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The templates in this series are designed to be used in a table to make a cell with text in that cell, with an appropriately colored background. They are commonly used in comparison tables. Most of these templates should not be used simply to produce a background color, use them according to their meaning.
For example, ((yes)) makes a cell with a green background. The text in the cell is taken from the first parameter; ((yes|Sure)) would output "Sure" otherwise it defaults to "Yes". Most templates allow authors to override the default text in this way, some require text put after the template call and some also need a vertical bar in between: ((''table cell template'')) ''text'' or ((''table cell template'')) | ''text''. This information, the colors and default texts are found in the table below.
Important: If you want to use other attributes for the table cells, e.g. colspan, rowspan, or style, they need to be put before the template call, and there must be no vertical bar (aka pipe) | in-between them:
| Yes | No | — |
|---|---|---|
| Yes/No | ||
...
!((Yes)) ||((No)) ||rowspan=2 ((n/a))
|-
|colspan=2 style="border:solid 3px Maroon" ((Yes-No))
...
Templates
| Class[1] | Default | Customized | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syntax | Preview | Syntax | Preview | |
table-rh
|
((rh)) | Row header[2] |
Row header | ((rh|align=right)) | Row header |
Row header |
((rh2)) | Row header[2] |
Row header | ((rh2|align=center)) | Row header |
Row header | |
table-yes
|
((yes)) |
Yes | ((yes|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text |
((yes C)) |
 Yes |
((yes C|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text
| |
((yes O)) |
 Yes |
((yes O|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text
| |
((yes N)) |
Yes | ((yes N|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text | |
table-maybe
|
((maybe)) |
Maybe | ((maybe|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text |
table-no
|
((no)) |
No | ((no|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text |
((no O)) |
 No |
((no O|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text
| |
((no X)) |
 No |
((no X|customized [[Plain text|text]])) |
customized text
| |
((eliminated)) |
Eliminated | ((eliminated|dropped out)) |
dropped out | |
((lost)) |
Lost | ((lost|missing)) |
missing | |
((active fire))[3] |
Active () | ((active fire|12%)) |
Active (12%) | |
((safe)) |
Safe | ((safe|protected)) |
protected | |
((no Y)) |
No | ((no Y|customized [[plain text|text]])) |
customized text | |
table-active
|
((active)) |
Active | ((active|live)) |
live |
table-siteactive
|
((site active)) |
Active | ((site active|up)) |
up |
((coming soon)) |
Coming soon | ((coming soon|second half of the year)) |
second half of the year | |
table-siteinactive
|
((site inactive)) |
Inactive | ((site inactive|down)) |
down |
table-success
|
((success)) |
Success | ((success|mission complete)) |
mission complete |
((operational)) |
Operational | ((operational|returning data)) |
returning data | |
table-failure
|
((failure)) |
Failure | ((failure|wrong orbit)) |
wrong orbit |
table-yes2
|
((yes2)) |
((yes2|text)) |
text | |
((good)) |
Good | ((good|A)) |
A | |
((ya)) |
 |
((ya|text=ya)) |
ya | |
((ya|Ya)) |
|
((ya|text|link=WP:ALT)) |
| |
((yan)) |
 |
((yan|text=ya)) |
ya | |
((won)) |
Won | ((won|text=white|color=darkblue|winner)) |
winner | |
((won|place=1)) |
1 | ((won|place=gold)) |
gold | |
((won|place=2)) |
2 | ((won|place=silver)) |
silver | |
((won|place=3)) |
3 | ((won|place=bronze)) |
bronze | |
((WinDL)) |
W | ((WinDL|win)) |
win | |
((WinDL|res=D)) |
D | ((WinDL|res=draw)) |
draw | |
((WinDL|res=L)) |
L | ((WinDL|res=loss)) |
loss | |
table-no2
|
((no2)) |
((no2|text)) |
text | |
((na)) |
|
((na|text=na)) |
na | |
((na|Na)) |
|
((na|text|link=WP:ALT)) |
| |
((nan)) |
 |
((nan|text=na)) |
na | |
((nom)) |
Nominated | ((nom|5)) |
5 | |
((notnom)) |
Not nominated | ((notnom|not selected)) |
not selected | |
((sho)) |
Shortlisted | ((sho|proposed)) |
proposed | |
((longlisted)) |
Longlisted | ((longlisted|rejected)) |
rejected | |
((TBA)) |
TBA | ((TBA|to be announced)) |
to be announced | |
table-partial
|
((partial)) |
Partial | ((partial|almost done)) |
almost done |
((Regional)) |
Regional | ((Regional|Uyghur)) |
Uyghur | |
((MaybeCheck)) |
 |
((MaybeCheck|text=possibly)) |
possibly | |
((MaybeCheck|possibly)) |
|
((MaybeCheck|text|link=WP:ALT)) |
| |
((partial success)) |
Partial success | ((partial success| |
reached orbit and returned pictures | |
((partial failure)) |
Partial failure | ((partial failure|[[Cubesat]] not deployed)) |
Cubesat not deployed | |
((okay)) |
Neutral | ((okay|C)) |
C | |
((Yes-No)) |
Yes/No | ((Yes-No|yes with an if; no with a but)) |
yes with an if; no with a but | |
((some)) |
Some | ((some|many)) |
many | |
((pending)) |
Pending | ((pending|awaiting)) |
awaiting | |
((sometimes)) |
Sometimes | ((sometimes|occasionally)) |
occasionally | |
((rarely)) |
Rarely | ((rarely|seldom)) |
seldom | |
((usually)) |
Usually | ((usually|commonly)) |
commonly | |
((unofficial)) |
Unofficial | ((unofficial|''de facto'')) |
de facto | |
((unofficial2)) |
Unofficial | ((unofficial2|''de facto'')) |
de facto | |
((nonpartisan)) |
Nonpartisan | ((nonpartisan|impartial)) |
impartial | |
table-any
|
((any)) |
Any | ((any|anyone)) |
anyone |
table-automatic
|
((perhaps)) |
Perhaps | ((perhaps|maybe)) |
maybe |
table-draw
|
((draw)) |
((draw|1:1)) |
1:1 | |
table-noAttempt
|
((No attempt)) |
No attempt | ((No attempt|No landing attempted)) |
No landing attempted |
table-na
|
((n/a)) |
— | ((n/a|unavailable)) |
unavailable |
((varies)) |
Varies | ((varies|differs)) |
differs | |
((non-album single))[4] |
Non-album single | ((non-album single|EP)) |
Non-album single[a] | |
((unreleased)) |
Unreleased | ((unreleased|shelved)) |
shelved | |
((BLACK)) |
N/A | ((BLACK|banned)) |
banned | |
((sdash)) |
— | ((sdash|[[File:Dash.svg|13px|dash icon]])) |
| |
((vacant)) |
Vacant | ((vacant|missing)) |
missing | |
table-unknown
|
((unknown)) |
Unknown | ((unknown|?)) |
? |
((dunno)) |
? | ((dunno|not sure)) |
not sure | |
table-included
|
((included)) |
Included | ((included|incorporated)) |
incorporated |
noresult
|
((no result)) |
No result | ((no result|NR)) |
NR |
table-planned
|
((planned)) |
Planned | ((planned|July 2028)) |
July 2028 |
table-scheduled
|
((scheduled)) |
Scheduled | ((scheduled|3 March 2027)) |
3 March 2027 |
table-software[5]
|
((beta)) |
Beta | ((beta|preview)) |
preview |
((table-experimental)) |
Experimental | ((table-experimental|lab)) |
lab | |
((nightly)) |
Nightly build | ((nightly|dev)) |
dev | |
((release-candidate)) |
Release candidate | ((release-candidate|RC)) |
RC | |
((open source)) |
Open source | ((open source|software libre)) |
software libre | |
((free)) |
Free | ((free|empty)) |
empty | |
((proprietary)) |
Proprietary | ((proprietary|custom extension)) |
custom extension | |
((nonfree)) |
Non-free | ((nonfree|paid)) |
paid | |
((needs)) |
Needs | ((needs|req.)) |
req. | |
table-depends
|
((depends)) |
Depends | ((depends|vendor-defined)) |
vendor-defined |
table-dropped
|
((dropped)) |
Dropped | ((dropped|discontinued)) |
discontinued |
((terminated)) |
Terminated | ((terminated|fired)) |
fired | |
incorrect
|
((incorrect)) |
Incorrect | ((incorrect|wrong)) |
wrong |
table-debate
|
((D-P)) |
P | ((D-P|present)) |
present |
((D-A)) |
A | ((D-A|absent)) |
absent | |
((D-I)) |
I | ((D-I|invited)) |
invited | |
((D-O)) |
O | ((D-O|other debate)) |
other debate | |
((D-N)) |
N | ((D-N|not invited)) |
not invited | |
((D-Nv)) |
NV | ((D-Nv|not voting)) |
not voting | |
((D-W)) |
W | ((D-W|withdrawn)) |
withdrawn | |
((D-Out)) |
Out | ((D-Out|out of race)) |
out of race | |
table-cast[6]
|
((CMain)) |
Main | ((CMain|text)) |
text |
((CAlso starring)) |
Also starring | ((CAlso starring|costar)) |
costar | |
((CRecurring)) |
Recurring | ((CRecurring|regular guest)) |
regular guest | |
((CGuest)) |
Guest | ((CGuest|victim)) |
victim | |
((COther)) |
((COther|ensemble)) |
ensemble | ||
((CNone)) |
((CNone|cast)) |
cast | ||
((CRemoved)) |
removed | ((CRemoved|edited)) |
edited | |
((CFinalist)) |
Finalist | ((CFinalist|contender)) |
contender | |
((CFinalist|place=3rd Place)) |
3rd Place | ((CFinalist|place=third place)) |
third place | |
((exempt)) |
exempt | ((exempt|exe)) |
exe | |
((Black Exempt)) |
B.Exempt | ((Black Exempt|lack)) |
lack | |
((nocontest)) |
((nocontest|rescheduled)) |
rescheduled | ||
((Runner-up)) |
Runner-up | ((Runner-up|2nd Place)) |
2nd Place | |
((Quit)) |
Quit | ((Quit|left)) |
left | |
| no class | ((not yet)) |
Not yet | ((not yet|NY)) |
NY |
((optional)) |
Optional | ((optional|non-mandatory)) |
non-mandatory | |
((shade|100))% |
100% | ((shade|color=blue|100))% |
100% | |
((shade|75))% |
75% | ((shade|color=blue|75|73–78))% |
73–78% | |
((shade|25))% |
25% | ((shade|color=blue|25|((val|25|2|u=%)))) |
25%±2% | |
((shade|0))% |
0% | ((shade|color=blue|0))% |
0% | |
((CellCategory|1)) |
((CellCategory|1|Group A)) |
Group A | ||
((CellCategory|2)) |
((CellCategory|2|Group B|align=tc)) |
Group B | ||
((CellCategory|3)) |
((CellCategory|3|Group C|align=tr)) |
Group C | ||
- ^ EP
Code
Common code to most if not all the templates in this series:
style="background: #abcdef; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: (({align|center))}; (({style|text-transform: capitalize;))}" class="automatic table-automatic"| (({1|text))}
Code specific to this template:
style="background:#CDE; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |
Creating new templates
To make a new table cell template you can use:
((subst:Table cell templates|text= default text |bg= background color |class= a class name without prefix |align= standard horizontal alignment))
You should leave out the align parameter and often the class parameter is unnecessary, too.
Add the new template to the table in the common documentation afterwards. Please consider reusing one of the other templates and please choose the color sensibly.
If you find a table cell template that does not take a parameter and you want to be able to change the text in the cell, do not duplicate the template! Instead, edit the template and change the text to a default parameter substitution. For example, if a template's text is Dropped, change that to (({1|Dropped))}.
style="background: #abcdef; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: (({align|center))}; (({style|))}" class="automatic table-automatic"| (({1|text))}
Choosing a color
When changing or creating a new template, follow the use of colour guidelines and the color accessibility guidelines when choosing the background color and, sometimes, the text color. Many of these templates can be used with links to other articles or references, so the links should be clearly identifiable against the background color. You can check contrast level using the WebAIM contrast checker by setting the foreground color to the blue link color. Contrast should be at the minimum WCAG AA level and, whenever possible, at WCAG AAA level. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Colors has a set of colors that comply with WCAG AAA and WCAG AA for unvisited links and normal text.
Color subpage
All templates should either have a /bgcolor subpage that contains nothing but a valid CSS color code, possibly wrapped in nowiki tags, e.g. #BFD, which can be included with background: ((/bgcolor)); in the style attribute, or they should reference another template's subpage, e.g. background: ((Template:Yes2/bgcolor));. Alternatively, the /bgcolor subpage may redirect to another color code subpage: #REDIRECT [[yes2/bgcolor]].
This way, pages that are using these templates may also use ((legend)) and similar templates which can reference the actual color: ((legend|((yes2/bgcolor))|supported))
TemplateData
TemplateData for Draw
One of several templates for styling individual table cells with standard contents and colors.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | 1 | text to be displayed instead of the default; if this doesn't work put the text after the template, possibly with a vertical bar | in between
| Content | optional |
| horizontal align | align | text alignment inside the cell, either 'left', 'right', 'center' or 'justified'
| String | optional |
| style | style | a semicolon-separated list of additional CSS rules to be applied to the table cell
| String | optional |
| background color | color | a valid CSS color value or name to override the standard cell background, only available with some templates
| Line | optional |
See also
- ((Change)) – calculates, displays and color-codes changes between two values
- ((BSD-lic)) – specialized redirect for ((free))
- ((GPL-lic)) – specialized redirect for ((free))
- ((LGPL-lic)) – specialized redirect for ((free))
- ((Active)) / ((No result)) / ((Eliminated)) for comparison tables
Notes
- ^ The HTML class of table cell templates may be referenced in a user stylesheet to change appearance.
- ^ a b Does not take a parameter; the content should be placed after the template call, separated by a pipe (|) character.
- ^ This template is related to WikiProject Wildfire.
- ^ This template is related to WikiProject Songs.
- ^ This group of templates is related to WikiProject Software.
- ^ This group of templates is related to WikiProject Television.