Template:GameIcon

[[File:{{{imageFileName}}}|link=|​]]​

Step 1

Upload YourImage.png

Step 2

Go to https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Template:YourIcon

(replace YourIcon🡅)

Copy & paste this into it:

{{gameIcon

|tooltip=

|imageFileName=

|scale=1

|width=

|height=

|x=0

|y=0

|={{{1|​}}}

|textColor=black

|outlineColor=white

}}<noinclude>

[[Category:WikiTemplates]]

<noinclude>

Minimum:

|imageFileName= paste the file name here

|width= pixels width of your icon

|height= pixels height of your icon

You can check the file name via the list of uploaded files.

Optional:

|scale= for smaller icons, set it somewhere between 0.1 and 1

|tooltip= one or more words that appear on hover

If you create multiple icons:

|x= set the x(/y) position inside your image

[[Category:you can link them together in your own category]]

e.g. [[Category:GameNameIcons]]

Step 3

Insert {{YourIcon}} into a wiki page!

Examples

Jump Drive

Step 1

Upload JumpDriveIcons.png (450×30 pixels).

Step 2

Create https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Template:JumpDriveGenes:

{{gameIcon
|tooltip=Genes
|imageFileName=JumpDriveIcons.png
|width=30
|height=30
|x=60
|y=0
|={{{1|​}}}
|textColor=black
|outlineColor=white
}}<noinclude>
[[Category:JumpDriveIcons]]
<noinclude>

Step 3

Insert {{JumpDriveGenes|1}} 1 in Gamehelpjumpdrive.

Space Station Phoenix

Step 1

Upload SpaceStationPhoenixIcons.png (700×100 pixels).

Step 2

Create https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Template:SSPShipFarm:

{{gameIcon
|tooltip=Farm ship
|imageFileName=SpaceStationPhoenixIcons.png
|width=85
|height=50
|x=500
|y=50
}}<noinclude>
[[Category:SpaceStationPhoenixIcons]]
<noinclude>

Step 3

Insert {{SSPShipFarm}} ​ in Gamehelpspacestationphoenix.

Parameters

Parameter

Default value

Example

Description

tooltip

​

|tooltip=Resource

Optional: tooltip to display on hover.

imageFileName

null

|imageFileName=YourImage.png

Required: uploaded image file name including file format (i.e. .png, .jpg etc.).

scale

1

|scale=0.5

Optional: scale the image with its origin in the top left corner.

width

null

|width=30

Required: icon width in px units.

height

null

|height=30

Required: icon height in px units.

x

0

|x=60

Optional: x-axis (horizontal) position in px units.

y

0

|y=30

Optional: y-axis (vertical) position in px units.

z

null

|z=2

Optional: z-axis (stacking order) position.

null

​

|={{{1|​}}}

Optional: text value e.g. via another variable using triple curly braces.

textColor

#000
(black)

|textColor=green

Optional: text color as a CSS color e.g. green.

outlineColor

#fff0
(transparent white)

|outlineColor=green

Optional: text outline color as a CSS color e.g. green.