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* [[Template:WarningBox]], for displaying '''warnings''' and '''important notes'''; |
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* [[Template:SafeBox]], for displaying '''validating information''' (e.g. see [[Template:Applicable to TDE]]). |
* [[Template:SafeBox]], for displaying '''validating information''' (e.g. see [[Template:Applicable to TDE]]). |
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Revision as of 14:22, 22 January 2022
Template:Box is a general-purpose template meant to display Wikipedia-style boxes with information such as warnings about the content of a page.
More specific box templates include:
- Template:TipBox, for displaying notices, tips and miscellaneous information;
- Template:WarningBox, for displaying warnings and important notes;
- Template:SafeBox, for displaying validating information (e.g. see Template:Applicable to TDE).
These more specific templates should be preferred when possible to directly using this template.
Usage
To use this template, use {{Box|caption=...|text=...|icon=...|background=...|highlight=...}}
on the target page.
caption
(optional) is the box caption;text
(required) is the box contents;icon
(optional) is the icon displayed by the text (default: File:Gear.png);background
(optional) is the background color (default: gainsboro);highlight
(optional) is the highlight color (default: gray).
Using this template on a page results in a box being placed.
Examples