+++
description = "Disclaimers to help you structure your page"
title = "Notice"
+++
The `notice` shortcode shows various types of disclaimers with adjustable color, title and icon to help you structure your page.
{{% notice style="primary" title="There may be pirates" icon="skull-crossbones" %}}
It is all about the boxes.
{{% /notice %}}
## Usage
While the examples are using shortcodes with named parameter you are free to use positional as well, use it as [GitHub](/cont/markdown#github-styled-alerts) or [Obsidian](/cont/markdown#obsidian-styled-alerts) styled alerts and also call this shortcode from your own partials.
{{< tabs groupid="shortcode-parameter">}}
{{% tab title="markdown" %}}
````md
> [!primary] There may be pirates
> It is all about the boxes.
````
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab title="shortcode" %}}
````go
{{%/* notice style="primary" title="There may be pirates" icon="skull-crossbones" */%}}
It is all about the boxes.
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab title="shortcode (positional)" %}}
````go
{{%/* notice primary "There may be pirates" "skull-crossbones" */%}}
It is all about the boxes.
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab title="partial" %}}
````go
{{ partial "shortcodes/notice.html" (dict
"page" .
"style" "primary"
"title" "There may be pirates"
"icon" "skull-crossbones"
"content" "It is all about the boxes."
)}}
````
{{% /tab %}}
{{< /tabs >}}
### Parameter
| Name | Position | Default | Notes |
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------|-------------|
| **style** | 1 | `default` | The style scheme used for the box.
- by severity: `caution`, `important`, `info`, `note`, `tip`, `warning`
- by brand color: `primary`, `secondary`, `accent`
- by color: `blue`, `cyan`, `green`, `grey`, `magenta`, `orange`, `red`
- by special color: `default`, `transparent`, `code`
You can also [define your own styles](#configuration). |
| **color** | | see notes | The [CSS color value](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value) to be used. If not set, the chosen color depends on the **style**. Any given value will overwrite the default.
- for severity styles: a nice matching color for the severity
- for all other styles: the corresponding color |
| **title** | 2 | see notes | Arbitrary text for the box title. Depending on the **style** there may be a default title. Any given value will overwrite the default.
- for severity styles: the matching title for the severity
- for all other styles: _<empty>_
If you want no title for a severity style, you have to set this parameter to `" "` (a non empty string filled with spaces) |
| **icon** | 3 | see notes | [Font Awesome icon name](shortcodes/icon#finding-an-icon) set to the left of the title. Depending on the **style** there may be a default icon. Any given value will overwrite the default.
- for severity styles: a nice matching icon for the severity
- for all other styles: _<empty>_
If you want no icon for a severity style, you have to set this parameter to `" "` (a non empty string filled with spaces) |
| **expanded** | | _<empty>_ | Whether to draw an expander and how the content is displayed.
- _<empty>_: no expander is drawn and the content is permanently shown
- `true`: the expander is drawn and the content is initially shown
- `false`: the expander is drawn and the content is initially hidden |
| _**<content>**_ | | _<empty>_ | Arbitrary text to be displayed in box. |
## Configuration
Besides the predefined `style` values, you are able to define your own in the `hugo.toml`.
{{< multiconfig file=hugo >}}
[params]
boxStyle = [
{ identifier = "magic", i18n = "", title = "Magic", icon = "rainbow", color = "gold" }
]
{{< /multiconfig >}}
The `style` parameter must match the `identifier`. The title for the style will be determined from the `title`. If no `title` but a `i18n` is set, the title will be taken from the translation files by that key. The `title` may be empty in which case, the box does not contain a default title. `icon` and `color` are working similar.
You can also redefine the predefined styles if you're not satisfied with the default values.
Below is a [usage example](#user-defined-style).
## Examples
### By Severity Using Markdown Syntax
````md
> [!CAUTION]
> Advises about risks or negative outcomes of certain actions.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Key information users need to know to achieve their goal.
> [!INFO]
> Information that users _might_ find interesting.
> [!NOTE]
> Useful information that users should know, even when skimming content.
> [!TIP]
> Helpful advice for doing things better or more easily.
> [!WARNING]
> Urgent info that needs immediate user attention to avoid problems.
````
> [!CAUTION]
> Advises about risks or negative outcomes of certain actions.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Key information users need to know to achieve their goal.
> [!INFO]
> Information that users _might_ find interesting.
> [!NOTE]
> Useful information that users should know, even when skimming content.
> [!TIP]
> Helpful advice for doing things better or more easily.
> [!WARNING]
> Urgent info that needs immediate user attention to avoid problems.
### By Brand Colors with Title and Icon Variantion
````go
{{%/* notice style="primary" title="Primary" */%}}
A **primary** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="secondary" title="Secondary" */%}}
A **secondary** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="accent" icon="stopwatch" */%}}
An **accent** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% notice style="primary" title="Primary" %}}
A **primary** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="secondary" title="Secondary" %}}
A **secondary** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="accent" icon="stopwatch" %}}
An **accent** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
### By Color
````go
{{%/* notice style="blue" title="Blue"*/%}}
A **blue** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="cyan" title="Cyan" */%}}
A **cyan** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="green" title="Green" */%}}
A **green** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="grey" icon="bug" */%}}
A **grey** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="magenta" title="Magenta" */%}}
A **magenta** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="orange" title="Orange" icon="bug" */%}}
A **orange** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="red" title="Red" */%}}
A **red** disclaimer
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% notice style="blue" title="Blue" %}}
A **blue** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="cyan" title="Cyan" %}}
A **cyan** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="green" title="Green" %}}
A **green** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="grey" icon="bug" %}}
A **grey** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="magenta" title="Magenta" %}}
A **magenta** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="orange" title="Orange" icon="bug" %}}
A **orange** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="red" title="Red" %}}
A **red** disclaimer
{{% /notice %}}
### By Special Color
````go
{{%/* notice style="default" title="Default" icon="skull-crossbones" */%}}
Just some grey default color.
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="code" title="Code" icon="skull-crossbones" */%}}
Colored like a code fence.
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="transparent" title="Transparent" icon="skull-crossbones" */%}}
No visible borders.
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% notice style="default" title="Default" icon="skull-crossbones" %}}
Just some grey default color.
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="code" title="Code" icon="skull-crossbones" %}}
Colored like a code fence.
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="transparent" title="Transparent" icon="skull-crossbones" %}}
No visible borders.
{{% /notice %}}
### Various Features
#### With User-Defined Color, Font Awesome Brand Icon and Markdown in Title and Content
````go
{{%/* notice color="fuchsia" title="**Hugo** is _awesome_" icon="fa-fw fab fa-hackerrank" */%}}
{{% include "shortcodes/include/INCLUDE_ME.md" %}}
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% notice color="fuchsia" title="**Hugo** is _awesome_" icon="fa-fw fab fa-hackerrank" %}}
{{% include "shortcodes/include/INCLUDE_ME.md" %}}
{{% /notice %}}
#### Expandable Content Area
````go
{{%/* notice style="green" title="Expand me..." expanded="true" */%}}
No need to press you!
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="red" title="Expand me..." expanded="false" */%}}
Thank you!
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% notice style="green" title="Expand me..." expanded="true" %}}
No need to press you!
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="red" title="Expand me..." expanded="false" %}}
Thank you!
{{% /notice %}}
#### No Content or No Title
````go
{{%/* notice style="accent" title="Just a bar" */%}}
{{%/* /notice */%}}
{{%/* notice style="accent" */%}}
Just a box
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
{{% notice style="accent" title="Just a bar" %}}
{{% /notice %}}
{{% notice style="accent" %}}
Just a box
{{% /notice %}}
#### Markdown Styled Alerts
````go
> [!caution] Callouts can have custom titles
> Like this one.
> [!caution] Title-only callout
> [!note]- Are callouts foldable?
> Yes! In a foldable callout, the contents are hidden when the callout is collapsed
> [!note]+ Are callouts foldable?
> Yes! In a foldable callout, the contents are hidden when the callout is collapsed
> [!info] Can callouts be nested?
> > [!important] Yes!, they can.
> > > [!tip] You can even use multiple layers of nesting.
````
> [!caution] Callouts can have custom titles
> Like this one.
> [!caution] Title-only callout
> [!note]- Are callouts foldable?
> Yes! In a foldable callout, the contents are hidden when the callout is collapsed
> [!note]+ Are callouts foldable?
> Yes! In a foldable callout, the contents are hidden when the callout is collapsed
> [!info] Can callouts be nested?
> > [!important] Yes!, they can.
> > > [!tip] You can even use multiple layers of nesting.
#### Code with Collapsed Colored Borders
````
> [!secondary]
> ```c
> // With colored border in Markdown syntax
> printf("Hello World!");
> ```
{{%/* notice style="red" */%}}
```c
// With colored border in Shortcode syntax
printf("Hello World!");
```
{{%/* /notice */%}}
````
> [!secondary]
> ```c
> // With colored border in Markdown syntax
> printf("Hello World!");
> ```
{{% notice style="red" %}}
```c
// With colored border in Shortcode syntax
printf("Hello World!");
```
{{% /notice %}}
#### User-defined Style
Self-defined styles can be [configured](#configuration) in your `hugo.toml` and used for every shortcode, that accepts a `style` parameter.
````
> [!magic]
> Maaagic!
````
> [!magic]
> Maaagic!