Template:Wp/nod/Template-linking templates

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	Template:Wp/nod/Template link expanded options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
Template:Wp/nod/Template link expanded options to achieve link style	Template:Wp/nod/n/a	Template:Wp/nod/n/a	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	Template:Wp/nod/n/a	{{tlg}} {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}} Template:Wp/nod/tlu	{{tlf}} <template link>	Template:Wp/nod/tls Template:Wp/nod/tlsu	{{tlsf}} <template link>	Template:Tn	{{tla}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} Template:Wp/nod/Template link expanded Template:Wp/nod/tlxu	Template:Wp/nod/tlc <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	Template:Wp/nod/tlxs	Template:Wp/nod/tlsc <template link>	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:Wp/nod/n/a
monospace	plaincode=yes	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:Wp/nod/n/a	Template:Wp/nod/tltss	rowspan="2" Template:Wp/nod/n/a
kbd	kbd=yes
bold	bold=yes	Template:Wp/nod/tlb	colspan="5" rowspan="3" Template:Wp/nod/n/a
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	Template:Wp/nod/tlxb
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	Template:Wp/nod/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)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	Template:Wp/nod/demo	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/tln	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/elc Template:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	Template:Wp/nod/ml	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	Template:Wp/nod/mlx	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example|hello}}	Template:Wp/nod/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 WP: alias in a <code>...</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	<ref>...</ref> Template:Xtag	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	Template:Wp/nod/dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Template:Wp/nod/pf Template:Wp/nod/pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	Template:Wp/nod/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}}	Template:Wp/nod/lt
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/lts
{{t links|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/t links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/tfd links
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/ti
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/tic
{{tim|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/tim
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote Template:Wp/nod/smaller
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Wp/nod/twlh

Template documentation

Usage

Use this {{Template-linking templates}} on /doc pages for related templates.