Template:Clade/doc

How to use the template

This template is used for illustrating branching trees with the nodes and base labels being clickable links. They are especially suited to represent evolutionary trees.

{{clade
|label1=Base
|1=Node
}}

produces

Base	Node

{{clade
|1={{clade
   |label1=[[Subtree1]]
   |1=Leaf1
   |label2=Subtree2
   |2=Leaf2
   }}
}}

produces

	Subtree1  Leaf1 Subtree2  Leaf2

{{clade| style=font-size:75%;line-height:75%
|1={{clade
   |label1=Subtree1
   |1=Leaf1
   |label2=Subtree2
   |2=Leaf2
   }}
}}

produces

	Subtree1 Leaf1 Subtree2 Leaf2

Editing tip

An easy way of creating larger cladograms is to use the Newick format and proceed to edit it using a suitable text editor to produce the markup.

1. Start with Newick format ((a,b),(c,d))
2. Replace "(" with "{{clade|"
3. Replace ")" with "}}"
4. Edit to replace commas with pipes and numbers
5. Edit clade labels if needed

{{clade
 |1={{clade
    |1=a
    |2=b
    }}
 |2={{clade
    |1=c
    |2=d
    }}
}}

Using a box

You can nest the templates and use links around the text. You may use non-breaking spaces <pre> </pre> to obtain spaces or to have labels that have spaces.

The entire cladogram can be placed in a box so that text flows nicely around it. enclose within {{userboxtop| toptext=<pre> </pre>}} {{userboxbottom}}

Neornithes   Paleognathae    Neognathae    Other birds Galloanserae  Anseriformes      Galliformes Craciformes Sample of a hack that misuses Template:Userboxtop