Help:Template cheatsheet

Character Substitution

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	HTML character code	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{=}}	{{eq}}	=	no parameters	{{eq}}	=	Escapes "=". Allows "=" to be used in unnamed template parameters.
{{!}}	na	|	no parameters	{{!}}	|	Escapes "|". Used to encode "|" within template parameters or wikitables.
{{'}}	{{apostrophe}}	'	no parameters	The ''Iliad''{{'}}s vocabulary is archaic.	The Iliad's vocabulary is archaic.	Used to encode apostrophe to keep it separate from ('') wiki markup.
{{`}}	na	`	no parameters	... that '''[[Wikipedia:Bhutan|Bhutan]]'''{{`}}s capital is [[Wikipedia:Thimphu|Thimphu]]?	... that Bhutan's capital is Thimphu?	Used to encode apostrophe to keep it separate from (''') wiki markup.
{{′}}	{{prime}}	′	{{′|text}} or text{{′}}s	''{{′|f}}''(''{{′|x}}'') ≥ 0	f′(x′) ≥ 0	Used to encode prime symbol with leading space so it does not collide with a preceding italic character
{{braces}}			{{braces|code=on/off |Templatename|item1|item2}}	{{braces|Templatename}}	{{Templatename}}
{{bracket}}			{{bracket|text}}	{{bracket|test}}	[test]
{{brackets}}			{{brackets|text}} or {{brackets|text|more}}	{{brackets|test}}	[[test]]
{{sp}}		 	no parameters	green{{sp}}and blue	green and blue
{{colon}}		:	no parameters	{{colon}}	:
{{!!}}
{{!(}}
{{)!}}
{{!((}}
{{))!}}
{{(}}
{{)}}
{{((}}
{{))}}
{{(((}}
{{)))}}

Alignment

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{right}}
{{left}}
{{center}}
{{float}}
{{clear}}
{{align}}
{{stack}}

Text Size

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{small}}
{{smaller}}
{{resize}}
{{midsize}}
{{larger}}
{{big}}
{{large}}
{{huge}}
{{font}}

Text Formatting

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{highlight}}	{{h}}	{{H|text|colour|expiry}}	some text with a {{H| highlighted | #00FF00 | 1 January 2099}} portion	some text with a highlighted portion	Colour and date are optional Parameters, if a date is added the text will not be highlighted after the date has passed
{{color}}
{{font color}}
{{font}}
{{em}}
{{strong}}
{{nowrap}}
{{pad}}

Lists

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{hlist}}
{{plainlist}}
{{cslist}}
{{flatlist}}
{{bulleted list}}
{{ordered list}}
{{unbulleted list}}
{{glossary}}
{{flowlist}}
{{columns-list}}

HTML tag alternatives

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	HTML Tag	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{pre}}		<pre>...</pre>
{{pre2}}		<pre>...</pre>
{{code}}		<code>...</code>
{{kbd}}		<kbd>...</kbd>
{{samp}}		<samp>...</samp>
{{hr}}		<hr />
{{break}}		<br />
{{clear}}	{{br}}	<div style="clear: both;"></div>
{{abbr}}		<abbr>...</abbr>
{{quote}}		<blockquote>...</blockquote>
{{citation}}	{{cite}}	<cite>...</cite>
{{strikethrough}}	{{strike}}	<del>...</del>
{{underline}}	{{under}}	<u>...</u>
{{strong}}		<strong>...</strong>
{{em}}		<em>...</em>
{{dfn}}		<dfn>...</dfn>
{{highlight}}	{{h}}	<mark>...</mark>
{{font}}		<font>...</font>
{{center}}		<center>...</center>
{{var}}		<var>...</var>
{{sub}}		<sub>...</sub>
{{sup}}		<sup>...</sup>