Template:Vertical header

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This is a template that helps create vertically-oriented column headers in tables. It even works for sortable columns.

Usage

{{Vertical header |1= |nb= |va= |stp= |mw= |style= |cellstyle= }}

Although this template was made with table headers in mind, it can work with regular cells as well.

If the header cells have other attributes, for example colspan or rowspan, there must be no vertical bar | between the attributes and the template call.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	The desired text; can contain wikilinks ([[]]). You can escape the equals sign either by using {{=}} or by explicitly mentioning the |1= parameter.		empty	required
nb	Give any non-empty value in order to apply a {{nobold}} template to the text.		empty	optional
va	Vertical alignment (bottom, top, middle). Default is bottom.		bottom	optional
stp	Give any non-empty value in order to apply a top padding to the cell (useful if the header is bottom-aligned; required for sortable columns).		empty	optional
mw	Manual width; override the default value, which was automatically generated based on the number of line breaks (you can use <br>, <BR /> or any other combination).		empty	optional
style	Additional styles for the <div/> containing the rotated text. May contain double quotes.		empty	optional
cellstyle	Additional styles for the entire cell. May contain double quotes. Use this instead of the cell's style attribute. Use background-color instead of background if you need it for the header of a sortable column.		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:

• {{Writing-mode}}
• {{Transform-rotate}}
• {{Nobold}}

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

Regular column	Vertical value column	Thin gold column	Unsortable column
0	1	1	2
3	5	8	13
Regular column	Vertical value column	Thin gold column	Unsortable column

Examples

• ! {{vert header|Your text here}} – basic example
• ! {{vert header|nb=1|stp=1|Your text here}} – produces an explicitly sortable, no-bold, sortable header
• ! {{vert header|va=top|Your text here}} – produces an unsortable, top-aligned table header
• ! colspan="2" {{vert header|cellstyle=background-color:gold|Your text here}} – produces an unsortable header spanning two columns, with a gold background; use no vertical bar after colspan

You can also use the ! {{verth|Your text here}} shorthand.

An example below (from w:Help:Sorting) with headers that span rows or columns (using rowspan and colspan). Note that there is no vertical bar | between rowspan=2 and {{vert header...}}

name data columns another column data more data cats 273 53 1 dogs 65 8,492 2 mice 1,649 548 3

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan=2 {{vert header|stp=1|name}} ! colspan=2 {{vert header|data columns}} ! rowspan=2 {{vert header|stp=1|another column}} |- ! {{vert header|stp=1|data}} ! {{vert header|stp=1|more data}} |- | cats | 273 | 53 | 1 |- | dogs | 65 | 8,492 | 2 |- | mice | 1,649 | 548 | 3 |}

Compatibility

The following browsers have been tested on combinations of Debian 6.0, Mac OS X 10.8, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 10. The earliest version known to work is highlighted in green. The latest tested configuration that did not work is highlighted in red.

Arora	Chrome	Dillo	Edge	Epiphany	Firefox	Iceape	Iceweasel	IE	Konqueror	Luakit	Midori	Opera	Rekonq	Safari	SeaMonkey
0.11 27 Sep 10	9 4 Feb 11	Norsk bokmål: 3.0.4 9 Apr 14	38 2 Aug 16	3.4.2 19 May 12	43 15 Dec 15	Norsk bokmål: 2.7.12 19 Jan 13	38.6 11 Feb 16	11 17 Oct 13	4.14 20 Aug 14	039e319 13 Sep 12	0.4.3 6 Nov 14	15 2 Jul 13	1.1 27 Aug 12	9.1 21 Mar 16	2.46 22 Dec 16
Deb 6	Win 7	Ubu 15.04	Win 10	Deb 6	OS X 10.8	Deb 6	Deb 6	Win 10	Ubu 15.04	Ubu 15.04	Ubu 15.04	Win 2008 R2	Ubu 9.10	OS X 10.8	Ubu 15.04

Should theoretically work on the following browsers as well (please confirm):

Android Browser	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari
3 22 Feb 11	8 2 Dec 10	20 29 Jul 15	41 22 Sep 15	5.1 20 Jul 11

Notes:

• In Internet Explorer 5–10, the text goes from top to bottom instead of going from bottom to top.
• Firefox support for vertical text and rotation began in version 25, but it was unstable until version 43, or possibly 41.