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<ref group="note" name="TlTfn1"></ref> to achieve text style	Link style
Text style ↓		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
`{{tlg}}` options<ref group="note" name="TlTfn1"></ref> to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">nolink=yes</syntaxhighlight>	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">subst=yes</syntaxhighlight>	`nolink=yes\|subst=yes`	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">braceinside=yes</syntaxhighlight>	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">alttext=Foo</syntaxhighlight> <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">2=Foo</syntaxhighlight>
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn1"></ref> {{tl}} {{tlp\|1\|2\|...}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn2"></ref> {{Template:tlu}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn3"></ref>	{{tlf}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn2"></ref> ^{<template link>}	{{subst:tls}} {{subst:Template:tlsu}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn3"></ref>	{{tlsf}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn2"></ref> ^{<template link>}	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
`code`	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">code=yes</syntaxhighlight>	`{{tl2}}` `{{tlx}}` `{{Template:tlxu}}`<ref group="note" name="TlTfn3"></ref>	`{{tlc}}`<ref group="note" name="TlTfn2"></ref> ^{<template link>} `{{tnull}}`^{<template link>}	`{{subst:tlxs}}`	`{{subst:tlsc}}`<ref group="note" name="TlTfn2"></ref> ^{<template link>}	N/A
monospace	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">plaincode=yes</syntaxhighlight><ref group="note" name="TlTfn4"></ref>	N/A		{{subst:tltss}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn5"></ref>	N/A
`kbd`	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">kbd=yes</syntaxhighlight><ref group="note" name="TlTfn5"></ref>	N/A		{{subst:tltss}}<ref group="note" name="TlTfn5"></ref>	N/A
bold	<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">bold=yes</syntaxhighlight>	{{tlb}}	N/A
`bold+code`	`bold=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxb}}`
`italic+code`	`italic=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxi}}`

<references group="note" responsive="1"><ref group="note" name="TlTfn1">{{tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.</ref> <ref group="note" name="TlTfn2">Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside <span class="nowrap">...</span> tags.</ref> <ref group="note" name="TlTfn3">Allows links to templates in any namespace.</ref> <ref group="note" name="TlTfn4">{{tlg|plaincode=yes}} uses <code style="border:none; background-color:transparent;">...</code>.</ref>

<ref group="note" name="TlTfn5">Displays monospaced font using <span style="font-family:monospace;">...</span>.</ref></references>

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters
Code example	Effect	Notes
`{{tl2\|Hatnote\|lang=fr}}`	`{{hatnote}}`	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
`{{demo\|<nowiki>{{Hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}}</nowiki>}}`	{{hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
`{{tln\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote	Produces a normal link to the template
`{{elc\|Template:Hatnote}}` `{{elc\|Template:Hatnote\|Hatnote}}`	`[[Template:Hatnote]]` `[[Template:Hatnote\|Hatnote]]`	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
`{{ml\|Example\|hello}}`	{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{mlx\|Example\|hello}}`	`{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}`	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{para\|title\|<var>book title</var>}}`	`\|title=book title`	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
`{{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.
`{{tag\|ref}}` `{{xtag\|templatedata}}`	`<ref>...</ref>` `<templatedata>`	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
`{{dtl\|Ping project}}`	{{d:Ping project}}	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
`{{pf\|if}}` `{{pf\|if\|{{{1}}}\|true\|false}}`	{{#if}} {{#if:{{{1}}}\|true\|false}}	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
`{{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
`{{lt\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (edit \| talk \| history \| links \| watch \| logs)
`{{lts\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote(edit talk links history)
`{{t links\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
`{{tfd links\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages · delete)
`{{tetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
`{{tsetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{subst:Hatnote}} links talk edit
`{{ti\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk⧼dot-separator⧽links⧼dot-separator⧽edit)
`{{tic\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
`{{tim\|Hatnote}}`	m:Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
`{{tiw\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
`{{tlt\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
`{{ttl\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (t/l)
`{{twlh\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)

Template:Template-linking templates

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General-purpose formatting

Other formatting templates

With utility links

Usage