Template:xt
Example text
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This and related templates produce an inline typeface change suitable to render eXample Text on Wikipedia's general help pages.
Using example-formatting templates in general
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This family of templates cannot be used in mainspace (the article namespace).
For cases where the serif typeface is not desirable (e.g. in blocks of computer code), use {{bxt}}, which substitutes boldfacing, or {{mxt}}, which substitutes a monospaced font. For style examples that break to their own line (e.g. paragraphs), use {{xt2}}.
For examples of bad/wrong style, in red, use {{!xt}}, {{!bxt}}, {{!mxt}}, or {{!xt2}}, respectively to the previous paragraph (the addition of the ! indicates the opposite effect). Use {{!xts}} for bad/wrong style with strikethrough formatting.
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The {{xtn}} template is for neutral examples, and has no color change, but is otherwise identical to {{xt}}. It can be used with {{xt}} and {{!xt}} to indicate usage that is neither advised nor advised against or deprecated. The bold, sans-serif equivalent is {{bxtn}}.
Parameters
|text hereor|1=text here– The text to which to apply the markup. As with all templates, when the text has any equals characters ("="), explicitly prefix the text with|1=or the template will break.|title=tooltip text here– Takes text, which cannot be marked up in any way, and displays it as a pop-up "tooltip" (in most browsers) when the cursor hovers over the span
Accessibility
The accompanying change in typeface to a serif or monospaced type style (as in example text) is to make it fully accessible for those with color blindness.
Keep
Examples of {{xt}} syntax and result
- What you write
...for example, {{xt|1=''T'' = 293.15 K}}, but not {{!xt|1=''m''=5.4kg}}.
- What you get
- ...for example, T = 293.15 K, but not m=5.4kg.
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| this is an {{xt|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{!xt|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{xtn|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{xtd|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{mxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{!mxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{mxtn|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{mxtd|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{bxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{!bxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{bxtn|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
| this is an {{bxtd|inline typeface change}} for comparison | this is an inline typeface change for comparison |
User CSS for a monospaced coding font
Have monospaced templates in this group – and your editing window – use your preferred monospaced font:
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You can consistently use a monospaced font with well-designed characters for coding (e.g., to distinguish clearly between Add something like one of the code snippets below into your Special:MyPage/common.css page, replacing "Roboto Mono" with whatever your preferred coding font is (Roboto Mono was picked as a freely-available coding font for this example). If you don't want to manually add this code to your CSS page but would rather This code will do the following:
If you know of an additional class to add here, please update this page or mention it on the talk page. Horizontal style /* Use my font, when available, for code */
code, pre, samp, kbd, tt, .example-mono, .userlinks-username, .monospaced, .keyboard-key, .button, .plaincode { font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important; }
/* Make some of the editable stuff monospaced */
#wpTextbox1, #wpSummary, #searchInput, #searchText { font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important; }
Vertical style /* Use my font, when available, for code */
code,
pre,
samp,
kbd,
tt,
.example-mono,
.userlinks-username,
.monospaced,
.keyboard-key,
.button
.plaincode {
font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important;
}
/* Make some of the editable stuff monospaced */
#wpTextbox1,
#wpSummary,
#searchInput,
#searchText {
font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important;
}
Cleanup efforts If you'd like to help clean up instances of the /* Flag bad code for cleanup */
tt { color: DarkRed; background: Pink; }
You can also do this with deprecated elements. For CSS you can just import for this, see meta:User:SMcCandlish/lint.css .
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See also
{{xt}}inline positive example text, in green, with serif font{{xt2}}same as{{xt}}but for blocks of text{{bxt}}same as{{xt}}but uses bold instead of serif font{{mxt}}same as{{xt}}but uses mono-spaced font (especially useful in source code)
{{!xt}}inline negative example text, in red, with serif font{{!xt2}}same as{{!xt}}but for blocks (i.e., same as{{xt2}}but red){{!bxt}}same as{{!xt}}but uses boldface{{and its variants belowdc}}{{!xts}}same as{{!xt}}but alsostrikes through the text{{belowdc}}
{{xtd}}inline deprecated (or uncertain, unavailable, lorem, etc.) example text, in grey{{bxtd}}same as{{xtd}}but uses boldface{{mxtd}}same as{{xtd}}but uses mono-spaced font{{abovedc}} inline}}deprecated or deleted material; (uses the<del>element, and does not add monospace font on it own; can be used in mainspace (articles), and where necessary wrapped in<code>,<samp>, or<kbd>); see also{{dcr
{{xtn}}inline neutral example text, with no color change, when none of the above applies; used for "permissible" examples neither favored nor deprecated{{xtn2}}same as{{xtn}}but for blocks of text{{bxtn}}same as{{xtn}}but uses boldface; it still applies a CSS class, so it's not simply boldfacing{{mxtn}}same as{{xtn}}but uses mono-spaced font; this is a good template to use when the shaded box formatting of<code>...</code>might be undesirable, or the semantics of it is incorrect in the context
{{strongbad}}– for introducing something as deprecated or issuing some other warning in documentation, e.g.: Not for use in mainspace.