Template:Xtag

‎<tag>

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Extension tag

This template adds a formatted MediaWiki parser or extension tag that links to the help or extension page. This template is similar to {{tag}}, but it links the tag and defaults to open.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Tag	1	The name of the Extension tag. Default tag Example pre	Line	required
Type	2	What type of tag to display, see documentation for possible values. Suggested values p pair o open c close s single Default open	String	optional
Content	content	The text content of the tag. By default “...” for pair type, empty for others; unused if type is single.	Content	optional
Parameters	params	Parameters (attributes) for the opening tag, unused in close type. Example {{attr|foo|"bar"}}	Line	optional
Plain display	plain	Avoid using monospace font and grey background for the tag. Default 0 Auto value 1	Boolean	optional
Wrap?	wrap	Whether to not add `style="white-space: nowrap;"` to the enclosing <code> tag. Default 0 Auto value 1	Boolean	optional

Parameters

• first parameter (mandatory): the name of the HTML tag
• second parameter: what type of tag to display:
  • p or pair: display a matched pair of open-and-close tags
    • To suppress the ellipsis which appears between the tags, add an empty |content= parameter
  • o or open (default): display only the opening tag of an open-and-close pair
  • c or close: display only the closing tag of an open-and-close pair
  • s or single: display a single tag
• content= the text content of the tags
• params= any parameters to be included in the opening tag

Examples

Markup	Renders as
{{xtag|nowiki}}	‎<nowiki>
{{xtag|nowiki|close | content = <nowiki>{{{content}}}</nowiki> | params = {{attr|foo|"bar"}} }}	{{{content}}}‎</nowiki>
{{xtag|nowiki|single | content = <nowiki>{{{content}}}</nowiki> | params = {{attr|foo|"bar"}} }}	‎<nowiki foo="bar" />
{{xtag|nowiki|open | content = <nowiki>{{{content}}}</nowiki> | params = {{attr|foo|"bar"}} }}	‎<nowiki foo="bar">{{{content}}}
{{xtag|nowiki|pair | content = <nowiki>{{{content}}}</nowiki> | params = {{attr|foo|"bar"}} }}	‎<nowiki foo="bar">{{{content}}}‎</nowiki>

Markup → Renders as:

• {{xtag|templatestyles|s|params={{attr|lang|"Template:Uses TemplateStyles/example.css"}}}} →
  ‎<templatestyles src="Template:Uses TemplateStyles/example.css" />
• {{xtag|syntaxhighlight|p|params={{attr|lang|"text"}}}} →
  ‎<syntaxhighlight lang="text">...‎</syntaxhighlight>

See also

• {{attr}}
• {{tag}}

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