Template:Resize
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It is to change the font size of a text string.
Usage
{{resize|N|text}}— N specifies a size, such as "95%", "1.2em", etc.{{resize|text}}— If N is omitted, as in the second line above, a default 90% size is applied.{{resize|div=yes|text}}— As above but uses a div tag instead of a span tag.
Beware
Beware that if text happens to contain an equality sign (=), it will fail to render properly. Here are the workarounds:
- Replace all instances of
=with{{=}}, or - Specify
{{resize|N|2=text}}or{{resize|1=text}}.
Also it will fail to wrap multiple blocks, such as multiple paragraphs or multiple bullet points. Here are the workarounds:
- Use, for example,
<div style="font-size:90%;">
...multiple paragraphs...</div>, or - Apply this template separately to each block of paragraph, bullet point etc.
- Use {{resize|div=yes}}.
- Use {{smalldiv}}.
Examples
| Code | Result |
|---|---|
{{resize|This text defaults to 90% normal size.}} |
This text defaults to 90% normal size. |
{{resize|80%|This text is 80% normal size.}} |
This text is 80% normal size. |
{{resize|1.2em|This text is 0.2em larger than normal.}} |
This text is 0.2em larger than normal. |
{{resize|We know 1+1=2 and 2+2=4. It will fail to render}} |
{{{1}}} |
{{resize|We know 1+1{{=}}2 and 2+2{{=}}4.}} |
We know 1+1=2 and 2+2=4. |
{{resize|1=We know 1+1=2 and 2+2=4.}} |
We know 1+1=2 and 2+2=4. |
{{resize|120%|2=We know 1+1=2 and 2+2=4. This text is 120% normal size.}} |
We know 1+1=2 and 2+2=4. This text is 120% normal size. |
Comparison
| Code for inline content | Code for block content | Size | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
{{small|text}}{{smaller|text}} |
{{smalldiv|text}} |
85% | text |
{{resize|text}} |
{{resizediv|text}} |
90% | text |
{{midsize|text}} |
92% | text | |
| none | none | 100% | text |
{{large|text}}{{larger|text}}{{big|text}} |
{{largediv|text}} |
120% | text |
{{huge|text}} |
180% | text | |
{{resize|x%|text}} |
{{resizediv|x%|text}} |
custom | varies |
{{font|size=x%}} |
custom | varies |
See also
- Category:Resizing templates
- {{smalldiv}}, for wrapping multiple lines of text that cause syntax errors when wrapped by {{resize}} or {{small}}
- font-size - CSS: Cascading Style Sheets | Mozilla Developer Network
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Resize
It is to change the font size of a text string. Two forms {{resize|<size>|<text>}} and {{resize|<text>}} are possible.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size/Text | 1 | Specifies a css font size e.g. '80%', '1.2em', 'x-large', 'larger'. In the one parameter version the first parameter is the text and the font size is '90%'. | String | required |
| Text when size is given | 2 | The text to display in the two parameter version. | String | optional |
| Use div tag | div | Set to yes to use a div instead of a span tag. | String | optional |