Template:Legend
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Shows a legend row with a colored box.
Usage
{{legend|background-color|caption|outline=outline color|border=css border|alt=alt text}}
- background-color is passed to the CSS background-color property of the color box.
- The optional outline parameter is the color of the outline around the box. Not to be confused with the CSS outline property.
- The optional border argument which overrides the outline argument and sets the CSS property (e.g.,
1px solid #aaa) of the border that will be drawn around the box.
Examples
Use in text
{{legend|black|Africa|outline=gray}}
{{legend|green|Americas}}
{{legend|blue|Oceania}}
{{legend|#ffa|Europe|outline=silver}}
{{legend|#ff2800|Asia|outline=#A2A9B1}}
<!-- #A2A9B1 is the [[Help:Basic table markup|wikitables]] border color. -->
Use in captions
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
|
 Present-day Celtic-speaking areas Other parts of the six most commonly recognized "Celtic nations" and where a Celtic language is spoken but not the dominating language Other parts of Europe once peopled by Celts; modern-day inhabitants of many of these areas often claim a Celtic heritage and/or culture Lusitanian area of Iberia, "Celticity" uncertain The core Hallstatt territory, expansion before 500 BC |
Use with all parameters except alt and invert
{{legend
| #aea<!--light green-->
| Agricultural meadow
| outline = #00e <!--blue >> will be not used because overridden by border-parameter-->
| border = 2px solid #e00 <!--red-->
| textcolor = #00e <!--blue-->
| size = 200%
| text = A
}}
Invert in dark mode
{{legend|#FFC7C7|No|invert=yes}}
{{legend|#F2EC9B|Maybe|invert=yes}}
{{legend|#9EFF9E|Yes|invert=yes}}
Full parameter list
{{legend
| [legend box's colo(u)r]
| [text following legend box]
| invert = <!--Invert the color swatch in dark mode-->
| outline = <!--colo(u)r of border around legend box-->
| border = <!--use to specify custom CSS styling for border (overrides 'outline')-->
| textcolor = <!--colo(u)r of 'text'-->
| size = <!--'text' font-size-->
| text = <!--to place text inside the legend box-->
| alt = <!--to place invisible text inside the legend box (overrides 'text')-->
}}
Limitations
Using certain special characters in |text= that have meaning in wikitext can cause unexpected results. To use * in |text=, use |text={{asterisk}}. To use # in |text=, use |text={{number sign}}.
Determine hex colors for legend
One way to determine the exact color is via freeware IrfanView. Open image. Then:
- Edit menu > Show Paint dialog > click on the eyedropper > click somewhere in the image > click on the color at the bottom of the Paint dialog > Write down the Red, Green, and Blue color numbers (RGB).
Online sites that can identify the color of any pixel in an uploaded image are also available:
Convert RGB colors to hex color or color name (if there is one):
See also
- Variant blocks
- {{legend striped}}, two colors, for striped color areas
- {{legend inline}}, uses display:inline to avoid line breaks after each legend
- {{legend0}}, without the line-feed
- {{leftlegend}}, with text-align set to left
- {{color box}} and {{RouteBox}}, with text placed inside the colored legend and article linking
- {{legend-line}}, legends for lines such as graphs, charts, diagrams, and borders on maps
- {{image key}}, allows legend templates being used in image captions to use multiple columns
Templates that list colors
- {{Colornames}}
- {{X11 color chart}}
- {{Web Colors}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for Legend
Shows a legend row with a colored box and a caption.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color | 1 | The color for the legend entry, in any CSS format
| Line | required |
| Caption | 2 | Label for the legend entry
| String | suggested |
| Invert in dark mode | invert | Invert color swatch and its contents in dark mode (recommended for tables) | String | optional |
| CSS border style | border | CSS style for the legend entry's border | String | optional |
| Entry outline | outline | CSS color for the outline of the legend entry
| Line | optional |
| Text in the entry | text | Text to be displayed in the legend entry box, i.e. within the color specified
| Line | optional |
| Alt text of the entry | alt | Adds hidden text to the legend entry box; overrides "text"
| Line | optional |
| Text color | textcolor | CSS color of text inside the legend's colored box | String | optional |
| Size | size | Font size of the legend entry, including colored box | String | optional |
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