Template:Tag/doc

{{tag|tagname [|type] [|content=text] [|params=parameters]}}

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

Parameters

Required parameters shown in bold italics.

|first unnamed=  (tagname above)

The XML/HTML tag's name (e.g. code, ref).

|second unnamed=  (type above)

To indicate which of the tag's types is/are presented:

p  (pair) (default)

A matching pair of open/start and close/end tags (e.g. <div>...</div>).
To suppress the ellipsis ("...") between the tags, add an empty |content= parameter.

o  (open)

An open/start tag (e.g. <span>).

c  (close)

A close/end tag (e.g. </span>).

s  (single)

A single tag (e.g. <hr />).

|content=

Text to place between open/start and close/end tags.

|params=

Parameters to be included as part of an open/start tag.

|wrap=yes

Disable nowrap for long samples.

Examples

Markup	Renders as
{{tag|ref}}	<ref>...</ref>
{{tag|ref|content=}}	<ref></ref>
{{tag|ref|content=hello}}	<ref>hello</ref>
{{tag|span|content=foo}}	<span>foo</span>
{{tag|span|open}}	<span>
{{tag|span|open|content=hello}}	<span>hello
{{tag|span|close|content=hello}}	hello</span>
{{tag|span|pair|content=hello}}	<span>hello</span>
{{tag|ref|open|params={{attr|group|"note"}}}}	<ref group="note">
{{tag|references|single}}	<references />
{{tag|br|single}}	<br />
{{tag|!--|content=comment}}	<!--comment-->
{{tag|math|params={{attr|chem}}}}	<math chem>...</math>
{{tag|a |params=href="<nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/</nowiki>" |content=English Wikipedia}}	<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/">English Wikipedia</a>

See also

Similar templates at English sister projects
	Meta	Tag/doc
	Wikipedia	Tag/doc
	Commons	Tag/doc
	Wikibooks	Tag
	Wikispecies	Tag/doc
	Wikiversity	Tag/doc
	Mediawiki	Tag

• {{HTMLElement}}
• {{XMLElement}}
• {{xtag}} adds a MediaWiki parser or extension tag that links to the extension page.
• #tag:, the parser function that generates working tags.
• {{attr}}