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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