<tag>...</tag>
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{{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 at the HTML element article, e.g.:
{{Tag|del|link=y}}
produces:
<del>...</del>
This is only for HTML elements; the page is hard-coded, so it cannot be used for, e.g., XML elements from a particular schema. If desired, a feature for specifying the link page can be added.
Examples
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{{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}}
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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
}}
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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 |