Ns104:Area

:Ns104:Area takes numerical values and units for denoting surface areas.

To allow users to enter values in different units of measurement, this page specifies several custom unit for this datatype:

• 1 m², m², sqm, square meter, square meters, square metre, square metresProperty "Corresponds to" is a declarative property and can only be used on a property or category page.
• 10000 cm², cm²Property "Corresponds to" is a declarative property and can only be used on a property or category page.
• 0.000001 km², km², sqkm, square kilometer, square kilometers, square kilometre, square kilometresProperty "Corresponds to" is a declarative property and can only be used on a property or category page.
• 0.0001 ha, hectare, hectaresProperty "Corresponds to" is a declarative property and can only be used on a property or category page.
• 3.86102158542e-7 miles², sqml, sqmi, sq mi, ml², mi², mi², square milesProperty "Corresponds to" is a declarative property and can only be used on a property or category page.
• 1.96051e-15 earthsProperty "Corresponds to" is a declarative property and can only be used on a property or category page. (used for astronomical objects in Property:Surface area)

Editors can add more units and alternative representations. To allow users to enter units in several forms, you add alternate representations separated by commas; for example this datatype supports "squared" using ² or a Unicode character.

The main unit is the first unit with 1:1 correspondence; for this datatype it is m². In the factbox and inline queries, values display converted into this unit first (unless a property specifies different display units).