Template:Symbol/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Symbol.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Shortcut

{{Sym}}

Usage

This template is for inserting a very small image in line, used as an icon. It also accepts a variety of commly-used stock options.

One advantage over using a [[File: ...]] tag directly is the automatic setting of the noviewer class, which disables the Media Viewer.

Syntax

{{symbol|filename or stock option|width|description|link=[yes/no]}}

Parameters

File name without "File:" (required), or built-in stock option code
Width in pixels, default 18
Description, appears on mouse over
|link=no, to make the symbol not link to the file description page. Note that this should only be disabled if the image is in the public domain per MOS:BLANKALT, as otherwise the link is legally required for attribution.

Examples

{{symbol|Segnale generico.svg}} →
{{symbol|Segnale generico.svg|30}} →
{{symbol|Segnale generico.svg||Attention}} →
{{symbol|Segnale generico.svg|30|Attention}} →
{{symbol|Segnale generico.svg|30|link=no}} →
{{symbol|fac}} →
{{symbol|fac|30}} →
{{symbol|fac||Example hover text}} →
{{symbol|fac|30|Example hover text}} →

Stock options

These are the various stock options, along with their output. These are all case-insensitive; |1=g and |1=G both produce .

Stock options
Values	Output
pass, good, g, ga, good article, yes, y, ok, k, +, aye
check, done, tick
not done, cross, x
thanks, smile, smiley, thank you, s
fail, bad, no, n, -, nk, nay
dunno, ?, ??, ???, idk, question
wtf
hold, on hold, wait
comment, c
info, i, note
neu, neutral, und, equal
love, heart, wikilove
gac, ga candidate, good article candidate
fa, featured article
fac, featured article candidate

Template data

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

TemplateData for Symbol

A template to insert various symbols inline. There are built-in stock options, or you can use any freely-licensed image of your choosing.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
File title	`1`	The title of the file without the prefix "File:" or "Image:", or one of the built-in stock options (see [[Template:Symbol/doc#Stock options]] for available choices)	Line	required
Symbol size	`2`	Width in pixels of the symbol (without '' px ''). Default is 18. Example: 30.	Number	optional
Description of the symbol	`alt` `3`	Description of the symbol, which will appear when you move the mouse over the image. This also functions as the image's alt text	Line	optional
Flag to deactivate the link	`link`	Fill in with "no" to disable the image link.	Boolean	optional