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This template, often abbreviated as , is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself.

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 with {{example}}	Default active
brace	Include braces as part of the template link	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	{{tlw}}/{{tn}}
braceinside	Include innermost braces as part of the template link	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}
bold	Renders the template link/name in bold	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	{{tlb}}, {{tlxb}}
code	Display output using HTML <code>...</code> tags (monospaced font)	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc.
italic	Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|param}}	{{tlxi}}
kbd	Display output using HTML <kbd>...</kbd> tags (monospaced font)	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}
nolink	Don't render the template name as a link		{{tlf}}, {{tlc}}, {{tnull}}
nowrap	Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}
nowrapname	Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed)	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}
plaincode	Uses <code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...</code>	{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	{{tltss}}
subst	Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc
|alttext=[text]	Use [text] as the label for the template link	{{Other}}	{{tla}}

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
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|Banner}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	template does not exist. Be aware with linking to non-existing templates, although desired.
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|ok}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	ok template does exist
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us}}	Unlimited parameters as one <nowiki>...</nowiki> string
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|Abc}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|abC}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	template names are case-sensitive
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|abc}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	first letter is case-insensitive though
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|abc|{{spaces}}tlxs{{spaces}}}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst| tlxs }}	Using {{spaces}} before and after {{{1}}} parameter.
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|code=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	<code> style
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|plaincode=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	plaincode style
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|kbd=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	<kbd> style
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|bold=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	bold link/name
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x1|one|italic=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one}}	parameter/s in italics
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|nolink=on}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|subst=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|brace=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	all braces in link
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|braceinside=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	inside braces in link
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|alttext=x0 link}}	{{subst:x0 link}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x1|one}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x2|one|two}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one|two}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one|two}}	Can combine named and anonymous parameters …
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one|two}}	… in any order …
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one|two|three}}	… even intermixed …
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one|two|three}}	… with many different configurations.
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	tlxs	with no arguments, the current page name is substituted
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x1|x=u}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst}}	= won't work
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x1|x&#61;u}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|x=u}}	Template:Align
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x1|x{{=}}u}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|x=u}}	Template:Align
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|x=u}}	Template:Align
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x2||two||}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|two}}	empty parameters work too, even at the end
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|x2|3=two|2=one}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|one|two}}	Template:Align

Wrapping of long names (default)

Code	Output
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on)

Code	Output
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on)

Code	Output
{{Template:Template link expanded with subst|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	{{subst:Template:Template link expanded with subst|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

See also

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Tlg/doc. (edit | history)
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