Template:Template link general

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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}}.

Parameters

With the exception of alttext, 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
	Default (without accessory parameters)	{{example}}
brace	Include braces as part of the template link	{{example}}	{{tlw}}/{{tn}}
braceinside	Include innermost braces as part of the template link	{{example}}
bold	Renders the template link/name in bold	{{example}}	{{tlb}}, {{tlxb}}
code	Display output using HTML <code>...</code> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}	{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc.
italic	Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics	{{example|param}}	{{tlxi}}
kbd	Display output using HTML <kbd>...</kbd> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}
nolink	Don't render the template name as a link	{{example}}	{{tlf}}, {{tnull}}
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 <code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...</code>	{{example}}	{{tltss}}
subst	Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name	{{subst:example}}	{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc
alttext=[text]	Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed for the template link	{{Other}}	{{tla}}
_show_result	Will also display the result of the template	{{Min|7|-5}} → -5
_expand	Will add a link to the expanded template page	{{Min|7|-5}} [1]

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.

Code	Output	Remarks
Template:Tji	{{Banner}}	Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
Template:Tji	{{Abc}}	Template:Abc exists.
Template:Tji	{{abC}}	Template names are case-sensitive
Template:Tji	{{abc}}	(but the first letter is case-insensitive).
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	no parameters
Template:Tji	{{x1|one}}	one parameter
Template:Tji	{{x2|one|two}}	two parameters
Template:Tji	{{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	ten parameters
{{tlg|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}	{{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us}}	Unlimited parameters, as one <nowiki>...</nowiki> string.
Template:Tji	{{x2|two}}	Empty parameters are discarded.
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	<code> style
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	plaincode style
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	<kbd> style
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	bold link/name
Template:Tji	{{x1|one}}	parameter(s) in italics
Template:Tji	{{x0}}
Template:Tji	{{subst:x0}}
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	all braces in link
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	inside braces in link
Template:Tji	{{x0 link}}
Template:Tji	{{x0}}	Combine multiple parameter settings.
{{tlg|x1|{{spaces}}one{{spaces}}}}	{{abc| one }}	Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
Template:Tji	{{x2|one|two}}	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
Template:Tji	{{x2|one|two}}	... in any order ...
Template:Tji	{{x2|one|two|three}}	... even intermixed ...
Template:Tji	{{x2|one|two|three}}	... with many configurations.
{{tlg|x1|x=u}}	{{x1}}	= won't work
{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	&#61; is okay
{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	{{=}} is okay (see Template:=)
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	Sticky nowiki is okay.
Template:Tji	{{x2|one|two}}	Right-to-left is okay
Template:Tji	tlg	With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
Template:Tji	{{x2}}	Null parameter stops parsing.

Wrapping of long names (default)

Code	Output
Template:Tji	{{long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on)

Code	Output
Template:Tji	{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on)

Code	Output
Template:Tji	{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

See also

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Template link general/doc. (edit | history)
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