Template:Template link expanded with italic
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This template, often abbreviated as {{tlxi}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself.
Parameters
[change source]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 with {{example}} |
Default active |
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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}}, {{tlc}}, {{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] |
Use [text] as the label for the template link | {{Other}} | {{tla}} |
Unnamed (Positional)
[change source]This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.
Examples
[change source]Code | Output | Remarks |
{{tlxi|Banner}} | {{Banner}} | Banner template does not exist. Be aware with linking to non-existing templates, although desired. |
{{tlxi|ok}} | {{ok}} | ok template does exist |
{{tlxi|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 |
{{tlxi|Abc}} | {{Abc}} | |
{{tlxi|abC}} | {{abC}} | template names are case-sensitive |
{{tlxi|abc}} | {{abc}} | first letter is case-insensitive though |
{{tlxi|abc|{{spaces}}tlxi{{spaces}}}} | {{abc| tlxi }} | Using {{spaces}} before and after {{{1}}} parameter. |
{{tlxi|x0}} | {{x0}} | |
{{tlxi|x0|code=on}} | {{x0}} | <code> style |
{{tlxi|x0|plaincode=on}} | {{x0}} | plaincode style |
{{tlxi|x0|kbd=on}} | {{x0}} | <kbd> style |
{{tlxi|x0|bold=on}} | {{x0}} | bold link/name |
{{tlxi|x1|one|italic=on}} | {{x1|one}} | parameter/s in italics |
{{tlxi|x0|nolink=on}} | {{x0}} | |
{{tlxi|x0|subst=on}} | {{subst:x0}} | |
{{tlxi|x0|brace=on}} | {{x0}} | all braces in link |
{{tlxi|x0|braceinside=on}} | {{x0}} | inside braces in link |
{{tlxi|x0|alttext=x0 link}} | {{x0 link}} | |
{{tlxi|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}} | {{x0}} | No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings |
{{tlxi|x1|one}} | {{x1|one}} | |
{{tlxi|x2|one|two}} | {{x2|one|two}} | |
{{tlxi|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}} | {{x2|one|two}} | Can combine named and anonymous parameters … |
{{tlxi|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}} | {{x2|one|two}} | … in any order … |
{{tlxi|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}} | {{x2|one|two|three}} | … even intermixed … |
{{tlxi|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}} | {{x2|one|two|three}} | … with many different configurations. |
{{tlxi|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} | {{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} | |
{{tlxi}} | tlxi | with no arguments, the current page name is substituted |
{{tlxi|x1|x=u}} | {{x1}} | = won't work |
{{tlxi|x1|x=u}} | {{x1|x=u}} | = is okay |
{{tlxi|x1|x{{=}}u}} | {{x1|x=u}} | {{=}} is okay (see template equal sign) |
{{tlxi|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}} | {{x1|x=u}} | sticky nowiki is okay |
{{tlxi|x2||two||}} | {{x2|two}} | empty parameters work too, even at the end |
{{tlxi|x2|3=two|2=one}} | {{x2|one|two}} | right to left okay |
Code | Output |
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{{tlxi|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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{{long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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Code | Output |
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{{tlxi|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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Code | Output |
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{{tlxi|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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Related pages
[change source]General-purpose formatting
[change source]Link style → | Linked | Unlinked | Linked with subst | Linked including braces | Linked with alternative text | |
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Text style ↓ | ↓ {{tlg}} options1 →
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DEFAULT | nolink=yes
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subst=yes
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braceinside=yes
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alttext=Foo 2=Foo
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normal | DEFAULT | {{tlg}} 1{{tl}} {{tlp}} 2{{tlu}} 3
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{{tlf}} 2
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{{tls}} {{tlsp}} {{tlsu}} 3
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{{tn}}
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{{tla}}
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code
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code=yes
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{{tl2}} {{tlx}} {{tlxu}} 3
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{{tlc}} 2{{tld}} 2{{tnull}}
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{{tlxs}}
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— | |
monospace kbd |
plaincode=yes 4kbd=yes 5
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{{tltt}} 5{{tltt2}} 5
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— | {{tltss}} 6
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bold | bold=yes
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{{tlb}}
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— | |||
bold+code
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bold=yes|code=yes
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{{tlxb}}
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italic+code
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italic=yes|code=yes
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{{tlxi}}
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Other formatting templates
[change source]Code example | Effect | Notes |
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{{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 |
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}} |
{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} |
Shows code and example |
{{xpd|Hatnote|Some hatnote text}} |
"{{hatnote|Some hatnote text}}" gives " " [1] |
Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code |
{{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.
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{{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}} |
With utility links
[change source]Code example | Effect |
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{{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) |
{{tltt|Hatnote}} |
{{Hatnote}} |
{{tetl|Hatnote}} |
{{Hatnote}} |
{{tsetl|Hatnote}} |
{{subst:Hatnote}} |
{{ti|Hatnote}} |
Template:Hatnote (talk · links · 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) |