Template:Meta banner
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This meta template can be used to harmonise banners. It is meant to build more specialised banner templates. It should not be used directly in articles.
Full syntax
{{Meta banner
| print = <!-- value "no" means the banner should not be displayed when printing the page (by default: it should be displayed) -->
| mobile = <!-- What gets displayed on mobile view: "no" = nothing, "title" = the title only, "main" = everything except moreTitle and moreContent, "main2" = everything except moreContent (by default: everything) -->
| backgroundColour= <!-- Colour of the banner background. Examples: white ; #FFFFFF. See [[Help:Colours]]. Default: transparent. -->
| borderColour = <!-- Colour of the banner border. Examples: green ; #008000. See [[Help:Colours]]. Default: transparent. -->
| textColour = <!-- Colour of the banner text. Examples: purple ; #800080. See [[Help:Colours]]. -->
| bannerStyle = <!-- Additional CSS style for the banner -->
| icon = <!-- Name of the image to be used as icon for the banner (without "Image:" or "File:" prefix) -->
| iconSize = <!-- The size of the image, in pixels. Example: 50 -->
| iconAltText = <!-- Alternate text for the icon image (will be used by screen readers etc.) -->
| textUnderIcon = <!-- Text to be displayed under the icon (keep it short!) -->
| title = <!-- Text of the banner title -->
| titleStyle = <!-- Additional CSS style for the banner title -->
| date = <!-- Date when the banner was put on the page. Example: 22 February 2014 -->
| text = <!-- Banner text, displayed under the banner title -->
| textStyle = <!-- Additional CSS style for the banner text -->
| rightContent = <!-- Content to be displayed on the right side of the banner (could be some short text or a second image) -->
| moreTitle = <!-- Title of an expandable section at the end -->
| moreContent = <!-- Content of an expandable section at the end -->
| moreTitleStyle = <!-- Additional CSS style for the title of the expandable section -->
| moreContentStyle= <!-- Additional CSS style for the content of the expandable section -->
}}
For information on how to specify the colours, see Help:Colours.
Example
This code:
{{Meta banner
| mobile =title
| backgroundColour= #A277D7
| borderColour = #921496
| icon = VikidiaLogo50px.png
| iconAltText = Vikidia
| title = You are on [[Vikidia]].
| date = {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}
| text = The encyclopedia for 8 to 13-years-old!
}}
...produces this result (switch to Mobile view to see the effect of the parameter "mobile"):
|
You are on Vikidia. (20 March 2026)
The encyclopedia for 8 to 13-years-old! |
