Template:Center/sandbox
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Usage
[edit]This template center-aligns text. For example,
Example
{{center|'''Example text'''}}
Example text
Other parameters
[edit]style
[edit]Where there is a need to specify the style of text for the whole <div>...</div> item, an optional style parameter can be used.
This can be useful when the body of the template is not a single inline item but a multi-paragraph structure. If the formatting in question has a "block" template, you can also nest that inside or outside the {{center}} template:
The following solutions are then applicable.
Option 1
{{center|style=font-family:serif;|
Title of the work
by
Author of the work
}}
yields
Title of the work
by
Author of the work
Option 2 (block template)
{{center|{{serif block|
<!--or {{serif block|{{center| -->
Title of the work
by
Author of the work
}}}}
yields
Title of the work
by
Author of the work
Option 3 (if block template not available)
{{center|
{{serif|Title of the work}}
{{serif|by}}
{{serif|Author of the work}}
}}
yields
Title of the work
by
Author of the work
Redirects
[edit]- {{c}}
Tracking categories
[edit]- Category:Pages using center with no text argument—Pages where the template is called with no text or first argument, typically because the content contains an = or otherwise confuses the parser
See also
[edit]- Template:Block center
- Template:Center block
- Template:Center inline (span-based version)
Template data
[edit]Center
Align text to the center
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | style | Additional CSS styles to apply to the block | Content | optional |
| text | text 1 | The text to center, this can be more than one paragraph. | Content | required |
| nomargin | nomargin | no description
| String | optional |
| nocat | nocat | no description | Unknown | optional |
| class | class | Additional CSS classes to apply. | Unknown | optional |