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Character Substitution

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	HTML Entity Code		Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
		Decimal	Named
{{=}}	{{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}}	:
{{!!}}		||			{{!!}}	||
{{!(}}		[			{{!(}}	[
{{)!}}		]			{{)!}}	]
{{!((}}		[[			{{!((}}	[[
{{))!}}		]]			{{))!}}	]]
{{(}}		{			{{(}}	{
{{)}}		}			{{)}}	}
{{((}}		{{			{{((}}	{{
{{))}}		}}			{{))}}	}}
{{(((}}		{{{			{{(((}}	{{{
{{)))}}		}}}			{{)))}}	}}}

Code Markup

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{key press}}		{{key press|first key|2nd Key|3rd Key}}	{{key press|Ctrl|Alt|Del}}	Ctrl+Alt+Del	Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard.
{{code}}
{{pre}}
{{pre2}}
{{tag}}

Symbols

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{key press}}		{{key press|first key|2nd Key|3rd Key}}	{{key press|Ctrl|Alt|Del}}	Ctrl+Alt+Del	Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard.
{{unicode}}
{{unichar}}
{{radic}}
{{frac}}

Quotes

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{poem}}
{{quote}}	{{blockquote}}
{{quote box}}
{{quote frame}}
{{tweet}}

Alignment

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

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}}

superscript and subscript

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{sup}}		text{{sup|superscript}}	text{{sup|superscript}}{{spaces|4}}{{sup|superscript}}text	textsuperscript    superscripttext
{{smallsup}}	{{ssup}}	text{{smallsup|small superscript}}	text{{smallsup|small superscript}}{{spaces|4}}{{smallsup|small superscript}}text	textsmall superscript    small superscripttext
{{i sup}}	{{issup}} · {{padlssup}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}}{{spaces|2}}({{smaller|rather than:}} ''text''{{smallsup|small superscript}})	textsmall superscript  (rather than: textsmall superscript)
{{i smallsup}}	{{issup}} · {{padlssup}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}}{{spaces|2}}({{smaller|rather than:}} ''text''{{smallsup|small superscript}})	textsmall superscript  (rather than: textsmall superscript)
{{b sup}}	{{bsup}}	text{{b sup|superscript}}	text{{b sup|superscript}}{{spaces|2}}({{smaller|rather than:}} text{{sup|superscript}})	textsuperscript  (rather than: textsuperscript)
{{sub}}		text{{sub|subscript}}	text{{sub|subscript}}{{spaces|4}}{{sub|subscript}}text	textsubscript    subscripttext
{{smallsub}}	{{ssub}}	text{{smallsub|small subscript}}	text{{smallsub|small subscript}}{{spaces|4}}{{smallsub|small subscript}}text	textsmall subscript    small subscripttext
{{subsub}}		text{{subsub|double-subscripted}}	text{{subsub|double-subscripted}}{{spaces|4}}{{subsub|double-subscripted}}text	textdouble-subscripted    double-subscriptedtext
{{su}}		text{{su|p=p=superscript|b=b=subscript}}	text{{su|p=p=superscript|b=b=subscript}}{{spaces|4}}{{su|p=p=superscript|b=b=subscript}}text	textp=superscript b=subscript    p=superscript b=subscripttext
{{sup sub}}			text{{sup sub|sup|sub}}{{spaces|4}}{{sup sub|sup|sub}}text	textsup sub    sup subtext
{{±}}		1.23{{±|superscript|subscript}}	1.23{{±|4|2}}	1.23+4 −2
{{overunderset}}	{{underoverset}}	{{overunderset|text|superscript|subscript}}	{{overunderset|text|superscript|subscript}}	superscripttextsubscript

Lists

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

Links

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{URL}}
{{URL2}}
{{plain link}}	{{scp}} {{plk}}
{{plain}}	{{pln}} {{pla}}
{{oldid}}	{{permalink}}
{{oldid2}}
{{diff}}
{{history}}	{{ph}}
{{pagelinks}}
{{page-multi}}
{{section link}}
{{multi-section link}}	{{mslink}}

Logic

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{if}}
{{ifor}}
{{ifeq}}
{{ifeqall}}
{{ifeqany}}
{{for loop}}
{{yesno}}
{{ifnotempty}}

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>