Template:Infobox character

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Usage

This template can be used to create an infobox for a fictional character of any type. The blank form immediately below shows the most commonly used fields, and complete instructions are listed further down the page.

{{{name}}}
{{{series}}} character
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1|{{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
First appearance	{{{first}}}
Last appearance	{{{last}}}
Created by	{{{creator}}}
Designed by	{{{designer}}}
Portrayed by	{{{portrayer}}}
Voiced by	{{{voice}}}
Motion capture	{{{motion_actor}}}
Information
Full name	{{{fullname}}}
Nickname(s)	{{{nickname}}}
Aliases	{{{alias}}}
Species	{{{species}}}
Gender	{{{gender}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}
Title	{{{title}}}
Family	{{{family}}}
Spouse(s)	{{{spouse}}}
Significant other(s)	{{{significantother}}}
Children	{{{children}}}
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}
Religion	{{{religion}}}
Nationality	{{{nationality}}}
Position	{{{position}}}

{{Infobox character
| color            = <!-- headers background colour; the foreground colour is automatically computed -->
| name             = 
| series           = <!-- use without the italic on the outside -->
| image            = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| first            = 
| last             = 
| creator          = 
| designer         = 
| portrayer        = 
| voice            = 
| motion_actor     = 
| fullname         = 
| nickname         = 
| alias            = 
| species          = <!-- for non-humans only -->
| gender           = <!-- if not obvious -->
| occupation       = 
| affiliation      = 
| title            = 
| family           = 
| spouse           = 
| significantother = 
| children         = 
| relatives        = 
| religion         = 
| nationality      = 
| position         = 
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

Parameter	Notes
color	Background color for header bars (default = #DEDEE2). The text color is automatically computed. Must meet AAA compliance standards outlines on WP:COLOR.
name	Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME)
series	Name of the television series or other fictional world or story in which character appears
multiple	Set to yes if the infobox describes more than one character
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. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used.
alt	Alt text for image per WP:MOSALT
caption	A caption explaining the image
first	First appearance of the character
firstgame	First appearance in a game of the character
last	Last appearance of the character
creator	Name of the people who created the character
designer	Name of the people who designed the character
portrayer	Name of the people who portrayed the character
voice	Name of the people who voiced the character
motion_actor	Name of the people who portrayed the character in motion capture
noinfo	Disable the first "information" header
info-hdr	Text for display in second header (default = Information)
alias	Any aliases used by the character
species	The race or species of the character. Use for non-human characters only.
gender	The gender of the character. Use only if not obvious.
occupation	The character's job or role
affiliation	The groups or teams the character is belongs to
title	Titles the character was known by
family	The character's family members
spouse	The character's spouses
significantother	The character's significant others
children	The characters's children
relatives	The characters's relatives
religion	The character's religion
nationality	The character's nationality
position	The character's position in an organization
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#"
lbl-style	Style to apply to all cells in the left column
data-style	Style to apply to all cells in the right column

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See the monthly error report for this template. TemplateData for Infobox character Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Embed embed String optional Color color colour Background color for header bars (default = #DEDEE2). The text color is automatically computed. Must meet AAA compliance standards outlines on [[WP:COLOR]]. String optional Name name Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME) String suggested Series series Name of the television series or other fictional world or story in which character appears String optional Multiple multiple Set to yes if the infobox describes more than one character String optional Image image Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required. i.e. use {{para|image|<var><nowiki>Example.png</nowiki></var>}} String suggested 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. See [[#Calculating "image_upright"|help below]] for guidance on determining the value to be used. String optional Alt alt Alt text for image per [[WP:MOSALT]] String suggested Caption caption A caption explaining the image String suggested Label style lbl-style Style to apply to all cells in the left column String optional Data style data-style Style to apply to all cells in the right column String optional First first First appearance of the character String suggested First game firstgame First appearance in a game of the character String suggested Last last Last appearance of the character String suggested Creator creator Name of the people who created the character String optional Designer designer Name of the people who designed the character String optional Portrayer portrayer Name of the people who portrayed the character String optional Voice actor voice Name of the people who voiced the character String optional Motion actor motion_actor Name of the people who portrayed the character in motion capture 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 "information" header String optional Second header text info-hdr Text for display in second header (default = Information) String optional Alias alias Any aliases used by the character String optional Species species The race or species of the character. Use for non-human characters only. String optional Gender gender The gender of the character. Use only if not obvious. String optional Occupation occupation The character's job or role String optional Affiliation affiliation The groups or teams the character is belongs to String optional Title title Titles the character was known by String optional Family family The character's family members String optional Spouse spouse The character's spouses String optional Significant other significantother The character's significant others String optional Children children The characters's children String optional Relatives relatives The characters's relatives String optional Religion religion The character's religion String optional Nationality nationality The character's nationality String optional Position position The character's position String suggested 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

{{Infobox character | color = <!-- headers background colour; the foreground colour is automatically computed --> | name = | series = <!-- use without the italic on the outside --> | multiple = | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | lbl-style = | data-style = | first = | firstgame = | last = | creator = | designer = | portrayer = | voice = | motion_actor = | lbl1 = | data1 = | lbl2 = | data2 = | lbl3 = | data3 = | lbl4 = | data4 = | lbl5 = | data5 = | noinfo = | info-hdr = | fullname = | nickname = | alias = | species = <!-- for non-humans only --> | gender = <!-- if not obvious --> | occupation = | affiliation = | title = | family = | spouse = | significantother = | children = | relatives = | religion = | nationality = | position = | lbl21 = | data21 = | lbl22 = | data22 = | lbl23 = | data23 = | lbl24 = | data24 = | lbl25 = | data25 = | extra-hdr = | lbl31 = | data31 = | lbl32 = | data32 = | lbl33 = | data33 = | lbl34 = | data34 = | lbl35 = | data35 = }}

Notes

Calculating "image_upright"

The image_upright parameter, and image2_upright and logo_upright where applicable, is/are provided so as to facilitate the use of scalable images in this infobox, in accordance with the instructions at WP:IMAGESIZE, which advises against the use of px (e.g. thumb|300px), as this forces a fixed image width. Scalable images respect the user's base preference (which may have been selected for that user's particular devices). Module:InfoboxImage, which is used in this infobox, accommodates the use of scaling. However, setting the appropriate scale is slightly more complex than setting a raw "px" value. This guide provides a quick conversion table to make the process of setting a scale easier. It is based on a default thumbnail setting of 220px (size is default multiplied by upright value then rounded to nearest 10).

"px" setting	image_upright=
170	0.75
180	0.8
190	0.85
200	0.9
210	0.95
220	1
230	1.05
240	1.1
250	1.15
260	1.2
270	1.23
280	1.25
290	1.3
300	1.35

Example

John Doe
Criminal Minds character
First appearance	"Pilot" (2005)
Last appearance	"Last One" (2018)
Created by	Agnes Nixon
Portrayed by	Soupy Sales
Information
Nickname(s)	Doeboy
Aliases	Jack Dew
Gender	Male
Occupation	Law enforcement
Title	Detective
Family	Doe
Spouse(s)	Jane Doe
Children	John Doe, Jr.
Relatives	Phil Doe (father) Nancy Doe (mother)
Religion	Christian
Nationality	American

{{Infobox character
| name        = John Doe
| series      = [[Criminal Minds]]
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| first       = "Pilot" (2005)
| last        = "Last One" (2018)
| creator     = [[Agnes Nixon]]
| portrayer   = [[Soupy Sales]]
| nickname    = Doeboy
| alias       = Jack Dew
| gender      = Male
| occupation  = Law enforcement
| title       = Detective
| family      = Doe
| spouse      = Jane Doe
| significantother = 
| children    = John Doe, Jr.
| relatives   = Phil Doe (father)<br>Nancy Doe (mother)
| religion    = [[Christianity|Christian]]
| nationality = American
}}

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox character with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields (0)
• Category:Articles using Template:Infobox character with invalid colour combination (0)

Supporting templates

• {{Greater color contrast ratio}}
• {{Ensure AAA contrast ratio}}

See also

Pass through templates

The following templates are designed for specific series and call this template to generate the infobox:

• {{Infobox Buffyverse character}}
• {{Infobox Law and Order character}}
• {{Infobox Pirates of the Caribbean character}}
• {{Infobox Tolkien character}}

Related templates

• {{Infobox person}}