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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Template:Tlf

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.

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}} &#61; 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}}

See also

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced
Text style ↓ {{tlg}} options
to achieve text style
Link style
Linked Unlinked Linked with subst Unlinked with subst Linked including braces Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options
to achieve link style
DEFAULT nolink=yes subst=yes nolink=yes|subst=yes braceinside=yes alttext=Foo
2=Foo
normal DEFAULT {{tlg}}
{{tl}}
{{tlp|1|2|...}}
{{Template:tlu}}
{{tlf}}
{{subst:tls}}
{{subst:Template:tlsu}}
{{subst:tlsf}}
{{tn}} {{tla}}
code code=yes {{tl2}}
{{tlx}}
{{Template:tlxu}}
{{tlc}}

{{tnull}}
{{subst:tlxs}} {{subst:tlsc}}
monospace plaincode=yes {{subst:tltss}}
kbd kbd=yes
bold bold=yes {{tlb}}
bold+code bold=yes|code=yes {{tlxb}}
italic+code italic=yes|code=yes {{tlxi}}
  1. ^ {{tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.
  2. ^ Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside <span class="nowrap">...</span> tags.
  3. ^ Allows links to templates in any namespace.
  4. ^ {{tlg|plaincode=yes}} uses <code style="border:none; background-color:transparent;">...</code>.
  5. ^ Displays monospaced font using <span style="font-family:monospace;">...</span>.

Other formatting templates

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}}
Shows code and example
{{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
{{mfl|Example|hello}} {{#invoke:Example|hello}} 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}} require('Module:Example') 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}} [[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}}
{{magic word|uc:}} {{uc:}} Magic word links
Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)
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)
{{tfd links|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
{{tetl|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}}
links talk edit
{{tsetl|Hatnote}} {{subst:Hatnote}}
 links talk edit
{{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}} Template:Hatnote (links, talk)
{{twlh|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (links, talk)