Template:Units attention

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Usage

This template adds articles to Category:Articles requiring unit attention, where there is a concern regarding the units of measurement used.

See also

Math templates

Functions
Numeral systems

Functions	elementary arithmetic precision val (value formatting) percentage
Numeral systems	{{#invoke:BaseConvert\|XtoY}} binary decimal2Base hex2dec hexadecimal octal quaternary rn roman ternary vigesimal

Conversions

convert	many units (see: list)
cvt	abbreviated {{convert}}
convinfobox	{{convert}} for infoboxes
bbl to t	barrels of oil to tonnes
long ton	long hundredweights, quarters and pounds to kilograms; long tons and hundredweights to pounds and metric tons
miles-chains	miles and chains to kilometres linking "chains"

decdeg	degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal degrees
deg2dms	decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, and seconds
deg2hms	decimal degrees to hour angle (in hours, minutes, and seconds)
hms2deg	hour angle (in hours, minutes, and seconds) to decimal degrees
inflation	calculate inflation of Consumer Price Index-related prices
pop density	population density in an area
track gauge	railway track gauges

Notation and formatting

bigmath	bigger font to match TeX `\displaystyle` (standalone formulas only)
bra-ket braket bra ket	bra–ket notation
ceil, floor	calculations :mw:Help:#expr; formatting indicators ⌈3.14⌉, ⌊3.14⌋ (no calculation performed)
fraction	slant fractions 3⁄5 (not for maths/science articles; use standing or upright fractions `{{sfrac}}` instead)
intmath	integral symbols
langle rangle angbr	angular brackets
ldelim rdelim	multiline delimiters (2–5 lines inclusive)
abs	absolute values (paired vertical lines)
math	short text-based formulas
mathcal	[mathematical] calligraphic font; alternative to LaTeX `\mathcal{...}`

mvar	individual italicized maths variables in normal text
overline underline	a line set above/below a sequence of characters
overarc	an arc set above a sequence of characters
overset underset	arbitrary characters/diacritics set above/below one another
pars	parentheses that can be resized $(\sum)$
sfrac	"standing" or upright fractions ⁠3/5⁠ (use in maths/science articles instead of`{{fraction}}`)
sub sup su	subscripts and superscripts
tmath	Wrap TeX in <math> tags
tombstone	symbol indicating the end of a proof
val	measurement values, uncertainties and units
vec	various overarrows, underarrows, etc.

Boxes

Tags

Notices

Boxes	Tags
arithmetic operations calculus Infobox mathematical function functions	metricate undue precision units attention

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