Template:Table cell templates/doc

The templates in this series are designed to be used in a table to make a cell with text in that cell, with an appropriately colored background. They are commonly used in comparison tables.

For example, Template:yes (talk links edit) makes a cell with a green background. The text in the cell is taken from the first parameter; {{yes|Sure}} would output "Sure" otherwise it defaults to "Yes". Most templates allow authors to override the default text in this way, some require text put after the template call and some also need a vertical bar in between: {{table cell template}} text or {{table cell template}} | text. This information, the colors and default texts are found in the table below.

If you want to use other attributes for the table cells, e.g. colspan or rowspan, they need to be put before the template call and there must be no vertical bar | in between them:

Yes	No	N/A
Yes/No

...
!{{Yes}} ||{{No}} ||rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|-
|colspan=2 {{Yes-No}}
...

Templates

Table cell templates

Class	Default syntax	Preview (default)	Customized syntax	Preview (customized)
table-rh	{{rh}} | Row header	Row header	{{rh|align=right}} | Row header	Row header
	{{rh2}} | Row header	Template:Rh2 | Row header	{{rh2|align=right}} | Row header	Template:Rh2 | Row header
table-yes	{{yes}}	Yes	{{yes|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Customized text
table-maybe	{{maybe}}	Maybe	{{maybe|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Customized text
table-no	{{no}}	No	{{no|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Customized text
	{{eliminated}}	Template:Eliminated	{{eliminated|Dropped out}}	Template:Eliminated
	{{active fire|12%}}	Template:Active fire
	{{lost}}	Template:Lost	{{lost|Missing}}	Template:Lost
	{{safe}}	Template:Safe	{{safe|Protected}}	Template:Safe
table-active	{{active}}	Template:Active	{{active|Lively}}	Template:Active
table-siteactive	{{site active}}	Template:Site active	{{site active|Up}}	Template:Site active
	{{coming soon}}	Template:Coming soon	{{coming soon|Second half of the year}}	Template:Coming soon
table-siteinactive	{{site inactive}}	Template:Site inactive	{{site inactive|Down}}	Template:Site inactive
table-yes2	{{good}}	Template:Good	{{good|A}}	Template:Good
	{{yes2}}	Template:Yes2	{{yes2|Text}}	Template:Yes2
	{{ya}}	Template:Ya	{{ya|text=Ya}}	Template:Ya
	{{ya|Ya}}	Template:Ya	{{ya|text|link=WP:ALT}}	Template:Ya
	{{won}}	Template:Won	{{won|text=white|color=darkblue}}	Template:Won
	{{won|place=1}}	Template:Won	{{won|place=Gold}}	Template:Won
	{{won|place=2}}	Template:Won	{{won|place=Silver}}	Template:Won
	{{won|place=3}}	Template:Won	{{won|place=Bronze}}	Template:Won
	{{WinDL}}	Template:WinDL	{{WinDL|Win}}	Template:WinDL
	{{WinDL|res=D}}	Template:WinDL	{{WinDL|res=Draw}}	Template:WinDL
	{{WinDL|res=L}}	Template:WinDL	{{WinDL|res=Loss}}	Template:WinDL
table-no2	{{no2}}	Template:No2	{{no2|Text}}	Template:No2
	{{na}}	Template:Na	{{na|text=Na}}	Template:Na
	{{na|Na}}	Template:Na	{{na|text|link=WP:ALT}}	Template:Na
	{{nom}}	Template:Nom	{{nom|5}}	Template:Nom
	{{sho}}	Template:Sho	{{sho|Proposed}}	Template:Sho
	{{longlisted}}	Template:Longlisted	{{longlisted|Rejected}}	Template:Longlisted
	{{TBA}}	Template:TBA	{{TBA|To be announced}}	Template:TBA
table-success	{{success}}	Template:Success	{{success|Mission complete}}	Template:Success
	{{operational}}	Template:Operational	{{operational|Returning data}}	Template:Operational
table-failure	{{failure}}	Template:Failure	{{failure|Wrong orbit}}	Template:Failure
table-partial	{{partial}}	Template:Partial	{{partial|Almost done}}	Template:Partial
	{{Regional}}	Template:Regional	{{Regional|Uyghur}}	Template:Regional
	{{MaybeCheck}}	Template:MaybeCheck	{{MaybeCheck|text=Possibly}}	Template:MaybeCheck
	{{MaybeCheck|Possibly}}	Template:MaybeCheck	{{MaybeCheck|text|link=WP:ALT}}	Template:MaybeCheck
	{{partial success}}	Template:Partial success	{{partial success|Reached orbit and returned pictures}}	Template:Partial success
	{{partial failure}}	Template:Partial failure	{{partial failure|[[Cubesat]] not deployed}}	Template:Partial failure
	{{okay}}	Template:Okay	{{okay|C}}	Template:Okay
	{{Yes-No}}	Yes/No	{{Yes-No|Yes with an if; no with a but}}	Yes with an if; no with a but
	{{some}}	Template:Some	{{some|Many}}	Template:Some
	{{nonpartisan}}	Template:Nonpartisan	{{nonpartisan|Impartial}}	Template:Nonpartisan
	{{pending}}	Template:Pending	{{pending|Awaiting}}	Template:Pending
	{{unofficial}}	Unofficial	{{unofficial|''De facto''}}	De facto
	{{unofficial2}}	Template:Unofficial2	{{unofficial2|''De facto''}}	Template:Unofficial2
	{{usually}}	Template:Usually	{{usually|Commonly}}	Template:Usually
	{{rarely}}	Template:Rarely	{{rarely|Seldom}}	Template:Rarely
	{{sometimes}}	Template:Sometimes	{{sometimes|Occasionally}}	Template:Sometimes
table-any	{{any}}	Template:Any	{{any|Anyone}}	Template:Any
table-na	{{n/a}}	N/A	{{n/a|Unavailable}}	Unavailable
	{{varies}}	Template:Varies	{{varies|Differs}}	Template:Varies
	{{sdash}}	Template:Sdash	{{sdash|[[File:Dash.svg|13px|link=|dash icon]]}}	Template:Sdash
	{{BLACK}}	Template:BLACK	{{BLACK|Banned}}	Template:BLACK
	{{non-album single}}	Template:Non-album single	{{non-album single|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Non-album single
	{{unreleased}}	Template:Unreleased	{{unreleased|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Unreleased
table-unknown	{{unknown}}	Unknown	{{unknown|?}}	?
	{{dunno}}	?	{{dunno|Not sure}}	Not sure
table-automatic	{{perhaps}}	Template:Perhaps	{{perhaps|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Perhaps
table-depends	{{depends}}	Template:Depends	{{depends|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Depends
table-included	{{included}}	Template:Included	{{included|Incorporated}}	Template:Included
table-dropped	{{dropped}}	Template:Dropped	{{dropped|Discontinued}}	Template:Dropped
	{{terminated}}	Template:Terminated	{{terminated|Fired}}	Template:Terminated
table-beta	{{beta}}	Template:Beta	{{beta|Preview}}	Template:Beta
table-experimental	{{table-experimental}}	Template:Table-experimental	{{table-experimental|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Table-experimental
table-free	{{free}}	Template:Free	{{free|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Free
table-proprietary	{{proprietary}}	Template:Proprietary	{{proprietary|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Proprietary
table-nonfree	{{nonfree}}	Template:Nonfree	{{nonfree|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Nonfree
table-needs	{{needs}}	Template:Needs	{{needs|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Needs
table-nightly	{{nightly}}	Template:Nightly	{{nightly|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Nightly
table-release-candidate	{{release-candidate}}	Template:Release-candidate	{{release-candidate|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Release-candidate
table-draw	{{draw}}	Template:Draw	{{draw|Text}}	Template:Draw
table-planned	{{planned}}	Template:Planned	{{planned|July 2018}}	Template:Planned
table-scheduled	{{scheduled}}	Template:Scheduled	{{scheduled|3 March 2017}}	Template:Scheduled
incorrect	{{incorrect}}	Template:Incorrect	{{incorrect|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Incorrect
noresult	{{no result}}	Template:No result	{{no result|N.R.}}	Template:No result
table-debate	{{D-P}}	Template:D-P	{{D-P|Present}}	Template:D-P
	{{D-A}}	Template:D-A	{{D-A|Absent}}	Template:D-A
	{{D-I}}	Template:D-I	{{D-I|Invited}}	Template:D-I
	{{D-O}}	Template:D-O	{{D-O|Invited to other debate}}	Template:D-O
	{{D-N}}	Template:D-N	{{D-N|Not invited}}	Template:D-N
	{{D-W}}	Template:D-W	{{D-W|Withdrawn}}	Template:D-W
no class	{{CMain}}	Template:CMain	{{CMain|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:CMain
	{{CAlso starring}}	Template:CAlso starring	{{CAlso starring|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:CAlso starring
	{{CRecurring}}	Template:CRecurring	{{CRecurring|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:CRecurring
	{{CGuest}}	Template:CGuest	{{CGuest|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:CGuest
	{{CNone}}	Template:CNone	{{CNone|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:CNone
	{{CEmpty}}	Template:CEmpty
	{{nocontest}}	Template:Nocontest	{{nocontest|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:NocontestCustomized text
	{{not yet}}	Template:Not yet	{{not yet|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Not yet
	{{optional}}	Template:Optional	{{optional|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Optional
	{{Runner-up}}	Template:Runner-up	{{Runner-up|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Runner-up
	{{CRemoved}}	Template:CRemoved	{{CRemoved|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:CRemoved
	{{Quit}}	Template:Quit	{{Quit|Customized [[Plain text|text]]}}	Template:Quit
	{{CFinalist}}	Template:CFinalist	{{CFinalist|text=white|color=darkblue}}	Template:CFinalist
	{{CFinalist|place=3rd Place}}	Template:CFinalist	{{CFinalist|place=Third Place}}	Template:CFinalist
	{{Enroute}}	Template:Enroute	{{Enroute|Customized text}}	Template:Enroute

Code

Common code to most if not all the templates in this series:

style="background: #abcdef; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: {{{align|center}}}; {{{style|}}}" class="automatic table-automatic"| {{{1|text}}}

To make a new table cell template you can use:

{{subst:Table cell templates|text= default text |bg= background color |class= a class name without prefix |align= standard horizontal alignment}}

You should leave out the align parameter and often the class parameter is unnecessary, too.

Add the new template to the table in the common documentation afterwards. Please consider reusing one of the other templates and please choose the color sensibly.

If you find a table cell template that does not take a parameter and you want to be able to change the text in the cell, do not duplicate the template! Instead, edit the template and change the text to a default parameter substitution. For example, if a template's text is Dropped, change that to {{{1|Dropped}}}.

style="background: #abcdef; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="automatic table-automatic"| text

See also

• {{Change}} – calculates, displays and color-codes changes between two values
• {{BSD-lic}} – specialized redirect for {{free}}
• {{GPL-lic}} – specialized redirect for {{free}}
• {{LGPL-lic}} – specialized redirect for {{free}}