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| Sovereign states |  Ireland (Republic of)  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |  |
| Dependencies of the British Crown |  Guernsey ·  Isle of Man ·  Jersey | |
| Semi-autonomous countries in the UK |  Northern Ireland ·  Scotland ·  Wales | |
| Islands | Channel Islands · Great Britain · Ireland · Isle of Man | |
| List of islands of | England · Ireland · Isle of Man · Scotland · Wales | |
| History | Britain · England · Ireland · Isle of Man · Jersey · Scotland · United Kingdom · Wales | |
| Historic states | Kingdom of  Scotland · .svg){kind=small} England ·  Ireland · .svg){kind=small} Great Britain · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Irish Free State | |
| Modern Languages | BSL · Cornish · English · French · Guernésiais · Irish · ISL · Jèrriais · NISL · Manx · (Ulster) Scots · Scottish Gaelic · Welsh | |
| Peoples | British · Celts (List of tribes) · Cornish · English · Irish · Irish Traveller · Manx · Scottish · Ulster-Scots · Welsh | |
About this template
This template was developed based on a discussion on the Ireland talk page regarding objection there to the use of the term "British Isles." It is based on the original British Isles template developed by Lofty for use on articles relating to those islands. By default it will insert the above template but has the possibility to set a different title, if necessary.
It is proposed that articles where the community would prefer the use of a different term first reach a consensus with regard to what other term(s) to use and then insert the template, adjusting the title as necessary.
How to use this template
The template can be inserted on a page in one of two ways:
- 1. Where there are no objections to the use of the term "British Isles" on a page, use the following:
{{British Isles}}
- 2. On articles where there are objections, first reach a consensus as to what other term(s) to use, then insert the template using the following code (replacing "Title Will Go Here" with the agreed title):
{{British Isles|Title Will Go Here}}
Collapsible option
This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.
To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:
{{British Isles|state=collapsed}}will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.{{British Isles|state=expanded}}will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.
See also