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 withexample }}
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>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>
{{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}}
_expand
Will add a link to the expanded template page
{{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
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 {{ tlg | Banner }} {{Banner }} Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.) {{ tlg | Abc }} {{Abc }} Template:Abc exists. {{ tlg | abC }} {{abC }} Template names are case-sensitive {{ tlg | abc }} {{abc }} (but the first letter is case-insensitive). {{ tlg | x0 }} {{x0 }} no parameters {{ tlg | x1 | one }} {{x1 |one}} one parameter {{ tlg | x2 | one | two }} {{x2 |one|two}} two parameters {{ tlg | x3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 }} {{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 . {{ tlg | x2 | | two | | }} {{x2 ||two||}} Empty parameters are discarded. {{ tlg | x0 | code = on }} {{x0 }} <code> style {{ tlg | x0 | plaincode = on }} {{x0 }} plaincode style {{ tlg | x0 | kbd = on }} {{x0 }} <kbd> style {{ tlg | x0 | bold = on }} {{x0 bold link/name {{ tlg | x1 | one | italic = on }} {{x1 |one }} parameter(s) in italics {{ tlg | x0 | nolink = on }} {{x0}} {{ tlg | x0 | subst = on }} {{subst :x0 }} {{ tlg | x0 | brace = on }} {{x0 }} all braces in link {{ tlg | x0 | braceinside = on }} {{x0} } inside braces in link {{ tlg | x0 | alttext = x0 link }} {{x0 link }} {{ tlg | x0 | bold = on | code = on | brace = on }} {{x0 Combine multiple parameter settings. {{ tlg | x1 | {{spaces}}one{{spaces}} }} {{abc |<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> </span>one<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> </span>}} Using {{spaces }} before and after a parameter. {{ tlg | x2 | bold = on | code = on | one | two }} {{x2 Can combine named and anonymous parameters ... {{ tlg | x2 | one | two | bold = on | code = on }} {{x2 ... in any order ... {{ tlg | x2 | one | code = on | two | bold = on | three }} {{x2 ... even intermixed ... {{ tlg | x2 | one | code = on | two | bold = on | three | italic = on }} {{x2 |one|two|three }} ... with many configurations. {{ tlg | x1 | x=u }} {{x1 }} = won't work {{ tlg | x1 | x=u }} {{x1 |x=u}} = 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. {{ tlg | x2 | 3 = two | 2 = one }} {{x2 |one|two}} Right-to-left is okay
{{ tlg }} tlg With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces. {{ tlg | x2 | 3 = one | 4 = two }} {{x2 |one|two}} Null parameter stops parsing.
Wrapping of long names (default)
Code
Output
{{ 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
{{ 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
{{ 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 General-purpose formatting
Comparison of template-linking templates according to their style
Link style →
Linked
Unlinked
Linked with subst
Linked including braces
Linked with alternative text
Text style ↓
↓ {{tlg }} options1 →
{{N/A}}
nolink=yessubst=yesbraceinside=yesalttext=Foo2=Foo
Normal
{{N/A}}
{{tlg }}1, 2 {{tl }}{{tlp }}2 {{tlu }}4
{{tlf }}2
{{tls }}{{tlsp }}
{{tn }}
{{tla }}
Code
code=yestt=yes{{tlx }}{{tltt }}{{tltt2 }}
{{tlc }}2 {{tld }}2 {{tnull }}
{{tlxs }}{{tltts }}{{Tltts3 }}{{Tltss }}3
colspan="2" {{N/A}}
Bold
bold=yes{{tlb }}
rowspan="3" colspan="4" {{N/A}}
Bold codebold=yes|code=yes{{tlxb }}
Italic codeitalic=yes|code=yes{{tlxi }}
1 {{tlg }} is the most general, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.2 Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside <span class="nowrap">...</span> tags.3 Uses monospace font but not <code>...</code>.4 Allows links to templates in any namespace.
Other formatting templates
Code example
Effect
Notes
{{tl2 |Hatnote|lang=fr}}{{hatnote }} Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{tlu |User:Ahunt/SSHFS}}{{User:Ahunt/SSHFS }}
Supports linking to any namespace
{{xpd |Hatnote|Some hatnote text}}{{hatnote|Some hatnote text}} gives Some hatnote text
[1] قالب:Xpd/ Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code
With utility links
Template Example output Use {{strong strong semantic emphasis To indicate <strong> emphasis instead of (or as well as) simple typographical boldfacing. {{strongbad "Never use..." Same as {{strong}} but in red. {{stronggood "Only use..." Same as {{strong}} but in green. {{em mild semantic emphasis As per {{strong}} but for the milder <em> emphasis (instead of / as well as typographical italicization). {{var strPrefix To indicate text is a variable name. Use for any variable names except those including "I" (uppercase i) and/or "l" (lowercase L); for these, {{varserif}} should be used to ensure a noticeable distinction. {{varserif strIllustratePrefix (see {{var}} above) {{wikivar {{DEFAULTSORT:Y, X}} To display wikicode variables and magic words as they would appear in code. {{para |year=2008 To display template parameters with or without values. {{param {{{title|alt}}} To display parameters as used in code (i.e. with triple braces), especially to indicate relationships between them. May be combined with {{para}} above. {{tlx {{Template |1 |2 |...|10 }} To display a template call (with or without parameters and values) as code. {{tag "The <img>...</img> tags..." To render HTML elements ("tags") as prose. {{code "Ensure the alt= To indicate text is source code. To nest other templates within {{code}}, use <code>...</code>. {{subst:codenowiki <code><nowiki> code ...
To wrap example code in <code> and nested <nowiki> tags. {{syntaxhighlight ( or {{sxhl }} ) Wrapper for <syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight>, but will wrap overflowing text. {{deprecated code "Do not use <blink>." ( or {{dc }} ) To indicate deprecated source code in template documentation, articles on HTML specs, etc. The {{dc2 }} variant uses strike-through (<blink> {{dc|red{{=}}y}} uses red (<blink>). {{pre For larger blocks of source code and other pre-formatted text. {{bq For indented blocks of content, such as block quotations, examples, poems, etc. {{kbd user input To indicate user input. {{key press Ctrl X To indicate specific-keystroke input. {{PlayStation key press × To indicate PlayStation-style gamepad key presses. {{samp example output To indicate sample or example output.
