Template:Template link

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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.

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

Examples

A short example of its use is:

1. REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline

which generates

{{Example}}

Other longer examples:

Code	Result	Notes
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	{{Void}}	Standard usage
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	{{subst:Example}}	For templates that should be substituted
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	{{X1}}	This formats the link to show how it would look in code (i.e., monospace font)
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	{{3x}}	Same as above, for templates on another Wikimedia project (in this example, Meta, using m:). See Interwiki codes.
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	{{WP}}	For templates on another language project
REDIRECT Template:Template journal inline	{{=)}}	Use the format {{tl|1=templatename}} if the template contains template coding characters such as {{=)}} or {{!}}

TemplateData

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

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

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:tl2 Template:Smaller
• Template:tl Template:Smaller
• Template:tlp Template:Smaller to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with a single [p]arameter.
• Template:tlx Template:Smaller to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters.
• Template:tlsp Template:Smaller to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink that's [s]ubst:ituted, with a single [p]arameter.
• Template:lts Template:Smaller
• Template:tlu Template:Smaller, tl or tlp in any namespace.
• Template:Lcs
• Template:tl-r Template:Smaller 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 ↓	{{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	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	Template:N/a	{{tlg}} {{tl}} Template:Tlp Template:Tlu	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst:tls}} {{subst:Template:tlsu}}	{{tlsf}} <template link>	Template:Tn	Template:Tla
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} Template:Tlxu	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	Template:Tlxs	Template:Tlsc <template link>	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:N/a
monospace	plaincode=yes	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:N/a	Template:Tltss	rowspan="2" Template:N/a
kbd	kbd=yes
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	colspan="5" rowspan="3" Template:N/a
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
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	Template:Demo	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	Template:Elc Template:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	Template:Ml	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	Template:Mlx	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example|hello}}	Template: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:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Template:Pf Template:Pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	Template: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:Lt
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (edit talk links history)
{{t links|Hatnote}}	Template:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Tfd links
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}	Template:Ti
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Tic
{{tim|Hatnote}}	Template:Tim
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote Template:Smaller
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	Template:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	Template:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Twlh

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