Template:Mbox
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This is used to create message boxes.
Usage
{{Mbox
|text =
|type =
|image =
}}
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
text | text | The text to be displayed. | empty | required |
type | type | Changes the color depending on the message needed. Each has its own preset image, see #Examples | notice | optional |
image | left image | Override the image (“none” for no image). Use format: [[File:Commons-emblem-urgent.svg|class=noviewer|48px]]. The default depends on the type. | empty | optional |
imageright | right image | Show an image on the right side, similar to the left one (but empty by default). | empty | optional |
textstyle | text style | Override/augment default style of text cell (e.g. alignment — text-align:left; / text-align:right; / text-align:center;). | empty | optional |
style | box style | Override/augment default style of the whole message box. | empty | optional |
class | box class | Augment default CSS classes of the whole message box. Particularly useful if your template uses TemplateStyles. | empty | optional |
lang | language | Set the language of the text – it's important for right-to-left languages: their image is on the right and imageright is on the left. It helps assistive software (e.g. screen readers) even in left-to-right languages. | empty | optional |
width | box width | Set the width of the box (avoid using it, 80% for example is too large as it leaves only 10% of the page content width for the left/right margins where there may be floating elements generally large of about 250px: if this occurs the Mbox will be displayed at a much lower position on the page, as if there was a "clear:both", so Mbox may not be immediately visible without scrolling down the page with a huge blank space in the middle and all the rest of the page after the Mbox will be also invisible without scrolling). Instead, use the "margin" parameter to set horizontal margins. To avoid the centering, and/or the thick left border, modify e.g. “style=margin-left:0;border-left:2px solid #F4C430” | auto | optional |
margin | horizontal margin | Set the horizontal margin of the box (by default it is "auto" if a legacy width is specified, otherwise it is "10%"). | 10% | optional |
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<templatedata>JSON</templatedata> ./. {{TemplateBox}}
TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard. Existing template documentation Newly created template documentation and imports Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information This is used to create message boxes.
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Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
See also
Localization
This template is localized using Module:TNT. These translations are stored in Data:I18n/Message box.tab.
Category:Templates using Module:TNT for internationalisationNote:
The icon displayed in the message box is clickable and drives to Commons (to see its attributions), but only when the message box is displayed in a "Template:" page (including their talk pages). When the template is displayed in a page belonging to all other namespaces, no link is generated, only the icon is visible directly.
Examples
All possible values for parameter "type"
| type=(empty) → default (synonym to notice) |
| type=notice → for informative messages only |
 | type=message → for informative messages only |
 | type=query → for minor issues |
 | type=style → for cleanup (synonym to query, only different icon) |
 | type=issue → for larger issues |
| type=content → for content issues (synonym to issue) |
 | type=serious → for serious notices |
| type=delete → for deletion notices (synonym to serious) |
 | type=stop → for stop and other caution notices, such as frequent issues (synonym to serious, only different icon) |
 | type=speedy → for speedy deletion notices |
 | type=warning → for urgent notices (synonym to speedy) |
 | type=move → for move requests |
 | type=protection → for protection notices (synonym to message, only different icon) |
 | type=license → for licenses |
 | type=legal → for legal disclaimers such as {{Trademark}} |
 | type=honor → for honors such as featured image |
 | type=growth → for other "good" notices |
 | type=shit → for fun ... or for maintenance affairs :) |
Examples with more parameters
| type = (empty) and style = background:#DFF |
 | type = query and image = [[File:Warning.svg|alt=Exclamation mark|30px|class=noviewer]] |
 | type = query and image = [[File:OOjs UI icon alert-yellow.svg|alt=Exclamation mark|40px|class=noviewer]] |
 | type = query and image = [[File:Lol exclam.png|alt=Exclamation mark|38px|class=noviewer]] |
 | type = issue, image = [[File:Commons-emblem-hand-orange.svg|alt=Stop hand|45px|class=noviewer]] and style = background:#f7f7f7; |
 | type = message, image = [[File:Pictogram voting info.svg|20px|class=noviewer]] and margin = 0em |