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This template, often abbreviated as <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{tlg }}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself.

Parameters

With the exception of <templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>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
<templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>|alttext=[text] Use [text] as the label for the template link {{Other}} {{tla}}
_show_result Will also display the result of the template. <templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{Min|7|-5}}
_expand Will add a link to the expanded template page. <templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{Min|7|-5}}

Unnamed (Positional)

This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

Examples

Note
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Code Output Remarks
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|Banner}} {{Banner}} Banner template does not exist. Be aware with linking to non-existing templates, although desired.
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|ok}} {{ok}} ok template does exist
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{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
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|Abc}} {{Abc}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|abC}} {{abC}} template names are case-sensitive
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|abc}} {{abc}} first letter is case-insensitive though
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|abc|{{spaces}}{{{1}}}{{spaces}}}} {{abc| {{{1}}} }} Using {{spaces}} before and after {{{1}}} parameter.
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0}} {{x0}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|code=on}} {{x0}} <code> style
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|plaincode=on}} {{x0}} plaincode style
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|kbd=on}} {{x0}} <kbd> style
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|bold=on}} {{x0}} bold link/name
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x1|one|italic=on}} {{x1|one}} parameter/s in italics
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|nolink=on}} {{x0}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|subst=on}} {{subst:x0}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|brace=on}} {{x0}} all braces in link
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|braceinside=on}} {{x0}} inside braces in link
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|alttext=x0 link}} {{x0 link}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}} {{x0}} No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x1|one}} {{x1|one}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x2|one|two}} {{x2|one|two}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}} {{x2|one|two}} Can combine named and anonymous parameters …
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}} {{x2|one|two}} … in any order …
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}} {{x2|one|two|three}} … even intermixed …
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|...}} {{x2|one|two|three}} … with many different configurations.
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x3|1|2|3|4|5|...}} {{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg}} tlg with no arguments, the current page name is substituted
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x1|x=u}} {{x1}} = won't work
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}} {{x1|x=u}}
&#61; is okay
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}} {{x1|x=u}}
{{=}} is okay (see template equal sign)
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}} {{x1|x=u}}
sticky nowiki is okay
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x2||two||}} {{x2|two}} empty parameters work too, even at the end
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|x2|3=two|2=one}} {{x2|one|two}}
right to left okay
Wrapping of long names (default)
Code Output
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} {{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
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} {{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
<templatestyles src="Template:Mono/styles.css"/>{{tlg|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} {{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

See also

<templatestyles src="Module:Navbar/styles.css"/>These tables: <span style="" title="<translate nowrap> View this template</translate>"><translate> view</translate> · <span style="" title="<translate nowrap> Discuss this template</translate>"><translate> talk</translate> · <span style="" title="<translate nowrap> Edit this template</translate>"><translate> edit</translate>

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)