Template:Tl

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Shortcuts: `{{tl}}` `{{TL}}` `{{t}}` `{{temp}}`

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:

which generates

Other longer examples:

Code	Result	Notes
{{tl\|Void}}	{{Void}}	Standard usage
{{tls\|Example}}	{{subst:Example}}	For templates that should be substituted
{{tl2\|X1}}	`{{X1}}`	This formats the link to show how it would look in code (i.e., monospace font)
{{tl2\|sister=M:\|3x}}	`{{3x}}`	Same as above, for templates on another Wikimedia project (in this example, Meta, using `m:`). See Interwiki codes.
{{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 {{!}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Tl in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Tl

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
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

Template:tl2 (backlinks edit)
Template:tl (backlinks edit)
Template:tlp (backlinks edit) to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with a single [p]arameter.
Template:tlx (backlinks edit) to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters.
Template:tlsp (backlinks edit) to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink that's [s]ubst:ituted, with a single [p]arameter.
Template:lts (backlinks edit)
Template:tlu (backlinks edit), tl or tlp in any namespace.
Category:Internal template-link templates(edit talk links history)
Template:tl-r (backlinks edit) to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink to a template [r]edirect.

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General-purpose formatting

¹ {{tlg}} is the most general, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.
² Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside <span class="nowrap">...</span> tags.
³ Uses monospace font but not <code>...</code>.
⁴ Allows links to templates in any namespace.

Other formatting templates

Code example	Effect	Notes
`{{tl2\|Hatnote\|lang=fr}}`	`{{hatnote}}`	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
`{{tlu\|User:Ahunt/SSHFS}}`	{{User:Ahunt/SSHFS}}	Supports linking to any namespace
`{{xpd\|Hatnote\|Some hatnote text}}`	Template:Xpd	Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code

With utility links

Code example	Effect
`{{lts\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote `(`edit talk links history`)`
`{{t links\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
`{{tfd links\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
`{{tiw\|Hatnote}}`	Template:hatnote (backlinks edit)
`{{tltt\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tltt
`{{tetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{ Hatnote }} links talk view
`{{tsetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{subst:Hatnote}} links talk edit
`{{ti\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk⧼dot-separator⧽links⧼dot-separator⧽edit)
`{{tic\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
`{{tiw\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
`{{tlt\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
`{{ttl\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)
`{{twlh\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Tl/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

	Link style →	Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
Text style ↓	↓ `{{tlg}}` options¹ →	—	`nolink=yes`	`subst=yes`	`braceinside=yes`	`alttext=Foo` `2=Foo`
Normal	—	`{{tlg}}`^{1, 2} `{{tl}}` `{{tlp}}`² `{{tlu}}`⁴	`{{tlf}}`²	`{{tls}}` `{{tlsp}}`	`{{tn}}`	`{{tla}}`
`Code`	`code=yes` or `tt=yes`	`{{tlx}}` `{{tltt}}` `{{tltt2}}`	`{{tlc}}`² `{{tld}}`² `{{tnull}}`	`{{tlxs}}` `{{tltts}}` `{{tltts3}}` `{{tltss}}`³	—
Bold	`bold=yes`	`{{tlb}}`	—
`Bold code`	`bold=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxb}}`
`Italic code`	`italic=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxi}}`