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<includeonly>{{navbar|Template-linking templates|text=These tables:|style=float: right;}}</includeonly> === General-purpose formatting === <div style="overflow-x: auto; margin: 1em 0;"> {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 0;" |+ Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced |- style="background-color: #fee;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Text style β ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| {{Template link expanded|tlg}} options{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1}}<br />to achieve text style ! scope="col" colspan="6"| Link style |- style="background-color: #fee;" ! scope="col"| Linked ! scope="col"| Unlinked ! scope="col"| Linked with subst ! scope="col"| Unlinked with subst ! scope="col"| Linked including braces ! scope="col"| Linked with alternative text |- ! scope="row"| {{Template link expanded|tlg}} options{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1}}<br />to achieve link style | {{n/a}} | {{n/a|DEFAULT}} | {{code|nolink{{=}}yes}} | {{code|subst{{=}}yes}} || <code>nolink=yes<wbr/>|subst=yes</code> | {{code|braceinside{{=}}yes}} | {{code|alttext{{=}}Foo}}<br />{{code|2{{=}}Foo}} |- ! scope="row"| normal | {{n/a|DEFAULT}} | {{nowrap|{{tlg|tlg}}}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1}}<br />{{tl|tl}}<br />{{tlp|tlp|1|2|...}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br />{{tlu|Template:tlu}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3}} | {{tlf|tlf}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br /><sup><[[Template:Template link with link off|template link]]></sup> | {{tls|tls}}<br />{{tlsu|Template:tlsu}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3}} | {{tlsf|tlsf}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br/><sup><[[Template:Tlsf|template link]]></sup> | {{tn|tn}} | {{tla|tla}} |- ! scope="row"| <code>code</code> | {{code|code{{=}}yes}} | {{tl2|tl2}}<br />{{Template link expanded|tlx}}<br />{{tlxu|Template:tlxu}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3}} | {{tlc|tlc}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br /><sup><[[Template:tlc|template link]]></sup><br />{{tnull|tnull}}<sup><[[Template:tnull|template link]]></sup> | {{tlxs|tlxs}} | {{tlsc|tlsc}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br/><sup><[[Template:Tlsc|template link]]></sup> | colspan="2" rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- ! scope="row"| <span style="font-family:monospace; font-size:larger;">monospace</span> | {{code|plaincode{{=}}yes}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn4}} | colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{n/a}} | rowspan="2"| {{tltss|tltss}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn5}} | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- ! scope="row"| <kbd>kbd</kbd> | {{code|kbd{{=}}yes}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag||name=TlTfn5}} |- ! scope="row"| '''bold''' | {{code|bold{{=}}yes}} | {{tlb|tlb}} | colspan="5" rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- ! scope="row"| '''<code>bold+code</code>''' || <code>bold=yes<wbr/>|code=yes</code> | {{tlxb|tlxb}} |- ! scope="row"| ''<code>italic+code</code>'' || <code>italic=yes<wbr/>|code=yes</code> | {{tlxi|tlxi}} |} </div> {{NoteFoot|refs= {{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1|{{tlx|tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.}} {{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2|Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside {{tag|span|params=class="nowrap"}} tags.}} {{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3|Allows links to templates in any namespace.}} {{NoteTag|name=TlTfn4|{{tld|tlg|plaincode{{=}}yes}} uses [[HTML element#code|{{tag|code|params=style="border:none; background-color:transparent;"}}]].}} {{NoteTag|name=TlTfn5|Displays monospaced font using {{tag|span|params=style="font-family:monospace;"}}.}} }} {{clear}} ===Other formatting templates=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters !scope="col"| Code example !scope="col"| Effect !scope="col"| Notes |- !scope="row"| {{Tlx|Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}} | {{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}} || Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters |- !scope="row"| <!-- Using deprecate <source> tag to syntaxhighlight <syntaxhighlight> tag --> <source lang="wikitext"> <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight> </source> | <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight> | Same as above |- !scope="row"| {{Tlx|Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}} | {{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}} || Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters |- !scope="row"| <code>{{xtag|syntaxhighlight|params=lang="wikitext" inline}}<nowiki>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</nowiki>{{xtag|syntaxhighlight|c}}</code> | <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight> | Same as above |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tl2|<nowiki>Hatnote|lang=fr</nowiki>}} | {{tl2|hatnote|lang=fr}} || Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote) |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|demo|<nowiki><nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki></nowiki>}} | {{demo|<nowiki>{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}} || Shows code and example |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tln|Hatnote}} | {{tln|Hatnote}} || Produces a normal link to the template |- <!-- Yes, I know these two aren't actually template-linking templates, but they're a heck of a lot easier to find if listed in the docs for e.g. {{tl}} --> !scope="row"| {{tlx|elc|Template:Hatnote}}<br />{{tlx|elc|<nowiki>Template:Hatnote|Hatnote</nowiki>}} | {{elc|Template:Hatnote}}<br />{{elc|<nowiki>Template:Hatnote|Hatnote</nowiki>}} || Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|ml|Example|hello}} | {{ml|Example|hello}} || Counterpart to {{tl|tl}} for linking to Lua modules |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|mfl|Example|hello}} | {{mfl|Example|hello}} || Similar to {{tl|ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|mlx|Example|hello}} | {{mlx|Example|hello}} || Counterpart to {{tl|tlx}} for linking to Lua modules |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|ml-lua|Module:Example}} | {{ml-lua|Module:Example}} || Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code. |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|para|<nowiki>title|<var>book title</var></nowiki>}} | {{para|title|<var>book title</var>}} || Formats template parameters for display, with or without values |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|sclx|LASTING}} | {{sclx|LASTING}} || Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the [[WP:ALIAS|WP: alias]] in a [[WP:CODE|{{tag|code}}]] tag. |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tag|ref}}<br />{{tlx|xtag|templatedata}} | {{tag|ref}}<br />{{xtag|templatedata}} || Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|dtl|Ping project}} | {{dtl|Ping project}} || Wikidata counterpart to {{tl|tl}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|pf|if}}<br />{{tlx|pf|if|<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>|true|false}} | {{pf|if}}<br />{{pf|if|<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>|true|false}} || [[Help:Parser functions|Parser function]] equivalent to {{tl|tl}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|magic word|uc:}} | {{magic word|uc:}} || Magic word links |} ===With utility links=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Templates producing utility links for a given template ([[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]] used here as example) !scope="col"| Code example !scope="col"| Effect |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|lt|Hatnote}} | {{lt|hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|lts|Hatnote}} | {{lts|hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|t links|Hatnote}} | {{t links|hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tfd links|Hatnote}} | {{tfd links|hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tetl|Hatnote}} | {{tetl|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tsetl|Hatnote}} | {{tsetl|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|ti|Hatnote}} | {{ti|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tic|Hatnote}} | {{tic|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tim|Hatnote}} | {{tim|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tiw|Hatnote}} | {{tiw|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|tlt|Hatnote}} | {{tlt|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|ttl|Hatnote}} | {{ttl|Hatnote}} |- !scope="row"| {{tlx|twlh|Hatnote}} | {{twlh|Hatnote}} |}<noinclude> {{Documentation | content = {{template shortcut|tl-nav|tl templates}} ==Usage== Use this {{tl|Template-linking templates}} on /doc pages for related templates. [[Category:Documentation see also templates]] }}</noinclude>
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