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==Parameters==

'''Named parameters specify name shortcuts. They are all optional.''' They are placed at the top of the template call, like this:

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{dialogue
|short=full
|short=full
|short=full
...</syntaxhighlight>

Name shortcuts apply to your main dialogue text. If you use a shortcut specified here for a character name, then the full name will be replaced for it.

Named parameters of the form "<code>mood1</code>", "<code>mood2</code>", "<code>mood3</code>", etc., up to "<code>mood10</code>", specify moods for the corresponding line number (e.g. "<code>mood1</code>" specifies line 1). They are placed in a line like this:

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">...
|Character|Speech|mood1=angry
|Character|Speech|mood2=quiet
|Character|Speech|mood3=ecstatic
...</syntaxhighlight>

Positional parameters form the text of the dialogue (i.e. any line not containing an "<code>=</code>" will be construed as part of the dialogue.

:;<code>Parameter 1</code> ''(required)'' : Character name speaking
:;<code>Parameter 2</code> ''(optional)'' : Line to speak
:;<code>Parameter 3</code> ''(optional)'' : Next character
:;<code>Parameter 4</code> ''(optional)'' : Next line
:;<code>Parameter 5</code> ''(optional)'' : Next character
:;<code>Parameter 6</code> ''(optional)'' : Next line
:;<code>Parameter 7</code> ''(optional)'' : so on...

This extends for 10 lines at maximum. After that, unfortunately the template will have to be manually called again from the code.

Note: if any character is called "<code>action</code>" then that line will be construed as an action line. It still counts as a ''line'' nonetheless.