Template:Template link general

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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}}. To line wrap the code appropriately, see {{tji}}.

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. If a row renders identically to a previous row, it means the current template does not support that option and {{tlg}} needs to be used instead.

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}}	{{tlf}}, {{tlp}}
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}}
a	will add an asterisk before the template code	{{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

Use the displayed value in the code column, not the underlying source code.

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|x2|2=one=1|3=two=2}}	{{x2|one=1|two=2}}	two parameters, assigned values
{{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|abc|{{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|one|two}}	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
{{tlg|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}	{{x2|one|two}}	... in any order ...
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}	{{x2|one|two|three}}	... 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&#61;u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	&#61; 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 →	DEFAULT	nolink=yes	subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}}1 {{tl}} {{tlp}}2 {{tlu}}3 {{tln}}	{{tlf}}2	{{tls}} {{tlsp}}	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} {{tlxu}}3	{{tlc}}2 {{tld}}2 {{tnull}}	{{tlxs}}	N/A
monospace kbd	plaincode=yes4 kbd=yes5	{{tltt}}5 {{tltt2}}5	N/A	{{tltts}}5 {{tltts3}}5 {{tltss}}6
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	N/A
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	{{tlxb}}
italic+code	italic=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  Allows links to templates in any namespace. 4  {{tlg|plaincode=yes}} uses <code style="border:none; background-color:transparent;">…</code>. 5  Displays monospaced font using <kbd>…</kbd> tags (changed from <tt>…</tt> for HTML 5 compliance). 6  Displays monospaced font using <span style="font-family:monospace;">…</span>.

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}}	Template:Tlu	Supports linking to any namespace
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
{{xpd|Hatnote|Some hatnote text}}	Template:Xpd	Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	Template:Elc Template:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{mlx|Bananas|hello}}	{{#invoke:Bananas|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}}	Template:Sclx	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}}	Template:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}

With utility links

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	Template:Lt
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (edit talk links history)
{{t links|Hatnote}}	Template:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Tfd links
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tltt|Hatnote}}	Template:Tltt
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	{{subst:Hatnote}}  links talk edit
{{ti|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}}
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Tic
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	Template:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	Template:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Twlh