Template:Xtag

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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.

Parser and extension tags

For a machine-generated list, see Special:Version#mw-version-parser-extensiontags. It may include tags not documented here.

Parser tags

<gallery>, <includeonly>, <noinclude>, <nowiki>, <onlyinclude>, <pre>

Extension tags

<categorytree>, <charinsert>, <chem> (alias <ce>), <graph>, <hiero>, <imagemap>, <indicator>, <inputbox>, <mapframe>, <maplink>, <math>, <math chem>, <poem>, <ref>, <references>, <score>, <section>, <syntaxhighlight> (alias <source>), <templatedata>, <templatestyles>, <timeline>

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|s}}}	<nowiki />

Markup → Renders as:
{{xtag | syntaxhighlight | p | params= enclose="div" lang="text"}} →
<syntaxhighlight enclose="div" lang="text">...</ syntaxhighlight >

See also

• {{tag}}

Other formatting templates

{{#lsth:Template:Template-linking_templates|Other formatting templates}}

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