Template:Characterbox

New Characterbox template

This template creates character boxes like those on lonelygirl15 characters, for example.

Usage

{{Characterbox
|width=
|height=
|background=
|border=
|header=
|image=
|imagewidth=
|imageborder=
|charactername=
|textcolor=
|actorname=
|characterblurb=

<!--include only if a main character-->
|main=yes
}}

All parameters have a default value, so if a certain parameter is unneeded, it can be omitted without damage.

Parameter	What to put there	Default if omitted
width	Width of the character box	90%, if an image is specified, 100% otherwise
height	Height of the character box, any valid css unit.	If omitted, height is automatically determined
background	The box's background color. Accepts any valid HTML color name or code.	transparent
border	The box's border color. Accepts any valid HTML color name or code.	#aaa
header	The box's header color. Accepts any valid HTML color name or code.	Defaults to the background color.
image	Purely the name of the image to use, without "Image:" prefix.	None. If omitted, no image is displayed.
imagewidth	The width of the image to display, in pixels, without "px".	80px for main characters, 50px otherwise
imageborder	The border around the image. Accepts any valid HTML color name or code.	Defaults to the border color.
charactername	Purely the name of the character, nothing else. If a page with that name exists, a link will be created automatically.	Name missing.
textcolor	The color of text in the character box. Accepts any valid HTML color name or code.	#000
actorname	Purely the name of the actor, nothing else. If a page with that name exists, a link will be created automatically.	The text "Unknown".
characterblurb	Whatever you want to say about that character.	No description entered.