Template:Color box

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Dependencies

Syntax

{{Color box|<content>|<border= color>|<width= percentage>|<color= color>|<align= position>|<text= color>|<italics= no>}}

Parameters

All named parameters, with an = in the syntax, are optional.

content: The contents of the box. This can be as long or short as necessary, and wiki formatting (such as bold text or links) works just fine. Note: If the text you would like to use include an equals sign (=), you need to explicitly declare your text as a numbered parameter (i.e. put 1= before your text), otherwise the template will display nothing.
border: Sets the border color of the box. The default is set to a shade of gray. Colors can be given either by color name^[1] (e.g. red or green) or values^[2] (like #FF0000).
width: Sets the width of the box. It's recommended to set this as a percentage (of the paragraph width), so 50% will produce a text box half as wide as the surrounding paragraph. If omitted, the text box will be as wide as the surrounding paragraph. When width is set to less than 100%, the box will be centered.
color: Sets the background color of the box. The default is set to transparent. For valid values see border
align: Sets the position of the text within the box. The default is set to left. Values are: left, center, right or justify.
text: Sets the text color of the box. The default is set to inherit. For valid values see border.
italics: Set italics= no to override the default of the contents of the box being in italics. Otherwise omit.

Examples

{{Color box|A very basic text box}}: gives ...

A very basic text box

{{Color box|color= #144f1d|border= #2f8f2f|A more colorful box!}}: gives ...

A more colorful box!

{{Color box|color= #110033|border= #6600bb|width=50%|A smaller, purple box}}: gives ...

A smaller, purple box

{{Color box|color= #66FFFF|border= #6600FF|text= black|A light blue box with dark text}}: gives ...

A light blue box with dark text