Template:Infobox character

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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.

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Created by	{{{creator}}}
{{{lbl1}}}	{{{data1}}}
{{{lbl2}}}	{{{data2}}}
{{{lbl3}}}	{{{data3}}}
{{{lbl4}}}	{{{data4}}}
{{{lbl5}}}	{{{data5}}}
{{{info-hdr}}}
Full name	{{{full_name}}}
Alias	{{{alias}}}
Gender	{{{gender}}}
Title	{{{title}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}
Family	{{{family}}}
Spouse	{{{spouse}}}
Significant other	{{{significant_other}}}
Children	{{{children}}}
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}
Year of hatching	{{{year_hatched}}}
{{{lbl21}}}	{{{data21}}}
{{{lbl22}}}	{{{data22}}}
{{{lbl23}}}	{{{data23}}}
{{{lbl24}}}	{{{data24}}}
{{{lbl25}}}	{{{data25}}}
{{{extra-hdr}}}
{{{lbl31}}}	{{{data31}}}
{{{lbl32}}}	{{{data32}}}
{{{lbl33}}}	{{{data33}}}
{{{lbl34}}}	{{{data34}}}
{{{lbl35}}}	{{{data35}}}

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Infobox character
In-universe information

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Parameters

All parameters are optional. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.

Parameter	Notes
name	Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME).
image	Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required; i.e. use |image=Example.png.
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.
alt	Alt text for image.
caption	A caption explaining the image.
creator	Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character.
noinfo	Disable the first "In-universe information" header.
info-hdr	Text for display in second header (default = Information).
full_name	The character's full name.
alias aliases	Any aliases used by the character.
tribe	The tribe of the character.
gender	The gender of the character. Use only if not obvious.
title	Titles the character was known by.
affiliation	The kingdom or nation the character belongs to.
family	The character's family members.
spouse	The character's spouse.
significant_other	The character's significant other.
children	The characters's children.
relatives	The characters's relatives.
year_hatched	The year of the character's hatching.
extra-hdr	Text for display in third header (default = No third header).
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.
data#	Text to display in the right column corresponding to the appropriate "lbl#".

TemplateData

TemplateData

Infobox character [[Category:Templates using TemplateData{{#translation:}}]] Creates an infobox for a fictional character of any type. Template parameters[Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Name name Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME). String optional Image image Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required; i.e. use {{para|image|Example.png}}. String optional Image size image_size A fixed pixel width for the image. Example 125px Unknown optional Image upright 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. String optional Alt alt Alt text for image per [[WP:MOSALT]]. String optional Caption caption A caption explaining the image. String optional Creator creator Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character. String optional Label 1 lbl1 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 1 data1 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl1. String optional Label 2 lbl2 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 2 data2 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl2. String optional Label 3 lbl3 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 3 data3 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl3. String optional Label 4 lbl4 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 4 data4 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl4. String optional Label 5 lbl5 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 5 data5 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl5. String optional Disable second header noinfo Disable the first "In-universe information" header. String optional Second header text info-hdr Text for display in second header (default = Information). String optional Full name full_name The character's full name. String optional Alias alias An alias used by the character. If there is more than one alias, use {{para|aliases}} and separate multiple entries using {{tl|Plainlist}}. String optional Alias aliases Any aliases used by the character. If there is only one alias, use {{para|alias}}. String optional Tribe tribe The tribe of the character. String optional Gender gender The gender of the character. String optional Title title Titles the character was known by. String optional Occupation occupation The character's job or role. String optional Affiliation affiliation The kingdom or nation the character belongs to. String optional Family family The character's family members. String optional Spouse spouse The character's spouse. String optional Significant other significant_other The character's significant other. String optional Children children The characters's children String optional Relatives relatives The characters's relatives String optional Year of hatching year_hatched The year of the character's hatching String optional Label 21 lbl21 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 21 data21 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl21. String optional Label 22 lbl22 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 22 data22 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl22. String optional Label 23 lbl23 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 23 data23 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl23. String optional Label 24 lbl24 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 24 data24 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl24. String optional Label 25 lbl25 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 25 data25 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl25. String optional Third header text extra-hdr Text for display in third header (default = No third header). String optional Label 31 lbl31 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 31 data31 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl31. String optional Label 32 lbl32 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 32 data32 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl32. String optional Label 33 lbl33 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 33 data33 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl33. String optional Label 34 lbl34 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 34 data34 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl34. String optional Label 35 lbl35 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 35 data35 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl35. String optional

All parameters (not for general use)

Complete list of parameters
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Example

John Doe
Created by	Agnes Nixon
In-universe information
Alias	Jack Dew
Gender	Male
Title	Detective
Occupation	Law enforcement
Family	Doe
Spouse	Jane Doe
Children	John Doe, Jr.
Relatives	Phil Doe (father) Nancy Doe (mother)

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John Doe
Created by	Agnes Nixon
In-universe information
Alias	Jack Dew
Gender	Male
Title	Detective
Occupation	Law enforcement
Family	Doe
Spouse	Jane Doe
Children	John Doe, Jr.
Relatives	Phil Doe (father) * Nancy Doe (mother)

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Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox character with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields (1)

See also

• {{Infobox person}}

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