Template:Infobox file format

Scalable Vector Graphics
Filename extensions	.svg, .svgz
Internet media type	image/svg+xml
Type code	"svg"; "svgz";
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	public.svg-image
UTI conformation	public.image; public.xml
Developed by	W3C
Initial release	4 September 2001; 23 years ago
Latest release	1.1 (Second Edition); (16 August 2011; 13 years ago)
Type of format	Vector image format
Extended from	XML
Standard	W3C SVG
Open format?	Yes
Website	www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/

Scalable Vector Graphics
Filename extensions	.svg, .svgz
Internet media type	image/svg+xml
Type code	"svg"; "svgz";
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	public.svg-image
UTI conformation	public.image; public.xml
Developed by	W3C
Initial release	4 September 2001; 23 years ago
Latest release	1.1 (Second Edition); (16 August 2011; 13 years ago)
Type of format	Vector image format
Extended from	XML
Standard	W3C SVG
Open format?	Yes
Website	www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/

*name*
	[[File:{{{icon}}}\|64px]] iconcaption
	[[File:{{{screenshot}}}\|300px]] caption
Filename extension	extension[s]
Internet media type	mime
Type code	typecode
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	uniform type
UTI conformation	conforms to
Magic number	magic
Developed by	developer
Initial release	{{start date and age \|…}}
Latest release	latest_release_version; ({{start date and age \|…}})
Type of format	genre
Container for	containerfor
Contained by	containedby
Extended from	extendedfrom
Extended to	extendedto
Standard	standard (standards)
Open format?	free
Website	url

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This template uses Lua:

Blank syntax

{{Infobox file format
| name = 
| icon = 
| iconcaption = 
| icon_size = 
| screenshot = 
| screenshot_size = 
| caption = 
|_noextcode = 
| extension =               <!-- or: | extensions = -->
|_nomimecode = 
| mime = 
| type code = 
| uniform_type = 
| conforms_to = 
| magic = 
| developer = 
| released =                <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|mm|dd|df=yes/no}} -->
| latest_release_version = 
| latest_release_date =     <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|mm|dd|df=yes/no}} -->
| genre = 
| container_for = 
| contained_by = 
| extended_from = 
| extended_to = 
| standard =                <!-- or: | standards = -->
| free = 
| url = 
}}

By default, extension and mime are displayed using <code></code>; to disable this (in order to customize their formatting), assign _noextcode and/or _nomimecode a value ("on", "true", etc.).

Examples

</source>

OpenDocument Text

Filename extension	`.odt`
Internet media type	`application/vnd. oasis.opendocument. text`
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	`org.oasis. opendocument.text`^[5]
UTI conformation	`org.oasis-open. opendocument` `public.composite- content`
Developed by	Sun Microsystems OASIS
Type of format	Document file format
Extended from	XML
Standard	ISO/IEC 26300:2006
Open format?	Yes

OpenDocument Text

Filename extension	`.odt`
Internet media type	`application/vnd.  oasis.opendocument.  text`
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	`org.oasis.  opendocument.text`^[6]
UTI conformation	`org.oasis-open.  opendocument` `public.composite-  content`
Developed by	Sun Microsystems OASIS
Type of format	Document file format
Extended from	XML
Standard	ISO/IEC 26300:2006
Open format?	Yes

</source>

Parameters

name: The name of the file format.
icon: A file icon used by either the application that popularized the format or a common free icon. Alias is |logo=.
iconcaption: caption describing the icon.
screenshot: A screen shot of the file format in use.
caption: caption to the screen shot.
extension (or extensions): The format's filename extension or extensions. Set |_noextcode= to disable the default <code></code> formatting.
mime: The MIME type of the file. Set |_nomimecode= to disable the default <code></code> formatting.
typecode: The type code of the file, used by Mac OS Classic.
uniform type: The Uniform Type Identifier, used by contemporary macOS computers and iOS devices.
conforms to: The immediate parents of the UTI. For example, public.png would conform to public.image
magic: A number or other data structure usually near the beginning of a file used to identify the file contents.
owner: The owner of the format.
released: The date the format was publicly released.
latest_release_version: Latest version number of the format.
latest_release_date: Date the latest version was released.
genre: The genre of the file format.
containerfor: If the file is a container for another data type, list it here.
containedby: If the file type is typically housed in another file type, list it here. For example: Audio and video data are most often housed in a media container such as QuickTime et al.
extendedfrom: If the file format is based on another, list it here.
extendedto: If a new format is derived from this one, list it here.
standard (or standards): If the format is part of a standard or standards, list it/them here.
free: Is it a free/open format?
url: URL of the file format's website, specification, etc.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for the template used by the new VisualEditor.

Infobox file format

<templatedata> { "description": "Consistently-formatted table for presenting information about file formats", "params": { "child": { "label": "Child", "description": "Settings this to \"yes\" allows the infobox to be embedded into another infobox. It also causes name parameter to be ignored.", "type": "string" }, "name": { "description": "The name of the file format.", "type": "line", "suggested": true, "label": "Name", "default": "Pagename" }, "icon": { "suggested": true, "description": "An icon used by either the application that popularized the format or a common free icon.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "logo" ], "label": "Icon" }, "iconcaption": { "aliases": [ "logocaption" ], "label": "Icon caption", "description": "Caption describing the icon.", "type": "string" }, "icon_size": { "aliases": [ "logo_size" ], "label": "Icon size", "type": "string", "default": "64px", "description": "Size of the icon to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px')." }, "screenshot": { "type": "string", "label": "Screenshot", "description": "A screenshot of the file format in use." }, "caption": { "type": "string", "label": "Caption", "description": "Caption to the screenshot." }, "screenshot_size": { "label": "Screenshot size", "type": "string", "default": "300px", "description": "Size of the screenshot to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px')." }, "extension": { "label": "Extension", "description": "The format's filename extension, if only one.", "type": "string", "suggested": true }, "extensions": { "label": "Extensions", "description": "The format's filename extensions, if more than one.", "type": "string" }, "_noextcode": { "label": "No in extension", "description": "If set to 'true', then extensions won't be formatted using .", "type": "string" }, "mime": { "label": "MIME type", "type": "string", "description": "The MIME type of the file.", "suggested": true }, "_nomimecode": { "label": "No in MIME", "description": "If set to 'true', then MIME won't be formatted using .", "type": "string" }, "uniform_type": { "label": "Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)", "description": "The Uniform Type Identifier, used by contemporary macOS computers and iOS devices.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "uniform type" ] }, "conforms_to": { "label": "UTI conformation", "description": "The immediate parents of the UTI. For example, public.png would conform to public.image.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "conforms to" ] }, "magic": { "label": "Magic number", "description": "A number or other data structure usually near the beginning of a file used to identify the file contents.", "type": "string" }, "developer": { "aliases": [ "owner" ], "label": "Developed by", "description": "The owner of the format.", "type": "string", "suggested": true }, "type": { "aliases": [ "genre" ], "label": "Type of format", "description": "The type of the file format, what does it store (e.g. Vector image format).", "type": "string", "suggested": true }, "released": { "label": "Initial release", "description": "The date the format was publicly released.", "type": "string" }, "latest_release_version": { "label": "Latest release version", "description": "Latest version number of the format.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "latest release version" ] }, "latest_release_date": { "label": "Latest release date", "description": "Date the latest version was released.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "latest release date" ] }, "container_for": { "label": "Container for", "description": "Data type this file format is container for. For instance, audio and video data is often housed in a container like Quick Time or Matroska (MKV).", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "container for", " containerfor" ] }, "contained_by": { "label": "Contained by", "description": "File type this type is usually housed in. For instance, audio and video data is often housed in a container like Quick Time or Matroska (MKV).", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "contained by", " containedby" ] }, "extended_from": { "label": "Extended from", "description": "The format that this one is based on, if any.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "extended from", " extendedfrom" ] }, "extended_to": { "label": "Extended to", "description": "The format that this one is base for, if any.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "extended to", " extendedto" ] }, "standard": { "label": "Standard", "description": "Standard this format is part of, if only one.", "type": "string" }, "standards": { "label": "Standards", "description": "Standards this format is part of, if more than one.", "type": "string" }, "free": { "label": "Open format?", "type": "string", "description": "Is it a free/open format?" }, "url": { "label": "Website", "description": "URL of the file format's website, specification, etc.", "type": "string", "suggested": true }, "type_code": { "label": "Type code", "description": "The type code of the file used by Mac OS Classic.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "type code", " typecode" ] } }, "paramOrder": [ "child", "name", "icon", "icon_size", "iconcaption", "screenshot", "screenshot_size", "caption", "extension", "extensions", "_noextcode", "mime", "_nomimecode", "type_code", "uniform_type", "conforms_to", "magic", "developer", "type", "released", "latest_release_version", "latest_release_date", "container_for", "contained_by", "extended_from", "extended_to", "standard", "standards", "free", "url" ], "format": "block" } </templatedata>

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[[File:{{{icon}}}\|64px]] iconcaption
[[File:{{{screenshot}}}\|300px]] caption
Filename extension	`extension[s]`
Internet media type	`mime`
Type code	typecode
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	uniform type
UTI conformation	conforms to
Magic number	magic
Developed by	developer
Initial release	{{start date and age \|…}}
Latest release	latest_release_version ({{start date and age \|…}})
Type of format	genre
Container for	containerfor
Contained by	containedby
Extended from	extendedfrom
Extended to	extendedto
Standard	standard (standards)
Open format?	free
Website	url