Template:Update/doc

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This template uses Lua:

Module:Unsubst

Usage

This template can be used to mark articles or sections that have old or out-of-date information. Include the reason why an article needs updating, unless the reason is very obvious.

To specify what parts of the page need updating, use the first unnamed parameter (or name it |part= or number it |1=): {{Update|part=the later-life and death material and the [[#Legacy|Legacy]] section|date=September 2024}}
To use the template in one specific section, and change its wording to refer to the section instead of the page, use |section and insert the template at the top of the section: {{Update|section|date=September 2024}}
To display the date (in whatever format) of the last significant update to the page, use the second unnamed parameter (or name it |updated= or number it |2=): {{Update|updated=19 August 2024|date=September 2024}}
Note: The parameter name or number must be used if the first numbered/unnamed parameter is not used.
To add the date when the tag was added (this is used for cleanup categorization), use: {{Update|date=September 2024}}
You can also do: {{Update| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Update. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

 This template is used on approximately 30,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.


Shortcut
{{DATE}}

 This template  uses Lua:
Module:Template link general

This template, often abbreviated as {{}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself. The code generated will be displayed inline. For a multi-line output, see {{tj}}.

Parameters

With the exception of alttext, the named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default in most cases) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below). Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options.



Parameter
Action
Use with
{{example}}
Default active



Default (without accessory parameters)
{{example}}



brace
Include braces as part of the template link
{{example}}
{{tlw}}/{{tn}}


braceinside
Include innermost braces as part of the template link
{{example}}



bold
Renders the template link/name in bold
{{example}}
{{tlb}}, {{tlxb}}


code
Display output using HTML ‎<code>...‎</code> tags (monospaced font)
{{example}}
{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc.


italic
Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics
{{example|param}}
{{tlxi}}


kbd
Display output using HTML ‎<kbd>...‎</kbd> tags (monospaced font)
{{example}}



nolink
Don't render the template name as a link
{{example}}
{{tlf}}, {{tnull}}


nowrap
Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output
{{example}}



nowrapname
Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed)
{{example}}



plaincode
Uses ‎<code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...‎</code>
{{example}}
{{tltss}}


subst
Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name
{{subst:example}}
{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc


alttext=[text]
Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed for the template link
{{Other}}
{{tla}}


_show_result
Will also display the result of the template
{{Min|7|-5}} → -5



_expand
Will add a link to the expanded template page
{{Min|7|-5}} [1]

Unnamed (Positional)

This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

Examples

 Code  Output  Remarks
 {{DATE|Banner}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
 {{DATE|Abc}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Template:Abc exists.
 {{DATE|abC}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Template names are case-sensitive
 {{DATE|abc}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  (but the first letter is case-insensitive).
 {{DATE|x0}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  no parameters
 {{DATE|x1|one}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  one parameter
 {{DATE|x2|one|two}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  two parameters
 {{DATE|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  ten parameters
 {{tlg|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Unlimited parameters, as one ‎<nowiki>...‎</nowiki> string.
 {{DATE|x2||two||}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Empty parameters are discarded.
 {{DATE|x0|code=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  <code> style
 {{DATE|x0|plaincode=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  plaincode style
 {{DATE|x0|kbd=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  <kbd> style
 {{DATE|x0|bold=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  bold link/name
 {{DATE|x1|one|italic=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  parameter(s) in italics
 {{DATE|x0|nolink=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} 
 {{DATE|x0|subst=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} 
 {{DATE|x0|brace=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  all braces in link
 {{DATE|x0|braceinside=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  inside braces in link
 {{DATE|x0|alttext=x0 link}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} 
 {{DATE|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Combine multiple parameter settings.
 {{tlg|x1|{{spaces}}one{{spaces}}}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
 {{DATE|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
 {{DATE|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  ... in any order ...
 {{DATE|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  ... even intermixed ...
 {{DATE|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  ... with many configurations.
 {{tlg|x1|x=u}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  = won't work
 {{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  &#61; is okay
 {{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  {{=}} is okay  (see Template:=)
 {{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Sticky nowiki is okay.
 {{DATE|x2|3=two|2=one}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Right-to-left is okay
 {{DATE}}  DATE  With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
 {{DATE|x2|3=one|4=two}}  date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}  Null parameter stops parsing.


Wrapping of long names (default)


Code

Output


{{DATE|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}


Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on)


Code

Output


{{DATE|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}


Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on)


Code

Output


{{DATE|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}

See also

These tables: view
talk
edit

General-purpose formatting



Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced


Text style ↓

{{tlg}} options^{[note 1]}
to achieve text style

Link style


Linked

Unlinked

Linked with subst

Unlinked with subst

Linked including braces

Linked with alternative text


{{tlg}} options^{[note 1]}
to achieve link style

—

DEFAULT

nolink=yes

subst=yes

nolink=yes|subst=yes

braceinside=yes

alttext=Foo
2=Foo


normal

DEFAULT

{{tlg}}^{[note 1]}
{{tl}}
{{tlp|1|2|...}}^{[note 2]}
{{Template:tlu}}^{[note 3]}

{{tlf}}^{[note 2]}
^{<template link>}

Template loop detected: Template:Tls
{{subst:Template:tlsu}}^{[note 3]}

{{subst:tlsf}}^{[note 2]}
^{<template link>}

{{tn}}

{{tla}}


code

code=yes

{{tl2}}
{{tlx}}
{{Template:tlxu}}^{[note 3]}

{{tlc}}^{[note 2]}
^{<template link>}
{{tnull}}^{<template link>}

{{subst:tlxs}}

{{subst:tlsc}}^{[note 2]}
^{<template link>}

—


monospace

plaincode=yes^{[note 4]}

—

{{subst:tltss}}^{[note 5]}

—


kbd

kbd=yes^{[note 5]}


bold

bold=yes

{{tlb}}

—


bold+code

bold=yes|code=yes

{{tlxb}}


italic+code

italic=yes|code=yes

{{tlxi}}



↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 {{tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.

↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside ‎<span class="nowrap">...‎</span> tags.

↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Allows links to templates in any namespace.

↑ {{tlg|plaincode=yes}} uses ‎<code style="border:none; background-color:transparent;">...‎</code>.

↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Displays monospaced font using ‎<span style="font-family:monospace;">...‎</span>.

Other formatting templates


Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters


Code example

Effect

Notes


{{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}

{{Hatnote
	| Some text
	| selfref = yes
	| category = no
	| lang = fr
}}
Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters




<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Hatnote
   | Some text
   | selfref = yes
   | category = no
   | lang = fr
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

{{Hatnote
    | Some text
    | selfref = yes
    | category = no
    | lang = fr
}}

Same as above


{{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}

{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}
Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters



<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>

{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}

Same as above


{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}

{{hatnote}}
Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)


{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}

{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}
Some text
Shows code and example


{{tln|Hatnote}}

Template:Hatnote
Produces a normal link to the template


{{elc|Template:Hatnote}}
{{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}

[[Template:Hatnote]]
[[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]
Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix


{{ml|Example|hello}}

{{#invoke:Example|hello}}
Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules


{{mfl|Example|hello}}

{{#invoke:Example|hello}}
Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section


{{mlx|Example|hello}}

{{#invoke:Example|hello}}
Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules


{{ml-lua|Module:Example|hello}}

require('Module:Example')
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}}

[[WP:LASTING]]
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}}

{{d:Ping project}}
Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}


{{pf|if}}
{{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}

{{#if}}
{{#if:{{{1}}}|true|false}}
Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}


{{magic word|uc:}}

{{uc:}}
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:]] 


{{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)


{{tetl|Hatnote}}

{{Hatnote}}
links talk edit


{{tsetl|Hatnote}}

{{subst:Hatnote}}
 links talk edit


{{ti|Hatnote}}

{{Hatnote}}


{{tic|Hatnote}}

Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)


{{tim|Hatnote}}

m:Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)


{{tiw|Hatnote}}

Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)


{{tlt|Hatnote}}

{{Hatnote}} (talk)


{{ttl|Hatnote}}

{{Hatnote}} (t/l)


{{twlh|Hatnote}}

Template:Hatnote (links, talk)


v
t
e
Semantic markup templates
 Template   Example output   Use 
 {{strong}}  Important!  To indicate <strong> importance, seriousness, or urgency instead of just simple typographical boldfacing
 {{strongbad}}  "Never use ..."  Same as {{strong}} but in red
 {{stronggood}}  "Only use ..."  Same as {{strong}} but in green
 {{em}}  "An emphatic phrase"  To indicate <em> stress emphasis (not just purely typographical italicization like for book titles or foreign terms)
 {{var}}  strPrefix  To indicate text is a variable name. Use for any variable names except those including "I" (uppercase i) and/or "l" (lowercase L); for these, {{var serif}} should be used to ensure a noticeable distinction
 {{var serif}}  strIllustratePrefix  (see {{var}} above)
 {{tld}}  {{DEFAULTSORT:Y, X}}  To display wikicode variables and magic words as they would appear in code
 {{para}}  |year=2008  To display template parameters with or without values
 {{param}}  {{{title|alt}}}  To display parameters as used in code (i.e. with triple braces), especially to indicate relationships between them. May be combined with {{para}} above
 {{tjp}}  |selfref=yes  To display template parameters with colors (as they would appear in the {{tj}} and {{tji}} templates)
 {{param value}}  ··2·blanks·fore·and·aft··  To display parameter values lightly bordered; replaces <code>...</code>, especially when value contains embedded or leading/trailing blanks; visualized here with middot (·) but can use ␠, ▯, or any character.
 {{tlx}} etc.  {{Template|1|2|...|10}}  To display a template call (with or without parameters and values) as code
 {{tji}}  {{hatnote|Hello|selfref=yes|category=no}}  To showcase with colors in horizontal format the syntax of any template, while providing an easy way to display placeholder texts using colons as separators
 {{tag}}  "The ‎<img>...‎</img> tags ..."  To render HTML elements ("tags") in prose
 {{code}}/{{codett}}  "Ensure the alt= parameter ..."  To indicate text is source code. To nest other templates within {{code}}, use ‎<code>...‎</code>. {{codett}} differs only in styling: someMethod becomes  someMethod
 Template loop detected: Template:Tls  {{small|small text}}  To wrap example code in <code><nowiki>...</nowiki></code>
 Template loop detected: Template:Tls  {{large|large text}}  To wrap example code in <kbd><nowiki>...</nowiki></kbd>
 {{syntaxhighlight}}      _{[this is a block template]}  ( or {{sxhl}} )  Wrapper for ‎<syntaxhighlight>...‎</syntaxhighlight>, but will wrap overflowing text
 {{deprecated code}}  "Do not use ‎<blink>."  ( or {{dc}} )  To indicate deprecated source code in template documentation, articles on HTML specs, etc. The {{dc2}} variant uses strike-through (‎<blink>) while {{dcr}} uses red (‎<blink>).
 {{pre}}      _{[this is a block template]}  For larger blocks of source code and other pre-formatted text
 {{tj}}      _{[this is a block template]}  To showcase with colors and multiple lines (vertical format) the syntax of any template, while providing an easy way to display placeholder texts using colons as separators
 {{quote}}      _{[this is a block template]}  For block quotations (only – never for non-quotations)
 {{block indent}}      _{[this is a block template]}  For indented blocks of material; visually identical to {{quote}} but without quote markup
 {{kbd}}  user input  To indicate user input
 {{key press}}  Ctrl+x  To indicate specific-keystroke input, including combinations
 {{key top}}  Left shift  Similar; includes more symbols, but does not directly support combinations
 {{button}}  Don't save  To indicate a button in a user interface
 {{samp}}  example output  To indicate sample or example output

}}

To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use |inaccurate=yes: {{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=September 2024}}
To link to a particular section of the talk page where the update is being discussed, use |talk=Section title (|talksection= and |discuss= are equivalent to |talk=): {{Update|talk=Shall we update this for 2024?|date=September 2024}}
To display a reason, use |reason=a short comment here, e.g. {{Update|reason=Is missing the September 2024 election results|date=September 2024}}
These parameters can be combined: {{Update|part=The [[#Production|Production]] section and follow-on material|reason=the film is released, so this needs a "Critical reception" section, too|inaccurate=yes|talk=Post-release updating|updated=June 2024|date=September 2024}}

Example

{{Update|documentation|date=September 2024}}

The template detects which namespace it is used in and changes accordingly:

Article

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template in articles based on this TemplateData.

TemplateData for Update

Use this tag to alert readers that the article is out of date and may need updating.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type (section)	`part` `1`	Part that needs updating (e.g. to replace the word "article", often "section") Default article Example section Auto value	String	suggested
Month and year	`date`	Provides the month and year of the update request; e.g., 'January 2018', but not 'jan18' Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	String	suggested
Last updated	`updated` `2`	Date of last significant update	Date	optional
Inaccurate?	`inaccurate`	Use 'yes' if the article has inaccuracies due to being out of date. Example yes	Boolean	optional
Talk page section	`talksection` `discuss` `talk`	Section name on talk page where the discussion takes place	String	optional
Reason	`reason`	Explanation why the article is out of date	Content	suggested
Demospace	`demospace`		String	optional
Cat	`cat`	Only required if a specific maintenance category is needed.	String	optional
Type	`type`	Type of page, overriding [[:mw:Help:Magic_words#Namespaces\|SUBJECTSPACE]] Example article	String	optional

Alternatives

{{Update after}} is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date. It is a more recent and preferred alternative to OODA WIKI:As of. It also adds articles to Category:OODA WIKI articles in need of updating.
See OODA WIKI:Template messages/Cleanup#Time-sensitive for alternatives unrelated to out-of-date information.

Code	Output	Remarks
{{Show by\|Banner}}	Template:Show by	Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
{{Show by\|Abc}}	Template:Show by	Template:Abc exists.
{{Show by\|abC}}	Template:Show by	Template names are case-sensitive
{{Show by\|abc}}	Template:Show by	(but the first letter is case-insensitive).
{{Show by\|x0}}	Template:Show by	no parameters
{{Show by\|x1\|one}}	Template:Show by	one parameter
{{Show by\|x2\|one\|two}}	Template:Show by	two parameters
{{Show by\|x3\|1\|2\|3\|4\|5\|6\|7\|8\|9\|10}}	Template:Show by	ten parameters
`{{tlg\|convert\|<nowiki>14\|m\|ftin\|abbr=out\|sp=us</nowiki>}}`	Template:Show by	Unlimited parameters, as one `‎<nowiki>...‎</nowiki>` string.
{{Show by\|x2\|\|two\|\|}}	Template:Show by	Empty parameters are discarded.
{{Show by\|x0\|code=on}}	Template:Show by	<code> style
{{Show by\|x0\|plaincode=on}}	Template:Show by	plaincode style
{{Show by\|x0\|kbd=on}}	Template:Show by	<kbd> style
{{Show by\|x0\|bold=on}}	Template:Show by	bold link/name
{{Show by\|x1\|one\|italic=on}}	Template:Show by	parameter(s) in italics
{{Show by\|x0\|nolink=on}}	Template:Show by
{{Show by\|x0\|subst=on}}	Template:Show by
{{Show by\|x0\|brace=on}}	Template:Show by	all braces in link
{{Show by\|x0\|braceinside=on}}	Template:Show by	inside braces in link
{{Show by\|x0\|alttext=x0 link}}	Template:Show by
{{Show by\|x0\|bold=on\|code=on\|brace=on}}	Template:Show by	Combine multiple parameter settings.
`{{tlg\|x1\|{{spaces}}one{{spaces}}}}`	Template:Show by	Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
{{Show by\|x2\|bold=on\|code=on\|one\|two}}	Template:Show by	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
{{Show by\|x2\|one\|two\|bold=on\|code=on}}	Template:Show by	... in any order ...
{{Show by\|x2\|one\|code=on\|two\|bold=on\|three}}	Template:Show by	... even intermixed ...
{{Show by\|x2\|one\|code=on\|two\|bold=on\|three\|italic=on}}	Template:Show by	... with many configurations.
`{{tlg\|x1\|x=u}}`	Template:Show by	= won't work
`{{tlg\|x1\|x=u}}`	Template:Show by	`=` is okay
`{{tlg\|x1\|x{{=}}u}}`	Template:Show by	`{{=}}` is okay (see Template:=)
`{{tlg\|x1\|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}`	Template:Show by	Sticky nowiki is okay.
{{Show by\|x2\|3=two\|2=one}}	Template:Show by	Right-to-left is okay
{{Show by}}	Show by	With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
{{Show by\|x2\|3=one\|4=two}}	Template:Show by	Null parameter stops parsing.

Parameter	Action	Use with {{example}}	Default active
	Default (without accessory parameters)	{{example}}
brace	Include braces as part of the template link	{{example}}	{{tlw}}/{{tn}}
braceinside	Include innermost braces as part of the template link	{{example}}
bold	Renders the template link/name in bold	{{example}}	{{tlb}}, {{tlxb}}
code	Display output using HTML `‎<code>...‎</code>` tags (monospaced font)	`{{example}}`	{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc.
italic	Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics	{{example\|param}}	{{tlxi}}
kbd	Display output using HTML `‎<kbd>...‎</kbd>` tags (monospaced font)	`{{example}}`
nolink	Don't render the template name as a link	{{example}}	{{tlf}}, {{tnull}}
nowrap	Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output	{{example}}
nowrapname	Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed)	{{example}}
plaincode	Uses `‎<code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...‎</code>`	`{{example}}`	{{tltss}}
subst	Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name	{{subst:example}}	{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc
alttext=`[text]`	Replace `[text]` with the actual label to be displayed for the template link	{{Other}}	{{tla}}
_show_result	Will also display the result of the template	`{{Min\|7\|-5}}` → -5
_expand	Will add a link to the expanded template page	`{{Min\|7\|-5}}` [1]

Text style ↓	`{{tlg}}` options^{[note 1]} to achieve text style	Link style
Text style ↓	`{{tlg}}` options^{[note 1]} to achieve text style	Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
`{{tlg}}` options^{[note 1]} to achieve link style	—	DEFAULT	`nolink=yes`	`subst=yes`	`nolink=yes\|subst=yes`	`braceinside=yes`	`alttext=Foo` `2=Foo`
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}}^{[note 1]} {{tl}} {{tlp\|1\|2\|...}}^{[note 2]} {{Template:tlu}}^{[note 3]}	{{tlf}}^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>}	Template loop detected: Template:Tls {{subst:Template:tlsu}}^{[note 3]}	{{subst:tlsf}}^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>}	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
`code`	`code=yes`	`{{tl2}}` `{{tlx}}` `{{Template:tlxu}}`^{[note 3]}	`{{tlc}}`^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>} `{{tnull}}`^{<template link>}	`{{subst:tlxs}}`	`{{subst:tlsc}}`^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>}	—
monospace	`plaincode=yes`^{[note 4]}	—		{{subst:tltss}}^{[note 5]}	—
`kbd`	`kbd=yes`^{[note 5]}	—		{{subst:tltss}}^{[note 5]}	—
bold	`bold=yes`	{{tlb}}	—
`bold+code`	`bold=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxb}}`
`italic+code`	`italic=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxi}}`

Code example	Effect	Notes
`{{Tj\|Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref: yes\|category: no\|lang: fr}}`	{{Hatnote \| Some text \| selfref = yes \| category = no \| lang = fr }}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote \| Some text \| selfref = yes \| category = no \| lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote \| Some text \| selfref = yes \| category = no \| lang = fr }}	Same as above
`{{Tji\|Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref: yes\|category: no\|lang: fr}}`	{{Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref=yes\|category=no\|lang=fr}}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
`<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref=yes\|category=no\|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>`	`{{Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref=yes\|category=no\|lang=fr}}`	Same as above
`{{tl2\|Hatnote\|lang=fr}}`	`{{hatnote}}`	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
`{{demo\|<nowiki>{{Hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}}</nowiki>}}`	{{hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
`{{tln\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote	Produces a normal link to the template
`{{elc\|Template:Hatnote}}` `{{elc\|Template:Hatnote\|Hatnote}}`	`[[Template:Hatnote]]` `[[Template:Hatnote\|Hatnote]]`	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
`{{ml\|Example\|hello}}`	{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{mfl\|Example\|hello}}`	{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
`{{mlx\|Example\|hello}}`	`{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}`	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{ml-lua\|Module:Example\|hello}}`	`require('Module:Example')`	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}}`	`[[WP:LASTING]]`	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}}`	{{d:Ping project}}	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
`{{pf\|if}}` `{{pf\|if\|{{{1}}}\|true\|false}}`	{{#if}} {{#if:{{{1}}}\|true\|false}}	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
`{{magic word\|uc:}}`	{{uc:}}	Magic word links

Code example	Effect
`{{lt\|Hatnote}}`	[[Template:]]
`{{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)
`{{tetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
`{{tsetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{subst:Hatnote}} links talk edit
`{{ti\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}}
`{{tic\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
`{{tim\|Hatnote}}`	m:Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
`{{tiw\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
`{{tlt\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
`{{ttl\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (t/l)
`{{twlh\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)