Template:Tlg

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{{tlg}} (abbreviating "[t]emplate [l]ink (with) [g]eneral (options)") is a generalised version of the {{tl}} ("template link") template. It can be used to replace or implement {{tl}} and related templates such as {{tlb}}, {{tlx}}, etc.

Parameters

Named

With the exception of alttext, Template:Tnf's named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc). They may be included in any order (see Examples below):

Parameter Action As in
braceinside Include innermost braces as part of the template link {{tlw}} (tn)
bold
boldlink
boldname
Renders the template link/name in bold Template:Hlist
code Display output using the (monospaced) HTML <code> formatting Template:Hlist
plaincode Display output using <code> without any CSS border or background styling Template:Hlist
italic
italics
Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italic/s {{tlxi}}
nolink Don't render the template name as a link {{tnf}}
nowrap Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output
subst Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name {{tls}}
|alttext=text Use text as the label for the template link {{tla}}
Unnamed

Template:Tnf may take up to ten unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

Examples

Note
On the source sister projects, en.wikipedia and Meta, X0, X1, X2, …, X9 are sandbox templates for experimentation on involved templates that need be in template space. An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other Sister projects.
Code Output Remarks
{{tlg|Abc}} {{Abc}}
{{tlg|abC}} {{abC}} template names are case-sensitive
{{tlg|abc}} {{abc}} first letter is case-insensitive though
{{tlg|x0}} {{x0}}
{{tlg|x0|code=on}} {{x0}} <code> style
{{tlg|x0|plaincode=on}} {{x0}} plaincode style
{{tlg|x0|bold=on}} {{x0}} bold link/name
{{tlg|x1|one|italic=on}} {{x1|one}} parameter/s in italics
{{tlg|x0|nolink=on}} {{x0}}
{{tlg|x0|subst=on}} {{subst:x0}}
{{tlg|x0|braceinside=on}} {{x0}}
{{tlg|x0|alttext=x0 link}} {{x0 link}}
{{tlg|x0|bold=on|code=on|braceinside=on}} {{x0}} No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings
{{tlg|x1|one}} {{x1|one}}
{{tlg|x2|one|two}} {{x2|one|two}}
{{tlg|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}} {{x2|one|two}} Can combine named and anonymous parameters …
{{tlg|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}} {{x2|one|two}} … in any order …
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}} {{x2|one|two|three}} … even intermixed …
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}} {{x2|one|two|three}} … with many different configurations.
{{tlg|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} {{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}
{{tlg|x4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}} {{x4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|…}} up to 10 parameters, then …
{{tlg|x5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10&#124;11}} {{x5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}}
&#124; for more
{{tlg}} {{Tlg}} with no arguments, the current page name is substituted
{{tlg|x1|x=u}} {{x1|x=u}} = won't work
{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}} {{x1|x=u}}
&#61; is okay
{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}} {{x1|x=u}}
{{=}} is okay
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}} {{x1|x=u}}
sticky nowiki is okay
{{tlg|x2||two||}} {{x2||two||}} empty parameters work too, even at the end
{{tlg|x2|2=one|two}} {{x2|2=one|two}} two clobbers 2=one
{{tlg|x2|3=two|2=one}} {{x2|3=two|2=one}}
right to left okay
Unlimited parameters as one nowiki string

{{tlg|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}

See also

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to their style
Link style → Linked Unlinked Linked with subst Linked including braces Linked with alternative text
Text style ↓ {{tlg}} options1 DEFAULT nolink=yes subst=yes braceinside=yes alttext=Foo
2=Foo
normal DEFAULT {{tlg}}1
{{tl}}
{{tlp}}2
{{tlu}}3
{{tln}}
{{tlf}}2 {{tls}}
{{tlsp}}
{{tn}} {{tla}}
code code=yes {{tl2}}
{{tlx}}
{{tlxu}}3
{{tlc}}2
{{tld}}2
{{tnull}}
{{tlxs}} N/A
monospace
kbd
plaincode=yes4
kbd=yes5
{{tltt}}5
{{tltt2}}5
N/A {{tltts}}5
{{tltts3}}5
{{tltss}}6
bold bold=yes {{tlb}} N/A
bold+code bold=yes|code=yes {{tlxb}}
italic+code italic=yes|code=yes {{tlxi}}

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}} Template:Tlu Supports linking to any namespace
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}} Template:Demo Shows code and example
{{xpd|Hatnote|Some hatnote text}} Template:Xpd Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}}
{{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}
Template:Elc
Template:Elc
Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{mlx|Bananas|hello}} Template:Mlx Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{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>
<templatedata>
Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}} Template:Dtl Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}

With utility links

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
{{tiw|Hatnote}} Template:hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tltt|Hatnote}} Template:Tltt
{{tetl|Hatnote}} Template:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}} Template:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}}
{{tic|Hatnote}} Template:Tic
{{tiw|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tlt|Hatnote}} Template:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}} Template:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}} Template:Twlh