Template:Colour key

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TemplateData for Colour key

<templatedata> { "description": "Displaying a colour key",

 "params": { "1":
             { "label":       "Colour",
               "description": "Colour code of the area",
               "type":        "string",
               "required":    false,
               "default":     "black"
             },
             "2":
             { "label":       "Description",
               "description": "Explanation of the meaning of the colour",
               "type":        "string",
               "required":    false
             },
             "3":
             { "label":       "Colour name",
               "description": "Name of the colour if not standard",
               "type":        "string",
               "required":    false
             }
           }

} </templatedata>

Usage

{{Colour key|Colour code|Description}}
{{Colour key|Colour code|Description|Colour name}}

The colour code is forwarded to the CSS property border-left-color. Standard (named) web colours, such as red, should preferably be used to aid clarity. It is also permitted, however, to use any other valid CSS code, e.g. #FF0000, #F00 or rgb(100%, 0%, 0%).

The optional parameter, "colour name" is shown as a tooltip as well as in printed and pdf views and is intended inter alia for colour blind users.

Examples

Entry	Result
{{Colour key|black|Africa}} {{Colour key|green|Europe}} {{Colour key|blue|Oceania}} {{Colour key|#ff0|Asia}} {{Colour key|#ff2800|America}}	Africa Europe Oceania Asia America
{{Colour key}}	
{{Colour key|red}}	
{{Colour key|red|Example}}	Example
{{Colour key|red|Example|Red areas}}	Example

See also

• Help:Using colours
• Commons:Template:legend