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 | This template uses Lua: |
| Message box meta-templates | |
|---|---|
| template | context |
| {{Ambox}} | article |
| {{Cmbox}} | category |
| {{Imbox}} | image |
| {{Tmbox}} | talk |
| {{Fmbox}} | footer / header |
| {{Ombox}} | other pages |
| {{Mbox}} | auto-detect |
| {{Asbox}} | article stub |
| {{Dmbox}} | disambiguation |
This is the {{Tmbox}} ([T]alk page [m]essage [box]) metatemplate. This template is called by other templates to give a consistent structure and appearance to boilerplate messages used on talk pages across the project. It may be called directly on a talk page in order to present a one-off message in the same format as boilerplate messages, but this is non-standard (if a message is important enough to be presented in this form, you should consider creating a separate template so that it is easily available to other editors). Tmbox offers several different colors for different purposes, provides default images if no image parameter is given, and has some other pleasant features. This template works similarly to {{Ambox}} and uses the same parameters.
This template should not be used for WikiProject banners. Such banners have special programming constraints that merit their own meta-templates. See the "See also" section below for links.
Beware that the .tmbox class will not display on mobile. (See the CSS; the .tmbox class is hidden on mobile with display:none !important.)