This is a documentation subpage for Template:Risk. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is designed to be used in a table to make a cell with text in that cell, with an appropriately colored background. It can be used in comparison tables with descriptions of risk, hazard, criticality, threat or severity level.

There are many risk assessment systems using a varying number of risk categories. See risk matrix for typical criteria. Begin with values from low to high and only adopt other levels if it makes sense. Levels beyond high may be considered hyperbole (WP:WBA). The level of risk is usually not absolute, it is usually relative to the matrix in which it appears, producing a useful gradation.

Avoid using this template for transient situations. The colors are chosen to intuitively reflect situations generally considered negative and undesirable. Do not use this template to describe desirable situations.

The text in the cell is taken from the first parameter; {{Risk|Average}} would output "Average" otherwise it displays the default text. Most templates allow authors to override the default text in this way.

Important: If you want to use other attributes for the table cells, e.g. colspan or rowspan, they need to be put before the template call and there must be no vertical bar | in between them:

...
|{{Risk |level=eliminated}}
|{{Risk |level=eliminated |align=ml |Impossible}}
|{{Risk |level=verylow}}
|{{Risk |level=low}}
|{{Risk |level=medium}}
|{{Risk |level=high}}
|{{Risk |level=veryhigh}}
|{{Risk |level=critical}}
|{{Risk |level=absolute |Fatal}}
|-
|{{Risk |level=unknown}}
|{{Risk |Under investigation}}
|{{Risk}}
|colspan=6 {{Risk |}}
...

• Unified table cell templates
• Risk matrix