Template:Ambox

Article message box

Displays a notice box at the top of articles for various purposes.

Quick start

{{Ambox
| type = notice
| text = This article needs attention.
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
type	Box type: notice (default), warning, serious, content, style, delete, protection
text	Message text — required
image	Custom image file (or none to hide)
imagesize	Image size (default: 40px)
small	Set to yes for compact version
plainlinks	Set to no to disable plainlinks class

Types

Type	Use case	Color
notice	General information	Blue
warning	Caution, needs work	Yellow
serious	Serious issues	Red
content	Content problems	Orange
style	Style/formatting issues	Yellow
delete	Deletion discussions	Dark red
protection	Page protection	Gray

Examples

{{Ambox|type=warning|text=This article's [[accuracy]] is disputed.}}

{{Ambox|type=notice|text=This article is about X. For Y, see [[Z]].}}

{{Ambox|type=content|small=yes|text=Missing references.}}