Template:Iot/doc

'iot, aka. "Image of Text", is a specialised template for the extremely rare occasions where there is no other option than using an image of text. This is extremely rarely the case, so if you're considering using this template it is most likely that you should really be rethinking your approach instead. Go ask for input at Scriptorium/Help and think long and hard about whether you really really must use this template.

It works by overlaying the provided text on the image and setting its color to transparent such that it is present, and can be read by accessibility tools or copied and pasted, but is invisible in the normal wikipage. The result is an image of text that still preserves a few of the most crucial properties of actual text.

Usage


or more commonly



The parameter is a complete MediaWiki image specification, including width, alignment, etc.; the image is used as specified. The parameter can in principle be any wikimarkup, but for its intended use cases it will be very simple text.

Example
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