Template:Legend/doc

Shows a legend row with a colored box.

Usage
{{ legend|background-color|caption|outline=outline color|border=css border }}


 * background-color is passed to the css background-color property of the color box.
 * The optional outline parameter is the color of the outline around the box.
 * The optional border argument which overrides the outline argument and sets the css description (e.g., ) of the border that will be drawn around the box.

Use in text
{{legend|black|Africa}} {{legend|green|Americas}} {{legend|blue|Oceania}} {{legend|#ffa|Europe|outline=silver}} {{legend|#ff2800|Asia|outline=#A2A9B1}} (#A2A9B1 is the wikitables border color.)

{{legend|black|Africa}} {{legend|green|Americas}} {{legend|blue|Oceania}} {{legend|#ffa|Europe|outline=silver}} {{legend|#ff2800|Asia|outline=#A2A9B1}}

Full parameter list
{{legend }}
 * [legend box's colo(u)r]
 * [text following legend box]
 * outline =
 * border =
 * color =
 * size =
 * text =

Limitations
Using certain special characters in text that have meaning in wikitext can cause unexpected results. To use * in text, use type. To use # in text, use type.

TemplateData
{	"params": { "1": {			"label": "Color", "description": "The color for the legend entry, in any CSS format", "example": "\"#6D6E00\", \"#ffa\", \"yellow\"", "type": "line", "required": true },		"2": {			"label": "Caption", "description": "Label for the legend entry", "example": "\"soda\" is most common", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"border": { "label": "CSS border style", "description": "CSS style for the legend entry's border", "type": "string" },		"outline": { "label": "Entry outline", "description": "CSS color for the outline of the legend entry", "example": "silver", "type": "line" },		"text": { "label": "Text in the entry", "description": "Text to be displayed in the legend entry box, i.e. within the color specified", "example": "Af", "type": "line" },		"textcolor": { "label": "Text color", "description": "CSS color of text inside the legend's colored box", "type": "string" },		"size": { "description": "Font size of the legend entry, including colored box", "type": "string" }	},	"description": "Shows a legend row with a colored box and a caption." }