Template:Button/doc

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This template provides a "clickable button" formatting style for text. This button is not clickable, and care should be taken when using it to avoid readers thinking the result may be. (It has an explanatory tooltip for users hovering over it, but that may not always be displayed, or only displayed after too long a delay, so that it may not show up to people trying to click it.)

If you need a clickable button, use {{Clickable button}}.

Usage

• {{Button|text=button text}} produces
• {{Button|text=button text|format=bold}} produces
• {{Button|[[File:WikEd close.png]]|padTB=.1em|padLR=.1em}} produces

Alternatively, {{Button|button text}} also produces button text

Parameters

This template will accept the following parameters, all are optional except for the text which does not need to be named.

• |text=button text This is the text that will be shown in the button. This can also be used with the name as shown above by simply adding |button text
• |padTB=.1em Set the padding for the top and bottom in em units
• |padLR=.1em Set the padding for the sides in em units
• |bgcolor= Set the background color of the button
• |fomat=bold Use this to make the button text bold
• |style= Use to add any CSS style codes

See also

• {{key press}} – used to illustrate keystrokes

Add a non-functioning button to a page as an illustration

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
the text in the button	text	no description	String	suggested
alternate method to add text to the button	1	no description	String	suggested
background color	bgcolor	no description	String	optional
use this to make text bold	format	no description Default bold	Boolean	optional
vertical padding in em units	padTB	no description	Unknown	optional
horizontal (side) padding in em units	padLR	no description	Unknown	optional
CSS style codes	style	no description	String	optional