Editing Template:Marriage/doc (section)

==Usage==
This template is intended for use in infoboxes; specifically {{tl|Infobox person}} and [[:Category:Templates calling Infobox person|templates calling Infobox person]].

{{tl|Marriage}} takes up to three unnamed parameters (name, start date, end date)&mdash;plus an optional named parameter {{para|end}} (also called {{para|reason}})&mdash;to produce output such as the following:

{{Markup
| style = font-size:small;
| title = Examples
| col1 = Template | col2 = Output

| <nowiki>{{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}}
{{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}}
{{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--uncertain-->}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--uncertain-->}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}

| <nowiki>{{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|reason=<!--earliest-->}}</nowiki>
| {{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|reason=<!--earliest-->}}
}}

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

===In an infobox===
{{Infobox person|name={{tl|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-->}} }}
}}
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:
<syntaxhighlight style="font-size:small;" lang="wikitext">
{{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-->}} }}
}}
</syntaxhighlight>