Template:Template_link_general
{Template:Template link general}
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
| Code | Output | Remarks |
{tlg|Banner} | {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=u} | {x1|x=u} | = 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 |
| 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} |
| 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} |
| 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} |
Related pages
General-purpose formatting
| 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=Foo2=Foo
|
| normal | DEFAULT | {tlg}1{tl}{tlp}2{tlu}3
|
{tlf}2
|
{tls}{tlsp}{tlsu}3
|
{tn}
|
{tla}
|
code
|
code=yes
|
{tl2}{tlx}{tlxu}3
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{tlc}2{tld}2{tnull}
|
{tlxs}
|
— | |
| monospace kbd |
plaincode=yes4kbd=yes5
|
{tltt}5{tltt2}5
|
— | {tltss}6
| ||
| bold | bold=yes
|
{tlb}
|
— | |||
bold+code
|
bold=yes|code=yes
|
{tlxb}
| ||||
italic+code
|
italic=yes|code=yes
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{tlxi}
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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} |
{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. |
{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
| Code example | Effect |
|---|---|
{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) |