Template:RouteBox/doc

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Shortcut

{{Rbox}}

This template is similar to {{Color box}}, but provides for both wikilinks and text color and omits the contrasting border.

Usage

{{RouteBox|text|link|box color|text color|border=|bold=}}

`RouteBox`	can be abbreviated to `{{rbox\|…}}`
`text`	text (bold) to be displayed in the box
`link`	any valid wikilink; `[[` and `]]` are not required; can be omitted if no link is wanted
`box color`	background color of the box; default is black; can be omitted if `text color` is not specified
`text color`	optional; default is white
`border=`	optional; default is box color
`bold=`	optional; default is yes

Examples

{{RouteBox|Line|Line}} → Line

{{rbox|Circle line|Circle line (London Underground)|#{{rcr|London Underground|Circle}}|#{{rcr|London Underground|Piccadilly}}}} → Circle line

{{RouteBox|Text||bold=no}} → Text

Variants

Color box templates
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Template	Description	Example
{{Color box}}	Color box size with black borders and text color. Standard size.	or ORANGE
{{Color box striped}}	Striped color box. Standard size.
{{RouteBox}}	Borderless color box with text color and wikilinks.	ORANGE
{{Colorbull}}	Colored bullet with wikilinks.	■
{{Legend inline}}	Color box size with black borders. Standard size.
{{Color sample}}	Color box size with black borders. Smaller size.
{{Swatch inline}}		orange
{{Background color}}		orange
{{Rail color box}}	A version with more display options. Part of Module:Adjacent stations	●, Orange
{{Diagonal split color box}}	Color box split diagonally. Standard size.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for RouteBox

Adds a colored box with no border.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
text	`1`	text (bold by default) to be displayed in the box Example Circle line	String	suggested
link	`2`	The name of the page to link towards; can be omitted if no link is wanted Example Circle line (London Underground)	Page name	optional
box color	`3`	background color of the box; can be omitted if text color is not specified Default black Example yellow	String	suggested
text color	`4`	color of the text Default white Example blue	String	optional
border	`border`	color of the border; enabled by default Default {{{3}}} Example black	String	optional
bold	`bold`	bolds the text; enabled by default Default yes Example no	String	optional