Template:Infobox element

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Infoboxes for the chemical elements use the meta template {{Infobox element}} (talk).

Parameters

In general

Usually parameters reproduce the value, and the template adds the SI unit or additional standard text. While the topic is technical, we can strive to make the result readable text, and even verbose. For example, this is why the template writes "(at 0 °C)". For this, you may want to experiment with parameter input too - or propose improvements.

All this can vary across the values (data rows). So depending on the row and the specific value, additional formattings may be added by the template (e.g., a newline <br/>)

Central data values

Some data, like standard atomic weight, are read from a central list. This way, enwiki has the same values everywhere. See § Chemical element data sets for more.

Parameter naming patterns

Most parameters have a ... ref that allows for references. This reference is added right after the unit.

ionization energy ref

Parameters with a .. comment suffix are added to the end of a data line, with a space added. Comments are reproduced without formatting additions (no brackets, no italics, ...):

ionization energy comment

Numbered values make a list:

ionization energy

ionization energy 2

ionization energy 3

Parameter list

This parameter list: 

See also: Infobox element/testcases-all-params demo.

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|sublimation point C= |sublimation point F= |sublimation point ref= |sublimation point comment= |density gplstp= |density gplstp ref= |density gplstp comment= |density kgpm3stp= |density kgpm3stp ref= |density kgpm3stp comment= |density gpcm3nrt= |density gpcm3nrt ref= |density gpcm3nrt comment= |density gpcm3nrt 2= |density gpcm3nrt 2 ref= |density gpcm3nrt 2 comment= |density gpcm3nrt 3= |density gpcm3nrt 3 ref= |density gpcm3nrt 3 comment= |density gpcm3mp= |density gpcm3mp ref= |density gpcm3mp comment= |density gpcm3bp= |density gpcm3bp ref= |density gpcm3bp comment= |molar volume= |molar volume unit = |molar volume ref= |molar volume comment= |triple point K= |triple point kPa= |triple point ref= |triple point comment= |triple point K 2= |triple point kPa 2= |triple point 2 ref= |triple point 2 comment= |critical point K= |critical point MPa= |critical point ref= |critical point comment= |heat fusion= |heat fusion ref= |heat fusion comment= |heat fusion 2= |heat fusion 2 ref= |heat fusion 2 comment= |heat vaporization= |heat vaporization ref= |heat vaporization comment= |heat capacity= |heat capacity ref= |heat capacity comment= |heat capacity 2= |heat capacity 2 ref= |heat capacity 2 comment= |vapor pressure 1= |vapor pressure 10= |vapor pressure 100= |vapor pressure 1 k= |vapor pressure 10 k= |vapor pressure 100 k= |vapor pressure ref= |vapor pressure comment= |vapor pressure 1 2= |vapor pressure 10 2= |vapor pressure 100 2= |vapor pressure 1 k 2= |vapor pressure 10 k 2= |vapor pressure 100 k 2= |vapor pressure 2 ref= |vapor pressure 2 comment= <!-- Atomic properties --> |atomic properties comment= |electronegativity= |electronegativity ref= |electronegativity comment= |ionization energy 1= |ionization energy 1 ref= |ionization energy 1 comment= |ionization energy 2= |ionization energy 2 ref= |ionization energy 2 comment= |ionization energy 3= |ionization energy 3 ref= |ionization energy 3 comment= |number of ionization energies= |ionization energy ref= |ionization energy comment= |atomic radius= |atomic radius ref= |atomic radius comment= |atomic radius calculated= |atomic radius calculated ref= |atomic radius calculated comment= |covalent radius= |covalent radius ref= |covalent radius comment= |Van der Waals radius= |Van der Waals radius ref= |Van der Waals radius comment= <!-- Miscellanea --> |crystal structure= |crystal structure prefix= |crystal structure ref= |crystal structure comment= |lattice constant= |crystal structure 2= |crystal structure 2 prefix= |crystal structure 2 ref= |crystal structure 2 comment= |lattice constant 2= |speed of sound= |speed of sound ref= |speed of sound comment= |speed of sound rod at 20= |speed of sound rod at 20 ref= |speed of sound rod at 20 comment= |speed of sound rod at r.t.= |speed of sound rod at r.t. ref= |speed of sound rod at r.t. comment= |thermal expansion= |thermal expansion ref= |thermal expansion comment= |thermal expansion at 25= |thermal expansion at 25 ref= |thermal expansion at 25 comment= |thermal conductivity= |thermal conductivity ref= |thermal conductivity comment= |thermal conductivity 2= |thermal conductivity 2 ref= |thermal conductivity 2 comment= |thermal diffusivity= |thermal diffusivity ref= |thermal diffusivity comment= |electrical resistivity= |electrical resistivity unit prefix= |electrical resistivity ref= |electrical resistivity comment= |electrical resistivity at 0= |electrical resistivity at 0 ref= |electrical resistivity at 0 comment= |electrical resistivity at 20= |electrical resistivity at 20 ref= |electrical resistivity at 20 comment= |band gap= |band gap ref= |band gap comment= |Curie point K= |Curie point ref= |Curie point comment= |magnetic ordering= |magnetic ordering ref= |magnetic ordering comment= |tensile strength= |tensile strength ref= |tensile strength comment= |Young's modulus= |Young's modulus ref= |Young's modulus comment= |Shear modulus= |Shear modulus ref= |Shear modulus comment= |Bulk modulus= |Bulk modulus ref= |Bulk modulus comment= |Poisson ratio= |Poisson ratio ref= |Poisson ratio comment= |Mohs hardness= |Mohs hardness ref= |Mohs hardness comment= |Mohs hardness 2= |Mohs hardness 2 ref= |Mohs hardness 2 comment= |Vickers hardness= |Vickers hardness ref= |Vickers hardness comment= |Brinell hardness= |Brinell hardness ref= |Brinell hardness comment= |CAS number= |CAS number ref= |CAS number comment= <!-- History --> |naming= |predicted by= |prediction date ref= |prediction date= |discovered by= |discovery date ref= |discovery date= |first isolation by= |first isolation date ref= |first isolation date= |discovery and first isolation by= |named by= |named date ref= |named date= |history comment label= |history comment= <!-- Isotopes not here --> <!-- other --> |engvar= |QID= }}

{{Infobox element}}; labels & notes:   (Image)       GENERAL PROPERTIES Name Symbol Pronunciation (data central)   Alternative name(s)   Allotropes Appearance <element> IN THE PERIODIC TABLE Periodic table       Atomic number Standard atomic weight (data central)   Element category (also header bg color)     (sets header bg color, over 'series='-color) Group     Period     Block     Electron configuration     Electrons per shell     PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (general note) Color Phase     Melting point         Boiling point         Sublimation point         Density [g/L at s.t.p.]     Density [kg/m3 at s.t.p.]     Density [g/cm3 near room temperature]      [g/cm3 near r.t.], #2      [g/cm3 near r.t.], #3     Density (liquid, melting point) [g/cm3]     Density (liquid, boiling point) [g/cm3]     Molar volume Unit defaults to cm3/mol  otherwise set unit prefix=d for dm3/mol (gases)   Triple point               Critical point       Heat of fusion           Heat of vaporization     Molar heat capacity           Vapor pressure               Vapor pressure               ATOMIC PROPERTIES Electronegativity     Ionization energy                       Atomic radius           Covalent radius     Van der Waals radius     MISCELLANEA Crystal structure       Crystal structure       Speed of sound                 Thermal expansion           Thermal conductivity           Thermal diffusivity     Electrical resistivity                   Band gap     Curie point     Magnetic ordering     Tensile strength     Young's modulus     Shear modulus     Bulk modulus     Poisson ratio     Mohs hardness           Vickers hardness     Brinell hardness     CAS Number     HISTORY Naming Prediction   () Discovery   () First isolation   () Discovery and first isolation (1 or 2 dates) Named by   ()   (History comment)   (wp:engvar)

Chemical element data sets

Infobox element reads data from these lists (i.e., not by local parameter)

Data sets read by {{Infobox element}}
Name and identifiers
Symbol etymology (11 non-trivial)
Top image (caption, alt)	caption: alt:
Pronunciation
Allotropes (overview)
Group (overview)
Period (overview)
Block (overview)
Natural occurrence
Phase at STP
Oxidation states
Spectral lines image
Electron configuration (cmt, ref)
Isotopes
Standard atomic weight
most stable isotope
Wikidata
Wikidata *
* Not used in {{Infobox element}} (2023-01-01) See also {{Index of data sets}} · Cat:data sets (19) · (this table: )

Main isotopes box

As of 7 Jan 2023, the "Main isotopes of <element>" tabular list will be read directly from the Isobox: "Infobox <element> isotopes". For example, {{Infobox uranium}} will read the table live from {{Infobox uranium isotopes}}.

The headerbar provides View-Edit links to that Isobox.

Main isotopes of uranium

Reused Main Isotopes table listed in Category:Infobox element isotopes templates (1).

Theoretical elements handling (E119)

As of 1 Jan 2023, elements E119 and higher are not discovered. These are called theoretical elements. They can have article and other content pages though. Incidentally, this concerns period 8 completely. For the Infobox <element>, their redirected pages do not count (are treated as: "R page does not exist").

Possible situations regarding articles & discovery, are:

• "E118": E1–E118, discovered, existing full set, mentioned here for easy reference
• "E119": E119, E120
• "E121": E121, E122, E124, E126
• "E127, E185": E123, E125, E127 ... Unbitrium Redirect: no article, no other content pages.

Creation of pages is governed by MOS:NONEWELEMENTS. This infobox must distinguish between three typical (exemplary) elements: E118 (regular element), E119 and E121.

Handling of these element infoboxes is hardcoded in the meta-infobox, set by |number= (Z).

• Theoretical element: above-header shows

Theoretical element

Applied: when element is theoretical (E119 and higher).

• No article "Isotopes of <element>": Header does not link

E119: Main isotopes of ununennium

E121: Main isotopes of unbiunium

Applied: E119, E120 do link, E121 and higher do not link.

• No isotopes known, Isobox does not exist: local input, per Infobox. For example:

Transclusion of the isobox is suppressed (no redlink),

E119: |theoretical isotopes comment=Experiments and theoretical calculations

Applied: E119 and up: have no Isobox, so no isotopes lists is shown—at all. Instead, the parametertext is shown as present.

Theoretical elements & period 8: Existing pages overview (conforms MOS as of 4 Jan 2023)
Element			Content page					Notes
per	E	disc./ theor.	Page	Name	T: Infobox (E)	Isotopes of (E)	T: Isobox (E)	Page set pattern (4 Jan 2023)	note
⑦	E118 (Og)	disc.	redlink	Oganesson, cat:E118 (0)	{{IB oganesson}}	Isotopes of E118, cat:Isotopes E118 (0)	{{Isobox oganesson}}	E118	compare
⑧	E119 (Uue)	theor.	redlink	Ununennium, cat:E119 (0)	{{IB ununennium}}	Isotopes of E119, cat:Isotopes E119 (0)	{{Isobox E119}}	E119	period 8 start
⑧	E120 (Ubn)	theor.	redlink	Unbinilium, cat:E120 (0)	{{IB unbinilium}}	Isotopes of E120, cat:Isotopes E120 (0)	{{Isobox E120}}	E119
⑧	E121 (Ubu)	theor.	redlink	Unbiunium, cat:E121 (0)	{{IB unbiunium}}	Isotopes of E121, cat:Isotopes E121 (0)	{{Isobox E121}}	E121
⑧	E122 (Ubb)	theor.	redlink	Unbibium, cat:E122 (0)	{{IB unbibium}}	Isotopes of E122, cat:Isotopes E122 (0)	{{Isobox E122}}	E121
⑧	E123 (Ubt)	theor.	redlink	Unbitrium, cat:E123 (0)	{{Infobox E123}}	Isotopes of E123, cat:Isotopes E123 (0)	{{Isobox E123}}	E127
⑧	E124 (Ubq)	theor.	redlink	Unbiquadium, cat:E124 (0)	{{IB unbiquadium}}	Isotopes of E124, cat:Isotopes E124 (0)	{{Isobox E124}}	E121
⑧	E125 (Ubp)	theor.	redlink	Unbipentium, cat:E125 (0)	{{Infobox E125}}	Isotopes of E125, cat:Isotopes E125 (0)	{{Isobox E125}}	E127
⑧	E126 (Ubh)	theor.	redlink	Unbihexium, cat:E126 (0)	{{IB unbihexium}}	Isotopes of E126, cat:Isotopes E126 (0)	{{Isobox E126}}	E121
⑧	E127 (Ubs)	theor.	redlink	Unbiseptium, cat:E127 (0)	{{Infobox E127}}	Isotopes of E127, cat:Isotopes E127 (0)	{{Isobox E127}}	E127
⑧	E128 (Ubo)	theor.	redlink	Unbioctium, cat:E128 (0)	{{Infobox E128}}	Isotopes of E128, cat:Isotopes E128 (0)	{{Isobox E128}}	E127
⑧	E172 (Usb)	theor.	redlink	Unseptbium, cat:E172 (0)	{{Infobox E172}}	Isotopes of E172, cat:Isotopes E172 (0)	{{Isobox E172}}	E127	End of period 8 ("NG")
⑧ ⑨	E127–E184		R					E127	E127–E184 = 58 elements
⑨	E184 (Uoq)	theor.	redlink	Unoctquadium, cat:E184 (0)	{{Infobox E184}}	Isotopes of E184, cat:Isotopes E184 (0)	{{Isobox E184}}	E127
⑨	E185 (Uop)	theor.	redlink	Unoctpentium, cat:E185 (0)	{{Infobox E185}}	Isotopes of E185, cat:Isotopes E185 (0)	{{Isobox E185}}	E185
				cat:Elements (0)	cat:IB (E) (0) meta:{{IB element}}	cat:List of isotopes (E) (0)	cat:Isobox (E) (1) meta:{{Isobox (E)}}
Sets of existing pages, by exemplary element: As of 4 Jan 2023, conforms MOS:no new elements (no idle pages created; redirects for element names only)
Uue–Uoq (E119–E184) each have an article page by their systematic name. That is 66 article page. Six of these are content pages (articles), and 58 are a redirect. R: Redirects are non-content pages. Treated as non-existant page. E172 would be the end of period 8 ("noble gas") and E173 would be the beginning of period 9. {{Index by periodic table}} · Category:Hypothetical chemical elements (0)

Subtemplates

These subtemplates are used automatically; they do not need specific editor's input.

• {{Infobox element/pronunciation}} (data)
• {{Infobox element/standard atomic weight format}}
• {{Infobox element/block format}}
• {{Infobox element/periodic table}} (extends period 8 when atomic number ≥ 119. See {{Infobox ununennium}}).

Bare Periodic table, micro

• {{Infobox element/spectral lines}}
• {{Infobox element/vapor pressure table}}
• {{Infobox element/crystal structure}}

English variant spellings (ENGVAR)

All element articles and their infoboxes use IUPAC spelling of elements and compounds. Notably, that is aluminium, sulfur, caesium, not aluminum, sulphur, cesium. For other English variant words (vapor vs. vapour) the infobox reads |engvar=. The parameter should be set in the article, and has options: en-US (or blank; default), en-GB, en-OED.

parameter	en-US (default)	en-GB	en-OED
color	color	coloUr	coloUr
heat vaporization	vaporiZation	vaporiSation	vaporiZation
vapor pressure	vapor	vapoUr	vapoUr
ionization energy	ioniZation	ioniSation	ioniZation
crystal structure (list)	-centEred	-centred	-centred
... oxidation-state/comment	parenthesized	brackets	brackets

Note, what is shown in the infobox is not influenced by the parameter name spelling, nor its input value.

Articles having engvar set: see Category:WikiProject Elements pages using ENGVAR (0)

TemplateData

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox element in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox element

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

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density gpcm3mp	density gpcm3mp	no description	Unknown	optional
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critical point K	critical point K	no description	Unknown	optional
critical point MPa	critical point MPa	no description	Unknown	optional
critical point ref	critical point ref	no description	Unknown	optional
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heat fusion	heat fusion	no description	Unknown	optional
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heat vaporization	heat vaporization	no description	Unknown	optional
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heat capacity	heat capacity	no description	Unknown	optional
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electronegativity	electronegativity	no description	Unknown	optional
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atomic radius	atomic radius	no description	Unknown	optional
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lattice constant	lattice constant	no description	Unknown	optional
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thermal expansion	thermal expansion	no description	Unknown	optional
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thermal expansion at 25	thermal expansion at 25	no description	Unknown	optional
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electrical resistivity	electrical resistivity	no description	Unknown	optional
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electrical resistivity at 0	electrical resistivity at 0	no description	Unknown	optional
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band gap	band gap	no description	Unknown	optional
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Curie point K	Curie point K	no description	Unknown	optional
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magnetic ordering	magnetic ordering	no description	Unknown	optional
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magnetic susceptibility	magnetic susceptibility	no description	Unknown	optional
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tensile strength	tensile strength	no description	Unknown	optional
tensile strength ref	tensile strength ref	no description	Unknown	optional
tensile strength comment	tensile strength comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Young's modulus	Young's modulus	no description	Unknown	optional
Young's modulus ref	Young's modulus ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Young's modulus comment	Young's modulus comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Shear modulus	Shear modulus	no description	Unknown	optional
Shear modulus ref	Shear modulus ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Shear modulus comment	Shear modulus comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Bulk modulus	Bulk modulus	no description	Unknown	optional
Bulk modulus ref	Bulk modulus ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Bulk modulus comment	Bulk modulus comment	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound	speed of sound	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound ref	speed of sound ref	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound comment	speed of sound comment	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound rod at 20	speed of sound rod at 20	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound rod at 20 ref	speed of sound rod at 20 ref	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound rod at 20 comment	speed of sound rod at 20 comment	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound rod at r.t.	speed of sound rod at r.t.	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound rod at r.t. ref	speed of sound rod at r.t. ref	no description	Unknown	optional
speed of sound rod at r.t. comment	speed of sound rod at r.t. comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Poisson ratio	Poisson ratio	no description	Unknown	optional
Poisson ratio ref	Poisson ratio ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Poisson ratio comment	Poisson ratio comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Mohs hardness	Mohs hardness	no description	Unknown	optional
Mohs hardness ref	Mohs hardness ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Mohs hardness comment	Mohs hardness comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Mohs hardness 2	Mohs hardness 2	no description	Unknown	optional
Mohs hardness 2 ref	Mohs hardness 2 ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Mohs hardness 2 comment	Mohs hardness 2 comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Vickers hardness	Vickers hardness	no description	Unknown	optional
Vickers hardness ref	Vickers hardness ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Vickers hardness comment	Vickers hardness comment	no description	Unknown	optional
Brinell hardness	Brinell hardness	no description	Unknown	optional
Brinell hardness ref	Brinell hardness ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Brinell hardness comment	Brinell hardness comment	no description	Unknown	optional
CAS number	CAS number	no description	Unknown	optional
CAS number ref	CAS number ref	no description	Unknown	optional
CAS number comment	CAS number comment	no description	Unknown	optional
naming	naming	no description	Unknown	optional
predicted by	predicted by	no description	Unknown	optional
prediction date	prediction date	no description	Unknown	optional
discovered by	discovered by	no description	Unknown	optional
discovery date	discovery date	no description	Unknown	optional
first isolation by	first isolation by	no description	Unknown	optional
first isolation date	first isolation date	no description	Unknown	optional
named by	named by	no description	Unknown	optional
named date	named date	no description	Unknown	optional
history comment	history comment	no description	Unknown	optional
prediction date ref	prediction date ref	no description	Unknown	optional
discovery and first isolation by	discovery and first isolation by	no description	Unknown	optional
discovery date ref	discovery date ref	no description	Unknown	optional
first isolation date ref	first isolation date ref	no description	Unknown	optional
named date ref	named date ref	no description	Unknown	optional
history comment label	history comment label	no description	Unknown	optional
theoretical isotopes comment	theoretical isotopes comment	no description	Unknown	optional
number	number	no description	Unknown	optional
standard atomic weight ref	standard atomic weight ref	no description	Unknown	optional
melting point K	melting point K	no description	Unknown	optional
melting point prefix	melting point prefix	no description	Unknown	optional
melting point C	melting point C	no description	Unknown	optional
melting point F	melting point F	no description	Unknown	optional
melting point ref	melting point ref	no description	Unknown	optional
melting point comment	melting point comment	no description	Unknown	optional
boiling point K	boiling point K	no description	Unknown	optional
boiling point prefix	boiling point prefix	no description	Unknown	optional
boiling point C	boiling point C	no description	Unknown	optional
boiling point F	boiling point F	no description	Unknown	optional
boiling point ref	boiling point ref	no description	Unknown	optional
boiling point comment	boiling point comment	no description	Unknown	optional
sublimation point K	sublimation point K	no description	Unknown	optional
sublimation point C	sublimation point C	no description	Unknown	optional
sublimation point F	sublimation point F	no description	Unknown	optional
sublimation point ref	sublimation point ref	no description	Unknown	optional
sublimation point comment	sublimation point comment	no description	Unknown	optional
molar volume	molar volume	no description	Unknown	optional
molar volume unit	molar volume unit	no description	Unknown	optional
molar volume ref	molar volume ref	no description	Unknown	optional
molar volume comment	molar volume comment	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point K	triple point K	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point kPa	triple point kPa	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point ref	triple point ref	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point comment	triple point comment	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point K 2	triple point K 2	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point kPa 2	triple point kPa 2	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point 2 ref	triple point 2 ref	no description	Unknown	optional
triple point 2 comment	triple point 2 comment	no description	Unknown	optional

References

These references will appear in the article, but this list appears only on this page.

See also

• {{Infobox element/element navigation}} (|symbol=, useful links in top of this page)

Tracking categories

• Category:Element infobox templates that need attention (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox element with unknown parameters (0)

Index by periodic table

• {{Periodic table templates overview}}
• {{Index to chemical element pages}}

Template:Infobox element invokes Module:Navbox using Lua.

Usage

This template can be used to make a standard navigation box. It is intended for use within another template that standardises the title and contents of the box (see Template:ShipNavbox). This template SHOULD NOT be used directly within articles, as it creates a maintenance burden to do so whenever the contents of the box have to be updated.

The purpose of this template is to standardise the attributes of all navigation boxes, for example, their colours and other CSS attributes. The template is fairly simple, and could be extended to add other features in the future. Using this template allows changes to be implemented much quicker and easier than editing each template separately.

Syntax

{{navbox
|state      = uncollapsed, collapsed, plain, autocollapse (default)
|name       = mandatory - name of the template
|style      = optional - style for the whole table
|title      = mandatory - navbox header
|gtitleN    = optional - title of N-th group of items
|styleN     = optional - style for groupN; i.e. text-align
|groupN     = mandatory - list of groups of items
|fstyle     = optional - style for footer ; i.e. text-align
|footer     = optional - navbox footer
}}

• Groups: Currently there is no technical limit to the maximum number of groups.
  • Groups of items can be added as parameters: group1, group2, group3, ... up to groupN.
• Group title: Each group has its own title parameter: gtitle1, gtitle2, gtitle3, ... up to gtitleN. Note that the default width for the first column is 15%.
• Group style: Style may also be customised to each group in: style1, style2, style3, ... up to styleN.
  • Note that neither the title nor the items have any wiki-links built into the template. As a result, users of the template are free to use wiki-links as they wish.
• Line breaks: Line-breaks (<br />) are unnecessary, as text wrapping is done automatically by the template. This also includes links and text in gtitleN and groupN.
• Bullets: Create unordered lists with lines beginning with *.
• Pipe links: Because of the nature of template syntax, it may be necessary to use Template:! ({{!}}).

States

• Autocollapse: By default, the state of a navbox is "autocollapsed". This means that if the number of navboxes in a page exceeds the maximum allocation of the collapsible navboxes, then the remaining navboxes are collapsed automatically. For more information (or to change the setting), see MediaWiki:Common.js.
  • Currently, the autocollapse allocation is 2 (see MediaWiki:Common.js). This means that if there are 3 navboxes in a page, the third and subsequent navboxes will be collapsed automatically.
• Uncollapsed: Forces the navbox to be displayed.
  • All of the navboxes in this documentation are in the uncollapsed state.
• Collapsed: The reverse of uncollapsed. Forces the navbox to be hidden instead.
  • Navboxes with a height of more than 300 pixels will also be collapsed automatically. For more information (or to change the setting), see MediaWiki:Common.js.
• Plain: Removes the "show/hide" link.

Sub-groups

• For larger navboxes, it may be necessary to include sub-groups within a particular group of items. It is also possible to collapsible navboxes within the parent navbox, see Collapsible sub-groups.
• To create sub-groups within {{navbox}}, certain parameters are to be included:
  • The parent navbox group (i.e. group2 in the example below) requires the type parameter (gtype2 = Subgroup).
  • The nested navbox (sub-group) requires the inclusion of the sub-group parameter (subgroup = yes). This enables the template to differentiate between the sub-group and the parent navbox.

{{navbox
|name    =
|title   =
|gtitle1 =
|group1  =
|gtitle2 =  
|gtype2  = Subgroup (mandatory)
|group2  = 
  {{navbox
  |subgroup = yes (mandatory)
  |gtitle1  = 
  |group1   =
  |gtitle2  = 
  |group2   = 
  }}
}}

Collapsible sub-groups

• For extremely long navboxes, it is recommended to use collapsible navboxes within the parent navbox. Further sub-groups can then be added to these collapsible navboxes.
• To create collapsible sub-groups within {{navbox}}, these parameters need to be included:
  • The parent navbox is almost always uncollapsed (state=uncollapsed).
  • The parent navbox group (i.e. group1 in the example below) requires the type parameter (gtype1 = Subgroup).
  • The nested collapsible navbox requires the inclusion of the collapsible parameter (collapsible = yes). This enables the template to differentiate between the collapsible navbox and the parent navbox.
  • The nested collapsible navbox is forcefully collapsed (state=collapsed).

{{navbox
|state  = uncollapsed
|name   = 
|gtype1 = Subgroup
|group1 = 
  {{navbox
  |collapsible = yes
  |state   = collapsed
  |title   = 
  |gtitle1 = 
  |group1  = 
  |gtitle2 = 
  |group2  = 
  }}
}}

Use of images

• The use of images in navboxes is permitted, but please resize the images to keep them small. Inventory-sized images (25-30 pixels) are recommended.
• Please use {{t|plink}} to create links with images. Use {{t|plink}} for any case where text is not desired after the link. It functions the same as {{t|plink}}, but it does not produce a wikilink in text. Use {{t|chatl}} to link chatheads. These templates create links for both the image and text (except for {{t|plink}}) using far less wikicode than the standard syntax.

Link and file share the same name

{{plink|Item}}

File name differs from the link

{{plink|Item|File}}

Link and file share the same name, but different text is desired to display

{{plink|Item|alt=Text}}

File name differs from the link and different text is desired to display

{{plink|Item|File|alt=Text}}

Categorising

Navboxes are very useful for transcluding categories onto a large number of pages that share both a trait and the navigation box. For example: Template:ShipNavbox transcludes Category:Ships onto every page that uses it.

There are 2 methods of categorising pages with navboxes:

The first way is with {{t|Ctg}}. This is the preferred method, and can be used in most cases. The rules and operations for the Category handler template are very simple; however, they are enough to produce the desired results on most pages.

Categorisation should only be used on a template for large-scale addition. It is unhelpful, for example, to use a rule that only applies to 1 page.

Examples

To see the following navboxes in action, see Template:Navbox.

Single line navbox with centered list

{{navbox
|name    = 
|title   = 
|style1  = text-align:center
|group1  =
}}

Navbox with standard footer

{{navbox
|name    = 
|title   = 
|gtitle1 = 
|group1  = 
|footer  = Centered footer
}}

Navbox with styled footer

{{navbox
|name    = 
|title   = 
|gtitle1 = 
|group1  = 
|fstyle  = text-align:right
|footer  = Right-aligned footer
}}

Multiple line navbox

{{navbox
|name    = 
|title   = 
|gtitle1 = Group title 1
|group1  = 
|gtitle2 = Group title 2
|group2  = 
|gtitle3 = Group title 3
|group3  = 
}}

Collapsed navbox

{{navbox
|state   = collapsed
|name    = 
|title   = 
|style1  = text-align:center
|group1  = 
}}

Plain navbox with Tnavbar

{{navbox
|state   = plain
|name    = 
|title   = 
|style1  = text-align:center
|group1  = 
}}

Plain navbox without Tnavbar

{{navbox
|state   = plain
|title   = 
|style1  = text-align:center
|group1  = 
}}

Complicated navbox

{{navbox
|state   = uncollapsed
|name    = 
|title   = 
|gtitle1 = Level 1 Title 1
|group1  = 
|gtitle2 = Level 1 Title 2
|group2  = 
|gtitle3 = Level 1 Title 3
|group3  = 
|gtitle4 = Level 1 Title 4
|group4  = 
|gtitle5 = Level 1 Title 5
|gtype5  = Subgroup
|group5  = 
  {{navbox
  |subgroup = Yes
  |gtitle1  = Level 2 Title 1
  |group1   =
  |gtitle2  = Level 2 Title 2
  |group2   =
  |gtitle3  = Level 2 Title 3
  |gtype3   = Subgroup
  |group3   = 
    {{navbox
    |subgroup = Yes
    |gtitle1  = Level 3 Title 1
    |group1   =
    |gtitle2  = Level 3 Title 2
    |group2   =
    }}
  |gtitle4  = Level 2 Title 4
  |group4   = 
  }}
|gtitle6 = Level 1 Title 6
|group6  = 
|gtitle7 = Level 1 Title 7
|group7  = 
|fstyle  = 
|footer  = 
}}

Preventing unwanted documentation

The Navbox template's documentation is automatically transcluded under the navbox on any Template namespace page. It is not transcluded when used as a sub-group or collapsible sub-group template (subgroup= yes or collapsible=yes).

Should the documentation appear when it is unwanted, it can be hidden by setting the doc parameter doc=no on the template. In most cases, the doc parameter is NOT used and the parameter is removed completely.