:<code>|Affiliation=United Federation of Planets</code><br />
::*Note that “United Federation of Planets” here actually determines both the sidebar headers’ color and the text of the “Affiliation” information box, and should reflect the character’s affiliation—not the character’s species—and the appropriate one of the following should replace it:
::::See [[Template:Bio Sidebar Color]] for a list of actual affiliation names.
::*To avoid display errors because of double square brackets, do not include double square brackets along with the affiliation. To avoid display errors because of color, try this: Leave “United Federation of Planets” blank, like this: <code>|Affiliation=</code>, for a neutral color.
::*For neutral or unaffiliated characters, leave “United Federation of Planets” blank, like this: <code>|Affiliation=</code>.