Sjabloon:Wikivar/doc

Usage

This template is to help facilitate the displaying of Wikipedia variables and built-in "magicword" (pseudo-template) names, and optionally their :parameters as well. The variable/magicword names are automatically put into all-upper-case.

Examples

{{wikivar|PAGENAME}}

and

{{wikivar|pagename}}

displays as:

{{PAGENAME}}

A second parameter can be added; this is the part followed by a colon in some usages:

{{wikivar|DEFAULTSORT|Kusanagi, Motoko}}

displays as:

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kusanagi, Motoko}}

See also

• {{strong}} – For semantically indicating strong emphasis instead of simple typographical boldfacing.
• {{strongbad}} – Same as {{strong}} but red like this: "Never use {{strongbad}} in articles."
• {{stronggood}} – Same as {{strongbad}} but green like this: "Only use {{stronggood}} on non-article pages."
• {{em}} – Similar template for semantically indicating mild emphasis instead of simple typographical italicization.
• {{var}} – Same as {{varserif}} use for all variables (e.g. strIllustratePrefix), except for "I" (upper-case i) and "l" (lower-case L), for which use {{varserif}}.
• {{varserif}} – Same as {{var}} but uses serif font (e.g. strIllustratePrefix), especially for distinguishing between "I" (upper-case i) and "l" (lower-case L) as variables.
• {{wikivar}} – For displaying wikicode variables and magicwords as they would appear in source code, e.g. {{PAGENAME}}, {{DEFAULTSORT:Lastname, Firstname}}.
• {{para}} – For displaying wiki template parameters (|title=) or parameters and values (|year=2008).
• {{tlx}} and related – For displaying entire templates (with or without parameters and values) as code.
• {{tag}} – For using HTML elements ("tags") in prose (e.g. "When coding HTML <img>...</img> tags, always include …").
• {{code}} – For computer source code (e.g. "always include the alt= parameter"). (Note: to nest other templates like {{var}} inside, use <code>...</code> instead of {{code}}.)
• {{syntaxhighlight}} or {{sxhl}} – Wrapper for <syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight>, but will wrap overflowing text.
• {{deprecated code}} or {{dc}} – For deprecated source code in template documentation, articles on HTML specs, etc.
• {{pre}} – For larger blocks of source code and other pre-formatted text.
• {{bq}} – For indented blocks of content, such as block quotations, examples, poems, etc.
• {{kbd}} – For indicating user input.
• {{key press}} – For indicating the input of specific keystrokes, e.g. CtrlX.
• {{PlayStation key press}} – For indicating PlayStation-style gamepad key presses, e.g. Sjabloon:Pskeypress.
• {{samp}} – For example output.