirect" title="Square metre">m<sup>2</sup></a></span>. The <kbd>m2</kbd> is a "unit code" that Val uses to lookup the link to the unit's article, and the formatting of the unit symbol. Val links the units to the page it has on file for them. See <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Val/list" title="Template:Val/list">Val/list</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. </p><p>There are a large number of unit codes that Val understands and keeps "up to code". A unit code is the just abbreviated unit name, but these can get quite involved for a compound or composite unit, with "multipliers" or "dividers". See <a href="/wiki/Module:Val/units" title="Module:Val/units">Module:Val/units</a>. </p><p>Some unit-code flexibility is provided by having four parameters to work the unit-code system: whether to link one or not, (see <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overlinking&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wikipedia:Overlinking (not yet started)">Overlinking</a></i>), and whether to link the numerator or denominator of a unit ratio separately. </p> <ul><li><code>{{val|<i>number</i>|<b>ul=</b><i>unit code</i>}}</code> → <i>number <span style="color:blue;">symbol</span></i>, such as <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006980000000000000♠"></span>9.8 <a href="/wiki/Square_kilometre" title="Square kilometre">km<sup>2</sup></a></span></li> <li><code>{{val|<i>number</i>|<b>u=</b><i>unit code</i>}}</code> → <i>number symbol</i>, such as <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006980000000000000♠"></span>9.8 km<sup>2</sup></span></li> <li><code>{{val|<i>number</i>|<b>u=</b><i>unit code</i>|<b>u<span style="color:black;background:yellow">p</span>l=</b><i>unit code</i>}}</code> → <i>number</i> symbol<span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="color:black;background:yellow">/</span></span><span style="color:blue;">symbol</span>, such as <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6999163333333333333♠"></span>9.8 gal/<a href="/wiki/Minute" title="Minute">min</a></span></li> <li><code>{{val|<i>number</i>|<b>ul=</b><i>unit code</i>|<b>u<span style="color:black;background:yellow">p</span>=</b><i>unit code</i>}}</code> → <i>number</i> <span style="color:blue;">symbol</span><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="color:black;background:yellow">/</span></span><i>symbol</i>, such as <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7009958236377239665♠"></span>9.8 <a href="/wiki/Parsec" title="Parsec">pc</a>/year</span></li></ul> <p>To bypass the unit code system, if <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|u=</code> does not recognize your unit code, it will accept any wikitext and render it as usual. </p> <ul><li><code>{{val|5.4|u=[[kg]]&sdot;[[meter|m]]/s<sup>2</sup>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000540000000000000♠"></span>5.4 <a href="/wiki/Kg" class="mw-redirect" title="Kg">kg</a>⋅<a href="/wiki/Meter" class="mw-redirect" title="Meter">m</a>/s<sup>2</sup></span></li> <li><code>{{val|7.6|u=[[metre per second squared|m/s<sup>2</sup>]]}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000760000000000000♠"></span>7.6 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second_squared" title="Metre per second squared">m/s<sup>2</sup></a></span></li></ul> <p>See <a href="/wiki/Module:Val/units" title="Module:Val/units">Module:Val/units</a> for how to add units to the unit code system. </p><p>Sometimes a number and unit code is not enough. A prefix or suffix are also available, <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|p=</code> and <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|s=</code>. </p> <ul><li><code>{{val|7600|u=C&sdot;Ga|p=>|s=<}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003760000000000000♠"></span>>7600 C⋅Ga<</span></li> <li><code>{{val|7600|u=C|p=<span style="color:green"><sup>|s=</sup></span>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003760000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green"><sup>7600 C</sup></span></span></li></ul> <p>See <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Val/testcases&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template:Val/testcases (not yet started)">val/testcases</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> to learn the val parameters by an example. It is comprehensive, and there are over 100 examples. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arguments">Arguments</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9671799">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Help:Template#Parameters" title="Help:Template">Help:Template § Parameters</a></div> <p>Val takes three unnamed parameters. The first is always the numeric value. When the second and third are numbers they become the various uncertainty notations, but the second unnamed parameter can also serve to <i>grammatically join</i> the first and third numbers. </p><p>Val clears surrounding spaces in its unnamed parameters. </p> <table cellspacing="15" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><b>1st</b> or <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|1=</code></td> <td>A number in <a href="/wiki/Radix_point" title="Radix point">decimal point</a> notation or in <a href="/w/index.php?title=E_notation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E notation (not yet started)">e notation</a>. The main basis of the Val expression.<br /> <p><code>{{val|1234567.1234567}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006123456712345670♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span><span style="margin-left:.25em;">567</span>.123<span style="margin-left:.25em;">4567</span></span><br /> <code>{{val|.1234}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6999123400000000000♠"></span>0.1234</span> <span class="nowrap">                   </span>(adds the zero)<br /> <code>{{val|+1234}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003123400000000000♠"></span>+1234</span> <span class="nowrap">                    </span>(displays the plus) <br /> <code>{{val|-1234}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="2996876600000000000♠"></span>−1234</span> <span class="nowrap">                    </span>(replaces the <a href="/wiki/Hyphen-minus" title="Hyphen-minus">hyphen-minus</a> with a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Minus_sign&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minus sign (not yet started)">minus sign</a>)<br /> <code>{{val|12e34}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7035119999999999999♠"></span>12<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>34</sup></span> <span class="nowrap">               </span>(<a href="/wiki/Scientific_notation#E_notation" title="Scientific notation">E notation</a>)<br /> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|fmt=</code> </td> <td>By default, numbers are formatted with gaps separating groups of three digits in both integer and fractional part.<br /> <p>However, by default, four-digit integers are not formatted; use <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|fmt=gaps</code> to force gaps.<br /> Use <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|fmt=commas</code> to delimit the integer part of the number with commas.<br /> Use <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|fmt=none</code> for no formatting (no gaps or commas).<br /> <code>{{val|1234567.1234567}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006123456712345670♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span><span style="margin-left:.25em;">567</span>.123<span style="margin-left:.25em;">4567</span></span><br /> <code>{{val|1234567.1234567|fmt=commas}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006123456712345670♠"></span>1,234,567.1234567</span><br /> <code>{{val|1234}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003123400000000000♠"></span>1234</span><br /> <code>{{val|1234|fmt=gaps}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003123400000000000♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span></span><br /> <code>{{val|1234.5}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003123450000000000♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span>.5</span><br /> <code>{{val|1234.5|fmt=none}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003123450000000000♠"></span>1234.5</span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|end=</code></td> <td>Put something at the end of the main number (before anything else that might follow). <br /> <p><code>{{val|11|end=<END>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<END></span><br /> <code>{{val|11|22|end=<END>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<END><span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>22</span><br /> <code>{{val|1111|(22)|end=<END>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003111100000000000♠"></span>1111<END>(22)</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|22|33|end=<END>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<END><span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+22<br />−33</span></span></span><br /> <code>{{val|11|ul=m/s|end=<END>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<END> <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><b>2nd</b> or <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|2=</code></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncertainty&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uncertainty (not yet started)">Uncertainty</a> in either format.<br /> <p><code>{{val|11|22}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>22</span><br /> <code>{{Val|11|(22)}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11(22)</span><br /> A conjunction to join two numbers. Useful for ranges, grammatical output, etc.<br /> <code>{{val|11|-|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11–33</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|–|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11–33</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|,|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11, 33</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|by|33|e=9}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7010110000000000000♠"></span>(11 by 33)<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>9</sup></span><br /> <code>{{val|11|and|33|end=$}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11$ and 33$</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|or|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11 or 33</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|to|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11 to 33</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|x|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11 × 33</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|×|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11 × 33</span><br /> <code>{{val|11|/|33|ul=m/s}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11/33 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a></span><br /> Note that for dashes or x's, the various kinds all obtain one properly styled output. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><b>3rd</b> or <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|3=</code> </td> <td>Asymmetric uncertainty.<br /> <p><code>{{Val|11|22|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+22<br />−33</span></span></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: left;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|errend=</code> or <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|+errend=</code> and <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|-errend=</code></td> <td>Appends something after an uncertainty.<br /> <p><code>{{val|11|22|errend=<Errend>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>22<Errend></span><br /> <code>{{val|11|22|33|+errend=<+Errend>|-errend=<−Errend>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+22<+Errend><br />−33<−Errend></span></span></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|u=</code> or <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|ul=</code></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Template:Val/units" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Val/units">The unit code</a>. Val adds a space and the unit.<br /> <p><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|ul=</code> Link the unit.<br /> <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|u=</code> Don't link the unit. Also accepts <a href="/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup" title="Help:Wiki markup">wiki markup</a> in lieu of a unit code.<br /> <code>{{val|11|ul=m}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11 <a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|up=</code> or <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|upl=</code></td> <td>A unit code, but instead of a space Val adds a slash and the unit, a "per" unit (the denominator), to form a ratio.<br /> <p><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|upl=</code> Link the per unit.<br /> <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|up=</code> Don't link the per unit.<br /> The ratio can be of two unit codes, or a prefix and a unit code. Val will add parentheses to disambiguate, if a unit code has a dot or a slash.<br /> <code>{{Val|11|ul=J/C|upl=F/m}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001198000000000000♠"></span>11 (<a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">J/C</a>)/(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vacuum_permittivity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vacuum permittivity (not yet started)">F/m</a>)</span><br /> <code>{{Val|11|upl=acre|p=$}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6997271815919613881♠"></span>$11/<a href="/wiki/Acre" title="Acre">acre</a></span><br /> <code>{{Val|11|ul=km/s|upl=Mpc}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6978356485721841673♠"></span>11 (<a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">km/s</a>)/<a href="/wiki/Parsec#Megaparsecs_and_gigaparsecs" title="Parsec">Mpc</a></span><br /> <code>{{Val|11|ul=kg.m|upl=s-2}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002107873150000000♠"></span>11 (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kilogram_metre_(torque)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kilogram metre (torque) (not yet started)">kg⋅m</a>)/<a href="/wiki/Second" title="Second">s<sup>−2</sup></a></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|p=</code></td> <td>Prefix the entire Val expression. Non-spaced, but accepts markup.<br /> <p><code>{{Val|11|22|ul=m/s|p=<Prefix>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span><Prefix>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>22 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a></span><br /> <code>{{Val|11|22|ul=m/s|p=<Prefix>&nbsp;}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span><Prefix> 11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>22 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|s=</code></td> <td>Suffix the entire Val expression. Non-spaced, but accepts markup.<br /> <p><code>{{Val|11|22|ul=m/s|s=<Suffix>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>22 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a><Suffix></span><br /> <code>{{Val|11|22|ul=m/s|s=&nbsp;<Suffix>}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>22 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a> <Suffix></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|e=</code> </td> <td>Exponent. Val alternatively accepts e notation in the first parameter; these are mutually exclusive (see "1st" argument above).<br /> <p><code>{{Val|11|22|33|e=11}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7012110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+22<br />−33</span></span><span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>11</sup></span><br /> <code>{{Val|11e11|22|33}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7012110000000000000♠"></span>11<span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+22<br />−33</span></span><span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>11</sup></span> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|long scale=</code></td> <td>Usually a unit is the short <a href="/wiki/Ton" class="mw-disambig" title="Ton">ton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billion" class="mw-disambig" title="Billion">billion</a> means <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7009100000000000000♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>9</sup></span>. But there are long versions of these units and others. Use <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|long scale=on</code> to assign your unit to the long scale instead. The unit code's link will change and it will sort differently in tables. "See <a href="/wiki/Long_and_short_scales" title="Long and short scales">Long and short scales</a>". </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align: center;"><code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|nocategory=</code></td> <td>If set to any value, errors in the use of this template will not cause the page to be added to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Pages_with_incorrect_formatting_templates_use&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Pages with incorrect formatting templates use (not yet started)">Pages with incorrect formatting templates use</a> category. This is useful for documentation and test pages that do not need to be fixed. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Errors">Errors</h2></div> <p>There is strict checking on the validity of arguments; any incorrect use will result in an error, which is displayed using <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:FormattingError" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:FormattingError">FormattingError</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. Pages that contain incorrect use of this template will show up on <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Pages_with_incorrect_formatting_templates_use&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Pages with incorrect formatting templates use (not yet started)">Category:Pages with incorrect formatting templates use</a>. </p><p>Val checks for unsupported parameters and gives a relatively subtle warning if found. See <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Pages_with_incorrect_formatting_templates_use&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Pages with incorrect formatting templates use (not yet started)">tracking category</a> to track any of these improper usages on existing on the wiki. Hold the mouse over "warning" to see details. Here is what warnings look like: </p> <ul><li><code>{{val|1.23|exp=6|u=m/s}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123000000000000♠"></span>1.23 m/s</span><span id="FormattingError"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span title="Val parameter "exp=6" is not supported">warning</span></a></sup></li> <li><code>{{val|1.23|us=kbit/s}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123000000000000♠"></span>1.23</span><span id="FormattingError"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span title="Val parameter "us=kbit/s" is not supported">warning</span></a></sup></li> <li><code>{{val|1.23|.05|.04|.03|u=m/s}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123000000000000♠"></span>1.23<span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+0.05<br />−0.04</span></span> m/s</span><span id="FormattingError"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span title="Val parameter 4 ignored">warning</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format_of_numbers">Format of numbers</h2></div> <p><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Val</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> produces formatting compliant with Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOSNUM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOSNUM">Manual of Style</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOSNUM#Delimiting_(grouping_of_digits)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOSNUM">MOS</a> recommends that numbers either be delimited using thin spaces either side of the decimal, or commas to the left and no delimiters to the right. Articles should be consistent with respect to the style of delimiting. The template defaults to the former style, this can be adjusted using <code>|fmt=</code> (see <a href="#Arguments">above</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sorting">Sorting</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9671799"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Sorting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Help:Sorting (not yet started)">Help:Sorting</a></div> <p>The sort key for each sortable unit is visible at <a href="/wiki/Template:Val/list" title="Template:Val/list">Template:Val/list</a>. </p><p>Here is a live example showing the minimal markup for a sortable table: </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <pre>{| class="sortable" ! Val sort test |- | {{val|3|ul= Mm }} |- | {{val|4e6|u= m }} |- | {{val|1|u= km }} |- | {{val|5e3|u= m }} |- | {{val|2|u= m }} |} </pre> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable sortable floatright" summary="Val sorting test"> <caption>Click to sort ↓ </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Val sort test </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006300000000000000♠"></span>3 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Megametre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Megametre (not yet started)">Mm</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006400000000000000♠"></span>4<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>6</sup> <a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠"></span>1 <a href="/wiki/Kilometre" title="Kilometre">km</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003500000000000000♠"></span>5<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>3</sup> m</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠"></span>2 m</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A sort value relates to a Val expression as follows. </p> <ol><li>The numeric value is a starting point.</li> <li>If the unit has an SI Prefix, that order of magnitude is applied.</li> <li>The value of the unit from its own <a href="/wiki/System_of_units" title="System of units">system of units</a> is applied.</li> <li>If the unit is composite, each subunit is multiplied or divided per their <a href="/wiki/Dimensional_analysis#Definition" title="Dimensional analysis">dimension</a>.</li> <li>The result is passed to <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Ntsh" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Ntsh">ntsh</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> which applies a normalization formula.</li> <li>The output of <span class="nowrap">{{ntsh}}</span> is added (behaviorally only, i.e. "hidden") into the table as usual, via the data-sort-value attribute of a table.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="More_example_expressions">More example expressions</h2></div> <dl><dt>Number</dt></dl> <p><code>{{val|1234567.1234567}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006123456712345670♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span><span style="margin-left:.25em;">567</span>.123<span style="margin-left:.25em;">4567</span></span><br /> <code>.{{val|<span class="nowrap">  </span>1234567.1234567<span class="nowrap">   </span>}}.</code> → .<span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006123456712345670♠"></span>1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span><span style="margin-left:.25em;">567</span>.123<span style="margin-left:.25em;">4567</span></span>.<br /> <code>{{val|.1234567|fmt=commas}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6999123456700000000♠"></span>0.1234567</span><br /> <code>{{val|+1234567|fmt=commas}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006123456700000000♠"></span>+1,234,567</span><br /> <code>{{val|-1234567}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="2993876543300000000♠"></span>−1<span style="margin-left:.25em;">234</span><span style="margin-left:.25em;">567</span></span><br /> </p> <dl><dt>Uncertainty</dt></dl> <p><code>{{val|1.234|0.005}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123400000000000♠"></span>1.234<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.005</span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|+0.005|-0.006}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123400000000000♠"></span>1.234<span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+0.005<br />−0.006</span></span></span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|(5)}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123400000000000♠"></span>1.234(5)</span><br /> </p> <dl><dt>Units</dt></dl> <p><code>{{val|1.234|u=m}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123400000000000♠"></span>1.234 m</span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|u=m2}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123400000000000♠"></span>1.234 m<sup>2</sup></span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|ul=m}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123400000000000♠"></span>1.234 <a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a></span><br /> <code>{{val|123.4|ul=USgal}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6999467119814145600♠"></span>123.4 <a href="/wiki/US_gallon" class="mw-redirect" title="US gallon">US gal</a></span><br /> <code>{{val|12.34|ul=mpgimp}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6993228914859264037♠"></span>12.34 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fuel_economy_in_automobiles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fuel economy in automobiles (not yet started)">mpg</a><sub>‑<a href="/wiki/Imperial_units" title="Imperial units">imp</a></sub></span><br /> </p><p><code>{{val|12.34|u=deg}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6999215373629696100♠"></span>12.34°</span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|0.005|u='}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6996358956049493501♠"></span>1.234′<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.005′</span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|+0.005|-0.006|u="}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6994598260082489168♠"></span>1.234″<span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+0.005″<br />−0.006″</span></span></span><br /> </p><p><code>{{val|1.234|u=%}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6998123400000000000♠"></span>1.234%</span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|end=&nbsp;[[m/s]]}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000123400000000000♠"></span>1.234 <a href="/wiki/M/s" class="mw-redirect" title="M/s">m/s</a></span><br /> </p><p><code>{{val|12.34|u=degC}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002285489999999999♠"></span>12.34 °C</span><br /> <code>{{val|12.34|u=K}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001123400000000000♠"></span>12.34 K</span><br /> </p> <dl><dt>Exponents</dt></dl> <p><code>{{val|1.234e5|ul=m}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7005123400000000000♠"></span>1.234<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>5</sup> <a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a></span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|e=5|ul=m}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7005123400000000000♠"></span>1.234<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>5</sup> <a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a></span> </p><p><code>{{val|1.234e7|0.056}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7007123400000000000♠"></span>(1.234<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.056)<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>7</sup></span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|0.056|e=7}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7007123400000000000♠"></span>(1.234<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.056)<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>7</sup></span> </p><p><code>{{val|1.23456e-9|+0.00007|-0.00008|ul=m/s}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6991123456000000000♠"></span>1.234<span style="margin-left:.25em;">56</span><span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+0.000<span style="margin-left:.25em;">07</span><br />−0.000<span style="margin-left:.25em;">08</span></span></span><span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>−9</sup> <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a></span><br /> <code>{{val|1.23456|+0.00007|-0.00008|e=-9|ul=m/s}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6991123456000000000♠"></span>1.234<span style="margin-left:.25em;">56</span><span style="margin-left:0.3em;"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:85%;text-align:right;">+0.000<span style="margin-left:.25em;">07</span><br />−0.000<span style="margin-left:.25em;">08</span></span></span><span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>−9</sup> <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a></span> </p><p><code>{{val|1.234e7|0.056|ul=psi}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7010850813049976975♠"></span>(1.234<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.056)<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>7</sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pounds_per_square_inch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pounds per square inch (not yet started)">psi</a></span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|0.056|e=7|ul=psi}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7010850813049976975♠"></span>(1.234<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.056)<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>7</sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pounds_per_square_inch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pounds per square inch (not yet started)">psi</a></span> </p><p><code>{{val|1.234e-2|(5)}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6998123400000000000♠"></span>1.234(5)<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>−2</sup></span><br /> <code>{{val|1.234|(5)|e=-2}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6998123400000000000♠"></span>1.234(5)<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>−2</sup></span> </p> <dl><dt>Prefix/suffix</dt></dl> <p><code>{{val|12.34|p=Δ&nbsp;}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001123400000000000♠"></span>Δ 12.34</span><br /> <code>{{val|12.34|u=%|p=≅}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6999123400000000000♠"></span>≅12.34%</span><br /> <code>{{val|12.34|0.25|s=%}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001123400000000000♠"></span>12.34<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.25%</span><br /> </p> <dl><dt>Numerator/denominator</dt></dl> <p><code>{{val|1.234|e=7|ul=W|up=m2}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7007123400000000000♠"></span>1.234<span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>7</sup> <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">W</a>/m<sup>2</sup></span><br /> </p> <dl><dt>Repeating digits</dt></dl> <p><code>{{val|1.2|end={{overline|34}}|e=7|ul=W|up=m2}}</code> → <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7007120000000000000♠"></span>1.2<span style="text-decoration:overline;">34</span><span style="margin-left:0.25em;margin-right:0.15em;">×</span>10<sup>7</sup> <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">W</a>/m<sup>2</sup></span> </p> <dl><dt>Even more examples</dt></dl> <p>See the testcases at <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Val/testcases&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template:Val/testcases (not yet started)">val/testcases</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performance_impact">Performance impact</h2></div> <p>Val is now a module. Modules have excellent performance compared to the normal template that uses parser functions. </p><p>Performance data is reported by MediaWiki software in the HTML page source of every page, and a very similar report is available on any preview page, below the edit box, titles "Parser profile data". </p><p>For uses in <i>any page</i>, even long list articles, <i>Module:Val</i> will have <i>very little impact</i> on page-load times. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="FAQ_and_comments">FAQ and comments</h2></div> <ul><li><b>Q: Why should I use Val?</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A1: Val formats numbers: <ul><li>inserts spaces between groups of digits, meeting <a href="/wiki/MOS:NUM" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:NUM">MoS standards</a>,</li> <li>formats standard <a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncertainty&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uncertainty (not yet started)">uncertainties in measurements</a>, providing a ± character, correct spacing, and correct alignment,</li> <li>formats <a href="/wiki/Exponentiation" title="Exponentiation">exponents of 10</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scientific_notation" title="Scientific notation">scientific notation</a>,</li> <li>replaces "-" (hyphen) with a "−" (minus sign).</li></ul></dd> <dd>A2: Val preserves spacing: <ul><li>It makes sure the value does not <a href="/w/index.php?title=Word_wrap&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Word wrap (not yet started)">wrap</a> at the end of a line, so that it can always be read as a single value on one line in the text.</li> <li>It spaces the various parts of the value where they should be.</li></ul></dd> <dd>A3: Configuring Val gives you your own code for automating the markup for, and a link to, any units in the entire Encyclopedia.</dd> <dd>A4: Val helps make Wikipedia more consistent. It adheres to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOSNUM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOSNUM">Wikipedia Manual of Style for numbers</a>. Updates to the MoS can be applied to this template and result in automatic modification on values that use it. All this makes sure all values on all pages have the same <a href="/w/index.php?title=Look_and_feel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Look and feel (not yet started)">look and feel</a> because they will all use the same <a href="/w/index.php?title=Letter-spacing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Letter-spacing (not yet started)">spacing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Font" title="Font">font size</a>, positioning, etc, and makes updating and checking by the bots easier because they can recognize a value for what it is.</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Q: Why not use <math>?</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A: For the same reasons <a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Math&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Help:Math (not yet started)">HTML might be preferred over TeX</a>: <ul><li>Because the <a href="/wiki/Font" title="Font">font</a> in math tags differs both in face and size from the prose, which can disturb the layout of a page when used inline with the prose.</li> <li>You cannot <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cut,_copy,_and_paste&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cut, copy, and paste (not yet started)">cut and paste</a> a bitmap image rendered by the LaTeX.</li> <li>Images are slower to load and use more bandwidth, which is especially bad for the mobile version of Wikipedia.</li> <li><math> does not automatically easily align to the Manual of Style for numbers.</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Q: Are there any known issues with Val?</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A1: This template is now a new Lua module as of Aug 6, 2015. Technically, there is no good reason not to try Val.</dd> <dd>A2: Issues are solved rapidly by an active set of responsive template coders. See the talk page.</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Q: How should I use Val?</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A1: Val probably already has your unit on <a href="/wiki/Module:Val/units" title="Module:Val/units">its current list</a>. If not, add your own unit there.</dd> <dd>A2: To avoid <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:OVERLINKING&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wikipedia:OVERLINKING (not yet started)">overlinking</a>, switch from <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|ul=</code> to <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|u=</code> and from <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|upl=</code> to <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|up=</code>.</dd> <dd>A3: Any time you have a unit to link or a table to sort, Val already setup with that unit's link and sorting value.</dd> <dd>A3: Use Val along with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Convert" title="Template:Convert">Convert</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. 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