Template:Tag

<tag>...</tag>

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This template provides a quick way to mention an XML-style tag in a preformatted way. Mainly used in discussion/help pages.

Usage

Types

• p or pair – (default) display a matched pair of open-and-close tags: <font>...</font>
• o or open – display only the opening tag of an open-and-close pair: <span>
• c or close – display only the closing tag of an open-and-close pair: </span>
• s or single – display a single tag: <br />

Examples

• {{tag|ref}} → <ref>...</ref>
• {{tag|ref|content=hello}} → <ref>hello</ref>
• {{tag|font|content=foo}} → <font>foo</font>
• {{tag|font|open}} → <font>
• {{tag|font|open|content=hello}} → <font>hello
• {{tag|span|close|content=hello}} → hello</span>
• {{tag|span|pair|content=hello}} → <span>hello</span>
• {{tag|ref|open|params=group=note}} → <ref group=note>
• {{tag|references|single}} → <references />
• {{tag|br|single}} → <br />

Params

• 1 or tag The tag to display (required)
• 2 or type See types above. Single, pair, open or closed tag
• content The content of the tag (only used for type=pair)
• params Parameters (attributes) for the opening tag, unused in close type.
• plain Avoid using monospace font and grey background for the tag.

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The following information is used by extensions and applications, such as VisualEditor, to help users implement this template onto pages. Please ensure that it is up-to-date. This template provides a quick way to mention an XML-style tag in a preformatted way. Mainly used in discussion/help pages. Template parameters This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status tag 1 The name of the HTML tag Default tag Example span Line required type 2 What type of tag to display, see documentation for possible values Default pair Line optional content content The text content of the tag. By default “...” for pair type, empty for others; unused if type is single Content optional params params Parameters (attributes) for the opening tag, unused in close type Example foo="bar" Line optional plain display plain Avoid using monospace font and grey background for the tag Line optional