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This template is intended for use in infoboxes; specifically ((Infobox person)) and templates calling Infobox person.
((Marriage)) takes up to three unnamed parameters (name, start date, end date)—plus an optional named parameter |end=—to produce output such as the following:
The above were produced by:
((marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905))((marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.))((marriage |Jane Doe |2002))((marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010))((marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div))((marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen--> |2012))((marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div))((marriage |Joe Blow| |2010|end=div))((marriage |Joe Bloggs| |2010))((marriage |Joe Schmo|end=div))Use of |end= will cause a line break between the name and the start date.
| Spouses | John Smith (m. 1895–1905)John Doe
(m. 1885; died 1888)Jane Doe (m. 2002)John Q. Public (m. 2002–2010)John Q. Citizen
(m. 2002; div. 2010)
(m. 2012)John Q. Taxpayer
(m. 2002, divorced)Joe Blow (div. 2010)Joe Bloggs (before 2010)Joe Schmo (divorced) |
|---|---|
Infoboxes already reduce text size to 88%, and MOS:FONTSIZE sets a lower limit for text size at 85% of the normal page font size, so it is not appropriate to use font size reduction when this template is used in an infobox. The example here is produced by:
((Infobox person |spouse = ((Plainlist| * ((marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905)) * ((marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.)) * ((marriage |Jane Doe |2002)) * ((marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010)) * ((marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div)) * ((marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen--> |2012)) * ((marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div)) * ((marriage |Joe Blow| |2010|end=div)) * ((marriage |Joe Bloggs| |2010)) * ((marriage |Joe Schmo|end=div)) )) ))
((marriage | <text> | <start date> | <end date> [| end= ]))
| Parameter | Description |
| <text> | (First unnamed parameter) Some text—usually a spouse's name—preceding the parenthesis carrying the marriage date/s, etc. This parameter may be omitted, typically for a remarriage to the same spouse. |
| <start date> | (Second unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage began. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., ((Hover title)). (See first and second examples above.) |
| <end date> | (Third unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage ended. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., ((Hover title)). (See first and second examples above.) |
| Reason for marriage's end. If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, do not provide a reason.
Otherwise,
Miss Doe
(m. 1882; ann. 1905)w, w., wid, wid., widow, or widowed is no longer supported and will display an error message. |
None of the parameters are required on their own, but if a template is missing all three of start date, end date, and reason, an error message will be displayed.
TemplateData for Marriage
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| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouse's name | 1 | Name of the person to whom the subject is married.
| String | suggested |
| Date married | 2 | Date the marriage began.
| String | suggested |
| Date ended | 3 | Date the marriage was dissolved or the spouse of the article's subject died.
| String | optional |
| Reason ended | end reason | Reason for marriage's end.
| String | optional |