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Description

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This template displays text with a colored outline. It's basic use is thus: {{outline color|This text is outlined in gold}}, which comes out as: This text is outlined in gold

Other colors can be specified but the default is a gold 2px solid outline with no blending. An optional strength parameter also allows customised blending at three strength levels.

Usage

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{{outline color|text}}

or

{{outline color|text|color}}

or

{{outline color|text|color|strength=1..3}}

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Outline color in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Outline color

Displays text with a colored outline.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Text1

The string to be outlined.

Stringrequired
Color2

The outline color. Can be specified as a named web color or the standard 6-digit or 3-digit hexadecimal codes. If this parameter is not specified a default value of #FFD700 is used which is gold.

Default
#FFD700
Stringoptional
Strength3

An optional parameter that in the range 1..3 allows the outline to be blended at customised strength levels. A value of 0 produces no outline. If this parameter is any other value, or is not specified, then the default option is a solid 2px outline with no blending which produces a strong outline

Stringoptional

Usage

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Examples ranging from solid 2px outline to no outline:

  • {{Outline color|Outline in default color}}
    Outline in default color
  • {{Outline color|Outline in #FF69B4|#FF69B4}}
    Outline in #FF69B4
  • {{Outline color|Outline in red|red}}
    Outline in red
  • {{Outline color|Outline in red|red|strength=3}}
    Outline in red
  • {{Outline color|Outline in red|red|strength=2}}
    Outline in red
  • {{Outline color|Outline in red|red|strength=1}}
    Outline in red
  • {{Outline color|Outline in red|red|strength=0}}
    Outline in red

Example showing outlining of bolded wikilink:

Example showing outlining of bolded wikilink with colored text:

  • [[Chiefs (Super Rugby)|<span style= "color:#ff0;">{{Outline color|'''Chiefs'''|red|strength=3}}</span>]]
    Chiefs

See also

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