Template:Twenty-foot equivalent units

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Purpose

To show measurements in terms of the Twenty-foot equivalent unit in a consistent manner that is compliant with WP:MOSNUM. Also to introduce the intended meaning of the abbreviation TEU the first time it is used in an article.

Usage

{{TEU|number|first=yes}}

Specify first=yes to create a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page.

Examples

InputDisplays as
{{TEU|36,000|first=yes}} 36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)
{{TEU|36,000}} 36,000 TEU
Template Measurement Example Unit type Usage
{{Displacement}}for displacement (ship) 36,000 metric tons of displacement
36,000 long tons of displacement
weightmodern
{{Deadweight tonnage}}for deadweight tonnage 36,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)weightmodern
{{Gross tonnage}}for gross tonnage 36,000 gross tonnage (GT)dimensionless indexmodern
{{Net tonnage}}for net tonnage 36,000 net tonnage (NT)dimensionless indexmodern
{{Twenty-foot equivalent units}}for twenty-foot equivalent units 36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)capacitymodern
{{Net register tonnage}}for net register tonnage 36,000 net register tons (NRT)volumeoutdated
{{Gross register tonnage}}for gross register tonnage 36,000 gross register tons (GRT)volumeoutdated

Shows measurements in terms of the Twenty-foot equivalent unit in a consistent manner that is compliant with WP:MOSNUM. Introduces the intended meaning of the abbreviation TEU the first time it is used in an article.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
First occurrence?first

Displays the long form if any text is present. Set this only if it's the first occurrence in an article.

Example
yes
Unknownoptional
Amountamt 1

The quantity to display

Example
4,000
Numberoptional