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'''Infobox character''' is used to create an infobox for a fictional character of any type.

== Usage ==
The blank form immediately below shows the most commonly used fields, and complete instructions are listed further down the page.

{{Parameter names example| affiliation | alias | alt | caption | children | creator | data1 | data2 | data3 | data4 | data5 | data21 | data22 | data23 | data24 | data25 | data31 | data32 | data33 | data34 | data35 | extra-hdr | family | full_name | gender | image | image_size | image_upright | info-hdr | lbl1 | lbl2 | lbl3 | lbl4 | lbl5 | lbl21 | lbl22 | lbl23 | lbl24 | lbl25 | lbl31 | lbl32 | lbl33 | lbl34 | lbl35 | name | occupation | relatives | significant_other | year_hatched | spouse | title }}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| image             = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| creator           = <!-- only the credited creators; use adapted_by= for adaptations -->
| full_name         = 
| alias             = <!-- or |aliases= -->
| gender            = <!-- if not obvious -->
| title             = 
| occupation        = <!-- or |position= or |class= -->
| affiliation       = <!-- or |alignment= -->
| family            = 
| spouse            = <!-- or |spouses= -->
| significant_other = <!-- or |significant_others= -->
| children          = 
| relatives         = 
| year_hatched      = 
}}</syntaxhighlight>

== Parameters ==
All parameters are optional. Separate multiple entries using {{tl|Plainlist}}.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Parameter
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | name
| Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME).
|-
! scope="row" | image
| Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required; i.e. use {{para|image|Example.png}}.
|-
! scope="row" | image_upright
| The image size defaults to frameless (220px). The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 270px.
|-
! scope="row" | alt
| Alt text for image.
|-
! scope="row" | caption
| A caption explaining the image.
|-
! scope="row" | creator
| Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character.
|-
! scope="row" | noinfo
| Disable the first "In-universe information" header.
|-
! scope="row" | info-hdr
| Text for display in second header (default = Information).
|-
! scope="row" | full_name
| The character's full name.
|-
! scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|alias|aliases}}
| Any aliases used by the character.
|-
! scope="row" | tribe
| The tribe of the character.
|-
! scope="row" | gender
| The gender of the character. Use only if not obvious.
|-
! scope="row" | title
| Titles the character was known by.
|-
! scope="row" | affiliation
| The kingdom or nation the character belongs to.
|-
! scope="row" | family
| The character's family members.
|-
! scope="row" | spouse
| The character's spouse.
|-
! scope="row" | significant_other
| The character's significant other.
|-
! scope="row" | children
| The characters's children.
|-
! scope="row" | relatives
| The characters's relatives.
|-
! scope="row" | year_hatched
| The year of the character's hatching.
|-
! scope="row" | extra-hdr
| Text for display in third header (default = No third header).
|-
! scope="row" | lbl#
| Label to display in left column where "#" is 1-5, 21-25, or 31-35 for custom fields under the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd headers respectively.
|-
! scope="row" | data#
| Text to display in the right column corresponding to the appropriate "lbl#".
|}

===TemplateData===
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<templatedata>
{
	"description": "Creates an infobox for a fictional character of any type.",
	"params": {
		"name": {
			"label": "Name",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME)."
		},
		"image": {
			"label": "Image",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Image of the character. \"File:\" and wikilinking is not required; i.e. use {{para|image|Example.png}}."
		},
		"image_upright": {
			"label": "Image upright",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The image size defaults to frameless (220px). The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 270px."
		},
		"alt": {
			"label": "Alt",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Alt text for image per [[WP:MOSALT]]."
		},
		"caption": {
			"label": "Caption",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "A caption explaining the image."
		},
		"creator": {
			"label": "Creator",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character."
		},
		"lbl1": {
			"label": "Label 1",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header."
		},
		"data1": {
			"label": "Data 1",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl1."
		},
		"lbl2": {
			"label": "Label 2",
			"inherits": "lbl1"
		},
		"data2": {
			"label": "Data 2",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl2.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl3": {
			"label": "Label 3",
			"inherits": "lbl1"
		},
		"data3": {
			"label": "Data 3",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl3.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl4": {
			"label": "Label 4",
			"inherits": "lbl1"
		},
		"data4": {
			"label": "Data 4",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl4.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl5": {
			"label": "Label 5",
			"inherits": "lbl1"
		},
		"data5": {
			"label": "Data 5",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl5.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"noinfo": {
			"label": "Disable second header",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Disable the first \"In-universe information\" header."
		},
		"info-hdr": {
			"label": "Second header text",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Text for display in second header (default = Information)."
		},
		"full_name": {
			"label": "Full name",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The character's full name."
		},
		"alias": {
			"label": "Alias",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "An alias used by the character. If there is more than one alias, use {{para|aliases}} and separate multiple entries using {{tl|Plainlist}}."
		},
		"aliases": {
			"label": "Alias",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Any aliases used by the character. If there is only one alias, use {{para|alias}}."
		},
		"tribe": {
			"label": "Tribe",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The tribe of the character."
		},
		"gender": {
			"label": "Gender",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The gender of the character."
		},
		"title": {
			"label": "Title",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Titles the character was known by."
		},
		"occupation": {
			"label": "Occupation",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The character's job or role."
		},
		"affiliation": {
			"label": "Affiliation",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The kingdom or nation the character belongs to."
		},
		"family": {
			"label": "Family",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The character's family members."
		},
		"spouse": {
			"label": "Spouse",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The character's spouse."
		},
		"significant_other": {
			"label": "Significant other",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The character's significant other."
		},
		"children": {
			"label": "Children",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The characters's children"
		},
		"relatives": {
			"label": "Relatives",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The characters's relatives"
		},
		"year_hatched": {
			"label": "Year of hatching",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "The year of the character's hatching"
		},
		"lbl21": {
			"label": "Label 21",
			"description": "Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header.",
			"inherits": "lbl1"
		},
		"data21": {
			"label": "Data 21",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl21.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl22": {
			"label": "Label 22",
			"inherits": "lbl21"
		},
		"data22": {
			"label": "Data 22",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl22.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl23": {
			"label": "Label 23",
			"inherits": "lbl21"
		},
		"data23": {
			"label": "Data 23",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl23.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl24": {
			"label": "Label 24",
			"inherits": "lbl21"
		},
		"data24": {
			"label": "Data 24",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl24.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl25": {
			"label": "Label 25",
			"inherits": "lbl21"
		},
		"data25": {
			"label": "Data 25",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl25.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"extra-hdr": {
			"label": "Third header text",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
			"description": "Text for display in third header (default = No third header)."
		},
		"lbl31": {
			"label": "Label 31",
			"description": "Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header.",
			"inherits": "lbl22"
		},
		"data31": {
			"label": "Data 31",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl31.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl32": {
			"label": "Label 32",
			"inherits": "lbl31"
		},
		"data32": {
			"label": "Data 32",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl32.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl33": {
			"label": "Label 33",
			"inherits": "lbl31"
		},
		"data33": {
			"label": "Data 33",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl33.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl34": {
			"label": "Label 34",
			"inherits": "lbl31"
		},
		"data34": {
			"label": "Data 34",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl34.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"lbl35": {
			"label": "Label 35",
			"inherits": "lbl31"
		},
		"data35": {
			"label": "Data 35",
			"description": "Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl35.",
			"inherits": "data1"
		},
		"image_size": {
			"label": "Image size",
			"description": "A fixed pixel width for the image.",
			"example": "125px"
		}
	},
	"format": "block",
	"paramOrder": [
		"name",
		"image",
		"image_size",
		"image_upright",
		"alt",
		"caption",
		"creator",
		"lbl1",
		"data1",
		"lbl2",
		"data2",
		"lbl3",
		"data3",
		"lbl4",
		"data4",
		"lbl5",
		"data5",
		"noinfo",
		"info-hdr",
		"full_name",
		"alias",
		"aliases",
		"tribe",
		"gender",
		"title",
		"occupation",
		"affiliation",
		"family",
		"spouse",
		"significant_other",
		"children",
		"relatives",
		"year_hatched",
		"lbl21",
		"data21",
		"lbl22",
		"data22",
		"lbl23",
		"data23",
		"lbl24",
		"data24",
		"lbl25",
		"data25",
		"extra-hdr",
		"lbl31",
		"data31",
		"lbl32",
		"data32",
		"lbl33",
		"data33",
		"lbl34",
		"data34",
		"lbl35",
		"data35"
	]
}
</templatedata>
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=== All parameters (not for general use) ===
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<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Infobox character
| name               = 
| image              = 
| image_upright      = 
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| creator            =
| lbl1               = 
| data1              = 
| lbl2               = 
| data2              = 
| lbl3               = 
| data3              = 
| lbl4               = 
| data4              = 
| lbl5               = 
| data5              = 
| noinfo             = 
| info-hdr           = 
| full_name          = 
| alias              = <!-- or |aliases= -->
| tribe              =
| gender             = <!-- if not obvious -->
| title              = 
| occupation         =
| affiliation        =
| family             = 
| spouse             =
| significant_other  =
| year_hatched       =
| children           = 
| relatives          = 
| lbl21              = 
| data21             = 
| lbl22              = 
| data22             = 
| lbl23              = 
| data23             = 
| lbl24              = 
| data24             = 
| lbl25              = 
| data25             = 
| extra-hdr          = 
| lbl31              = 
| data31             = 
| lbl32              = 
| data32             = 
| lbl33              = 
| data33             = 
| lbl34              = 
| data34             = 
| lbl35              = 
| data35             = 
}}</syntaxhighlight>
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== Example ==
{{Infobox character
| name               = John Doe
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| creator            = [[Agnes Nixon]]
| alias              = Jack Dew
| gender             = Male
| title              = Detective
| occupation         = Law enforcement
| family             = Doe
| spouse             = Jane Doe
| significant_other  = 
| children           = John Doe, Jr.
| relatives          = {{Plainlist|
* Phil Doe (father)
* Nancy Doe (mother)
}}
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
 {{Infobox character
 | name               = John Doe
 | image              = 
 | caption            = 
 | creator            = [[Agnes Nixon]]
 | alias              = Jack Dew
 | gender             = Male
 | title              = Detective
 | occupation         = Law enforcement
 | family             = Doe
 | spouse             = Jane Doe
 | significant_other  = 
 | children           = John Doe, Jr.
 | relatives          = {{Plainlist|
 * Phil Doe (father)
 * Nancy Doe (mother)
 }}
 }}
</syntaxhighlight>

== Tracking categories ==
* {{clc|Pages using infobox character with unknown parameters}}
* {{clc|Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox person}}

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