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This template encompasses Oxford spelling as well as (in chemistry-related articles) IUPAC spelling. Principally this means the use of -ize instead of -ise endings, but otherwise traditional British spelling and vocabulary.

Usage

{{Use Oxford spelling|date=October 2025}}

This maintenance template adds articles to Category:Use Oxford spelling to denote articles which have Oxford spelling.

Also consider using User:Ohconfucius/script/EngvarB.

See also

  • {{Use American English}}
  • {{Use Australian English}}
  • {{Use Bangladeshi English}}
  • {{Use British English}}
    • {{Use Oxford spelling}}
  • {{Use Canadian English}}
  • {{Use Ghanaian English}}
  • {{Use Hiberno-English}}
  • {{Use Hong Kong English}}
  • {{Use Indian English}}
  • {{Use Jamaican English}}
  • {{Use Kenyan English}}
  • {{Use Liberian English}}
  • {{Use New Zealand English}}
  • {{Use Nigerian English}}
  • {{Use Pakistani English}}
  • {{Use Philippine English}}
  • {{Use Singapore English}}
  • {{Use South African English}}
  • {{Use Sri Lankan English}}
  • {{Use Tanzanian English}}
  • {{Use Trinidad and Tobago English}}
  • {{Use Ugandan English}}
  • {{EngvarB}} – for non-specific but not N. American spelling
  • {{Use dmy dates}} / {{Use mdy dates}}
  • {{Globalize}} – for articles not representing a worldwide view

Template Data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Use Oxford spelling in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Use Oxford spelling

Placed near the top of an article, informs editors to use Oxford English spelling in the article.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Month and yeardate

Month and year the article was verified as using Oxford spelling conventions

Example
March 2016
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Datesuggested
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Use Oxford spelling/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.
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