Template talk:Convert/list of units/area

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Can we add an option to abbreviate US units as "unit²" rather than "sq unit"? --Lasunncty (talk) 01:36, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

When the template was rewritten (around November 2007) this was not an option according to WP:MOSNUM. It is now. JIMp _talk·cont 09:38, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Lasunncty, I have previously suggested that:

• input code 'sqblah' produces output text 'sq blah'
• input code 'blah2' produces output text 'blah²'

This would make the code more wysiwyg. If the output is not permitted, then the input code would not be valid. Jimp is, I think, aware that this is on my wishlist for the template. Lightmouse (talk) 09:46, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, aware I am and was meaning to point you, Lasunncty, in the direction of Template talk:Convert#template options: Tft3 versus Tcuft which does touch on this. Since "blah²" for imperial/US units is now permitted by MOSNUM the template should be able to output this. Lightmouse's suggested input codes make good sense: just what I'd have suggested. JIMp _talk·cont 13:04, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

P.S. I've transcluded this discussion onto the main template talk page. JIMp _talk·cont 13:09, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

A foot2 and a sqft are not the same thing, 3ftsq is 9sqft. Dave Rave (talk) 06:09, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

so much response to that, going well ... Dave Rave (talk) 12:10, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Docs

can we document the acre rood sqperch and include some abbrieviations, Australian government documentation shows a. r. p. Dave Rave (talk) 12:10, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

... Dave Rave (talk) 05:02, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

How to use?

Hi, could anyone explain how these templates are used? Cheers, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 10:32, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Horst-schlaemma, try asking at Template talk:Convert. Frietjes (talk) 17:57, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Horst-schlaemma This page is just a list of area units. The template to use them is {{convert}}. It has documentation with it. There is also the more extended Help:Convert. -DePiep (talk) 18:05, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Cheers and thanks! I was looking for something else and stumbled upon in the meantime. Have a good night! -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 20:04, 9 November 2014 (UTC)