Template:Family Tree/doc

Parameters
This template produces a family tree table. The template accepts up to 400 unnamed parameters describing the contents of the table. Each parameter specifies a tile or a box, or a line break.

Tiles
Tiles are line drawing symbols consisting of horizontal and vertical lines and various corners and crossings thereof. Tiles are specified using single-character symbols that more or less approximate the shape of the tile in appearance. A special case of a tile is the empty tile, specified by one or more space characters. A table of supported tiles is given below.

New Line
A "_" indicates to start a new row.

Boxes
A box will be formed from any parameter that contains more than two characters. A box is three tiles wide and one tile long, regardless of the string length, so plan the graph accordingly.

Example
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Prefabricated Templates
Family tree tables that are prolifically used on the site are constructed in advance as their own sub-templates. This is beneficial for maintenance purposes as it allows changes to be made quickly and efficiently to all the articles which use these family trees.