This Xy trio of can create an to help document the use of a userbox template.

The Xy template trio comprises the following three templates:

[[Template:Xytop]] [[]] [[Template:Xyend]]

Each of these templates may be invoked without the Template: prefix and in lower case.

Template:Xytop always comes first to create the table headings.

{{xytop|cat}}

where:

• cat is an optional category column.

{{xytop}} creates:

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to create this

{{xytop|cat}} creates:

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to create this

and add your user page to:

creates a single table row with the template Wiki markup, the template box, and a link to the list of pages that link to the called template.

{{xy|template|par1|...|par12|cat1=|...|cat6=|link=}}

where:

• template is the required template name without the Template: prefix.
• par1|...|par12 are up to 12 optional template parameters.
• cat1=|...|cat6= are up to 6 optional categories without the Category: prefix.
• link= is an optional template link. (default=no)

A zero-width space   may be used to represent a missing parameter.

{{xy|User lives in}} creates:

{{User lives in}}

{{xy|User visited|Nunavut}} creates:

{{User visited|Nunavut}}

{{xy|User coord|51|28|40.12|N|0|0|5.31|W|link=yes}} creates:

{{|51|28|40.12|N|0|0|5.31|W}}

{{xy|User in Ethiopia|5|cat1=Wikipedians in Ethiopia}} creates:

{{User in Ethiopia|5}}

Template:Xyend always comes last and completes the table.

{{xyend}}

Template:Xyend is interchangeable with or the Wikitext |}.

The following Wiki markup:

{{xytop|cat}}

{{xy|User Com Medal|USA|valor|1|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Army}}

{{xy|User Com Medal|USAF|merit|2|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Air Force}}

{{xy|User Com Medal|USCG|merit|3|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Coast Guard}}

{{xy|User Com Medal|USMC|valor|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Marine Corps}}

{{xy|User Com Medal|USN|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Navy}}

{{xy|User Com Medal|JS|&#82​03;|2|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Armed Forces}}

{{xyend}}

creates the following example table:

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{{User Com Medal|USA|valor|1}}
{{User Com Medal|USAF|merit|2}}
{{User Com Medal|USCG|merit|3}}
{{User Com Medal|USMC|valor}}
{{User Com Medal|USN}}
{{User Com Medal|JS|​|2}}

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