Ta̱mpi̱let:Color
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This template can be used to specify the foreground color of a span of text. Acceptable values are RGB hex codes, e.g. #C9E72A, or any of the web colors: red, blue, green, moccasin, darkorchid, etc. To set the background color of a span of text, use {{background color}}.
Usage
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]{{color|name of color or hex code of color|Text}}
For example:
{{color|red|Hello, world!}}→ Hello, world!{{color|#00F000|Hello, world!}}→ Hello, world!
If the second parameter is omitted, the color value is displayed as text:
{{color|#00F000}}→ #00F000{{color|red}}→ red
Performance considerations
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]The template generates an HTML span tag:
<span style="color:{{{1}}}">{{{2}}}</span>
It runs at speeds in excess of 700 per second,Ta̱mpi̱let:Clarify and so is functionally identical to using the HTML markup directly.
Template data
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]TemplateData for Color
The color template can be used to add a span of text with any given text color
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color | 1 | CSS name of color or hex code of color, e.g. 'red' or '#00F000'. | String | required |
| Text | 2 | The string of text to be formatted in the desired color | String | suggested |
Redirects
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Ta̱mpi̱let:Template link general
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See also
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- {{resize}}
- {{colored link}}
- {{background color}}
- {{font color}} – allows setting both text and background color
- {{coltit}} – colored table header cell