Template:Xmark/doc

This template inserts a red X inline in the text. It is often used as the opposite of {{Tick}}.

Usage

This template inserts an inline red diagonal cross (X) image, indicating negation (or some other negatory message: rejection, failure, etc.). It is not for use in articles.

The cross image defaults to 20px in size. To change the size, call with a pixel value as an argument, such as:

The |color= or |colour= parameter can be used to change the color of the X:

color codes				output	notes
red		rd	r		the default
darkred	dkred	drd	dr
orange		or	o
yellow		yel	y
black		blk	k
grey	gray	gry	gy		is actually semi-transparent

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Xmark

A template that inserts a red (by default) X (diagonal cross) inline in the text

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Size	1	Sets the size of the X mark Default 20	Number	optional
Color	color colour	Sets the color of the X mark Default red	String	optional

See also

• {{t}}
• {{Hammer}}
• {{Strikethrough}}

Check and cross marks
Check marks		Cross marks
{{tick}} = {{check mark}}	Y Y Y Y	{{cross}} =	N N N
{{aye}} and {{Y}}	Y	{{nay}} and {{N}}	N
{{ya}}		{{na}}
{{yan}}		{{nan}}
{{check mark-n}}	Y	{{x mark-n}}	N
{{y&}}	✓	{{n&}}	✗
{{Chk}}	✓
{{yeac}}	Y	{{nayc}}	N
{{yeag}}	Yg	{{nayg}}	Ng
{{Mby}}	Y	{{nayd}}	N2
{{checked box}} {{ticked box}}		{{unchecked box}} {{unticked box}}
{{xed box}}		{{unexed box}}
{{question mark box}}	?
Other marks
{{n.b.}}	*	{{hmmm}}	?
{{bang}}		{{idkc}}	?
Most of the templates above are fully sortable in a class="sortable" table (each check mark is assigned an undisplayed "Y" and each cross mark an undisplayed "N").

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Inline icon templates by shape and color

Any of the following inline, comment-level templates can be converted into {{Resolved}}-style hatnotes by using {{Resbox}} to put a box around the icon and text.

Multi-sign templates

The following templates implement several icons:

• {{AIV}} – used by Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism
• {{AN3}} - used by Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard and its subpages
• {{BOTREQ}} - used by Wikipedia:Bot requests
• {{CPC}} - used by Wikipedia:Copyright problems
• {{CUI}} - used by CheckUsers
• {{EFFP}} – used by Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives
• {{EFR}} – used by Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested
• {{EP}} – used for servicing requests in edit-protected areas
• {{RFPP}} – used by Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
• {{RFPC}}, {{RFPNPR}}, {{RFPPM}}, {{RFPR}} – used by subpages of Wikipedia:Requests for permissions
• {{UAA}} – used by Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention
• {{UND}} – used by Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion
• {{Smiley}} – used for informal communication purposes
• {{Article history}}

Others

• Template:Check mark templates, for templates like these but without text
• Template:Icon, a template that creates an inline icon/image that is used in metapages
• Wikipedia:List of discussion templates, a more linear table of essentially the same set of templates
• Template:Resolved/See also, the smaller family of thread-level hatnote templates, similar to the above but with a box around them; any template above can be converted to one of those with {{Resbox}}
• Template:Table cell templates/doc, the family of table-specific templates that work only in tables
• Category:Image with comment templates
• Category:Resolution templates