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Babel boxes are for displaying what languages you speak (and possibly other things). Details are located at Commons:Babel.

Usage

{{Babel |1= }}

Format: {{Babel|<box1>|<box2>|<box3>|...up to 100 boxes}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1 …	userboxes	The boxes (up to 100). Use ! to start a new column and - to insert a blank row.	empty	required
align	alignment	float left or right (clear can also be changed from the default 'right') code: style="float: {};"	right	optional
border	border color	change the border color of the infobox code: style="border: {} solid 1px;"	#99b3ff	optional
clear	code: style="clear: {};"		right	optional
color	background color 1	background color of the header/footer code: style="background-color: {};"	transparent	optional
color2	background color 2	background color of the whole infobox code: style="background-color: {};"	transparent	optional
header	header	wikitext, default shown as Babel user information	[[{{int:Babel-url}}|{{int:Babel}}]]	optional
footer	footer	wikitext, default shown as Users by language	[[:Category:Users by language|{{int:Babel-footer}}]]	optional
fullnames	full template names	set to 'yes' if you wish to use templates other than ones that start with "Template:User_" (such as ones in the user namespace), you must include the namespace for each one including "Template:", e.g. {{Babel|fullnames=yes|Template:User_en-4|User:Username/userbox}}	empty	optional

Additional information

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

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

Example

{{Babel|align=left|color=lightblue|en-4|fr|de|!|ja-3|ru|it-1}}

renders as:

Babel user information
en-4 This user speaks English at a near-native level. fr Le français est la langue maternelle de cette personne. de Dieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache.	ja-3 この利用者は高度なレベルの日本語を理解します。 ru Русский язык — родной для этого участника. it-1 Quest'utente può contribuire con un italiano di livello semplice.
Users by language

See also

• Special:PrefixIndex/Template:User_
• Extension:Babel, available on on all WMF projects. Usage: e.g. {{#babel:nl|en-4|de-2|fr-1}}
• {{User !}} – start a new column.
• {{User -}} – insert a blank row.

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.