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Template documentation
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Template:Documentation subpage The template link (or "tl") 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.

Examples

An example of its use is:

{{tl|Example}}
which generates
{{Example}}


TemplateData

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

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
template name1

positional parameter: the template name without the namespace prefix “Template:”, which is added automatically

Templaterequired

See also

  • {{tlx}} to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters.