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The code

The Sign Box creates a Routebox style template in the top right of the page giving key information on the UK variant of the sign concerned. Once more information on Irish signs is discovered the following code may be expanded to include more variables.

{{Sign Box | name = | image = | caption = | ref = | from = | to = | changes = | variants = | lit = | plates = }}

Attribute reference table

Attribute	Optional?	Description	Example	Default
name	Required	A Suitable name for the sign	Double Bend	Page name
image	Optional	The filename of an image to include	Cornwall sign - Coppermine - 1194.JPG
caption	Optional	A description of the image	The modern double bend sign
ref	Required	The TSGRD reference number	513
from	Optional	The dates the sign has been used between	1920s
to			present
changes	Optional	Dates of sign revisions if any	1964, 1975
variants	Optional	Links to any other signs that are related	Bend
lit	Optional	Whether the sign is permitted to be lit, and if so in what circumstances	n/a
plates	Optional	Common plates mounted beneath the sign	(for) x yds / miles

An Example

The below code generates an infobox for use on the Severn Bridge page. Note that not all attributes are used.

{{Sign Box
 | name    = Double Bend
 | image   = Cornwall sign - Coppermine - 1194.JPG
 | caption = The modern double bend sign
 | ref     = 513 / 513R
 | from    = 1920s
 | to      = present
 | changes = 1964, 1975
 | variants = [[Warning Sign/Bend|Bend]]
 | lit     = 
 | plates  = (for) x yds / miles
}}