Template:Infobox music genre

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	[[File:{{{image}}}\|{{{image_size}}}\|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Native name	{{{native_name}}}
Etymology	{{{etymology}}}
Other names	{{{other_names}}}
Stylistic origins	{{{stylistic_origins}}}
Cultural origins	{{{cultural_origins}}}
Typical instruments	{{{instruments}}}
Derivative forms	{{{derivatives}}}
Subgenres
	{{{subgenres}}}
Fusion genres
	{{{fusiongenres}}}
Regional scenes
	{{{regional_scenes}}}
Local scenes
	{{{local_scenes}}}
Other topics
	{{{other_topics}}}
	2025 in infobox music genre

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For more information, see the WikiProject Music/Music genres task force.

Usage

{{Infobox music genre
| name              = 
| native_name       = 
| etymology         = 
| other_names       = 
| image             = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| stylistic_origins = 
| cultural_origins  = 
| instruments       = 
| derivatives       = 
| subgenres         = 
| subgenrelist      = 
| fusiongenres      = 
| regional_scenes   = 
| local_scenes      = 
| other_topics      = 
| footnotes         = 
| current_year      = 
}}

Example

For an example of this template filled out, see WikiProject Music/Music genres task force/Infobox.

Parameters

name

The most used name of the genre.

native_name

The name in the local language where the genre comes from.

If more than one name listed, separate them using {{plainlist}}.

native_name_lang

ISO 639-2 code for the listed native names, e.g. fre for French.

If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.

etymology

Meaning or derivation of the name, e.g. [[Italian language|Italian]] for "slow violent".

other_names

Additional and alternative names that the genre is known by.

Use with discretion; discuss on talk before engaging in potentially confusing scenarios like progressive rock/progressive pop or electropop/synth-pop. For multiple entries, see notes^[1].

image

An image that would best supplement the described genre. Since 2018, the general consensus says to refrain against using photos of specific bands and musicians.

Images should be sufficiently clear for display at 220 pixels' width. Set to only the image name, e.g. Example.png, not Image:Example.png or [[File:Example.png|200px|abc]].

image_size: For size adjustments additional parameter |image_size= can be used, the width should be entered in pixels without "px". For example, use 260 so the image would be fully embedded in the template.

alt

Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image.

The optional field when the caption is not enough to describe the image. See WP:ALT.

caption

Caption for the image to be displayed under the image.

stylistic_origins

List of genres, musical and cultural roots that influenced the emergence of the described genre.

For general rules on genres listing, see #subgenres section.

cultural_origins

The year (or time period) and the geographical location of the genre's origins, e.g. Early-to-mid 1980s, [[Berlin]], Germany or Early 19th century, [[Mumbai]] region, India.

See notes^[2] for location details, and notes^[1] for multiple entries.

instruments

List of musical instruments that are typical for the genre.

For multiple entries, see notes^[1].

derivatives

List of influenced genres that use some of the elements inherent to the genre without being a child genre or subcategory.

For general rules on genres listing, see #subgenres section.

subgenres

List of child genres that share characteristics with the described genre and fall within its subcategory.

When listing genres, aim for specificity and explicit detailing (e.g. [[Deep house]] rather than [[House music|House]] or [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] ). Genres should be separated by using commas, {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}.^[1] Genres should be wikilinked. Use piped links where needed, for example: [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]. Most genres are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized. However, the first word in a list of multiple genres should be capitalized. Genres that are sourced in the article itself do not require a source in the infobox, but sometimes it can be useful to have the source listed again anyway, to help prevent edit warring. A hidden comment such as  can also be used to this end if needed. For multiple entries, see notes^[1].

subgenerelist

Article containing the complete list of subgenres for the described genre.

Place only existing list articles, without square brackets, e.g. List of rock genres. The list dedicated to the parent genre of the described genre should not be placed here, even if described genre is mentioned in the list as a subgenre.

fusiongenres

List of fusion genres that have additional parent genres, being a subcategory of both.

For general rules on genres listing, see #subgenres section.

regional_scenes

Articles specializing in regional variants of the described genre, established within the countries or large regions, e.g. British rock or American pop.

Articles should be pipelinked as [[British rock|Britain]] and [[American rock|United States]]. See notes^[2] for location details, and notes^[1] for multiple entries. The list should not contain links redirecting to articles about the countries themselves, if the genre has well-known scenes without articles, it is better to leave them unlinked. Specific subgenres which have names derived out of country names should not be included here, e.g. Dutch house, because the genre is not equivalent to "any house music of the Netherlands". The same goes for articles on time periods or specific parts of the scene, e.g. Early Norwegian black metal scene), as it's not covering black metal scene of Norway generally.

local_scenes

Articles specializing in local scenes related to the genre, mostly existing within the cities, or small regions within a country, e.g. Madchester or The Scene That Celebrates Itself.

The list should contain the original names of the scenes, i.e. there's no need to pipelink scene names with city names. Direct links to the cities or region articles should not be placed here, use unlinked text. For multiple entries, see Notes^[1] for details.

other_topics

Related articles which did not fall into the categories above, or other articles closely related to the genre, including lists, dedicated to the genre.

For multiple entries, see notes^[1]. Articles dedicated to musical artists usually should not be placed here.

footnotes

Collects all used notes into a numbered list.

Used in pair with {{efn}} in the template, displays list of notes via {{notelist}}. To use, place {{notelist}} in the field.

current_year

Places the link to 2025 in music articles at the bottom of the infobox, dedicated to very few specific genres.

Set yes to include such links. Link will update automatically for new years, once the "<new year> in <genre>" article has been written. If no article has been written for the old year nor the new year, it will redlink the new year's article to encourage its creation. Has two optional further parameters:

current_year_title

The "2025 in <genre>" function assumes that the current page's title is the genre's name, i.e., if you use this on classical music, it will link to "2025 in classical music"). If that is not the case, use this parameter to specify the genre's name. The annual-update feature will work just the same.

current_year_override

This overrides the whole parameter, for if the desired article uses some unusual title formulation (e.g. "2010s in classical music"). If this parameter is used, the link will not update for new years.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 For short horizontal lists of two or three items, comma separators are acceptable, but for longer lists the use of {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}} is preferred as they offer a benefit to users of screen readers. Don't use other list templates or <br /> tags for reasons of accessibility.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 As per RfC "Naming countries in infoboxes": When identifying a location, city or region in the United States or United Kingdom, the preferred approach is to use the country abbreviations allowed by MOS:ACRO, such as "Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US" and "Cardiff, Wales, UK", rather than spelling out the full country name. Avoid using abbreviations for states or provinces in all nations. New Hampshire rather than NH, New South Wales rather than NSW, or British Columbia rather than BC (see MOS:POSTABBR). Cities such as New York City and London may be rendered as "New York City, U.S." and "London, UK" or simply "New York City" and "London". Also, these should not be linked when the context makes it clear (see MOS:OVERLINK). If only the country name is included, it may be written out in full.

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

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TemplateData for Infobox music genre

An infobox for music genres, describing the genre in its origin, instrumentality and other information

Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	The name of the genre. If foreign, state the English version of the name. Example Alternative music	String	required
Native name	`native_name`	The native name of the genre, if applicable. Example {{lang\|fr\|Nom français}}	String	optional
Etymology	`etymology`	Meaning or derivation of the name.	String	optional
Other names	`other_names`	Additional and alternative names that the genre is known by.	String	optional
Image	`image`	Image to use in infobox. Set to only the image name.. Example ABBA - TopPop 1974 5.png	File	optional
Image size	`image_size`	Should only be specified if the image is smaller than 220 pixels width.	Number	optional
Image alt text	`alt`	Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image.	Line	optional
Image caption	`caption`	Caption for the image.	String	optional
Stylistic origins	`stylistic_origins`	The genres that stylistically formed the genre, either parents genres or influences. Example {{hlist\|[[House music\|House]]\|[[pop punk]]\|[[electropop]]}}	String	required
Cultural origins	`cultural_origins`	The cultural origins of the genre, with a year and specific location. Example Early 1960s – late 1970s, United Kingdom	String	required
Typical instruments	`instruments`	The instruments that are popularly associated with the genre Example {{hlist\|[[Drums]]\|[[vocals]]\|[[bass guitar]]}}	String	optional
Derivative forms	`derivatives`	Genres that are derivative of or descend from the genre. Example [[Alternative pop]]	String	optional
Subgenres list article	`subgenrelist`	Title of existing article, which lists the subgenres. Example List of rock genres	Page name	optional
Subgenres	`subgenres`	The subgenres that descend from the genre. Genres should be wikilinked and separated by using commas, {{tl\|htlist}} or {{tl\|flatlist}}. Example {{hlist\|[[Deep house]]\|[[electro house]]\|[[progressive house]]\|[[UK hard house]]}}	String	optional
Fusion genres	`fusiongenres`	Genres resulting from the genre mixing with another genre, i.e. subgenres of two fused genres. Example {{hlist\|[[Synth-pop]]\|[[electropop]]\|[[dream pop]]}}	String	optional
Regional scenes	`regional_scenes`	Typical locations that house the genre, in terms of regional locations such as countries. Example [[British rock music\|United Kingdom]]	String	optional
Local scenes	`local_scenes`	Typical locations that house the genre, in terms of cities and more exact locations Example New Orleans, Louisiana	String	optional
Other genre topics	`other_topics`	Topics based on the genre specified or stated.	String	optional
Current year genre portal	`current_year`	Places the link to "current year in music" articles at the bottom of the infobox. Auto value `yes`	Line	optional

Tracking categories

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[hlist-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 For short horizontal lists of two or three items, comma separators are acceptable, but for longer lists the use of {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}} is preferred as they offer a benefit to users of screen readers. Don't use other list templates or <br /> tags for reasons of accessibility.

[location-2] 2.0 ^2.1 As per RfC "Naming countries in infoboxes": When identifying a location, city or region in the United States or United Kingdom, the preferred approach is to use the country abbreviations allowed by MOS:ACRO, such as "Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US" and "Cardiff, Wales, UK", rather than spelling out the full country name. Avoid using abbreviations for states or provinces in all nations. New Hampshire rather than NH, New South Wales rather than NSW, or British Columbia rather than BC (see MOS:POSTABBR). Cities such as New York City and London may be rendered as "New York City, U.S." and "London, UK" or simply "New York City" and "London". Also, these should not be linked when the context makes it clear (see MOS:OVERLINK). If only the country name is included, it may be written out in full.

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