Template:ArticleIcons/doc

This template is intended for use in most SmashWiki articles. It is used to display a series of icons in the top right corner of the article that quickly point out certain things about its content: Articles may make use of zero, one, many, or all of these icons as necessary.
 * SSB Icon.png shows that the article relates to  (the series in general).
 * SSB64 Icon.png denotes that the article relates to Super Smash Bros. (the original, Nintendo 64, game).
 * SSBM Icon.png indicates that the article relates to Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * SSBB Icon.png shows that the article relates to Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * SSB4 Icon.png shows that the article relates to Super Smash Bros. 4 as a whole or otherwise covers both the 3DS and Wii U versions.
 * SSB4-3 Icon.png shows that the article relates specifically to.
 * SSB4-U Icon.png shows that the article relates specifically to.
 * SSBU Icon.png shows that the article relates to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
 * PM Icon.png shows that the article relates to Project M. Not to be used outside PM-only pages and relevant tournaments (archived discussion).
 * P+ Icon.png shows that the article relates to Project+. Not to be used outside P+-only pages and relevant tournaments
 * Unofficial Lingo.png means that the article's title is unofficial.
 * Competitive.png means that the article relates to competitive play.
 * OnlineIcon.svg means that the article relates to online play.
 * Featured.png is how featured articles are marked.
 * ProtectIconGrey.png shows that the page is protected.

Usage
The basic template,, will not display anything. Parameters are used to tell the template which icons to display: Activating any of these parameters with any argument (such as ) will show its icon, with pipes  between each parameter. Examples: The order of icons will always be the same, no matter what order they are written in.
 * or
 * or
 * or
 * or
 * or
 * or  or
 * or
 * or
 * or
 * (for unofficial lingo)
 * or
 * or
 * or

The  parameter will show icons for all released games (though this might not be done immediately on release, in order to give time to update its usages). Note that  and   are not equivalent:
 * is for elements that happen to appear in every game, but are not an inherent part of Smash Bros. For example, every game has an appearance by the Beam Sword, the Pokémon universe, and Master Hand, but there could easily be a Smash Bros. game without these things.
 * is for elements that are fundamental to the nature of Smash Bros., and the game cannot exist without them. For example, it is impossible to make a Smash Bros. game without concepts such as knockback, port priority, and pausing.

Protected icon
The protected icon should be given certain values other than anything generic, such as "y": These values produce different icon colours and rollover text relating to the protection type. If anything else is entered, it is used as a custom reason.
 * ProtectIconRed.png
 * ProtectIconYellow.png
 * ProtectIconGreen.png
 * ProtectIconBlue.png

Other features

 * The icons link to an appropriate article or category when clicked on.
 * Adding the unofficial lingo icon automatically places the article into Category:Unofficial lingo, while the featured article icon puts it in Category:Featured articles.

Improvements
If you have ideas for other icons, post on Template talk:ArticleIcons.