Template:Tag/doc

This template provides a quick way to mention an XML-style tag in a preformatted way. Mainly used in discussion/help pages.

Usage

• first parameter (Compulsory) - the name of the HTML tag
• third parameter - what type of tag to display:
  • pair (default) - display a matched pair of open-and-close tags: <font>...</font>
  • open (default) - display only the opening tag of an open-and-close pair: <span>
  • close (default) - display only the closing tag of an open-and-close pair: </span>
  • single (default) - display a single tag: <br />
• content - the text content of the tags
• params - any parameters to be included in the opening tag

Examples

• {{tag|ref}} → <ref>...</ref>
• {{tag|ref|hello}} →
• {{tag|font|content=foo}} → <font>foo</font>
• {{tag|font|open}} → <font>
• {{tag|font|open|content=hello}} → <font>hello
• {{tag|span|close|content=hello}} → hello</span>
• {{tag|span|pair|content=hello}} → <span>hello</span>
• {{tag|ref group=note|open}} → <ref group=note>

note that the = is substituted with the ASCII =