Template:Infobox file format

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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
Size limitation	max_size
Developed by	developer
Initial release	{{start date and age |…}}
Latest release	latest_release_version {{start date and age |…}}
Type of format	type
Container for	containerfor
Contained by	containedby
Extended from	extendedfrom
Extended to	extendedto
Standard	standard  (standards)
Open format?	open
Free format?	free
Website	url

{{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 = 
| max_size = 
| 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}} -->
| type = 
| container_for = 
| contained_by = 
| extended_from = 
| extended_to = 
| standard =                <!-- or: | standards = -->
| free = 
| open = 
| 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

APK

Filename extension	.apk, .apks, .aab, .xapk, .apkm
Internet media type	application/vnd.android.package-archive
Type of format	Package format
Container for	Android Blackberry 10 JingOS Ubuntu Touch via Linux Terminal with WayDroid container and HarmonyOS under Ark Compiler: Mobile apps Windows 11: Desktop apps for WSA
Extended from	JAR

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 (2001-09-04)
Latest release	1.1 (Second Edition) 16 August 2011 (2011-08-16)
Type of format	Vector image format
Extended from	XML
Standard	W3C SVG
Open format?	Yes
Free format?	Yes
Website	www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/

{{Infobox file format
| name = Scalable Vector Graphics
| icon = 
| iconcaption = | screenshot = | caption = 
|_noextcode = on
| extensions = .svg, .svgz
|_nomimecode = on
| mime = image/svg+xml<ref>(w3.org ref)</ref><ref>(ietf.org ref)</ref>
| type_code = {{hlist |"svg" |"svgz"}}
| uniform_type = <code>public.svg-image</code>
| conforms_to = <code>public.image</code><br/><code>public.xml</code>
| magic = 
| developer = [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]]
| released = {{start date and age|2001|09|04|df=yes}}
| latest_release_version = 1.1 (Second Edition)
| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|2011|08|16|df=yes}}
| type = [[Vector image format]]
| container_for = | contained_by = 
| extended_from = [[XML]]
| extended_to = 
| standard = [http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/ W3C SVG]
| free = Yes
| open = Yes
| url = {{URL|http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/}}
}}

OpenDocument Text

Filename extension	.odt
Internet media type	application/vnd.  oasis.opendocument.  text
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	org.oasis.  opendocument.text
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
Free format?	Yes

{{Infobox file format
| name = OpenDocument Text
| icon = [[File:ODF textdocument 48x48.png|ODF textdocument icon]]
| screenshot = | caption = 
| extension = .odt
| mime = application/vnd.<br/>&amp;nbsp;oasis.opendocument.<br/>&amp;nbsp;text
| type_code = 
| uniform_type = <code>org.oasis.<br/>&amp;nbsp;opendocument.text</code><ref>(www.huw.id.au ref)</ref>
| conforms_to = {{nowrap|<code>org.oasis-open.<br/>&amp;nbsp;opendocument</code><br/><code>public.composite-<br/>&amp;nbsp;content</code>}}
| magic = 
| developer = {{hlist |[[Sun Microsystems]] |[[OASIS (organization)|OASIS]]}}
| released = 
| latest_release_version = | latest_release_date = 
| type = [[Document file format]]
| container_for = | contained_by = 
| extended_from = [[XML]]
| extended_to = 
| standard = ISO/IEC 26300:2006
| free = [[OpenDocument#Licensing|Yes]]
| open = Yes
| url = 
}}

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 monospace font.

mime

The MIME type of the file. Set |_nomimecode= to disable the default monospace font.

type_code

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.

type

The type 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 format?

open

Is it an open format?

url

URL of the file format's website, specification, etc.

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Consistently-formatted table for presenting information about file formats

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This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Child	child	Settings this to "yes" allows the infobox to be embedded into another infobox. It also causes name parameter to be ignored.	String	optional
Name	name	The name of the file format. Default Pagename	Line	suggested
Icon	icon logo	An icon used by either the application that popularized the format or a common free icon.	String	suggested
Icon size	icon_size logo_size	Size of the icon to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px'). Default 64px	String	optional
Icon caption	iconcaption logocaption	Caption describing the icon.	String	optional
Screenshot	screenshot	A screenshot of the file format in use.	String	optional
Screenshot size	screenshot_size	Size of the screenshot to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px'). Default 300px	String	optional
Caption	caption	Caption to the screenshot.	String	optional
Extension	extension	The format's filename extension, if only one.	String	suggested
Extensions	extensions	The format's filename extensions, if more than one.	String	optional
No code style in extension	_noextcode	If set to 'true', then extensions won't be formatted using monospace font.	String	optional
MIME type	mime	The MIME type of the file.	String	suggested
No code style in MIME	_nomimecode	If set to 'true', then MIME won't be formatted using monospace font.	String	optional
Type code	type_code type code typecode	The type code of the file used by Mac OS Classic.	String	optional
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	uniform_type uniform type	The Uniform Type Identifier, used by contemporary macOS computers and iOS devices.	String	optional
UTI conformation	conforms_to conforms to	The immediate parents of the UTI. For example, public.png would conform to public.image.	String	optional
Magic number	magic	A number or other data structure usually near the beginning of a file used to identify the file contents.	String	optional
Size limitation	max_size	The highest size a file can have. On compressed archives, it may refer to the content size or the size of the archive file itself.	String	optional
Developed by	developer owner	The owner of the format.	String	suggested
Type of format	type	The type of the file format, what does it store (e.g. Vector image format).	String	suggested
Initial release	released	The date the format was publicly released.	String	optional
Latest release version	latest_release_version latest release version	Latest version number of the format.	String	optional
Latest release date	latest_release_date latest release date	Date the latest version was released.	String	optional
Container for	container_for container for containerfor	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).	String	optional
Contained by	contained_by contained by containedby	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).	String	optional
Extended from	extended_from extended from extendedfrom	The format that this one is based on, if any.	String	optional
Extended to	extended_to extended to extendedto	The format that this one is base for, if any.	String	optional
Standard	standard	Standard this format is part of, if only one.	String	optional
Standards	standards	Standards this format is part of, if more than one.	String	optional
Free format?	free	Is it a free format?	String	optional
Open format?	open	Is it an open format?	String	optional
Website	url	URL of the file format's website, specification, etc.	String	suggested

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