Template:Tl/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Tl.
It contains usage information, categories, interlanguage links and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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 that the code:

{{Tl|Example}}

generates

More complex variations are described below.

Example

Code	Result
`{{Tl\|Void}}`	{{Void}}
`{{Tl2\|X1}}`	`{{X1}}`
`{{Tl2\|SISTER=M:\|3x}}`	`{{3x}}`
`{{Tl2\|SISTER=wikibooks\|LANG=de:\|WP}}`	`{{WP}}`
`{{Tl\|1==)}}`	{{=)}}

	Link style	Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
Text style	`{{tlg}}` option	—	`nolink=yes`	`subst=yes`	`braceinside=yes`	`alttext=FOO`
Normal	—	`{{tl}}` · `{{tlp}}` · `{{tlg}}`	`{{tlf}}`	`{{tls}}` · `{{tlsp}}`	`{{tn}}`	`{{tla}}`
`Teletype`	`tt=yes`	`{{tlx}}`	`{{tld}}` · `{{tnull}}`	`{{tlxs}}`
Bold	`bold=yes`	`{{tlb}}`
`Bold teletype`	`bold=yes\|tt=yes`	`{{tlxb}}`
`Italic teletype`	`italic=yes\|tt=yes`	`{{tlxi}}`
`Code`	`code=yes`		`{{tlc}}`

NOTE: {{tlg}} is the most general, allowing any combination of the above options.

Style comparison

{{tlf|Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}}
{{tld|Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}}
{{tlc|Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}}

For parameter description

{{para|<var>name</var>|value}} ...renders... |name=value
{{tlx|Milford Haven Line|first parameter{{=}}first value}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|first parameter=first value}}

Example

See also