Template:Unit

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Add a tooltip to an abbreviation of a unit of measure showing the actual name of the unit.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Number	number	Numerical value to format for display with the unit. Example 2, -2, 3.45	Number	optional
Unit abbreviation	abbr	Case sensitive abbreviation of a unit of measure. If the abbreviation contains a forward slash "/" it may be replaced with the character "p". Example m/s, mps, GHz, ppm, kg, m2, kWh	String	optional

Usage

• With a formatted number: {{Unit|number|abbr}}
  • If a number is specified, it is formatted with a space " " as a thousands separator and a period "." as the decimal separator.
• With unit abbreviation only: {{Unit|abbr}}

New units

Recognized units are defined and documented in Module:Unit/data.

Examples

Commonly used units.

Code	Result
{{Unit|ppm}}	ppm
{{Unit|1200|m}}	1 200 m
{{Unit|1|m/s}}	1 m/s
{{Unit|mps}}	m/s
34 {{Unit|kg}}	34 kg
{{Unit|+2|degc}}	+2 °C

Note that the abbreviation is case sensitive and if the unit contains special symbols they are displayed correctly:

Various units.

Code	Result
{{Unit|-2,1|mHz}}	-2.1 mHz
{{Unit|-0.1|MHz}}	-0.1 MHz
{{Unit|0|m2}}	0 m2
{{Unit|+1|kohm}}	+1 kΩ
{{Unit|852001,99|kWh}}	852 001.99 kW⋅h
4–8 {{Unit|um}}	4–8 μm
{{Unit|J/(Kmol)}}	J/(K⋅mol)

If a unit definition is not found, the abbreviation (or text) is returned unchanged. However, if the unit definition data is later updated to include the unit, it will begin using the tooltip correctly later.

Invalid units.

Code	Result
{{Unit|99|things}}	99 things
{{Unit|something/other}}	something/other
{{Unit|-2|players per hour}}	-2 players per hour
{{Unit|7|lbft}} of torque	7 lbft of torque
{{Unit}}	ERROR: No value given to Unit template!

Modules

This template is using the following Modules:

• Module:Unit

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Unit/doc. (edit | history)