Template:Side box

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Module:Side box

above content appears here, in a separate row above the main text area

(image)

text content, the box's main content, appears here

(image
right )

below content appears here, in a separate row below the main text area

{{{above}}}

{{{image}}}

{{{text}}}

{{{imageright}}}

{{{below}}}

Side box is a meta-template that can be used to create nicely-styled floating content boxes (see example directly opposite).

Parameters

Parameter	Description
metadata	Set as `\|metadata=no` to suppress the HTML "metadata" class.
position	Set as `\|position=left` to position the box on the left-hand rather than right-hand side of the page and remove the float.
class	CSS classes to apply to the box.
style	CSS styles to apply to the box, e.g., `\|style=background:#F5FAFF; border:1px solid #CEDFF2;` for a pale blue box
role	WAI-ARIA role, such as note or figure, to apply to the box.
labelledby	HTML id of an element that acts as a label for the box.
abovestyle	CSS styles to apply to the "above" cell (see next parameter) only.
above	Content to appear in a separate row above the main cell (and spanning the entire width of the box).
image	A full image tag (or other content), such as `[[File:Example.jpg\|40px]]`. If this is not present or set as `none`, no image is displayed.
textclass	CSS classes to apply to the text cells only. (default: 'plainlist')
textstyle	CSS styles to apply to the text cells only.
text	Text to display in the box.
imageright	A full image tag (or other content) to display in a separate table cell on the box's righthand side.
below	Content to appear in a separate row underneath the main cell (and spanning the entire width of the box).

TemplateData

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A meta-template that can be used to create nicely-styled floating content boxes

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
above	`above`	no description	Unknown	optional
image	`image`	no description	Unknown	optional
text	`text`	no description	Unknown	optional
imageright	`imageright`	no description	Unknown	optional
below	`below`	no description	Unknown	optional

Parameters

TemplateData

See also