Template:Display and convert/doc

This template is designed to display measurements in either metric or U. S. Customary/British Imperial units and convert to the other. A link is provided to the article in the Units of Measurement Wiki on each of the units in question.

Syntax
where


 * value is the value to be displayed in its original form,
 * original-unit and places are the unit and number of decimal places originally shown,
 * final-unit and places are the unit and number of decimal places to which the quantity is converted.

Units are to be given as abbreviations: m, cm, g, kg, in, ft, lb, oz.

No checking of the compatibility of units is done &mdash; if you write

you will get a display which is nonsense.