Template:Format ISBN

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Examples

Input	Output	Notes
{{Format ISBN\|9781571816559}}	978-1-57181-655-9	13 digits, unformatted
{{Format ISBN\|9780306807930}}	978-0-306-80793-0
{{Format ISBN\|9780786438617}}	978-0-7864-3861-7
{{Format ISBN\|1605206245}}	978-1-60520-624-0	10-digits input^[1]
{{Format ISBN\|0-385-33348-X}}	978-0-385-33348-1	10-digits input^[1]
{{Format ISBN\|97-8-1-60520624-0}}	978-1-60520-624-0	13 digits, badly pre-formatted
{{Format ISBN\|9783033009608}}	978-3-033-00960-8	German ISBN starting with 978-3
{{Format ISBN\|9788876055485}}	978-88-7605-548-5	Italian ISBN starting with 978-88
{{Format ISBN\|9791220008525}}	979-12-200-0852-5	Italian ISBN starting with 979-12^[1]
{{Format ISBN\|97808108596789}}	Can't format invalid ISBN: 97808108596789	ISBNs with bad input length (not 10 or 13)
{{Format ISBN\|978025095023}}	Can't format invalid ISBN: 978025095023
{{Format ISBN\|03578936X}}	Can't format invalid ISBN: 03578936X
{{Format ISBN\|9780816645842}}	Can't format invalid ISBN: 9780816645842	ISBN with bogus check digit (should be 8)
{{Format ISBN\|Unknown}}	Can't format invalid ISBN: Unknown	ISBN with textual gibberish
{{Format ISBN\|9782D0GP00P37}}	Can't format invalid ISBN: 9782D0GP00P37	ISBN with textual gibberish
{{Format ISBN}}		Blank ISBN, blank output (no error)
{{Format ISBN\|9780553897883\|link=no}}	978-0-553-89788-3	ISBN in plaintext (Special:BookSources link disabled)

^ ^a ^b Rowe, Adam (November 29, 2019). "The 10-Digit ISBN Is Getting Retired Next Year". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. In order to stop misidentifications, all US systems will need to effectively retire the 10-digit signifier before they start processing new titles with the 979 prefix.