Template:hyphenation

Hyphenation: {{{2}}}

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The following documentation is located at Template:hyphenation/documentation. ^[edit]

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Usage

This template allows for the display of a word's hyphenation, which is often related to its syllables, but other times more heavily tied to its etymology. To use the template, mark each possible hyphenation location with a vertical bar (a.k.a. a pipe, |). The template will then display the hyphenation with a hyphenation point (U+2027, "‧") separating each part of the term. Hyphenation information should be placed in the "Pronunciation" section of an entry.

For example on the page for measure the hyphenation is recorded in the form

* {{hyphenation|en|mea|sure}}

which displays as

• Hyphenation: mea‧sure

For cases with more than one possible hyphenation, separate the hyphenations with a blank parameter (two pipe symbols, i.e. ||). For example, Italian quieto could be hyphenated as follows:

* {{hyphenation|it|quiè|to||qui|è|to||quié|to||qui|é|to}}

which displays as

• Hyphenation: quiè‧to, qui‧è‧to, quié‧to, qui‧é‧to

The template can be used with the |caption= parameter to give more detailed usage information. For example, for English knowledge, use:

* {{hyphenation|en|knowl|edge|caption=Hyphenation US}}, {{hyphenation|en|caption=UK|know|ledge}}

which renders as

• Hyphenation US: knowl‧edge, UK: know‧ledge

You can also use |nocaption=1 to turn off the caption altogether. For example:

* {{hyphenation|en|knowl|edge|nocaption=1}}

displays as

• knowl‧edge

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for hyphenation

Allows for the easy display of a word's hyphenation, which is often related to its syllables but other times more heavily tied to its etymology. Displays the hyphenation with a hyphenation point (U+2027, "‧") separating each part of the term. Hyphenation information should be placed in the "Pronunciation" section of an entry.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
language code	1	The language code for the term being hyphenated. Example en	String	required
syllable 1	2	The first syllable of the word. Example phi	String	required
syllable 2	3	The second syllable of the word. Example lo	String	suggested
syllable 3	4	The third syllable of the word. Example soph	String	optional
syllable 4	5	The fourth syllable of the word. Example i	String	optional
syllable 5	6	The fifth syllable of the word. Example cal	String	optional
syllable 6	7	The sixth syllable of the word.	String	optional
syllable 7	8	The seventh syllable of the word.	String	optional
syllable 8	9	The eighth syllable of the word. Additional syllables can be added manually.	String	optional
caption	caption	Overrides "Hyphenation" as caption if provided. Example Hyphenation (US)	Line	optional
disable caption	nocaption	If "1", the caption "Hyphenation:" is disabled. Example 1	Number	optional