ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Template link general/doc

This template, often abbreviated as {{tlg}}, 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	{{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)

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 does not exist. Be aware with linking to non-existing templates, although desired.
{{tlg|ok}}	{{ok}}	ok template does exist
{{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|Abc}}	{{Abc}}
{{tlg|abC}}	{{abC}}	template names are case-sensitive
{{tlg|abc}}	{{abc}}	first letter is case-insensitive though
{{tlg|abc|{{spaces}}{{{1}}}{{spaces}}}}	{{abc| {{{1}}} }}	Using {{spaces}} before and after {{{1}}} parameter.
{{tlg|x0}}	{{x0}}
{{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}}	No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings
{{tlg|x1|one}}	{{x1|one}}
{{tlg|x2|one|two}}	{{x2|one|two}}
{{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 different configurations.
{{tlg|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	{{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}
{{tlg}}	tlg	with no arguments, the current page name is substituted
{{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 equal sign)
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	sticky nowiki is okay
{{tlg|x2||two||}}	{{x2|two}}	empty parameters work too, even at the end
{{tlg|x2|3=two|2=one}}	{{x2|one|two}}	right to left okay

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 the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} optionsಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} optionsಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag to achieve link style	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:N/a	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:N/a	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:N/a	{{tlg}}ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}}ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag {{Template:tlu}}ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag	{{tlf}}ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag <template link>	{{subst:tls}} ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tlsuಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag	{{tlsf}}ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag <template link>	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tlxuಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag	{{tlc}}ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	{{subst:tlxs}}	{{subst:tlsc}}ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag <template link>	colspan="2" rowspan="3" ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:N/a
monospace	plaincode=yesಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag	colspan="2" rowspan="2" ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:N/a	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tltssಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag	rowspan="2" ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:N/a
kbd	kbd=yesಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:NoteTag
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	colspan="5" rowspan="3" ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:N/a
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tlxb
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	{{tlxi}}

Other formatting templates

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

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
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Demo	Shows code and example
{{xpd|Hatnote|Some hatnote text}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Xpd	Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code
{{tln|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Elc ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Ml	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	REDIRECT Template:Module link expanded || 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}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್: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}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Pf ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Magic word	Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Lt
{{lts|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Lts
{{t links|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tfd links
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Ti
{{tic|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tic
{{tim|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tim
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tiw
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟ್:Twlh