Variable modifiers

Change the country language, the letter case or set a fallback value right inside a variable.

A modifier transforms a variable's value when it is displayed. Write it after the variable, separated by a vertical bar |:

{{user.addressCountry|lang:en}}

Modifiers work wherever variables work: signature, profile page, digital card, contact file (vCard) and NFC card.

Available modifiers

Modifier	Effect	Example	Result
`lang:fr`	Country in French	`{{user.addressCountry\|lang:fr}}`	Allemagne
`lang:en`	Country in English	`{{user.address\|lang:en}}`	1 Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany
`lang:native` (or `lang:auto`)	Country in its own language (default)	`{{user.addressCountry\|lang:native}}`	Deutschland
`upper`	All caps	`{{user.lastName\|upper}}`	SMITH
`lower`	All lowercase	`{{user.email\|lower}}`	john.smith@example.com
`capitalize`	Capital letter on each word	`{{user.firstName\|capitalize}}`	Mary-Jane
`initials`	Initials	`{{user.firstName\|initials}}`	MJ
`truncate:N`	Cut after N characters (adds "…")	`{{user.jobTitle\|truncate:20}}`	Head of internationa…
`default:value`	Shown when the variable is empty	`{{user.image\|default:https://…/logo.png}}`	the fallback image

Without a modifier, the country is shown in its own language ("Deutschland", "United Kingdom").

Modifiers apply from left to right:

{{user.addressCountry|lang:en|upper}}   → GERMANY
{{user.city|default:Paris|upper}}       → PARIS when the city is empty

Put lang first: it starts again from the stored country and ignores anything done before it.

lang works on the country alone (addressCountry) and on full addresses (address, address_2, address_3) — for the user and their groups ({{user.groupauto.address|lang:en}}).
default accepts a URL (https://…). An unsafe value (javascript:…) is ignored.
A misspelled modifier (|uper) makes the variable invalid: the editor flags it and it is displayed as typed.