{{tag|tagname [|type] [|content=text] [|params=parameters]}}

This template provides a quick way to mention an XML/HTML-style tag in a preformatted way. Mainly used in discussion/help pages.

Parameters

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Required parameters shown in bold italics.

|first unnamed=  (tagname above)
The XML/HTML tag's name (e.g. code, ref).
|second unnamed=  (type above)
To indicate which of the tag's types is/are presented:
p  (pair) (default)
A matching pair of open/start and close/end tags (e.g. <div>...</div>).
To suppress the ellipsis ("...") between the tags, add an empty |content= parameter.
o  (open)
An open/start tag (e.g. <span>).
c  (close)
A close/end tag (e.g. </span>).
s  (single)
A single tag (e.g. <hr />).
|content=
Text to place between open/start and close/end tags.
|params=
Parameters to be included as part of an open/start tag.
|wrap=yes
Disable nowrap for long samples.

Examples

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Markup Renders as
{{tag|ref}} 
<ref>...</ref>

{{tag|ref|content=}} 
<ref></ref>

{{tag|ref|content=hello}} 
<ref>hello</ref>

{{tag|span|content=foo}} 
<span>foo</span>

{{tag|span|open}} 
<span>

{{tag|span|open|content=hello}} 
<span>hello

{{tag|span|close|content=hello}} 
hello</span>

{{tag|span|pair|content=hello}} 
<span>hello</span>

{{tag|ref|open|params={{attr|group|"note"}}}} 
<ref group="note">

{{tag|references|single}} 
<references />

{{tag|br|single}} 
<br />

{{tag|!--|content=comment}} 
<!--comment-->

{{tag|math|params={{attr|chem}}}} 
<math chem>...</math>

{{tag|a
 |params=href="<nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/</nowiki>"
 |content=English Wikipedia}} 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/">English Wikipedia</a>

See also

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Similar templates at English sister projects
Meta Tag/doc
Wikipedia Tag/doc
Commons Tag/doc
Wikibooks Tag
Wikispecies Tag/doc
Wikiversity Tag/doc
Mediawiki Tag