created: 20150221154907000
modified: 20150221155706000
title: lingo Macro
tags: Macros [[Core Macros]]
caption: lingo

The <<.def lingo>> [[macro|Macros]] relates to the translation of ~TiddlyWiki's user interface into other languages. It returns a piece of text in the user's currently selected language.

Translatable text is supplied by language plugins containing tiddlers with specific titles that start with `$:/language/`.

!! Parameters

;title
: The title of the shadow tiddler that contains the text. The prefix `$:/language/` is added automatically

<<.macro-examples "lingo">>