Template:Color box/sandbox
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Usage
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TemplateData for Color box
{{color box|color|text|text color}}
Adds a rectangular color box.
- Colors are most commonly specified as either a color keyword or as the hexadecimal triplet representing an RGB combination. See the article web colors for details.
- If specified, the text is centered within the box.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Color | 1 | Background color of the box.
| String | required |
Text | 2 | Adds text inside the box; box is otherwise an empty square.
| String | suggested |
Text color | 3 | Sets the color of the text inside the box.
| String | suggested |
Border color | border | Sets the color of the border around the box.
| String | optional |
Visual effect | Markup |
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{{color box|Green}}
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Default color for this text | {{color box|Yellow|Default color for this text}}
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Default color for this text | {{color box|Blue|Default color for this text}}
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Using X11 color names | {{color box|SteelBlue|'''Using X11 color names'''|Gold}}
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Using RGB hex triplets | {{color box|#012345|''Using RGB hex triplet''|#FEDCBA}}
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Red | {{color box|Yellow|Red|#f00|border=#f00}}
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bordercolor like wikitable | {{color box|white|bordercolor like wikitable|border=#A2A9B1}}
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Variants
[edit]Template | Description | Example |
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{{Color box}} | Color box size with black borders and text color. Standard size. | or ORANGE |
{{Color box striped}} | Striped color box. Standard size. | |
{{RouteBox}} | Borderless color box with text color and wikilinks. | ORANGE |
{{Colorbull}} | Colored bullet with wikilinks. | ■ |
{{Legend inline}} | Color box size with black borders. Standard size. | |
{{Color sample}} | Color box size with black borders. Smaller size. | |
{{Swatch inline}} | orange | |
{{Background color}} | orange | |
{{Rail color box}} | A version with more display options. Part of Module:Adjacent stations | ●, Orange |
{{Diagonal split color box}} | Color box split diagonally. Standard size. |
Supporting template
[edit]See also
[edit]- {{Infobox color}}, an infobox for the detailed description of a color.
- {{Legend}}