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=== General-purpose formatting ===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 0;"
|+ Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced
|- style="background-color: #fee;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Text style ↓
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| {{Template link expanded|tlg}} options{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1}}<br />to achieve text style
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Link style
|- style="background-color: #fee;"
! scope="col"| Linked
! scope="col"| Unlinked
! scope="col"| Linked with subst
! scope="col"| Unlinked with subst
! scope="col"| Linked including braces
! scope="col"| Linked with alternative&nbsp;text
|-
! scope="row"| {{Template link expanded|tlg}} options{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1}}<br />to achieve link style
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a|DEFAULT}}
| {{code|nolink{{=}}yes}}
| {{code|subst{{=}}yes}}
|| <code>nolink=yes<wbr/>|subst=yes</code>
| {{code|braceinside{{=}}yes}}
| {{code|alttext{{=}}Foo}}<br />{{code|2{{=}}Foo}}
|-
! scope="row"| normal
| {{n/a|DEFAULT}}
| {{nowrap|{{tlg|tlg}}}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1}}<br />{{tl|tl}}<br />{{tlp|tlp|1|2|...}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br />{{tlu|Template:tlu}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3}}
| {{tlf|tlf}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br /><sup><[[Template:Template link with link off|template link]]></sup>
| {{tls|tls}}<br />{{tlsu|Template:tlsu}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3}}
| {{tlf|tlsf}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br/><sup><[[Template:Tlsf|template link]]></sup>
| {{tn|tn}}
| {{tla|tla}}
|-
! scope="row"| <code>code</code>
| {{code|code{{=}}yes}}
| {{tl2|tl2}}<br />{{Template link expanded|tlx}}<br />{{tlxu|Template:tlxu}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3}}
| {{tlc|tlc}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br /><sup><[[Template:tlc|template link]]></sup><br />{{tnull|tnull}}<sup><[[Template:tnull|template link]]></sup>
| {{tlxs|tlxs}}
| {{tlsc|tlsc}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2}}<br/><sup><[[Template:Tlsc|template link]]></sup>
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| <span style="font-family:monospace; font-size:larger;">monospace</span>
| {{code|plaincode{{=}}yes}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn4}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2"| {{tltss|tltss}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn5}}
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| <kbd>kbd</kbd>
| {{code|kbd{{=}}yes}}<wbr/>{{NoteTag||name=TlTfn5}}
|-
! scope="row"| '''bold'''
| {{code|bold{{=}}yes}}
| {{tlb|tlb}}
| colspan="5" rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| '''<code>bold+code</code>'''
|| <code>bold=yes<wbr/>|code=yes</code>
| {{tlxb|tlxb}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''<code>italic+code</code>''
|| <code>italic=yes<wbr/>|code=yes</code>
| {{tlxi|tlxi}}
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{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn1|{{tlx|tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.}}
{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn2|Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside {{tag|span|params=class="nowrap"}} tags.}}
{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn3|Allows links to templates in any namespace.}}
{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn4|{{tld|tlg|plaincode{{=}}yes}} uses [[HTML element#code|{{tag|code|params=style="border:none; background-color:transparent;"}}]].}}
{{NoteTag|name=TlTfn5|Displays monospaced font using {{tag|span|params=style="font-family:monospace;"}}.}}
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===Other formatting templates===
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|+ Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters
!scope="col"| Code example
!scope="col"| Effect
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tl2|<nowiki>Hatnote|lang=fr</nowiki>}}
| {{tl2|hatnote|lang=fr}} || Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|demo|<nowiki><nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki></nowiki>}}
| {{demo|<nowiki>{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}} || Shows code and example
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tln|Hatnote}}
| {{tln|Hatnote}} || Produces a normal link to the template
|-
<!-- Yes, I know these two aren't actually template-linking templates, but they're a heck of a lot easier to find if listed in the docs for e.g. {{tl}} -->
!scope="row"| {{tlx|elc|Template:Hatnote}}<br />{{tlx|elc|<nowiki>Template:Hatnote|Hatnote</nowiki>}}
| {{elc|Template:Hatnote}}<br />{{elc|<nowiki>Template:Hatnote|Hatnote</nowiki>}} || Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|ml|Example|hello}}
| {{ml|Example|hello}} || Counterpart to {{tl|tl}} for linking to Lua modules
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|mlx|Example|hello}}
| {{mlx|Example|hello}} || Counterpart to {{tl|tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|ml-lua|Module:Example|hello}}
| {{ml-lua|Module:Example}} || Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|para|<nowiki>title|<var>book title</var></nowiki>}}
| {{para|title|<var>book title</var>}} || Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|sclx|LASTING}}
| {{sclx|LASTING}} || Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the [[WP:ALIAS|WP: alias]] in a [[WP:CODE|{{tag|code}}]] tag.
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tag|ref}}<br />{{tlx|xtag|templatedata}}
| {{tag|ref}}<br />{{xtag|templatedata}} || Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|dtl|Ping project}}
| {{dtl|Ping project}} || Wikidata counterpart to {{tl|tl}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|pf|if}}<br />{{tlx|pf|if|<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>|true|false}}
| {{pf|if}}<br />{{pf|if|<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>|true|false}} || [[Help:Parser functions|Parser function]] equivalent to {{tl|tl}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|magic word|uc:}}
| {{magic word|uc:}} || Magic word links
|}

===With utility links===
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|+ Templates producing utility links for a given template ([[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]] used here as example)
!scope="col"| Code example
!scope="col"| Effect
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|lt|Hatnote}}
| {{lt|hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|lts|Hatnote}}
| {{lts|hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|t links|Hatnote}}
| {{t links|hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tfd links|Hatnote}}
| {{tfd links|hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tetl|Hatnote}}
| {{tetl|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tsetl|Hatnote}}
| {{tsetl|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|ti|Hatnote}}
| {{ti|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tic|Hatnote}}
| {{tic|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tim|Hatnote}}
| {{tim|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tiw|Hatnote}}
| {{tiw|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|tlt|Hatnote}}
| {{tlt|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|ttl|Hatnote}}
| {{ttl|Hatnote}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{tlx|twlh|Hatnote}}
| {{twlh|Hatnote}}
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{{template shortcut|tl-nav|tl templates}}
==Usage==
Use this {{tl|Template-linking templates}} on /doc pages for related templates.
[[Category:Documentation see also templates]]
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