This template provides a quick way to mention an XML-style tag in a preformatted way. Mainly used in discussion/help pages.

  • first parameter (Compulsory) - the name of the HTML tag
  • third parameter - what type of tag to display:
    • pair (default) - display a matched pair of open-and-close tags: <font>...</font>
    • open (default) - display only the opening tag of an open-and-close pair: <span>
    • close (default) - display only the closing tag of an open-and-close pair: </span>
    • single (default) - display a single tag: <br />
  • content - the text content of the tags
  • params - any parameters to be included in the opening tag
  • {{tag|ref}}<ref>...</ref>
  • {{tag|ref|hello}}
  • {{tag|font|content=foo}}<font>foo</font>
  • {{tag|font|open}}<font>
  • {{tag|font|open|content=hello}}<font>hello
  • {{tag|span|close|content=hello}}hello</span>
  • {{tag|span|pair|content=hello}}<span>hello</span>
  • {{tag|ref group&#61;note|open}}<ref group=note>
note that the = is substituted with the ASCII &#61;