Template:Tl

{{Tl}}

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For the Tagalog language template, see {{Tgl}}

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T links to a Template. Tl creates a formatted link to a template in teletype style and surrounds it with two brackets which are not a part of the link.

Usage

{{Tl |1= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	template name (any namespace is ignored)		Tl	optional
2	display name (displayed as-it-is)		parameter 1	optional
3 lang	interwiki language code (ISO 639), if the template is in another Wikipedia can also be specified with lang=		empty	optional
4	+/- to precede the template name with the namespace Template: + (plus sign) to make Template: a part of the link, - (minus sign) to precede Template: as plain text. The +/- parameter can as well be specified with parameter 2 or 3; (when both signs are specified, "+" has precedence).		empty	optional
incl i	i or incl is a one-digit formatting option: 0: none of the brackets are part of the link 1: the inner brackets are part of the link 2: both brackets are part of the link 3: like i=2, with monospace font 4: like i=0 but with the name in teletype style 5: like i=1 but with the name in teletype style 6: like i=2 but with the name in teletype style 8: without surrounding brackets 9: like i=8 but with the name in teletype style large (font-size:128%)		3	optional
code	any value, for a surrounding <code> tag  (like {{Tl2}}). With code=tt also the surrounding brackets are in teletype style.		empty	optional
link	returns plain text instead of a link when set to link=no		empty	optional
case	for formatting of the namespace prefix: case=l lowercase display "template" instead of "Template" case=i internationalized display, in general a link case=n internationalized display, without linking it		empty	optional
i18n	another language than {{int:lang}} for namespace translation (when case=i or case=n)		en	optional
parm	to display templates parameters  (like {{Tlx}}) Usage e.g. parm=template name or parm=1=template name or  parm=&#124;1=&#124;2=&#124;code=y" gives "|1=|2=|code=y". For a better appearing and easier to format explanatory, use the meta template {{Tle}}.		empty	optional
full	expanded display: Template:{{Example}}  (like {{Lts}}) request this expansion with either full=5 or 5=full.		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

The template does not generate any localizable text;
with + or - always the namespace in English: "Template" is displayed;
only in combination with case=i or case=n the namespace can be translated using the {{LangSwitch}} construct (according to i18n).

Note: The templates T, T0, T1, T2, Tl, T9 use the same main template with the only difference of the default value for the parameter incl=.

Template	i	appearance
T	2	{{T}}
T0	8	T0
T1	1	{{T1}}
T2	0	{{T2}}
Tl	3	{{Tl}}
T9	9	T9

This means that each of them can be converted into each one of the others by just replacing that parameter:
T	{{Tl|1={{{1|}}}|2={{{2|}}}|3={{{3|{{{lang|}}}}}}|i={{{i|{{{incl|2}}}}}}|code={{{code|}}}}}	{{Tl}}	WWWWWWWWWWWW
T0	{{Tl|1={{{1|}}}|2={{{2|}}}|3={{{3|{{{lang|}}}}}}|i={{{i|{{{incl|8}}}}}}|code={{{code|}}}}}	Tl
T1	{{Tl|1={{{1|}}}|2={{{2|}}}|3={{{3|{{{lang|}}}}}}|i={{{i|{{{incl|1}}}}}}|code={{{code|}}}}}	{{Tl}}
T2	{{Tl|1={{{1|}}}|2={{{2|}}}|3={{{3|{{{lang|}}}}}}|i={{{i|{{{incl|0}}}}}}|code={{{code|}}}}}	{{Tl}}
Tl	{{Tl|1={{{1|}}}|2={{{2|}}}|3={{{3|{{{lang|}}}}}}|i={{{i|{{{incl|3}}}}}}|code={{{code|}}}}}}}	{{Tl}}
T9	{{Tl|1={{{1|}}}|2={{{2|}}}|3={{{3|{{{lang|}}}}}}|i={{{i|{{{incl|9}}}}}}|code={{{code|}}}}}	Tl

Examples

• {{Tl|information}} → {{Information}}

• {{Tl}} → {{Tl}}
• {{Tl|coltit}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=0}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=1}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=2}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=3}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=4}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=5}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=6}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=8}} → Coltit
• {{Tl|Coltit|incl=9}} → Coltit
• {{Tl|Coltit|coltit}}0 → {{coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|test|it}} → {{test}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|3=de}}0 → {{Coltit}}
  
• {{Tl|{U|parm=user name}} → {{U|user name}}
• {{Tl|U|parm=1=user name}} → {{U|1=user name}}

with code=y

• {{Tl|user|code=y|parm=|1=|2=|parameter=}} → {{User|1=|2=|parameter=}}
• {{Tl|user|code=y|parm=1=|2=|parameter=}} → {{User|1=|2=|parameter=}} no pipe
• {{Tl|coltit|code=y}} → {{Coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|coltit|code=y}} → {{coltit}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|color titling|en|code=y}} → {{color titling}}
• {{Tl|Coltit|3=de|code=y}} → {{Coltit}}

The following examples are Lua supportet:

The parameter case (with the other parameters supporting it) intends to be rarely used, but when in a textual environment a special appearance is desired, with the namespace prefix in different formats, the following concealed tables shows the possibilities. All combinations are possible but not every one is useful.

Table: different displays for {{Tl}} with the namespace option 0
{{ Tl | example }} 0this is the standard	{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | - }}	Template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | - | case = l }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | - | case = i }}	:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | - | case = n }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | Example | + }}	Template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | + | case = l }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | + | case = i }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | + | case = n }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | Example | link = n }}	{{Example}}
{{ Tl | Example | - | link = n }}	Template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | - | link = n | case = l }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | - | link = n | case = i }}	:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | - | link = n | case = n }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | + | link = n }}	Template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | + | link = n | case = l }}	template:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | + | link = n | case = i }}	:{{Example}}
{{ Tl | example | + | link = n | case = n }}	template:{{Example}}

Large table with displays for {{Tl}} with the namespace option 0
link	ns	case	i=	i=0	i=1	i=2	i=3	i=4	i=5	i=6	i=8	i=9
0	0	0	Tl	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	Tl	Tl
0	+	0	Template:Tl	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:Tl	Template:Tl
0	+	l	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
0	+	i	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
0	+	n	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
0	-	0	Template:Tl	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:Tl	Template:Tl
0	-	l	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
0	-	i	:Tl	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:Tl	:Tl
0	-	n	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
no	0	0	Tl	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	{{Tl}}	Tl	Tl
no	+	0	Template:Tl	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:Tl	Template:Tl
no	+	l	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
no	+	i	:Tl	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:Tl	:Tl
no	+	n	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
no	-	0	Template:Tl	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:{{Tl}}	Template:Tl	Template:Tl
no	-	l	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl
no	-	i	:Tl	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:{{Tl}}	:Tl	:Tl
no	-	n	template:Tl	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:{{Tl}}	template:Tl	template:Tl

Template links

List of templates using {{T/main}}

Code	Result	Notes	lock
{{T|example}}	{{Example}}	makes brackets part of the link; see docu
{{T0|example}}	Example	just link, without the brackets; see docu
{{T1|example}}	{{Example}}	inner brackets are part of the link; see docu
{{T2|example}}	{{Example}}	brackets are not a part of the link; see docu
{{Tl|example}}	{{Example}}	makes brackets around the link; see docu
{{Tls|example}}	{{subst:example}}	no parameters, adds "subst:"
Templates showing parameters 0 Meta template {{Tle}} is easiest to parametrize.
{{Tle|T=F|p1=1|v1|p2=2|v2|p3=3|v3}}	{{ F | 1 = v1 | 2 = v2 | 3 = v3 }}	decribes template parameters by names and values
{{Tlx|example|1|2|3|4|5||7|8|9}}	{{example|1|2|3|4|5|7|8|...}}	up to 8 parameters
{{Tlf|example|1|2|3|...up to 8}}	{{example|1|2|3|...up to 8}}	up to 8 parameters, no link; see docu
{{Tlc|example|1|2|3|4|||7|up to 8|9}}	{{example|1|2|3|4|||7|up to 8}}	up to 8 parameters, no link, <code> style
{{Tld|example|1|2||3||}}	{{example|1||2|3||}}	up to 8 parameters, <code> style; see docu
{{Tlr|User:Example}}	{{User:Example}}	like {{tl}} but for any namespace
{{Tlsu|User:Example}}	{{subst:User:Example}}	like {{tlr}}, but also adds "subst:"
Alternative forms 0 These ignore empty parameters.
{{Tlp|example|1|2|3|4|5||7|8|9}}	{{example|1|2|3|4|5|7|8}}	up to 8 parameters; ignores empty parms
{{Tl2|example|p1|p2}}	{{example|p1|p2}}	up to 2 parameters, <code> style; see docu
{{Tlsp|example|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}}	{{subst:example|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|...}}	up to 8 parameters, adds linked "subst:"; see doc
{{Tlsx|example|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}}	{{subst:example|1|2|3|4|5|...}}	up to 5 parameters, adds linked "subst:", <code> style

General-purpose formatting

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

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{T2}} {{tlx}} {{tlp|1|2|...}} {{Template:tlr}} {{Template:tlu}}	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst:tls}} {{subst:tlsp}} {{subst:Template:tlsu}}	N/A	{{T}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}}	{{tlc}} <template link>	{{subst:tlsx}}	{{subst:tlsc}} <template link>	N/A
monospace	plaincode=yes	{{tld}}	N/A	{{subst:tltts}}	N/A	{{Tl}}
kbd	kbd=yes