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Posted on December 29, 2023  (Last modified on June 10, 2025) • 5 min read • 894 words
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Use the alert shortcode to display a contextual feedback message.

Overview   Arguments   Examples   Colored Alert   Dismissible Alert   Alert With Icon   Alert of Specific Type  

Overview  

Use the alert shortcode to display a contextual feedback message. The inner content is used as alert text.

markdown 
{{< alert color="danger" >}}
    A simple danger alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

Arguments  

The shortcode supports the following arguments:

Name Type Required Default Comment
alert-type select v1.0.0      Type of the alert, generates an alert with related color and icon. Supported values: [danger, info].
class string Class attributes of the element. It supports Bootstrap attributes to modify the styling of the element.
color select danger Theme color of the element. Supported values: [primary, secondary, success, danger, warning, info, light, dark, white, black, body, body-tertiary].
dismissible bool Flag to indicate the alert is dismissible.
icon string Icon to include. You can use shorthand notation such as fas sort to include a Font Awesome icon. The argument also supports files with an .svg or .json extension.
type select v1.0.0      Use alert-type instead. Type of the alert, generates an alert with related color and icon. Supported values: [danger, info].
Name Type Required Default
alert-type select
v1.0.0      Type of the alert, generates an alert with related color and icon. Supported values: [danger, info].
class string
Class attributes of the element. It supports Bootstrap attributes to modify the styling of the element.
color select danger
Theme color of the element. Supported values: [primary, secondary, success, danger, warning, info, light, dark, white, black, body, body-tertiary].
dismissible bool
Flag to indicate the alert is dismissible.
icon string
Icon to include. You can use shorthand notation such as fas sort to include a Font Awesome icon. The argument also supports files with an .svg or .json extension.
type select
v1.0.0      Use alert-type instead. Type of the alert, generates an alert with related color and icon. Supported values: [danger, info].

Examples  

Change the style of your accordion with arguments.

Colored Alert  

As an example, the following shortcodes displays a simple alert for each theme color.

markdown 
{{< alert color="primary" >}}
    A simple primary alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

{{< alert color="secondary" >}}
    A simple secondary alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

{{< alert color="success" >}}
    A simple success alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

{{< alert color="danger" >}}
    A simple danger alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

{{< alert color="warning" >}}
    A simple warning alert-check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

{{< alert color="info" >}}
    A simple info alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

{{< alert color="light" >}}
    A simple light alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

{{< alert color="dark" >}}
    A simple dark alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

Dismissible Alert  

As an example, the following shortcode displays a dismissible alert.

markdown 
{{< alert color="danger" dismissible="true" >}}
    A dismissible alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

Alert With Icon  

As an example, the following shortcode displays an alert with an icon. The icon is resized to size 2x and pulled to the left by default.

markdown 
{{< alert color="danger" icon="fas triangle-exclamation" >}}
    An illustrated alert—check it out!
{{< /alert >}}

Alert of Specific Type  

As an example, the following shortcode displays an informative alert with an icon.

markdown 
{{< alert alert-type="info" >}}
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id
est laborum.
{{< /alert >}}

As an example, the following shortcode displays a warning with an icon.

markdown 
{{< alert alert-type="danger" >}}
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id
est laborum.
{{< /alert >}}
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