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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
((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
| Template | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ((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
See also
- ((Infobox color)), an infobox for the detailed description of a color.
- ((Legend))