Template:Template link general/doc
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This template, often abbreviated as {{tlg}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself. The code generated will be displayed inline. For a multi-line output, see {{tj}}
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Parameters
With the exception of Template:Mono, the named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default in most cases) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below). Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options.
Parameter | Action | Use with{{example}} |
Default active |
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Default (without accessory parameters) | {{example}} | ||
brace | Include braces as part of the template link | {{example}} | {{tlw}} /{{tn}}
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braceinside | Include innermost braces as part of the template link | {{example}} | |
bold | Renders the template link/name in bold | {{example}} | {{tlb}} , {{tlxb}}
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code | Display output using HTML [[HTML element#code|Template:Tag]] tags (monospaced font) | {{example}} |
{{tlc}} , {{Template link expanded}} , etc.
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italic | Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics | {{example|param}} | {{tlxi}}
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kbd | Display output using HTML [[HTML element#kbd|Template:Tag]] tags (monospaced font) | {{example}} | |
nolink | Don't render the template name as a link | {{example}} | {{tlf}} , {{tnull}}
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nowrap | Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output | {{example}} | |
nowrapname | Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed) | {{example}} | |
plaincode | Uses Template:Tag | {{example}} |
{{tltss}}
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subst | Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name | {{subst:example}} | {{tls}} , {{tlxs}} , etc
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alttext=[text] |
Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed for the template link |
{{Other}} | {{tla}}
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_show_result | Will also display the result of the template | Template:Template link expanded | |
_expand | Will add a link to the expanded template page | Template:Template link expanded |
Unnamed (Positional)
This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.
Examples
- Note
- On the source sister projects, en.wikipedia and Meta, X0, X1, X2, ..., X9 are sandbox templates for experimentation on involved templates that need be in template space. An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other Sister projects.
Template:Aligned table
Code | Output |
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Template:Tji | {{long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} |
Code | Output |
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Template:Tji | {{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} |
Code | Output |
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Template:Tji | {{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} |
See also
Template:Template-linking templates Template:Semantic markup templates
This is the documentation page, it should be transcluded into the main template page. See Template:Doc for more information.