Template:!
 |
This template should have no transclusions, because it was replaced with a magic word. |
The magic word {!} is used to escape a vertical bar character "|" in wikitext markup, causing the parser to temporarily not interpret it as a special character.
This used to be a template, but for speed reasons, the MediaWiki parser was changed in July 2014 to instantly interpret {!} as "|" and ignore this template, making {!} a magic word. You can continue to use the code in exactly the same way as before.
Do not use syntax like {Template:!}, and do not supply a parameter, for example {!|foo}. In those cases, the template transcludes as an error message: Error: The retired template {!} has been transcluded; see mw:Help:Magic words#Other for details. To fix this, use only the code {!} to generate the | character.
Usage
The code {!} is used to escape the vertical bar character, |, so that it is interpreted later than it would be otherwise. This is mostly useful when trying to include a table in a template. For example,
{cquote|text=
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Header text !! Header text
|-
| Example1 || Example2
|-
| Example3 || Example4
|}
}
yields nonsense:
However escaping the bars with this magic word and similar templates gives:
{cquote|text=
{(!}class{=}"wikitable"
{!}+ Caption text
{!}-
! Header text !! Header text
{!}-
{!} Example1 {!!} Example2
{!}-
{!} Example3 {!!} Example4
{!)}
}
For how to include a table in a footnote, do:
Example 1{refn|group=note|This is a note before}
Example 2{refn|group=note|1=<nowiki></nowiki>{(!}class{=}"wikitable"
{!}+Example table with two columns
!A column
!Another column
{!}-
{!} Some data
{!} Some more data
{!)}<nowiki></nowiki>}
Example 3{refn|group=note|This is a note after}
==Notes==
{Reflist|group=note}
Be careful to follow this formatting, otherwise the table may gobble up the subsequent footnote. This can be unnoticeable if there is only one footnote, only causing an issue if a second footnote is added.
Example 1[note 1]
Example 2[note 2]
Example 3[note 3]
Notes
See also
| Template call (m for magic word) |
Output (delayed interpretation as wikimarkup) | HTML alternative (never interpreted as wikimarkup) |
|---|---|---|
| {!} (m) | | | | or {pipe} |
| {=} (m) | = | = |
| {!!} | || | || |
| {!(} | [ | [ |
| {)!} | ] | ] |
| {!((} | [[ | [[ |
| {))!} | ]] | ]] |
| {(} | { | { |
| {)} | } | } |
| {((} | { | {{ |
| {))} | } | }} |
| {(((} | { | {{{ |
| {)))} | } | }}} |
| {(!} | {| | {| |
| {!-} | |- | |- |
| {!)} | |} | |} |
Documentation for the magic word may be found in the MediaWiki documentation at mw:Help:Magic words#Other.
- {pipe}, a template that uses the numeric character reference for the vertical bar character
- m:Help:Template#A parameter value containing a pipe character
- Help:Conditional tables