| Parameter | Description |
| name | The physical quantity's name. |
| width | To specify the template's width (defaults to 20.5em). |
| background | To specify the template's background colo/ur (defaults to {{Infobox}}'s default). |
| image | To include an image (use standard wikicode, i.e. [[File: .... ]]). |
| caption | To include a caption under the image. |
| symbols | The symbol or symbols used to indicate the quantity in e.g. formulae. |
| baseunits (basequantities) | The quantity expressed in SI base units. |
| dimension | The quantity's physical dimension (as used in dimensional analysis). |
| unit | The SI unit in which the quantity is expressed. |
| otherunits | Other (non-SI) units used to measure the quantity. |
| extensive | Is the quantity an extensive quantity? (yes/no) |
| intensive | Is the quantity an intensive quantity? (yes/no) |
| conserved | Is the quantity a conserved quantity? (yes/no) |
| transformsas | The behaviour of the quantity under coordinate transformation (scalar, vector, pseudovector, 4-vector, tensor, etc). |
| derivations | Common way/s to express the quantity using other quantities. |