Template:Colorbox/doc

Usage

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Colorbox in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Colorbox

{{color box|color|text|text color}}
Adds a rectangular color box.

Colors are most commonly specified as either a color keyword or as the Web colors#Hex triplet|hexadecimal triplet representing an RGB combination. See the article web colors for details.
If specified, the text is centered within the box.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color	`1`	Background color of the box. Example Green	String	required
Text	`2`	Adds text inside the box; box is otherwise an empty square. Example Hello, world!	String	suggested
Text color	`3`	Sets the color of the text inside the box. Default Either black or white; whichever has greater contrast. Example Yellow	String	suggested
Border color	`border`	Sets the color of the border around the box. Default black Example #FF0	String	optional

**Examples**
Visual effect	Markup
	`{{colorbox\|Green}}`
Default color for this text	`{{colorbox\|Yellow\|Default color for this text}}`
Default color for this text	`{{colorbox\|Blue\|Default color for this text}}`
Using X11 color names	`{{colorbox\|SteelBlue\|'''Using X11 color names'''\|Gold}}`
Using RGB hex triplets	`{{colorbox\|#012345\|''Using RGB hex triplet''\|#FEDCBA}}`
Red	`{{colorbox\|Yellow\|Red\|#f00\|border=#f00}}`
bordercolor like wikitable	`{{colorbox\|white\|bordercolor like wikitable\|border=#A2A9B1}}`