This template is used to create coloured text background.

{{divbox|color of box|Headtitle|Message}}

The parameter radius may be added for rounded corners using standard units, for example radius=8px. This parameter is considered a complex style and is unsuitable for articles.

amber
black
bloodred
blue
brown
forest
gold
gray
green
navy
none
orange
plain
purple
lilac
red
white
yellow
fawn
tt
greenv
grayh
email
double
wordperfect
Notes
  • The color names are case-dependent; they will not work if upper-case letters are used.
  • plain, double, tt and none inherit the page background colour whilst white forces a pure white background.
  • Note that complex styles should only be used on user pages, essays and project pages.
Code

{{divbox|orange|Orange example|This is only an example of how this template works.}}

Result
Code

{{divbox|navy|radius=4em|Navy example|This is only an example of how this template works.}}

Result


There are several meta-templates in the mbox family:

  • {{ambox}} – For article message boxes.
  • {{tmbox}} – For talk page message boxes.
  • {{imbox}} – For file (image) page message boxes.
  • {{cmbox}} – For category message boxes.
  • {{ombox}} – For other pages message boxes.
  • {{mbox}} – Has namespace detection, for message boxes that are used on several types of pages and thus need to change style depending on what page they are used on.

Closely related meta-templates:

  • {{fmbox}} – For header and footer message boxes.
  • {{dmbox}} – For disambiguation and set index message boxes.