Template link code

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This template, often abbreviated as {{tlc}}, 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. If a row renders identically to a previous row, it means the current template does not support that option and Vorlage:T 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}}	{{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	{{example}}	{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc
alttext=[text]	Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed for the template link	{{example}}	{{tla}}
_show_result	Will also display the result of the template	7|-5}}
_expand	Will add a link to the expanded template page	7|-5}}
a	will add an asterisk before the template code	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.

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
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{Banner}}	Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{Abc}}	Template:Abc exists.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{abC}}	Template names are case-sensitive
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{abc}}	(but the first letter is case-insensitive).
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	no parameters
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x1|one}}	one parameter
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one|two}}	two parameters
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one=1|two=2}}	two parameters, assigned values
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8}}	ten parameters
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us}}	Unlimited parameters, as one <nowiki>...</nowiki> string.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2||two||}}	Empty parameters are discarded.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	<code> style
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	plaincode style
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	<kbd> style
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	bold link/name
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x1|one}}	parameter(s) in italics
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	all braces in link
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	inside braces in link
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x0}}	Combine multiple parameter settings.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{abc| one }}	Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one|two}}	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one|two}}	... in any order ...
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one|two|three}}	... even intermixed ...
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one|two|three}}	... with many configurations.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x1}}	= won't work
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x1|x=u}}	&#61; is okay
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x1|x=u}}	{{=}} is okay (see Template:=)
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x1|x=u}}	Sticky nowiki is okay.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one|two}}	Vorlage:Align
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	tlc	With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{x2|one|two}}	Null parameter stops parsing.

Wrapping of long names (default)

Code	Output
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on)

Code	Output
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on)

Code	Output
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

See also

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	Vorlage:N/a	Vorlage:N/a	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	Vorlage:N/a	REDIRECT Template:Template link general Vorlage:Redirect category shell {{tl}} REDIRECT Template:Template link with parameters Vorlage:R from move REDIRECT Template:Template link universal Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{tlf}} <template link>	REDIRECT Template:Template link with subst Vorlage:Redirect category shell REDIRECT Template:Template link universal with subst Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{subst:tlsf}} <template link>	REDIRECT Template:Template link with linked braces	REDIRECT Template:Template link with alternate text
code	code=yes	REDIRECT Template:Template link interwiki Vorlage:Redirect category shell {{tlx}} REDIRECT Template:Template link universal expanded Vorlage:Redirect category shell	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	REDIRECT Template:Template link expanded with subst	{{subst:tlsc}} <template link>	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Vorlage:N/a
monospace	plaincode=yes	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Vorlage:N/a	REDIRECT Template:Template link with title with subst Vorlage:Redirect category shell	rowspan="2" Vorlage:N/a
kbd	kbd=yes
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	colspan="5" rowspan="3" Vorlage:N/a
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	REDIRECT Template:Template link expanded with bold
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	REDIRECT Template:Template link expanded with italic

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{Vorlage:Template journal|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	REDIRECT Template:Template journal Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Same as above
{{Vorlage:Template journal inline|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Same as above
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	REDIRECT Template:Template link interwiki Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}		Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Template link normal Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Example link code Vorlage:Redirect category shell REDIRECT Template:Example link code Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	REDIRECT Template:Module link Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	REDIRECT Template:Module function link Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	REDIRECT Template:Module link expanded Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example}}	REDIRECT Template:Module link lua Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
{{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}}	REDIRECT Template:WikiData template link Vorlage:Redirect category shell || Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	REDIRECT Template:ParserFunction Vorlage:Redirect category shell REDIRECT Template:ParserFunction Vorlage:Redirect category shell || 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}}	REDIRECT Template:Template links
{{lts|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Template links short
{{t links|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	{{subst:Hatnote}}  links talk edit
{{ti|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Template information
{{tic|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Template information compact
{{tim|Hatnote}}	m:Template:Hatnote Vorlage:Smaller
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote Vorlage:Smaller
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Template link talk
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Template link with Whatlinkshere
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	REDIRECT Template:Template link with Whatlinkshere

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