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Template:Template-linking templates

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced
Text style ↓ {{tlg}} options[note 1]
to achieve text style 		Link style
Linked Unlinked Linked with subst Unlinked with subst Linked including braces Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options[note 1]
to achieve link style 		N/A DEFAULT nolink=yes subst=yes nolink=yes|subst=yes braceinside=yes alttext=Foo
2=Foo
normal DEFAULT <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlg}}[note 1]
{{tl}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlp|1|2|...}}[note 2]
{{Template:tlu}}[note 3] 		<templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlf}}[note 2]
<template link> 		{{subst :tls}}
{{subst :Template:tlsu}}[note 3] 		<templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlsf}}[note 2]
<template link> 		{{tn}} {{tla}}
code code=yes {{tl2}}
{{tlx}}
{{Template:tlxu}}[note 3] 		<templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlc}}[note 2]
<template link>
{{tnull}}<template link> 		{{subst :tlxs}} {{subst:tlsc}}[note 2]
<template link> 		N/A
monospace plaincode=yes[note 4] N/A {{subst:tltss}}[note 5] N/A
kbd kbd=yes[note 5]
bold bold=yes {{tlb}} N/A
bold+code bold=yes|code=yes {{tlxb}}
italic+code italic=yes|code=yes {{tlxi}}
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 <templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside ‎<span class="nowrap">...‎</span> tags.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Allows links to templates in any namespace.
  4. ↑ {{tlg|plaincode=yes}} uses ‎<code style="border:none; background-color:transparent;">...‎</code>.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Displays monospaced font using ‎<span style="font-family:monospace;">...‎</span>.

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters
Code example Effect Notes
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}} {{hatnote}} Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}} 
{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}

<templatestyles src="Hatnote/styles.css"/>
Some text
 Shows code and example
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tln|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote Produces a normal link to the template
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{elc|Template:Hatnote}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}} 		[[Template:Hatnote]]
[[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]		 Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{ml|Example|hello}} {{#invoke:Example|hello}} Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{mlx|Example|hello}} {{#invoke:Example|hello}} Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}} <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>|title=book title Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{sclx|LASTING}} [[WP:LASTING]] Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a ‎<code>...‎</code> tag.
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tag|ref}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{xtag|templatedata}} 		‎<ref>...‎</ref>
<templatedata>		 Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{dtl|Ping project}} {{d:Ping project}} Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{pf|if}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}} 		{{#if}}
{{#if:{{{1}}}|true|false}}		 Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{magic word|uc:}} {{uc:}} Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)
Code example Effect
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{lt|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{lts|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote(edit talk links history)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{t links|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tfd links|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages · delete)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tetl|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}}
links talk edit
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tsetl|Hatnote}} {{subst:Hatnote}}
 links talk edit
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{ti|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (talk⧼dot-separator⧽links⧼dot-separator⧽edit)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tic|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tim|Hatnote}} m:Template:Hatnote
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tiw|Hatnote}} w:Template:Hatnote
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlt|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}} (talk)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{ttl|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}} (t/l)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{twlh|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (links, talk)

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