This module can be used to quickly add a new unit for use with . When satisfied that a unit is working correctly, ask at for the unit to be moved to the permanent list of units.
See for a good way to prepare unit definitions that can be copied into this page.
The following extracts from show examples that could be used to define a new unit. Any number of spaces can be used where blanks are shown in the following.
| Field | Description | |
|---|---|---|
symbol | Unit identifier used when abbr=on is in effect. | |
name1 | Singular name of the unit used when abbr=off is in effect. | |
name2 | Plural name of the unit; not required if it is the same as name1 plus "s". | |
name1_us | Singular name when sp=us is in effect; not required if the same as name1. | |
name2_us | Plural name when sp=us is in effect; not required if the same as name1_us plus "s". | |
utype | Unit type; must be exactly the same as the utype of any other unit used in a conversion. | |
scale | Number of base units in the unit being defined. | |
default | Unit code of the default output used when no output unit is specified in a conversion. | |
target | Unit code of an existing unit (the unit being defined "redirects" to the existing unit). | |
prefixes | Use 1 if an SI prefix is accepted; 2 is used for m<sup>2</sup>, and 3 is used for m<sup>3</sup>. | |
link | Article title used when lk=on is in effect; not required if it is the same as name1. |