The template's defaults can be overridden and the parenthesis excluded, in which case there may be no visible changes to the text where it's used. An HTML span, however, still identifies the native name as a linguistic element, meaning that web browsers and screen readers can select a particular font, formatting, pronunciation, etc., for it.

For multiple native names, use {{native name list}}

• {{Native name|<IETF language tag>|<the native name>}}

• Common usage:
  • {{Native name|de|Deutschland}} –> Deutschland (German)

• Code and result for the same name "Deutschland" above but with italics switched off, nolink switched on and a parensize of 90%:
  • {{Native name|de|Deutschland|italics=off|nolink=on|parensize=90%}} –> Deutschland (German)

• Retaining no italics but suppressing the parenthesis which produces the same as if the {{lang}} template had been used:
  • {{Native name|de|Deutschland|italics=off|paren=omit}} –> Deutschland

• Language does not have an ISO code
  • {{Native name|mis|Banib|paren=omit}} ([[Boonwurrung language]]) –> Banib (Boonwurrung language)

• Language is not known
  • {{Native name|und|Bakoma|paren=omit}} –> Bakoma

{{Infobox settlement
| name = The Hague
| native_name = {{Native name|nl|Den Haag}}
}}

{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = French Republic
| native_name = {{Native name|fr|République française|paren=omit}}
}}

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