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{{Notice|This is for use in templates. For articles, please use {{tl|Convert}} or {{tl|Height}}.}}
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{{Lua|Module:Person height}}

This template is used to automatically add conversions of height measurements displayed by [[Template:Infobox person]] and other [[:Category:Infobox templates|infoboxes]] with a {{para|height}} parameter.

{{Template see also|Infobox person/weight|Infobox person/length}}

== Usage ==

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Infobox
...
| label# = Height
| data# = {{#if: {{{height|}}} | {{Infobox person/height|{{{height}}}}} }}
...
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

== Examples ==

[[Centimetre]]s:

* {{Para|height|1 centimetre}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 centimetre}}
* {{Para|height|1centimeter}} → {{Infobox person/height|1centimeter}}
* {{Para|height|1&nbsp;centimeter}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 centimeter}}
* {{Para|height|157 centimetres}} → {{Infobox person/height|157 centimetres}}
* {{Para|height|157 centimeters}} → {{Infobox person/height|157 centimeters}}
* {{Para|height|157 cms}} → {{Infobox person/height|157 cms}}
* {{Para|height|157 cm.}} → {{Infobox person/height|157 cm.}}

[[Metre]]s:

* {{Para|height|1 metre}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 metre}}
* {{Para|height|1meter}} → {{Infobox person/height|1meter}}
* {{Para|height|1&nbsp;meter}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 meter}}
* {{Para|height|1.57 metres}} → {{Infobox person/height|1.57 metres}}
* {{Para|height|1.57 meters}} → {{Infobox person/height|1.57 meters}}
* {{Para|height|1.57 ms}} → {{Infobox person/height|1.57 ms}}
* {{Para|height|1.57 m.}} → {{Infobox person/height|1.57 m.}}

[[Foot (unit)|Feet]]:

* {{Para|height|1 foot}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 foot}}
* {{Para|height|1foot}} → {{Infobox person/height|1foot}}
* {{Para|height|1&nbsp;foot}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 foot}}
* {{Para|height|2 feet}} → {{Infobox person/height|2 feet}}
* {{Para|height|2 ft.}} → {{Infobox person/height|2 ft.}}
* {{Para|height|2.5 ft}} → {{Infobox person/height|2.5 ft}}
* {{Para|height|2+1/2 ft}} → {{Infobox person/height|2+1/2 ft}}

[[Inch]]es:

* {{Para|height|1 inch}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 inch}}
* {{Para|height|1inch}} → {{Infobox person/height|1inch}}
* {{Para|height|1&nbsp;inch}} → {{Infobox person/height|1 inch}}
* {{Para|height|2 inches}} → {{Infobox person/height|2 inches}}
* {{Para|height|2 ins}} → {{Infobox person/height|2 ins}}
* {{Para|height|2 in.}} → {{Infobox person/height|2 in.}}
* {{Para|height|2.5 in}} → {{Infobox person/height|2.5 in}}
* {{Para|height|2+1/2 in}} → {{Infobox person/height|2+1/2 in}}

[[Human height|Feet and inches]]:

* {{Para|height|5 feet 2 inches}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet 2 inches}}
* {{Para|height|5feet 2inches}} → {{Infobox person/height|5feet 2inches}}
* {{Para|height|5&nbsp;feet 2&nbsp;inches}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet 2 inches}}
* {{Para|height|5 feet, 2 inches}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet, 2 inches}}
* {{Para|height|5 ft. 2 in.}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 ft. 2 in.}}
* {{Para|height|5 ft 2.5 in}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 ft 2.5 in}}
* {{Para|height|5 ft 2+1/2 in}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 ft 2+1/2 in}}

Text and/or [[Help:Footnotes|footnotes (references)]] after height:

* {{Para|height|5 feet 2 inches (2012)}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet 2 inches (2012)}}
* {{Para|height|5 feet 2 inches<nowiki><ref>citation goes here</ref></nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet 2 inches<ref>citation goes here</ref>}}
* {{Para|height|5 feet 2 inches (2012)<nowiki><ref>{{cite news|title=title|work=work}}</ref></nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet 2 inches (2012)<ref>{{cite news|title=title|work=work}}</ref>}}
: '''Example references'''
<references />

{{tl|Convert}} templates, without and with [[wikilink]]ed unit names:

* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=off}}}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}}}
** {{nowiki template demo|format=inline|prefix=output of convert template: |showcode=no|output=nowiki|code=<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|abbr=off}}}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|abbr=off|lk=on}}}}
** {{nowiki template demo|format=inline|prefix=output of convert template: |showcode=no|output=nowiki|code=<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2.5|in|cm|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2.5|in|cm|abbr=off}}}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2.5|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2.5|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}}}
** {{nowiki template demo|format=inline|prefix=output of convert template: |showcode=no|output=nowiki|code=<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2.5|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2+1/2|in|cm|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2+1/2|in|cm|abbr=off}}}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2+1/2|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2+1/2|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}}}
** {{nowiki template demo|format=inline|prefix=output of convert template: |showcode=no|output=nowiki|code=<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2+1/2|in|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}}

* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|157|cm|ftin|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|157|cm|ftin|abbr=off}}}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|157|cm|ftin|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|157|cm|ftin|abbr=off|lk=on}}}}
** {{nowiki template demo|format=inline|prefix=output of convert template: |showcode=no|output=nowiki|code=<nowiki>{{Convert|157|cm|ftin|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|1.57|m|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|1.57|m|abbr=off}}}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|1.57|m|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|1.57|m|abbr=off|lk=on}}}}
** {{nowiki template demo|format=inline|prefix=output of convert template: |showcode=no|output=nowiki|code=<nowiki>{{Convert|1.57|m|abbr=off|lk=on}}</nowiki>}}

== Exceptions ==

Does not replace numbers in manually entered conversions, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show incorrect conversions):

* {{Para|height|5 feet 2 inches (1.00 metres)}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet 2 inches (1.00 metres)}}
* {{Para|height|5 feet 2 inches (100 centimetres)}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 feet 2 inches (100 centimetres)}}
* {{Para|height|1.57 metres (5 feet 5 inches)}} → {{Infobox person/height|1.57 metres (5 feet 5 inches)}}
* {{Para|height|157 centimetres (5 feet 5 inches)}} → {{Infobox person/height|157 centimetres (5 feet 5 inches)}}

Does not replace numeric output of conversion templates such as {{tl|convert}} or {{tl|height}}, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show different precision than usual):

* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|m|3|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|m|3|abbr=off}}}}
** output of convert template: {{Convert|5|ft|2|in|m|3|abbr=off}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|sigfig=4|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|sigfig=4|abbr=off}}}}
** output of convert template: {{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|sigfig=4|abbr=off}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|1.57|m|ftin|1|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|1.57|m|ftin|1|abbr=off}}}}
** output of convert template: {{Convert|1.57|m|ftin|1|abbr=off}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Convert|157|cm|ftin|1|abbr=off}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Convert|157|cm|ftin|1|abbr=off}}}}
** output of convert template: {{Convert|157|cm|ftin|1|abbr=off}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Height|m=1.57|frac=4|abbr=no}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Height|m=1.57|frac=4|abbr=no}}}}
** output of height template: {{Height|m=1.57|frac=4|abbr=no}}
* {{Para|height|<nowiki>{{Height|cm=157|frac=4|abbr=no}}</nowiki>}} → {{Infobox person/height|{{Height|cm=157|frac=4|abbr=no}}}}
** output of height template: {{Height|cm=157|frac=4|abbr=no}}

== Areas for improvement ==

{{Fixed}} – Conversions not displayed if unit name contains uppercase characters:

* {{Para|height|157 CM}} → {{Infobox person/height|157 CM}}
* {{Para|height|1.57 M}} → {{Infobox person/height|1.57 M}}
* {{Para|height|5 FT 2 IN}} → {{Infobox person/height|5 FT 2 IN}}

{{Fixed}} – Conversion not displayed if symbols are used for feet and inches:

* {{Para|height|5' 2"}} → {{Infobox person/height|5' 2"}}
* {{Para|height|5′ 2″}} → {{Infobox person/height|5′ 2″}}

{{Fixed}} – Does not recognize symbols for feet and inches in a manually entered conversion (adds a second conversion):

* {{Para|height|157cm (5' 2")}} → {{Infobox person/height|157cm (5' 2")}}
* {{Para|height|1.57m (5′ 2″)}} → {{Infobox person/height|1.57m (5′ 2″)}}

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