Template:Tl-nav

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced
Text style ↓	<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg}} options^{[note 1]} to achieve text style	Link style
Text style ↓		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg}} options^{[note 1]} to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	`nolink=1`	`subst=1`
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}}^{[note 1]} {{tl}} <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlp\|1\|2\|...}}^{[note 2]}	<templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlf}}^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>}	{{subst :tls}} {{subst :Template:tlsu}}^{[note 3]}
`code`	`code=1`	`{{tl2}}`	<templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>`{{tlc}}`^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>} `{{tnull}}` ^{<template link>}	`{{subst :tlxs}}`
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>monospace	`mono=1`^{[note 4]}	<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlx}}^{[note 4]} <templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tll}}^{[note 4]}	N/A
`plaincode`	`plaincode=1`^{[note 5]}
`kbd`	`kbd=1`^{[note 6]}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 {{tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside <span style="white-space:nowrap">...</span> tags.
↑ Allows links to templates in any namespace.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Displays monospaced font using <span style="font-family:monospace">...</span>.
↑ <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{Template:Tl-nav}} uses <code style="background:transparent;border:none">...</code> .
↑ <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{Template:Tl-nav}} uses ‎<kbd> tags.