Template:Linear-gradient text/doc

Usage

Copy and paste the template below:

{{Linear-gradient text | <!-- Font color 1 --> | <!-- Font color 2 --> | <!-- Font color 3 --> | <!-- Font color 4 --> | <!-- Font color 5 --> | <!-- Font color 6 --> | <!-- Font color 7 --> | <!-- Font color 8 --> | <!-- Font color 9 --> | <!-- Font color 10 --> | <!-- Font color 11 --> | <!-- Font color 12 --> | <!-- Font color 13 --> | <!-- Font color 14 --> | <!-- Font color 15 --> | <!-- Font color 16 --> | <!-- Font color 17 --> | <!-- Font color 18 --> | <!-- Font color 19 --> | <!-- Font color 20 --> | text = | direction = | alt text color = }}

Note: This template can handle a maximum of 20 colors, more than that will cause the template to break.

For better understanding see Examples & TemplateData below.

Examples

Basics

• Atleast two font colors are required for this template to run properly, otherwise it will show up in the Alternate text color (black by default). For example:

{{Linear-gradient text | red | text = Hello, World! | direction = right | alt text color = green }}

gives: Hello, World!

BUT

{{Linear-gradient text | red | blue | text = Hello, World! | direction = right | alt text color = green }}

gives: Hello, World!

• {{Linear-gradient text | red | green | #0000ff | text = Hello, World! | direction = top | alt text color = #F0E68C }}

gives: Hello, World!

Notice how the colors appear to be moving towards top direction, in the same order as they appear on the template.

• {{Linear-gradient text | red | green | #0000ff | text = Hello, World! | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}

gives: Hello, World!

Notice how the colors appear to be moving towards right direction, in the same order as they appear on the template.

• Alternatively text parameter can substituted by 21, direction parameter by 22 and alt text color parameter by 23. For example:

{{Linear-gradient text | red | green | #0000ff | 21 = Hello, World! | 22 = right | 23 = purple }}

gives: Hello, World!

Notice that this alternative syntax also provides the same result as the previous example.

• {{big|{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | #ffaa00| #008888 | text = Welcome to Wikipedia! | direction = top left | alt text color = purple }}}}

gives: Welcome to Wikipedia!

Notice how the colors appear to be moving towards top left direction, in the same order as they appear on the template. This uses {{big}} for formatting. You can learn more about text formatting with this template at Text formatting section below.

• The same color can also be repeated

{{Linear-gradient text | red | green | #0000ff | red | green | red | #0000ff | green | red | green | text = Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States. | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}

gives: Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States.

Notice how the colors appear to be moving towards right direction, first red, then green, then blue, then red again, green again, red again, blue again, green again, red again, and finally green again, in the same order as they appear on the template.

• If the template does not contain the text parameter in it, it returns a default error message.

{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}

gives: Error message when text parameter is missing: No text provided

• If the template does not contain the direction parameter in it, it defaults to right direction.

{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Welcome to Wikipedia! | alt text color = purple }}

gives: Welcome to Wikipedia!

• If the template does not contain the alt text color parameter in it, it defaults to black color.

{{Linear-gradient text | red | text = Welcome to Wikipedia! }}

gives: Welcome to Wikipedia!

As mentioned above, atleast two font colors are required for this template to run properly, otherwise it will show up in the Alternate text color.

Text formatting

Note: In most cases, this template should be nested inside any other template and/or tag to avoid breaking. If formatting is carried out within the text parameter, the text may not appear as intended.

• [[Wikilinks]]: Coloring wikilinks using this template is strongly discouraged, as it may cause the link to appear the same as other body texts. However, it can still be used in Userpages and other fun places.

[[Special:Random|{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Click here to read a random article | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}]]

gives: Click here to read a random article

• Bold:

'''{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}'''

gives: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

• Italic:

''{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}''

gives: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

• ^Superscript:

<sup>{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}</sup>

gives: ^{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet}

• _Subscript:

<sub>{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}</sub>

gives: _{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet}

• Underline:

<u>{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}</u>

gives: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

• Strikethrough:

<s>{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}</s>

gives: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

• Other text formatting, such as larger/ smaller text size should be done outside this template to avoid breaking at certain times. Here, the template {{big}} is used as an example, but is relevant to most other templates too.

{{big|{{Linear-gradient text | #ff99aa | #55ff00 | #7722ff | text = Welcome to Wikipedia! | direction = right | alt text color = purple }}}}

gives: Welcome to Wikipedia!

TemplateData

Displays the specified text using multiple colors which gradually phases from one color to another.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Font color 1	1	First font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 2	2	Second font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 3	3	Third font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 4	4	Fourth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 5	5	Fifth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 6	6	Sixth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 7	7	Seventh font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 8	8	Eighth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 9	9	Ninth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 10	10	Tenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 11	11	Eleventh font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 12	12	Twelfth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 13	13	Thirteenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 14	14	Fourteenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 15	15	Fifteenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 16	16	Sixteenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 17	17	Seventeenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 18	18	Eighteenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 19	19	Nineteenth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Font color 20	20	Twentieth font color Suggested values #000000	Line	optional
Text	text 21	The text that is to be shown Default Error message when text parameter is missing: No text provided	String	required
Direction	direction 22	Direction of font color flow, i.e., the list of colors appear to be moving in that direction, see Examples above Suggested values right left top bottom top right top left bottom right bottom left 30deg -60deg Default right	Line	suggested
Alternate text color	alt text color 23	Color of text, if browser is unable to render the linear-gradient Default black	Line	suggested

See Also

• {{Linear-gradient background}}
• This template is based upon a previous work at User:Weegaweek/fun/rainbow text