Template:ValueDescription/doc

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Intro

This template provides a description box suitable for key/value pairs. Unfilled parameters are using corresponding data item. If you see incorrect data you may need to correct it within or delete it from data item.

This template uses corresponding data item for some of the missing parameters (e.g. key, image, description, group, status, on*, ...), so in theory a blank template would still work. But parameters should not be deleted as there is no agreement to do this, especially in the main English version. Some translations of Wiki may have agreement to use data items instead, consult other editors if unsure.

To view or translate the data item, click the gray pencil icon next to the description, or click the OpenStreetMap Wiki item link in the left sidebar. If the description is different from the data item, it will also show a red pencil icon to edit the wiki page itself. They should be made identical. Description should be one or more complete sentences (start with a capitalized letter, ending with a period), max 250 symbols. Do not use any wiki markup. English label should be identical to the tag (key=value, usually a lower case). When translating, make sure to add description, but labels are optional. Do not copy English label if it is the same. Some languages like to add "nativekey" and "nativevalue" - a localized alternative to the original tag. Lastly, add any number of alternative names for the key to the "also known as" (aliases) column. Some tools use aliases to offer a quick key search.

• All data item logic is done by Lua code in Module:DescriptionFromDataItem.

• Displaying and styling is done by Template:Description.

Copiable example with only required and suggested parameters

{{ValueDescription
| key           = 
| value         = 
| image         = 
| description   = 
| group         = 
| onNode        = 
| onWay         = 
| onArea        = 
| onRelation    = 
| requires      = 
| implies       = 
| combination   = 
| seeAlso       = 
| status        = 
| statuslink    = 
}}

Usage

Full parameter set in vertical format

Vertical list	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes
{{ValueDescription | key = | value = | image = | description = | osmcarto-rendering = | osmcarto-rendering-size = | osmcarto-rendering-node = | osmcarto-rendering-node-size = | osmcarto-rendering-way = | osmcarto-rendering-way-size = | osmcarto-rendering-area = | osmcarto-rendering-area-size = | group = | onNode = | onWay = | onArea = | onRelation = | requires = | implies = | combination = | seeAlso = | status = | statuslink = }}	status

• If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Parameters

The following parameters are recognised:

Feature description

• key: the key being described
• value: the value being described
• nativekey: translation of the key (for non-English pages)
• nativevalue: translation of the value (for non-English pages)
• image: the name of an image to be used to illustrate the feature. For better code readability, it is recommended to copy the page title from the file page instead of from URL:

  File:OpenStreetMap logo 2011 - social circle.svg (the same as the file page title)

  File:OpenStreetMap_logo_2011_-_social_circle.svg (use spaces instead of underscores)

  Image:OpenStreetMap_logo_2011_-_social_circle.svg (use File: instead of Image:)

• description: a short description of the feature in question. Description is preferable to a single word, as it reduces chances for miscommunication - author of a definition is unable to assess whatever one specific word is ambiguous to all readers. Should start with a capital letter and end with a period. Must not contain any wiki markup or HTML. Must be less than 250 symbols.
• osmcarto-rendering: an optional image (e.g. "File:Name.png") showing a suggested rendering on a map; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed description
• osmcarto-rendering-size: if osmcarto-rendering is set, a size for an image (e.g. "28px" for an icon); or alternatively a short text displayed for the link to a detailed description
• osmcarto-rendering-node: an optional image (e.g. "File:Name.png") showing a suggested rendering on a map for a node object; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed
• osmcarto-rendering-node-size: if osmcarto-rendering-node is set, a size for an image (e.g. "28px" for an icon); or alternatively a short text displayed for the link to a detailed description
• osmcarto-rendering-way: an optional image (e.g. "File:Name.png") showing a suggested rendering on a map for a way object; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed
• osmcarto-rendering-way-size: if osmcarto-rendering-way is set, a size for an image (e.g. "100px" for an area(way)); or alternatively a short text displayed for the link to a detailed description
• osmcarto-rendering-area: an optional image (e.g. "File:Name.png") showing a suggested rendering on a map for a area object; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed description
• osmcarto-rendering-area-size: if osmcarto-rendering-area is set, a size for an image (e.g. "100px" for an area); or alternatively a short text displayed for the link to a detailed description
• group: the name of the broader group to which this feature belongs. Please use names from Category:Features or from your namespaced (Category:DE:Features) or l10n version. Use lower case. Working example can be found in Tag:amenity=bbq and Category:Amenities. Namespaced category will be generated from Template:Feature. Just use template Template:Feature at your l10n page (for ex. DE:Busse) and it will create category Category:DE:Busse for you. Right now it works by creating namespaced categories, we need to further improve Template:Feature and add support for l10n names as parameter in Feature template.

Feature usage

• onNode: yes if the feature being described is suitable for use on node elements, no otherwise
• onWay: yes if the feature being described is suitable for use on linear (non-area) way elements, no otherwise
• onArea: yes if the feature being described is suitable for use on area elements, no otherwise
• onRelation: yes if the feature being described is suitable for use on (non-multipolygon) relation elements, no otherwise

Additional information

• requires: a list of tags which are necessary (often higher/lower in hierarchy) for this tag and must be set to give its actual meaning (optional)
• implies: a list of tags/values which are assumed when absent; see below for examples; tag them explicitly for exceptions (optional)
• combination: a list of additional tags which are useful in combination with this one (optional); see below for examples
• seeAlso: references to additional pages which may be of interest (optional)
• status: the approval status of this feature (should be filled in); possible values include:

content template

• approved: the key or tag has successfully completed the approval process
• de facto: the tag is in widespread use, and while it was not approved in a proposal process, it has a widespread acceptance among mappers ⁽²⁾
• deprecated: deprecated tags that are discouraged from being used
• discardable: tags that are so useless that editors remove them automatically, for example Tag:odbl=clean
• imported is used for a tag which was added from an external database
• in use: the key or tag is in use ⁽²⁾
• obsolete: a key or tag which is no longer found in the database
• proposed: the key or tag has been proposed to be used (but not yet approved) and usage of this tagging is minimal ⁽¹⁾
• undefined or  (empty): unclear situation (this may be actually useful in case where data item has invalid value and it is not entirely clear which one should be used and someone is not interested in editing data items)
• voting: the key or tag is currently being voted on as part of the approval process

Notes:

1. By "usage of this tagging is minimal" it is meant that there is minimal usage world wide, for example a tag that has been used 50 times. Note that depending on the tag low usage may be normal, generally properties will have a much higher usage than specific features.
2. in use and de facto can be used for tags that are in use but have proposal in some stage that was not approved. For example, a heavily used tag with rejected proposal can have de facto status.
3. inuse was sometimes applied instead in use, the same with defacto instead of de facto. It is highly preferable to avoid this.

• statuslink: name of the proposal page, for linking

Language support

• lang: the ISO 639-2 code for the language used to document this feature: this will generate aspects of the description box in the specified language, if translations are available

Advanced formatting parameters

These parameters can generally be ignored by the majority of users. They are available for fine-tuning the presentation of the description box, and are useful for including in examples, or embedding in tutorial pages.

• class: specify the CSS class of the HTML table used to form the description box
• float: specify the CSS float value of the table: set to none to disable the standard right float
• style: the CSS style to be applied to the HTML table: overrides |float= if present
• languagelinks: set to no to inhibit links to corresponding pages in other languages

Examples

Note: In these examples, long lines have been wrapped for convenience. The advanced formatting parameters, class, float, style and languagelinks are not shown, as their values are too specific to use them as examples.

{{ValueDescription
|type=value
|key=amenity
|value=police
|image=File:Met Police Blue Lamp.jpg
|description=A police station is a building which police officers patrol from and that is a first point of contact for civilians.
|osmcarto-rendering-node=File:Police-16.svg
|osmcarto-rendering-node-size=24px
|osmcarto-rendering-area=File:Area_police_fire_station.png
|osmcarto-rendering-area-size=100px
|onNode=yes
|onWay=no
|onArea=yes
|onRelation=no
|combination=
* {{Tag|name}}
* {{Tag|operator}}
* {{Tag|addr}}
* {{Tag|phone}}
* {{Tag|opening_hours}}
* {{Tag|website}}
|seeAlso={{tag|police}}
|status=de facto
|group=amenities
}}

amenity = police
Description
A police station is a building which police officers patrol from and that is a first point of contact for civilians.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Rendering in OSM Carto
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: amenities
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* operator=* addr=* phone=* opening_hours=* website=*
See also
police=*
Status: de facto
amenity=police $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag
taginfo · AD · AT · BR · BY · CH · CN · CZ · DE · DK · FI · FR · GB · GR · HU · IN · IR · IT · LI · LU · JP · KP · KR · NL · PL · PT · RU · ES · AR · MX · CO · BO · CL · EC · PY · PE · UY · VE · TW · UA · US · VN overpass-turbo Sophox OSM Tag History

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions for group "amenities", sorted as "amenity police".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions for key "amenity", sorted as "police".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions, sorted as "amenity police".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions by value, sorted as "police amenity".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions with status "de facto", sorted as "amenity police".

{{ValueDescription
| type          = value
| key           = dessert
| value         = cheesecake
| image = File:Italian style cheesecake.jpg
| description   = Cheesecake is a type of cake with two layers: a soft, deep top layer and a firm bottom layer.
| onNode        = yes
| onWay         = no
| onArea        = 
| onRelation    = yes
| requires      = Good quality cheese
| combination   =
* {{tag|meal|dinner}}
* {{tag|flavour|lemon}} 
* {{tag|origin|new_york}}
| implies       =
* {{tag|edible|yes}}  
* {{tag|sweet|yes}} 
| seeAlso       = The {{tag|dessert|gateau}} tag is sometimes confused with this one.
| status        = 
| lang          = en
}}

dessert = cheesecake
Description
Cheesecake is a type of cake with two layers: a soft, deep top layer and a firm bottom layer.
Used on these elements
Requires
Good quality cheese
Implies
edible=yes sweet=yes
Useful combination
meal=dinner flavour=lemon origin=new_york
See also
The dessert=gateau tag is sometimes confused with this one.
Status: undefined
dessert=cheesecake $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag
taginfo · AD · AT · BR · BY · CH · CN · CZ · DE · DK · FI · FR · GB · GR · HU · IN · IR · IT · LI · LU · JP · KP · KR · NL · PL · PT · RU · ES · AR · MX · CO · BO · CL · EC · PY · PE · UY · VE · TW · UA · US · VN overpass-turbo Sophox OSM Tag History

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions by group, sorted as "dessert cheesecake".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions by key, sorted as "dessert cheesecake".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions, sorted as "dessert cheesecake".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions by value, sorted as "cheesecake dessert".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions with no status specified, sorted as "dessert cheesecake".

• (debug) [[:Category:]]

{{ValueDescription
| type          = value
| key           = highway
| value         = residential
| image         = File:Residential.jpg
| description   = Road in a residential area
| onNode        = no
| onWay         = yes
| onArea        = no
| onRelation    = 
| combination   =
* {{Key|name}}
* {{Key|oneway}}
| implies       = 
| seeAlso       = 
| status        = approved
| lang          = 
}}

highway = residential
Description
Road in a residential area
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: highways
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* oneway=*
See also
highway=service highway=tertiary highway=unclassified highway=living_street
Status: approved
highway=residential $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag
taginfo · AD · AT · BR · BY · CH · CN · CZ · DE · DK · FI · FR · GB · GR · HU · IN · IR · IT · LI · LU · JP · KP · KR · NL · PL · PT · RU · ES · AR · MX · CO · BO · CL · EC · PY · PE · UY · VE · TW · UA · US · VN overpass-turbo Sophox OSM Tag History

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions for group "highways", sorted as "highway residential".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions for key "highway", sorted as "residential".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions, sorted as "highway residential".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions by value, sorted as "residential highway".

• (debug) Category:Tag descriptions with status "approved", sorted as "highway residential".

• (debug) Category:Statuslink not set for approved tag

{{ValueDescription
| type          = value
| key           = power
| value         = generator
| image         = File:Kraftwerk Staudinger von Limes-B.jpg
| description   = Kraftwerk - dient der Erzeugung von Strom oder Wärme
| onNode        = yes
| onWay         = yes
| onArea        = yes
| onRelation    = 
| combination   =
* {{Key|generator:source|kl=DE}}
* {{Key|generator:method|kl=DE}}
* {{Key|generator:output|kl=DE}}
* {{Tag|name|kl=DE}}
* {{Tag|operator|kl=DE}}
| implies       = 
| seeAlso       = 
| status        = 
| lang          = de
}}

power = generator
Beschreibung
Kraftwerk - dient der Erzeugung von Strom oder Wärme
Darstellung in OSM Carto
Gruppe: Energie
Für diese Elemente
Sinnvolle Kombinationen
generator:source=* generator:method=* generator:output=* name=* operator=*
Status: akzeptiert
power=generator $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
Werkzeuge für dieses Attribut
taginfo · AD · AT · BR · BY · CH · CN · CZ · DE · DK · FI · FR · GB · GR · HU · IN · IR · IT · LI · LU · JP · KP · KR · NL · PL · PT · RU · ES · AR · MX · CO · BO · CL · EC · PY · PE · UY · VE · TW · UA · US · VN overpass-turbo Sophox OSM Tag History

• (debug) Category:DE:Beschreibungen der Attribute für Gruppe "Energie", sorted as "power generator".

• (debug) Category:DE:Beschreibungen der Attribute für Schlüssel "power", sorted as "generator".

• (debug) Category:DE:Beschreibungen der Attribute, sorted as "power generator".

• (debug) Category:DE:Beschreibungen der Attribute nach Wert, sorted as "generator power".

• (debug) Category:DE:Beschreibungen der Attribute mit Status "akzeptiert", sorted as "power generator".

TemplateData

This template provides a description box suitable for key/value pairs.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
key	key	key of the tag Example highway	String	required
value	value	value of the tag Example residential	String	required
image	image	image of the feature Example File:...	File	suggested
description	description	a short description of the feature	String	required
group	group	The name of the broader group to which this feature belongs. Please use lower-case names from Category:Features or from your namespaced (Category:DE:Features) or l10n version. Example amenities	Page name	suggested
onNode	onNode	If the feature can be used on a node. Suggested values yes no	String	suggested
onWay	onWay	If the feature can be used on a way. Suggested values yes no	String	suggested
onArea	onArea	If the feature can be used on a way. Suggested values yes no	String	suggested
onRelation	onRelation	If the feature can be used on a relation. Suggested values yes no	String	suggested
requires	requires	A list of tag(s) which are necessary (often higher/lower in hierarchy) for this tag and must be set to give its actual meaning Example * {{Tag|building|office}}	Content	suggested
implies	implies	A list of tag(s) that the feature implies in its defention. Example * {{Tag|paved|yes}} * {{Tag|vehicle|yes}}	Content	suggested
combination	combination	A bulleted-list of example tag(s) that can be used in combination with this feature. Example * {{Tag|surface|asphalt}} * {{Tag|lit|yes}}	Content	suggested
seeAlso	seeAlso	a list of similar tags Example {{Tag|highway|motorway}}	Content	suggested
status	status	The approval status of this feature Suggested values approved de facto deprecated discardable in use obsolete proposed voting Example in use	String	suggested
statuslink	statuslink	The name of the proposal page, for linking.	Page name	suggested
language	lang	the ISO 639-2 code for the language used to document this feature: this will generate aspects of the description box in the specified language, if translations are available Example es, de	Unknown	optional
class	class	the CSS class of the HTML table used to form the description box	String	optional
float	float	the CSS float value of the table: set to none to disable the standard right float Example left, right, none	String	optional
style	style	the CSS style to be applied to the HTML table	String	optional
osmcarto-rendering	osmcarto-rendering	an image showing a suggested rendering on a map; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed description	File	optional
osmcarto-rendering-size	osmcarto-rendering-size	The size of the image set in osmcarto-rendering Example 28px	String	optional
osmcarto-rendering-node	osmcarto-rendering-node	an image showing a suggested rendering on a map for a node object; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed	File	optional
osmcarto-rendering-node-size	osmcarto-rendering-node-size	The size of the image set in osmcarto-rendering-node Example 28px	String	optional
osmcarto-rendering-way	osmcarto-rendering-way	an image showing a suggested rendering on a map for a node object; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed	File	optional
osmcarto-rendering-way-size	osmcarto-rendering-way-size	The size of the image set in osmcarto-rendering-way Example 28px	String	optional
osmcarto-rendering-area	osmcarto-rendering-area	an image showing a suggested rendering on a map for a node object; alternatively a page name/anchor to link to more detailed	File	optional
osmcarto-rendering-area-size	osmcarto-rendering-area-size	The size of the image set in osmcarto-rendering-area Example 28px	String	optional
languagelinks	languagelinks	If the langauge links should appear Example no	String	optional
type	type	The type of this feature page Example key, value	String	optional

Multipolygons, ways which are not areas and other traps

Main article: Template:Description/doc/confusion caused by use on onArea parameter

See also

• {{Description}} - styling is handled here
• {{KeyDescription}}
• {{KeyPrefixDescription}}
• {{RelationDescription}}