Template:Tl/doc

The template link template is a simple macro template used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation. A short example is:

{{tl|Example}}

which generates

More complex variations are described below.

Example

Code	Result	Notes
`{{tl\|Void}}`	{{Void}}	Standard usage
`{{tls\|Void}}`	{{subst:Example}}	For templates that should be substituted
`{{tl2\|X1}}`	`{{X1}}`	This formats the link to show how it would look in code
`{{tl2\|SISTER=M:\|3x}}`	`{{3x}}`	Same as above, for templates on another Wikimedia project (such as meta)
`{{tl2\|SISTER=wikibooks\|LANG=de:\|WP}}`	`{{WP}}`	For templates on another language project
`{{tl\|1==)}}`	{{=)}}	Use the format `{{tl\|1=templatename}}` if the template contains template coding characters such as {{=)}} or {{!}}