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{{tlf}}

This template uses Lua:

Module:Template link general (sandbox)

This template, often abbreviated as {{tlf}}, 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 {{tlg}} 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	{{Min\|7\|-5}} → -5
_expand	Will add a link to the expanded template page	{{Min\|7\|-5}} [1]
a	will add an asterisk before the template code	* {{Min\|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
{{tlf\|Banner}}	{{Banner}}	Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
{{tlf\|Abc}}	{{Abc}}	Template:Abc exists.
{{tlf\|abC}}	{{abC}}	Template names are case-sensitive
{{tlf\|abc}}	{{abc}}	(but the first letter is case-insensitive).
{{tlf\|x0}}	{{x0}}	no parameters
{{tlf\|x1\|one}}	{{x1\|one}}	one parameter
{{tlf\|x2\|one\|two}}	{{x2\|one\|two}}	two parameters
{{tlf\|x2\|2=one=1\|3=two=2}}	{{x2\|one=1\|two=2}}	two parameters, assigned values
{{tlf\|x3\|1\|2\|3\|4\|5\|6\|7\|8\|9\|10}}	{{x3\|1\|2\|3\|4\|5\|6\|7\|8\|9\|10}}	ten parameters
{{tlf\|convert\|14\|m\|ftin\|abbr=out\|sp=us}}	{{convert\|14\|m\|ftin\|abbr=out\|sp=us}}	Unlimited parameters, as one `<nowiki>...</nowiki>` string.
{{tlf\|x2\|\|two\|\|}}	{{x2\|two}}	Empty parameters are discarded.
{{tlf\|x0\|code=on}}	`{{x0}}`	<code> style
{{tlf\|x0\|plaincode=on}}	`{{x0}}`	plaincode style
{{tlf\|x0\|kbd=on}}	`{{x0}}`	<kbd> style
{{tlf\|x0\|bold=on}}	{{x0}}	bold link/name
{{tlf\|x1\|one\|italic=on}}	{{x1\|one}}	parameter(s) in italics
{{tlf\|x0\|nolink=on}}	{{x0}}
{{tlf\|x0\|subst=on}}	{{x0}}
{{tlf\|x0\|brace=on}}	x0	all braces in link
{{tlf\|x0\|braceinside=on}}	x0	inside braces in link
{{tlf\|x0\|alttext=x0 link}}	{{x0}}
{{tlf\|x0\|bold=on\|code=on\|brace=on}}	`x0`	Combine multiple parameter settings.
{{tlf\|abc\|{{spaces}}one{{spaces}}}}	{{abc\| one }}	Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
{{tlf\|x2\|bold=on\|code=on\|one\|two}}	`{{x2\|one\|two}}`	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
{{tlf\|x2\|one\|two\|bold=on\|code=on}}	`{{x2\|one\|two}}`	... in any order ...
{{tlf\|x2\|one\|code=on\|two\|bold=on\|three}}	`{{x2\|one\|two\|three}}`	... even intermixed ...
{{tlf\|x2\|one\|code=on\|two\|bold=on\|three\|italic=on}}	`{{x2\|one\|two\|three}}`	... with many configurations.
{{tlf\|x1}}	{{x1}}	= won't work
{{tlf\|x1\|x=u}}	{{x1\|x=u}}	`=` is okay
{{tlf\|x1\|x=u}}	{{x1\|x=u}}	`{{=}}` is okay (see Template:=)
{{tlf\|x1\|x=u}}	{{x1\|x=u}}	Sticky nowiki is okay.
{{tlf\|x2\|3=two\|2=one}}	{{x2\|one\|two}}	Right-to-left is okay
{{tlf}}	tlf	With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
{{tlf\|x2\|3=one\|4=two}}	{{x2}}	Null parameter stops parsing.

Wrapping of long names (default)
Code	Output
{{tlf\|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
{{tlf\|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
{{tlf\|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}}

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters
Code example	Effect	Notes
`{{Tj\|Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref: yes\|category: no\|lang: fr}}`	{{Hatnote \| Some text \| selfref = yes \| category = no \| lang = fr }}	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
`{{Tji\|Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref: yes\|category: no\|lang: fr}}`	{{Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref=yes\|category=no\|lang=fr}}	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}}`	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
`{{demo\|<nowiki>{{Hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}}</nowiki>}}`	{{hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
`{{tln\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tln	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}}`	Example#hello \|\| Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{mfl\|Example\|hello}}`	Template:Mfl	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
`{{mlx\|Example\|hello}}`	`{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}`	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{ml-lua\|Module:Example}}`	Template:Ml-lua	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}}`	Template:Sclx	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WV: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}}`	Template:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
`{{pf\|if}}` `{{pf\|if\|{{{1}}}\|true\|false}}`	Template:Pf Template:Pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
`{{magic word\|uc:}}`	Template:Magic word	Magic word links

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Tlg/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Subpages of this template.

Template:Template link with link off

Parameters

Unnamed (Positional)

Examples

See also

Other formatting templates