Template:Marriage/doc

Usage

This template is intended for use in infoboxes; specifically {{Infobox person}} and templates calling Infobox person.

{{Marriage}} takes up to three unnamed parameters (name, start date, end date)—plus an optional named parameter |end= (|reason=)—to produce output such as the following:

Examples

Markup	Renders as
{{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}	John Smith ​ (m. 1895⁠–⁠1905)​
{{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}	John Doe ​ ​ (m. 1885; died 1888)​
{{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}	Jane Doe ​ (m. 2002)​
{{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}	John Q. Public ​ (m. 2002⁠–⁠2010)​
{{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}} {{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}	John Q. Citizen ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​ ​ ​ (m. 2012)​
{{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}	John Q. Taxpayer ​ ​ (m. 2002, divorced)​
{{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}	Joe Blow ​ (div. 2010)​
{{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}	Joe Bloggs ​ (before 2010)​
{{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--uncertain-->}}	Joe Sixpack ​ (until 2010)​
{{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}	Joe Schmo ​ (divorced)​
{{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|reason=<!--earliest-->}}	Juan Perez ​ (after 2010)​

Use of the first two parameters with |end= (|reason=) will cause a line break between the name and the start date.

In an infobox

{{Infobox person}}
Spouses	John Smith ​ (m. 1895⁠–⁠1905)​ John Doe ​ ​ (m. 1885; died 1888)​ Jane Doe ​ (m. 2002)​ John Q. Public ​ (m. 2002⁠–⁠2010)​ John Q. Citizen ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​ ​ ​ (m. 2012)​ John Q. Taxpayer ​ ​ (m. 2002, divorced)​ Joe Blow ​ (div. 2010)​ Joe Bloggs ​ (before 2010)​ Joe Sixpack ​ (until 2010)​ Joe Schmo ​ (divorced)​ Juan Perez ​ (after 2010)​

Infoboxes already reduce text size to 88%, and MOS:FONTSIZE sets a lower limit for text size at 85% of the normal page font size, so it is not appropriate to use font size reduction when this template is used in an infobox. The example here is produced by:

{{Infobox person |spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}
* {{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}
* {{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}
* {{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--uncertain-->}}
* {{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}
* {{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|reason=<!--earliest-->}} }}
}}

Syntax and parameters

{{marriage | <text> | <start date> | <end date> [| end=  ]}}

Parameter	Description
<text>	(First unnamed parameter) Some text—usually a spouse's name—preceding the parenthesis carrying the marriage date/s, etc. This parameter may be omitted, typically for a remarriage to the same spouse.
<start date>	(Second unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage began. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., {{Hover title}}. (See first and second examples above.)
<end date>	(Third unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage ended. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., {{Hover title}}. (See first and second examples above.) If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, do not provide a date.
|end= or |reason=	Reason for marriage's end. If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, do not provide a reason; use of his death or her death for this purpose has been deprecated (see discussion). d, d., or died includes died within the parentheses if the marriage ended on the spouse's death. div, div., or divorced includes div. or divorced within the parentheses. Otherwise, |end=value includes customized text. For example: {{marriage |Miss Doe |January 1, 1882 |December 31, 1905 |end=annulled}} which produces: Miss Doe ​ ​ (m. 1882; ann. 1905)​ Note: Use of the values w, w., wid, wid., widow, or widowed is no longer supported and will display an error message.

None of the parameters are required on their own, but if a template is missing all three of start date, end date, and reason, an error message will be displayed.

Tracking categories

• Category:Marriage template errors (10): invalid or missing dates; unsupported parameters or values
  • Category:Marriage template deprecations (0)
  • Category:Marriage template anomalies (0)

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Marriage

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Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Spouse's name	1	Name of the person to whom the subject is married.	String	suggested
Date married	2	Date the marriage began.	Date	suggested
Date ended	3	Date the marriage was dissolved or the spouse of the article's subject died.	Date	optional
Reason ended	end reason	Reason for marriage's end. If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, do not provide a reason. Suggested values died divorced	String	optional