The template produces format and content for a compact cell (to be used in a periodic table, navbox style). It is part of a series. Used in:

This section:
... cell-named
See {{PT}}
cell-large
{{Large}}
cell
{{Blocks}}
cell property
{{Electron affinities}}
cell image
{{Group x}}
/navbox
{{/navbox}}
/isotopes
{{isotopes (navbox)}}
Mer­cury
80
mercury
80
Hg

saw-both
isotopes
80
Hg
Hg200.592±0.003
Image: mercury
Hg
80
Hg
80
Used in wikitable pattern: {| |- | {{element cell-abc|80|Hg}} |}
All cell templates produce a table cell output in pattern:
style="background:#12abdf;" | [[Gold]]
Note that there is the pipe symbol (|) in the middle (added by the template), separating cell style and cell content.
{{element cell
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| link=
| border=
| bg=
| style=
| title=
| legend=
}}
{{element cell
| 1= Atomic number
| 2= Element name (and default page link; see also 'link=' parameter)
| 3= Symbol
| 4= (not used)
| 5= State of matter (sets font color)
| 6= Metal–nonmetal category name (sets background color, see also bg=)
| 7= Occurrence (sets cell border style)
| link= Wikipedia page (links 2 different, like [[Mercury (element)|mercury]])
| border= Sets border style (overrides 7. Like: border=3px solid red)
| bg= Background color (overrides 6; can look like bg=#aabbcc)
| style= Adds or overrides style settings (do not add the "" quotes)
| title= Mousehover text (overrides title composed from 2, 3, ...)
| legend= Legend text in title (overrides text part that was composed from 6; 5; 7)
}}
Specials
Legend for large cells {{Large cell legend}}
Hydrogen
1
H

1.00794(7)
isotopes
element name
atomic number
chemical symbol

Asterisks {{Element cell-asterisk}}
1 asterisk 1 asterisk 1 asterisk 1 asterisk
PyMOL colors {{Element cell-PyMOL}}
Simplified Chinese characters {{Element cell property/Hans}}
Not mainspace

All parameters are optional.

{{element cell
| 1= atomic number
| 2= element name
| 3= symbol
| 4= (not used)
| 5= (state of matter, not used)
| 6= metal–nonmetal category name (sets background color)
| 7= occurrence (not used)
| link= wikipedia page (overrides 2; creates a wikilink like [[Mercury (element)|mercury]])
| bg= background color (overrides 6; can look like bg=#aabbcc)
| border= (not used)
| style= adds or overrides style settings (do not add the "" quotes)
| title= (mousehoover text, overrides title composed from 2: 1; 6)
| legend= legend text in title (overrides text part that was composed from 1; 6;)
}}
{{element cell
| 1=
| 2=
| 3=
| 4=
| 5=
| 6=
| 7=
| link=
| border=
| bg=
| style=
| title=
| legend=
}}

Example Hg, in wikitable:

 {|
 |-
 | {{element cell|80|mercury|Hg||Liquid|Transition metals|Primordial|link=mercury (element)}}
 |}
80
Hg
Top row

Parameter 1, usually the atomic number, is put in the top row unlinked. If this parameter is present, a <br/> is added. The font color is set by parameter 5, usually the state of matter key.

Asterisk (*)

To add a plain asterisk, as is done to mark lanthanides and actinides, add them in &lt;nowiki> tags in parameter #1 like this:

 | {{element cell|<nowiki>*</nowiki>|Lanthanides}}
Page link

The cell links to parameter 2, usually the element name. If the page name is not the element name, as with [[Mercury (element)]], the correct pagename can be set through link=Mercury (element).

Label

The link is labeled with parameter 3 (usually the symbol): link=[[Aluminium|Al]]. If there is no link provided (no parameter 2, no link=), parameter 3 will show as unlinked text.

Background

The background color is set by parameter 6, usually the category name. It can be set by parameter bg: bg=#aabbcc. Parameter bg is used for just a color, with no legend meaning (no text in the title).

Frame (cell border)

The frame style is set via parameter 7, usually the occurrence. It can be overridden by using {{{1}}}. This sets the border (frame), but does not have a legend meaning (no text in the title).

Style

All style can be set (and overridden) by using the style parameter: style=width:5em;. Do not add quotes ("").

Title

The title (mousehover text) is created from params 1: 6; 7; 5. (name: category; occurrence; state of matter).
The emercury example will give: Mercury: transition metals; primordeal; liquid
When parameters bg or border are used, their setting is not added to the title (they are meaningless). The title can be set (overridden) to any text, including a blank, by using title=...

Legend

The legend is composed from parameters 6, 5 and 7. It can be overridden by using legend=Special meaning. (This can be useful in combination with setting bg=...).

Example using parameters
 {|
 |-
 | {{element cell|one|two|three|bg=yellow|border=3px solid red|link=Main page|title=Some example}}
 |}
one
three

Deprecated parameters: unnamed parameter number 8, unnamed parameter number 9.

This section:
... cell-named
See {{PT}}
cell-large
{{Large}}
cell
{{Blocks}}
cell property
{{Electron affinities}}
cell image
{{Group x}}
/navbox
{{/navbox}}
/isotopes
{{isotopes (navbox)}}
Mer­cury
80
mercury
80
Hg

saw-both
isotopes
80
Hg
Hg200.592±0.003
Image: mercury
Hg
80
Hg
80
Used in wikitable pattern: {| |- | {{element cell-abc|80|Hg}} |}
All cell templates produce a table cell output in pattern:
style="background:#12abdf;" | [[Gold]]
Note that there is the pipe symbol (|) in the middle (added by the template), separating cell style and cell content.
{{element cell
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| link=
| border=
| bg=
| style=
| title=
| legend=
}}
{{element cell
| 1= Atomic number
| 2= Element name (and default page link; see also 'link=' parameter)
| 3= Symbol
| 4= (not used)
| 5= State of matter (sets font color)
| 6= Metal–nonmetal category name (sets background color, see also bg=)
| 7= Occurrence (sets cell border style)
| link= Wikipedia page (links 2 different, like [[Mercury (element)|mercury]])
| border= Sets border style (overrides 7. Like: border=3px solid red)
| bg= Background color (overrides 6; can look like bg=#aabbcc)
| style= Adds or overrides style settings (do not add the "" quotes)
| title= Mousehover text (overrides title composed from 2, 3, ...)
| legend= Legend text in title (overrides text part that was composed from 6; 5; 7)
}}
Specials
Legend for large cells {{Large cell legend}}
Hydrogen
1
H

1.00794(7)
isotopes
element name
atomic number
chemical symbol

Asterisks {{Element cell-asterisk}}
1 asterisk 1 asterisk 1 asterisk 1 asterisk
PyMOL colors {{Element cell-PyMOL}}
Simplified Chinese characters {{Element cell property/Hans}}
Not mainspace