Module:Icon/doc

This is the documentation page for Module:Icon

This module displays an icon depending on the code it is given. It implements Template:Icon.

This Lua module is used on 632,000+ pages, or roughly 71% of all pages.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the module's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own module sandbox. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Usage

From wikitext

From wikitext this module should be used via Template:Icon. Please see the template page for documentation.

From Lua

To use this module from another Lua module, first load it:

local mIcon = require('Module:Icon')

Then you can make icons with the _main function.

mIcon._main(args)

The args variable is a table of arguments. This corresponds to the parameters accepted by Template:Icon - please see the template page for parameter documentation.

Data

The icon data is stored at Module:Icon/data. See the instructions there for how to add and remove icons.