Template:SymbolForElement

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Template that returns the symbol for an element given its name. Not all element have been added; feel free to add more if you need them.

Example usage

{{SymbolForElement|Carbon}} will return "C"

Template Data

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TemplateData for SymbolForElement

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Template parameters[Edit template data ]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	`1`	no description	Unknown	optional
nocategory	`nocategory`	no description	Unknown	optional

Column counts are columns only that contain elements. "Compact cells" denote cells with element symbol only, have navbox style and the table fits basic wiki page width (×ばつ768). "Detailed cells" have more data, and may cause page width excess (scroll bar added). "Extended" periodic tables are about theoretical periods 8 and higher (element 119 and higher).

Table forms

Standard	18 columns: {{Basic}} {{Micro cells (bare)}} image:Periodic table 32 columns: {{Micro cells (box)}} {{bare}} {{Compact}}
Extended	Standard {{Extended, 32 columns, navbox}} by Aufbau {{50 columns, period 8}} {{50 columns, compact}}
Alternative structure	Left step by Janet: {{Left step (with shell filling sequence)}}

Element
properties

Data	{{Element data pages}} Category:Infobox element data sets (46) {{overview}} {{Boiling point}} {{Melting point}}
Variants	{{Transuranium element}}
Electron configuration	{{Electron configuration}} {{Electronegativity by Allen scale}} {{Electronegativity by Pauling scale}}