Used in wikitable pattern: {| |- | {{element cell-abc|80|Hg}} |}
All cell templates produce a table cell output in pattern: style="background:#12abdf; {{{style|}}};" | [[Gold]] Note that there is the pipe symbol (|) in the middle, separating cell style and cell content.
{{element cell
| 1= Atomic number
| 2= Element name (and default page link; see also 'link=' parameter)
| 3= Symbol
| 4= (not used)
| 5= State of matter (sets font color)
| 6= Metal–nonmetal category name (sets background color, see also bg=)
| 7= Occurrence (sets cell border style)
| link= Wikipedia page (links 2 different, like [[Mercury (element)|mercury]])
| border= Sets border style (overrides 7. Like: border=3px solid red)
| bg= Background color (overrides 6; can look like bg=#aabbcc)
| style= Adds or overrides style settings (do not add the "" quotes)
| title= Mousehover text (overrides title composed from 2: 6; 5; 7)
| legend= Legend text in title (overrides text part that was composed from 6; 5; 7)
}}
Column counts are columns only that contain elements. "Compact" denote cells with element symbol only, have navbox style and the table fits basic wiki page width (1024×768). "Large cells" have more data, and may cause page width excess (scroll bar added). "Extended" periodic tables are about theoretical periods 8 and higher (element 119 and higher).