Template:Tag
<tag>...</tag>
{tag|tagname [|type] [|content=text] [|attribs=attributes and values]}
A markup tag is an open < and a close > angle brackets and the content within them, in a markup language, as XML or HTML:
- For example, the <title> tag provides a title for the Web page.
This template provides a quick way to mention a markup-style tag in a preformatted way. Mainly used in discussion/help pages.
Parameters
Required parameters shown in bold italics.
|1=(tagname above)- The XML/HTML tag's name (e.g. code, ref).
|2=(type above)- To indicate which of the tag's types is/are presented:
p(pair) (default)- A matching pair of open/start and close/end tags (e.g.
<div>...</div>).
To suppress the ellipsis ("...") between the tags, add an empty|content=parameter (for example,<div></div>). o(open)- An open/start tag (e.g.
<span>). c(close)- A close/end tag (e.g.
</span>). e(empty) ors(single) orv(void)- An empty element, formed with a single self-terminating tag (e.g.
<hr />); in HTML5 these are now known as "void" elements, though "empty" is the more common term.
|content=- Text to place between open/start and close/end tags.
|attribs=- Attributes and values to be included as part of an open/start tag (this parameter can also be called
|params=). |wrap=yes- Disable nowrap for long samples, so allowing wraps (line breaks).
|link=yes- Link to the element's entry in the HTML element article, For example:
{Tag|del|link=y}produces:<del>...</del>. This is only for HTML elements; the page for the link is hard-coded. |style=- Replace the default CSS style (border:none; background:transparent). For example:
|style=background: cornsilk
Examples
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
{tag|ref} |
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{tag|ref|content=} |
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{tag|ref|content=hello} |
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{tag|span|content=foo} |
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{tag|span|open} |
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{tag|span|open|content=hello} |
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{tag|span|close|content=hello} |
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{tag|span|pair|content=hello} |
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{tag|ref|open|attribs=group="note"} |
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{tag|references|single} |
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{tag|br|single} |
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{tag|!--|content=comment} |
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{tag|math|attribs=chem} |
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{tag|a
|attribs=href="<nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/</nowiki>"
|content=English Wikipedia} |
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Global use and documentation
For a global use of this template in other sister or Wikimedia projects, after copying it to paste in the destination project, remember to change in the code:
|p|pair = <{#if:{link|}|[[HTML element#
by this one:
|p|pair = <{#if:{link|}|[[Wikipedia:en:HTML element#
Remark that the code Wikipedia:en: has been added.
For template documentation in the sister project, you can use Template:Wikipedia doc.
See also
- HTML tag
- {HTMLElement}
- {XMLElement}
- {xtag} adds a MediaWiki parser or extension tag that links to the extension page.
- #tag:, the parser function that generates working tags.
Other formatting templates
| Code example | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|
{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}
|
Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters | |
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{Hatnote
| Some text
| selfref = yes
| category = no
| lang = fr
}
</syntaxhighlight>
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{Hatnote
| Some text
| selfref = yes
| category = no
| lang = fr
}
|
Same as above |
{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}
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{Hatnote |
Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters |
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{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}
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Same as above |
{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}
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{hatnote} |
Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote) |
{demo|<nowiki>{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}</nowiki>}
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{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}
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Shows code and example |
{tln|Hatnote}
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Template:Hatnote | Produces a normal link to the template |
{elc|Template:Hatnote}{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}
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[[Template:Hatnote]][[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]] |
Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix |
{ml|Example|hello}
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{#invoke:Example|hello} | Counterpart to {tl} for linking to Lua modules |
{mfl|Example|hello}
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{#invoke:Example|hello} | Similar to {ml}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section |
{mlx|Example|hello}
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{#invoke:Example|hello} |
Counterpart to {tlx} for linking to Lua modules |
{ml-lua|Module:Example}
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require('Module:Example') |
Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code. |
{para|title|<var>book title</var>}
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|title=book title |
Formats template parameters for display, with or without values |
{sclx|LASTING}
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[[WP:LASTING]] |
Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a <code>...</code> tag.
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{tag|ref}{xtag|templatedata}
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<ref>...</ref><templatedata> |
Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing |
{dtl|Ping project}
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{d:Ping project} | Wikidata counterpart to {tl} |
{pf|if}{pf|if|{1}|true|false}
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{#if} {#if:{1}|true|false} |
Parser function equivalent to {tl} |
{magic word|uc:}
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{uc:} | Magic word links |