''color'' is passed to the [[Cascading Style Sheets|css]] background property, so it can also include images. The optional ''border'' argument is passed to the css border property.
;Example:
<nowiki>{{legend|black|Africa}}</nowiki>
<nowiki>{{legend|green|Americas}}</nowiki>
<nowiki>{{legend|blue|Oceania}}</nowiki>
<nowiki>{{legend|#ff0|Europe}}</nowiki>
<nowiki>{{legend|#ff2800|Asia}}</nowiki>
{{legend|black|Africa}}
{{legend|green|Americas}}
{{legend|blue|Oceania}}
{{legend|#ff0|Europe}}
{{legend|#ff2800|Asia}}
For legends involving lines on a map, see {{tl|legend-line}}.
