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Template:IconEx
Introduction
Displays a selected icon and optionally makes it a link. No categories are output with this template.
Sub-Templates:
- {{IconEx/Size}}
- {{IconEx/Link}}
See Also:
Usage
Parameters
- type: The type of icon to be displayed. See the table below.
- size: The size for the icon. Valid options:
- (blank), icon — Resizes the image to be 16px tall to fit within a text line.
This is the default value. - none — Leaves the image at its original size.
- {width}px — Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum width in pixels, without restricting its height.
- x{height}px — Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum height in pixels, without restricting its width.
- {width}x{height}px — Resizes the image to fit within the given width and height in pixels.
- (blank), icon — Resizes the image to be 16px tall to fit within a text line.
- alt: Alternate text for the icon. If not provided, a default will be used.
The defaults are used in the table below. Hover on the images to see them. - link: Page to link the image to. If not provided, the image will link to either the article (if applicable) or the image page.
Icons
Recognized Values for "type" Parameter
Status Effects
Positive
Negative
Default Output
IconEx: Missing parameter >> type (#1)
Source entry: Template:IconEx. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.