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This template is used to automatically add conversions of length measurements displayed by infoboxes, such as:
 * reach in and
 * spike and block in

Examples
Inches:


 * 1 inch &rarr;
 * 78 inches &rarr;
 * 78 ins &rarr;
 * 78 in. &rarr;
 * 78 in &rarr;

Centimetres:


 * 1 centimetre &rarr;
 * 1 centimeter &rarr;
 * 198 centimetres &rarr;
 * 198 centimeters &rarr;
 * 198 cms &rarr;
 * 198 cm. &rarr;
 * 198 cm &rarr;

Metres:


 * 1 metre &rarr;
 * 1 meter &rarr;
 * 1.98 metres &rarr;
 * 1.98 meters &rarr;
 * 1.98 ms &rarr;
 * 1.98 m. &rarr;
 * 1.98 m &rarr;

Non-breaking space or missing space after number:


 * 78&amp;nbsp;inches &rarr;
 * 198centimetres &rarr;
 * 1.98metres &rarr;

Text and/or footnotes (references) after length:


 * 78 ins (2012) &rarr;
 * 198 cms &rarr;
 * 1.98 ms (2012) &rarr;
 * Example references

Convert templates, without and with wikilinked unit names:


 * 78 in &rarr;
 * 78 in &rarr;
 * 78 in &rarr;
 * 78 in &rarr;
 * 198 cm &rarr;
 * 198 cm &rarr;
 * 1.98 m &rarr;
 * 1.98 m &rarr;
 * 1.98 m &rarr;
 * 1.98 m &rarr;
 * 1.98 m &rarr;

Exceptions
Does not replace numbers in manually entered conversions, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show incorrect conversions):


 * 78 inches (191 centimeters) &rarr;
 * 78 inches (1.91 meters) &rarr;
 * 198 centimetres (71 inches) &rarr;
 * 1.98 metres (71 inches) &rarr;

Does not replace numeric output of conversion templates such as convert, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show different precision than usual):


 * 78 in &rarr;
 * output of convert template: 78 in
 * 78 in &rarr;
 * output of convert template: 78 in
 * 198 cm &rarr;
 * output of convert template: 198 cm
 * 1.98 m &rarr;
 * output of convert template: 1.98 m

Areas for improvement
Conversion not displayed if unit name contains uppercase characters:


 * 198 Centimetres &rarr;
 * 198 CM &rarr;
 * 1.98 Metres &rarr;
 * 1.98 M &rarr;
 * 78 Inches &rarr;
 * 78 IN &rarr;

Conversion not displayed if symbols are used for inches:


 * 78" &rarr;
 * 78″ &rarr;

Does not recognize symbols for inches in manually entered conversion (adds a second conversion):


 * 198cm (78") &rarr;
 * 1.98m (78″) &rarr;

Does not convert feet (ft) or yards (yd):


 * 6 feet &rarr;
 * 6 ft &rarr;
 * 2 yards &rarr;
 * 2 yd &rarr;

If convert template displays feet or yards, it is not abbreviated:


 * 6 ft &rarr;
 * 6 ft &rarr;
 * 2 yd &rarr;
 * 2 yd &rarr;

If convert displays feet or yards in conversion, a second conversion is displayed (only for unlinked unit names):


 * 198 cm &rarr;
 * 1.98 m &rarr;
 * 229 cm &rarr;
 * 2.29 m &rarr;