Template:Mono
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Usage
{{mono|text to format here}}
renders as:
text to format here
This template is for formatting short bits of content (the only parameter) as monospaced (nonproportional) text. It is simply a quick shorthand for the necessary CSS code. It is a replacement for <tt>...</tt>
, which is an obsolete element under HTML5. (Non-conforming features)
This template should be used where the content is being rendered in monospaced text for purely stylistic/display reasons, where this display has no particular semantic significance.
It should not be used to indicate source code, nor for variables or variable input (use <code>...</code>
for code and <var>...</var>
for variables). For keyboard or samples, use <kbd>...</kbd>
or <samp>...</samp>
respectively.
It cannot be used to mark up multiple paragraphs, sections or other block elements, as it uses <span>
, which is an inline element. See {{Pre}}
for a <div>
-based block version. Or, multiple instances of {{Mono}}
can be invoked.
Parameters
There is one parameter:
|1=
or unnamed- The content to format as monospaced. If the content contains a
=
character, the parameter must be numbered or the template will break. For backward compatibility with an old, merged-in template, this parameter can also be called|2=
.
See also
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.