Template:Template link

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Template:Cascade-protected template The template link template is a simple macro template used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing the template name as code rather than actually invoking it. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation where it is used to refer to a template by name without invoking it.

Note that this template may be used under the name "tee-el" (tl) as well as "tee-one" (t1)— both function the same way and produce the same results. This is not true for all such visually confusing templates containing a possible 1/l mix-up as they are not interchangeable.

Template:Tl works exactly like Template:Tl with the addition of optionally displaying alternative label text (link label). Template:Tl can include the use of parameters in the template (as {{{1}}}).

Examples

A short example of its use is:

Template:Tlx

which generates

Template:Tl

Other longer examples:

Code	Result	Notes
Template:Tlx	Template:Tl	Standard usage
Template:Tlx	Template:Tls	For templates that should be substituted
Template:Tlx	Template:Tl2	This formats the link to show how it would look in code (i.e., monospace font)
Template:Tlx	Template:Tl2	Same as above, for templates on another Wikimedia project (in this example, Meta, using m:). See Interwiki codes.
Template:Tlx	Template:Tl2	For templates on another language project
Template:Tlx	Template:Tl	Use the format {{tl|1=templatename}} if the template contains template coding characters such as Template:Tl or Template:Tl

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Template:Template parameter usage

TemplateData for Template link

This template displays 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.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Template name	1	Positional parameter: the template name without the namespace prefix “Template:”, which is added automatically	Template	required

See also

• Template:Tiw
• Template:Tiw
• Template:Tiw to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with a single [p]arameter
• Template:Tiw to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters
• Template:Tiw to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink that's [s]ubst:ituted, with a single [p]arameter
• Template:Tiw
• Template:Tiw, tl or tlp in any namespace
• Template:Lcs
• Template:Tiw to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink to a template [r]edirect

General-purpose formatting

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

Text style ↓	optionsTemplate:NoteTag to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
optionsTemplate:NoteTag to achieve link style	—Template:Screen reader-only	DEFAULT	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	DEFAULT	Template:TlgTemplate:NoteTag Template:Tl Template:TlpTemplate:NoteTag Template:TluTemplate:NoteTag	Template:TlfTemplate:NoteTag <template link>	Template:Tls Template:TlsuTemplate:NoteTag	Template:TlsfTemplate:NoteTag <template link>	Template:Tn	Template:Tla
code	code=yes	Template:Tl2 Template:TlxuTemplate:NoteTag	Template:TlcTemplate:NoteTag <template link> Template:Tnull<template link>	Template:Tlxs	Template:TlscTemplate:NoteTag <template link>	—Template:Screen reader-only
monospace	plaincode=yesTemplate:NoteTag	—Template:Screen reader-only		Template:TltssTemplate:NoteTag	—Template:Screen reader-only
kbd	kbd=yesTemplate:NoteTag
bold	bold=yes	Template:Tlb	—Template:Screen reader-only
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	Template:Tlxb
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	Template:Tlxi

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
<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
<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
Template:Tlx	Template:Tl2	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
Template:Tlx	{{hatnote|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
Template:Tlx	Template:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
Template:Tlx Template:Tlx	Template:Elc Template:Elc	Shows how wikilink would be entered in wiki markup, with optional link text and suffix
Template:Tlx	Template:Ml	Counterpart to Template:Tl for linking to Lua modules
Template:Tlx	Template:Mlx	Counterpart to Template:Tl for linking to Lua modules
Template:Tlx	Template:Ml-lua	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
Template:Tlx	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
Template:Tlx	Template:Sclx	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a <code>...</code> tag.
Template:Tlx Template:Tlx	<ref>...</ref> <templatedata>	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
Template:Tlx	Template:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to Template:Tl
Template:Tlx Template:Tlx	Template:Mwl Template:Mwl	Magic word links
Template:Tlx Template:Tlx	Template:Pf Template:Pf	Parser function equivalent to Template:Tl

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
Template:Tlx	Template:Lt
Template:Tlx	Template:Lts
Template:Tlx	{{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
Template:Tlx
Template:Tlx	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
Template:Tlx	{{subst:Hatnote}}  links talk edit
Template:Tlx	Template:Ti
Template:Tlx	Template:Tic
Template:Tlx	Template:Tiw
Template:Tlx	Template:Tlt
Template:Tlx	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)
Template:Tlx	Template:Twlh

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