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This is the {{Ambox}} or Article message box meta-template. This template also depends on MediaWiki:Gadget-enwp-boxes.css.
Parameters
type
The type parameter defines the colour of the left bar, and the image that is used by default. The type is chosen not on aesthetics but is based on the type of issue that the template describes. The seven available types and their default images are shown below.
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If no type parameter is given the template defaults to |type=notice.
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See also
Other pages:
- w:Template:Mbox
- w:Wikipedia:Ambox CSS classes — Describes how to use the ambox CSS classes directly in wikitables and HTML tables.
- w:Wikipedia:Article message boxes — The style guideline for creating article message boxes.
- w:Wikipedia talk:Article message boxes — For discussion about these matters.
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Ambox in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Ambox
This is a generic article message box.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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| type | type | no description
| Line | optional |
| text | text | no description | String | suggested |