Template:Floruit/doc

Usage

Source: {{fl.|1234}} ; {{fl.|1234–1275}} ; {{fl.|{{c.|1275}}}} ; {{fl.|1234|lk=off}}

Result: fl. 1234 ; fl. 1234–1275 ; fl. c. 1275 ; fl. 1234

This template generates an abbreviation for floruit ("fl."); by default, it has a mouse-over tooltip explaining its meaning.

Parameters

First

This template supports an optional (first, unnamed) parameter representing a year (or range of years). For example, {{fl.|1956}} renders to give fl. 1956. This differs from {{fl.}} 1956 in that {{fl.|1956}} puts a non-breaking space in between the "fl." and the number, which prevents web browsers from inserting a line break there.

Sortable

This section is inserted from {{circa/doc}}, so the examples are with that template.

If the parameter "sortable=yes" is specified, the template generates invisible text that will cause the column to sort correctly in sortable tables. However, it is at the cost of having that invisible text read out audibly by many screen readers. "Col 1" without the template does not sort correctly. "Col 2" with the template and sortable=yes sorts correctly.

Title	Col 1	Col 2
Foo	1066	1066
Bar	c. 1510	1510 c. 1510
Baz	1956	1956
Jaz	c. 410	0410 c. 410

{| class="sortable wikitable" style=text-align:right;
|-
! Title!!Col 1!!Col 2
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Foo|| 1066|| 1066
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Bar|| c. 1510|| {{circa|1510|sortable=yes}}
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Baz|| 1956|| 1956
|-
| style=text-align:left; | Jaz|| c. 410|| {{circa|410|sortable=yes}}
|}

Link

If the |lk= (as in "link") parameter is set to |lk=off, then the abbreviation will be rendered as plain fl. ; otherwise, the mark of a tooltip is displayed, fl..

The template previously was wikilinking instead of having a tooltip, so was used to avoid overlinking when used repeatedly in an article.

See also

• Floruit
• {{Circa}}
• {{Born in}}
• {{Died in}}
• {{Reign}}