Template:Infobox book

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name

alt caption
Author	author
Audio read by	audio_read_by
Original title	title_orig
Working title	title_working
Translator	translator
Illustrator	illustrator
Cover artist	cover_artist
Country	country
Language	language
Series	series
Release number	release_number
Subject	subject
Genre	genre
Set in	set_in
Published	published
Publisher	publisher, publisher2
Publication date	pub_date
Published in English	english_pub_date
Media type	media_type
Pages	pages
Awards	awards
ISBN	isbn
OCLC	oclc
Dewey Decimal	dewey
LC Class	congress
Preceded by	preceded_by
Followed by	followed_by
Original text	title_orig at Interlingua Wikisource
Alternative ISBN	isbn2
Translation	name at Wikisource
notes

This template is used to present a consistently-formatted table for use in articles about books.

Usage

{{Infobox book
| italic title   = <!--(see above)-->
| name           = 
| image          = 
| image_size     = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| author         = 
| audio_read_by  = 
| title_orig     = 
| orig_lang_code = 
| title_working  = 
| translator     = 
| illustrator    = 
| cover_artist   = 
| country        = 
| language       = 
| series         = 
| release_number = 
| subject        = 
| genre          = 
| set_in         = 
| publisher      = 
| publisher2     = 
| pub_date       = 
| english_pub_date = 
| published      = 
| media_type     = 
| pages          = 
| awards         = 
| isbn           = 
| isbn_note      = 
| isbn2          =
| oclc           = 
| dewey          = 
| congress       = 
| preceded_by    = 
| followed_by    = 
| native_wikisource = 
| wikisource     = 
| notes          =
| exclude_cover  = 
| website        =
}}

Parameters

Please see WikiProject Books and/or WikiProject Novels for standards on presenting names and other data.

• Parameters can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
• Wikilinks can be used in any of the infobox fields.

name

Book name or title. If parameter is left blank, name will be inherited from the MEpedia page where this infobox is invoked.

image

Image (prefer 1st edition – where permitted), use bare filename: Example.jpg

image_size

Uses image size set by user (default 220px). Use a number to override image size.

border

Inserting yes here will result in a 1px grey border around the image, useful for instances where the image and the background will blend together (such as a book cover with a white background). If no border is necessary, this parameter should not be used. Note: does not apply if |image= uses the full image syntax (e.g. Example.jpg); in this case add the border in |image= (e.g. Example.jpg|border=yes]])

caption

Image caption (should describe the edition used)

alt

Image alternate text

editor/editors

Editor(s) only when they are the primary contributor, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies

author/authors

Author(s)

audio_read_by

For audiobooks.

title_orig

Original title, if not in English

orig_lang_code

ISO code of original language, required if using |title_orig=, |native_wikisource= or |native_external_url=

working_title

Working title, when different from published title

translator

Translator(s), if original not in English

illustrator

Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)

cover_artist

Cover artist

country

Country of original publication

language

Language of original book

series

Series (if any)

subject/subjects

(for non-fiction) See Non-fiction categories'

genre/genres

(for fiction) See fiction categories

set_in

can be both time and place as setting. No need to create long lists.

publisher

Publisher of primary publication (prefer 1st edition); also |publisher2= for additional publishers.

pub_date

Date published (1st edition)

english_pub_date

Date first published in English if 1st edition is in another language.

published

Alternate parameter, using the following composite format: year (publisher) (language, when originally written in a foreign language); use {{plainlist}}

{{plainlist}} when there is more than one notable edition

Note: |published= is acceptable, but no longer preferred to |publisher= and |pub_date=, which have been restored to common usage. No consensus has yet been reached regarding the migration of infoboxes to a common format, and none should be "fixed" one way or the other en masse until such consensus is reached.

media_type

Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)

pages

Pages (prefer 1st edition, specify edition as needed)

award/awards

Awards(s) the book has won

isbn

(prefer ISBN of 1st edition). Format: "1-234-56789-0" (10-digit) or "978-1-234-56789-0" (13-digit). If the book has an international standard book number (9 digits) add a "0" to the beginning of the number. Do not change a 10-digit to a 13-digit ISBN by prefixing a "978" by hand, because the last digit is a calculated check digit, which will be wrong. Similarly, do not remove "978-" from a 13-digit ISBN to make a 10-digit ISBN. If the book was published before the use of ISBN, do not include this parameter. If the 13-digit number you have does not start with "978", "979-10", or "979-11", then it is not an ISBN and should not be used in this parameter. Change spaces in the ISBN to hyphens. The rules for hyphenating an ISBN are complex (currently 29 pages). Do not add spaces or hyphens to an unformatted ISBN which are likely to be wrong if you are guessing. However the "978" prefix of a 13-digit ISBN is always separated by a hyphen and the check digit – the last character – is always separated by a hyphen. The last character of a 10-character ISBN may be an "X". In such case, use the uppercase "X" character, not any alternate character. Do not put "ISBN " in front of the number. ISBNs are checked for validity; articles with invalid ISBNs are placed in Category:Pages with ISBN errors and display a red error message.

isbn_note

May be used to add a note following the ISBN.

isbn2

Any additional ISBN

oclc

OCLC (identifier) number (prefer 1st edition), use when book has no ISBN

dewey

Dewey Decimal Classification

congress

Library of Congress Classification (not to be confused with Library of Congress Control Number)

preceded_by

Title of prior book in series; will be italicised by template code (do not use to connect separate books chronologically)

preceded_by_quotation_marks

Title of prior work in series if a minor work; will be surrounded with quotation marks by template code (do not use to connect separate books chronologically)

followed_by

Title of subsequent book in a series or a sequel; will be italicised by template code (do not use to connect separate books chronologically)

followed_by_quotation_marks

Title of subsequent work in a series or a sequel if a minor work then do not use italics; will be surrounded with quotation marks by template code (do not use to connect separate books chronologically)

native_wikisource

Page name of original text at a foreign language Wikisource (if applicable); use |orig_lang_code= to specify which Wikisource.

native_external_url

URL (link) to a site hosting the original text when in a foreign language, and in the public domain but not yet on Wikisource. Non-commercial, open and accessible sites should be used in preference, sites which rip the text from other sites should be avoided, and illegal content is never to be linked to

native_external_host

The name of the website linked to by |native_external_url=, e.g. Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive. Should be wikilinked if possible

wikisource

Title of work if in the public domain and hosted at English Wikisource.

external_url

URL (link) to a website hosting the text in English (whether the original or a translation), when in the public domain but not yet on Wikisource. Non-commercial, open and accessible sites should be used in preference, sites which rip the text from other sites should be avoided, and illegal content is never to be linked to

external_host

The name of the website linked to by |external_url=, e.g. Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive. Should be wikilinked if possible

exclude_cover

This template will place articles with this infobox where no image has been specified into the category Books with missing cover; where this is not desired, e.g because the cover is shown elsewhere in the article, this parameter should be set to |exclude_cover=yes.

website

for the publisher's or author's website about the book.

Example

Clinician's Guide to Controversial Illnesses

The front (first) page of the first edition
Author	Renee Taylor, Fred Friedberg, and Leonard A. Jason
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Medical books
Publisher	Professional Resource Press Publication
Publication date	2001
Pages	192 (first edition)
ISBN	978-1568870687
LC Class	PR6025.O45 A53

{{Infobox book
| name = Clinician's Guide to Controversial Illnesses
| image = A Clinician's Guide to Controversial Illnesses.png
| caption = The front (first) page of the first edition
| alt = Cover
| author = [[Renee Taylor]], [[Fred Friedberg]], and [[Leonard Jason|Leonard A. Jason]]
| title_orig = 
| working_title = 
| translator = 
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = 
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = 
| subject = [[:Category:Medical books|Medical books]]
| genre =
| publisher = Professional Resource Press
| pub_date = 2001
| pages = 192 ''(first edition)''
| awards = 
| isbn = 978-1568870687
| isbn2 =
| oclc =
| congress = PR6025.O45 A53
| preceded_by = 
| followed_by = 
| wikisource = 
}}

Translated books

About how to handle translated books, see the Translated books case study.

COinS

This template produces COinS metadata

Tracking

Instances without images cause the article to be added to Category:Books with missing cover.

See also

Hidden tracking/maintenance categories

• Category:Infobox book using deprecated parameters
• Category:Pages using infobox book with unknown parameters
• Category:Books with missing cover
• Category:Articles that link to Wikisource
• Category:Articles that link to foreign-language Wikisources
• Category:Pages using deprecated image syntax

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly error report for this template.

TemplateData for Infobox book

This adds a formatted table for presenting information about books.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	name	Book title.	String	required
Author(s)	author	Author(s) of the book (should link to their respective article if there is one).	Line	required
Publisher	publisher	Name of publisher.	String	required
Publication date	pub_date	Year of publication. Example 2019	Date	required
ISBN	isbn	ISBN format: "1-234-56789-0" (prefer 1st edition) Example 1-234-56789-0	String	suggested
Additional ISBN	isbn2 isbn-10 isbn13 isbn-13	ISBN format: "1-234-56789-0" (prefer 1st edition) Example 1-234-56789-0	String	suggested
Image file of book cover	image	Image file of book cover. Example File:A Clinician's Guide to Controversial Illnesses.png	File	suggested
Caption for book cover	caption	A caption to display under the image of the book cover. Example Cover art.	String	suggested
Country	country	Country of (original) publication.	String	suggested
Language	language	Language of (original) book. Full language name (not a language code).	String	suggested
Pages	pages	Number of pages in the book. Example 293	Number	suggested
Subject/topic (non-fiction)	subject	What the non-fiction book is about.	String	suggested
Genre (fiction)	genre	Fiction genre.	String	suggested
Website	website	Publisher's website about the book.	URL	suggested
Type of media (print, digital, or print+digital)	media_type	Type of media (print, digital, or print+digital) Example print	String	suggested
Illustrator	illustrator	Illustrator of the book.	String	optional
Cover artist	cover_artist	Illustrator who designed the cover art.	String	optional
italic title	italic title	no description	Unknown	optional
exclude_cover	exclude_cover	"yes" if no image is present and adding this article to "Category:Books with missing cover" is not desired	String	optional
infoboxwidth	infoboxwidth	no description	Unknown	optional
width	width	no description	Unknown	optional
image_caption	image_caption	no description	Unknown	optional
editors	editors	no description	Unknown	optional
editor	editor	no description	Unknown	optional
authors	authors	no description	Unknown	optional
audio_read_by	audio_read_by	no description	Unknown	optional
title_orig	title_orig	no description	Unknown	optional
title_working	title_working	no description	Unknown	optional
translators	translators	no description	Unknown	optional
translator	translator	no description	Unknown	optional
illustrators	illustrators	no description	Unknown	optional
series	series	no description	Unknown	optional
release_number	release_number	no description	Unknown	optional
subjects	subjects	no description	Unknown	optional
genres	genres	no description	Unknown	optional
set_in	set_in	no description	Unknown	optional
publisher2	publisher2	no description	Unknown	optional
release_date	release_date	no description	Unknown	optional
english_pub_date	english_pub_date	no description	Unknown	optional
english_release_date	english_release_date	no description	Unknown	optional
awards	awards	no description	Unknown	optional
award	award	no description	Unknown	optional
isbn_note	isbn_note	no description	Unknown	optional
ISBN_note	ISBN_note	no description	Unknown	optional
dewey	dewey	no description	Unknown	optional
congress	congress	no description	Unknown	optional
last	last	no description	Unknown	optional
first	first	no description	Unknown	optional
location	location	no description	Unknown	optional
oclc	oclc	no description	Unknown	optional
image_size	image_size	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	alt	no description	Unknown	optional
border	border	no description	Unknown	optional
orig_lang_code	orig_lang_code	no description	Unknown	optional
ISBN	ISBN	no description	Unknown	optional
preceded_by	preceded_by	no description	Unknown	optional
preceded_by_quotation_marks	preceded_by_quotation_marks	no description	Unknown	optional
followed_by	followed_by	no description	Unknown	optional
followed_by_quotation_marks	followed_by_quotation_marks	no description	Unknown	optional
native_wikisource	native_wikisource	no description	Unknown	optional
native_external_url	native_external_url	no description	Unknown	optional
native_external_host	native_external_host	no description	Unknown	optional
wikisource	wikisource	no description	Unknown	optional
external_url	external_url	no description	Unknown	optional
external_host	external_host	no description	Unknown	optional
homepage	homepage	no description	Unknown	optional
URL	URL	no description	Unknown	optional
Published (deprecated)	published	No longer in use Example 2020 (Elsevier)	String	deprecated
notes	notes	no description	Unknown	optional
note	note	no description	Unknown	optional