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Character Substitution


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	HTML Entity Code		Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Decimal	Named	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{=}}	{{eq}}	=	`=`	no parameters	`{{eq}}`	=	Escapes "=". Allows "=" to be used in unnamed template parameters.
{{!}}	na	\|	~~&excl;~~	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	`	~~&grave;~~	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}}		:	&colon;	no parameters	`{{colon}}`	:
{{!!}}		\|\|			`{{!!}}`	\|\|
{{!(}}		[			`{{!(}}`	[
{{)!}}		]			`{{)!}}`	]
{{!((}}		[[			`{{!((}}`	[[
{{))!}}		]]			`{{))!}}`	]]
{{(}}		{			`{{(}}`	{
{{)}}		}			`{{)}}`	}
{{((}}		{{			`{{((}}`	{{
{{))}}		}}			`{{))}}`	}}
{{(((}}		{{{			`{{(((}}`	{{{
{{)))}}		}}}			`{{)))}}`	}}}

Code Markup

For most use cases the tags <code>...</code>, <pre>...</pre> and <syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight> are best, these templates have been created for specific use cases. See Script Samples for examples


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{key press}}		`{{key press\| 1st key \| 2nd Key \| 3rd Key \| chain= }}`	`{{key press\|Ctrl\|Alt\|Del}}`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Del`	Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard.
{{code}}		`{{code\|lang= \|1=short snippet of code}}`	`{{code\|lang=html\|1=<div style="position:relative; margin:0 auto; text-align:initial;">some text</div>}}`	`<div style="position:relative; margin:0 auto; text-align:initial;">some text</div>`	Wraps a short span of text in <syntaxhighlight> tags
{{pre}}		`{{pre\|width= \|space = nowrap, pre, pre-wrap \| some lines of code}}`	`{{pre\|width=100px \| some '''lines''' of code}}`	some lines of code	Allows wiki and html markup inside the pre tags
{{pre2}}		`{{Pre2\|scroll\| style= \| some lines of code }}`	`{{Pre2\|scroll\|Text to be displayed. And more and more and more... and an empty line And then more and more...}}`	Text to be displayed. And more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more... and an empty line And then more and more...	Adds horizontal scrollbox to pre tags
{{tag}}		`{{tag\| 1=<tag name> \|attribs= \|content= \|wrap= \|link=}}`	`\|{{tag\|ref\|attribs=group="note"\|content=Hello}}`	`<ref group="note">Hello</ref>`	Used in help pages to describe HTML tags
{{syntaxhighlight}}	{{sxhl}}	`{{sxhl\|lang= \| some lines of code }}`	`{{sxhl\|lang=html\|1=<div style="position:relative; margin:0 auto; text-align:initial;">some text</div>}}`	<div style="position:relative; margin:0 auto; text-align:initial;">some text</div>	Unlike <syntaxhighlight>, text that does not fit will be wrapped.

Symbols


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{key press}}		`{{key press\| 1st key \| 2nd Key \| 3rd Key \| chain= }}`	`{{key press\|Alt\|0}}{{key press\|1\|7\|7\|chain=}}`	`Alt`+`0177`	Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard.
{{unichar}}			`\|{{unichar\|a9\|COPYRIGHT SIGN}} for intellectual property</code>`	U+00A9 © COPYRIGHT SIGN for intellectual property
{{radic}}		`{{radic\| root \| power }}`	`{{radic\|1 + 2''x''\|4}}`	⁴√1 + 2x
{{frac}}		`{{frac\| integer \| numerator \| denominator }}`	`{{frac\|1\|2\|3}}`	1+²⁄₃
{{sfrac}}		`{{sfrac\| integer \| numerator \| denominator }}`	`{{sfrac\|1\|2\|3}}`	1 2/3
{{pars}}		`{{pars\| s=size \| text }}`	`{{pars\|s=200%\|Content-inside-parentheses}}`	(Content-inside-parentheses)
{{vec}}		`{{vec\|''A''\| left/right \| under/over }}`	`{{vec\|''A''\|left\|under}}`	A←
{{dot}}		no parameters	`{{dot}}`	·
{{Spaced en dash}}	{{dash}}	no parameters	`{{dash}}`	–
{{em dash}}	{{emdash}}	no parameters	`{{emdash}}`	—

Calculation


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{convert}}
{{number table sorting}}
{{str right}}
{{age}}
{{coord}}
{{bda}}
{{gsd}}

Images


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{panorama}}
{{wide image}}		`{{Wide image\|name\|image width\|caption\|box width\|alignment\|alt=alt text \|dir=rtl \|align-cap= }}`
{{tall image}}		`{{Tall image\|name\|image width\|box height\|alt=alt text\|caption\|alignment}}`
{{legend}}

Quotes


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

Layout


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered
{{right}}		`{{right\|text}}`	`{{right\|floating right}}`	floating right
{{left}}		`{{left\|text}}`	`{{left\|floating left}}`	floating left
{{center}}		`{{center\|text}}`	`{{center\|floating center}}`	floating center
{{center block}}		`{{center block\| width= \| height= \| text}}`	see template documentation	not helpful to render here
{{float}}
{{float left}}
{{float right}}
{{float center}}
{{clear}}
{{align}}
{{stack}}
{{indent}}
{{outdent}}	{{out}} {{od}}
{{raise}}
{{lower}}	{{out}} {{od}}
{{wide template}}	{{out}} {{od}}

Text

Inline Spacing


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	HTML Entity Code		`→`Size`←`	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Decimal	Named	`→`Size`←`	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
Non-Breaking Space characters
{{zero width joiner}}	{{zwj}}	‍	&zwj;	`→`‍`←`	no parameters	`''A zero width joiner''{{zero width joiner}}{{fake citation needed}}`	A zero width joiner‍^{[citation needed]}	Invisibly 'sews together' two words as if they were a single word
{{hair space}}	{{hsp}} {{hairsp}} {{px1}}		&hairsp;	`→` `←`	no parameters	`''A hair space''{{hsp}}{{fake citation needed}}`	A hair space ^{[citation needed]}	1 pixel width non-breaking space
{{narrow no-break space}}	{{nnbsp}} {{Template:Narrow no-break space}} {{Template:Narrow no-break space}}		na	`→` `←`	`{{nnbsp\|symbol}}`	`wedding cost US${{nnbsp}}2,000,000.`	wedding cost US$ 2,000,000.	Narrow non-breaking space
{{thin space}}	{{tsp}}			`→` `←`	`{{thin space\|symbol}}`	`({{thin space\|symbol}}) instead of: (symbol)`	( symbol ) instead of: (symbol)	A thin non-breaking space 1/5 of an em
{{spaces}}	{{space}} {{nbsp}}	varies		`→` `←`	`{{spaces\|number off\|type}}`	`text{{spaces\|2\|em}}text`	text text	Used to display one or more non-breaking spaces of specified type
{{figure space}}	{{fs}} {{fsp}}		&numsp;	`→` `←`	`{{Figure space\|number off}}`	`123{{br}}1{{fsp}}3`	123 1 3	A non-breaking space equal in width to a digit
{{ns}}				`→` `←`	`{{ns\|number off}}`	`Ten{{ns\|10}}eight{{ns\|8}}six{{ns\|6}}four{{ns\|4}}!`	Ten eight six four !	Without any parameters inserts 3 non-breaking spaces
{{quad}}				`→` `←`	no parameters	`text{{quad}}text`	text text	Inserts 4 non-breaking spaces
{{nb5}}				`→` `←`	`{{nb5\|number of spaces}}`	`text{{nb5}}text`	text text	Inserts 5 non-breaking spaces
{{nb10}}				`→` `←`	no parameters	`text{{nb10}}text`	text text	Inserts 10 non-breaking spaces
Breaking Space characters
{{zero width space}}	{{zwsp}} {{Template:Zero width space}}	&ZeroWidthSpace;		`→``←`	no parameters	`ribulosebisphosphate{{0ws}}carboxylaseoxygenase`	ribulosebisphosphatecarboxylaseoxygenase	Used to indicate where very large words will break if necessary
{{sp}}			na	`→` `←`		`I like green{{#if:{{{blue\|}}}\|{{sp}}and blue\|{{sp}}but not blue}}`	I like green but not blue	Most common space entity, typically used in passing template parameters
Non-characters spaces
{{px2}}		na		`→`‍`←`	no parameters	`''Two pixel gap''{{px2}}{{fake citation needed}}`	Two pixel gap‍^{[citation needed]}	Adds 2px of horizontal space
{{gaps}}		na		`→←`	`{{gaps\|lhs=prefix\|num\|num\|num\|u=suffix}}`	`{{gaps\|lhs=π\|3.14159\|26535\|89793\|...}}` `{{gaps\|299\|792\|458\|u=m/s}}`	π = 3.141592653589793... 299792458 m/s	Outputs its unnamed arguments in order with gaps of 0.25em between
{{pad}}		na		`→` `←`
{{in5}}		na		`→` `←`
{{vpad}}		na			`{{vpad \|1= \|clear= }}`	`__{{br}}{{vpad\|1=1em\|clear=left}}__`	__ __	Creates an invisible div of user-specified height for padding.
{{indent}}		na
{{outdent}}	{{out}} {{od}}	na

Name / size	`→`Instance`←`	Example code and ...	Using {{spaces}}	Output	Output {{spaces}}
none	`→←`	`Some text<ref>...</ref>`		Some text^[1]
Hair	`→` `←`	`Some text{{hair space}}<ref>...</ref>`	`Some text{{spaces\|hair}}<ref>...</ref>`	Some text ^[1]	Some text ^[1]
2-pixel	`→`‍`←`	`Some text{{px2}}<ref>...</ref>`		Some text‍^[1]
Narrow no-break	`→` `←`	`Some text{{narrow no-break space}}<ref>...</ref>`		Some text ^[1]
Thin	`→` `←`	`Some text{{thin space}}<ref>...</ref>`	`Some text{{spaces\|thin}}<ref>...</ref>`	Some text ^[1]	Some text ^[1]
Standard^a	`→` `←`	`Some text <ref>...</ref>`	`Some text{{spaces}}<ref>...</ref>`	Some text ^[1]	Some text ^[1]
En	`→` `←`	`1&ensp;3`	`1{{spaces\|en}}3`	1 3	1 3
Figure	`→` `←`	`123<br/>1{{figure space}}3`	`123{{br}}1{{spaces\|fig}}3`	123 1 3	123 1 3
Em	`→` `←`	`1&emsp;3`	`1{{spaces\|em}}3`	1 3	1 3

^a Provided here by a non-breaking space ( ).

Size


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

Direction


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{transform-rotate}}
{{writing-mode}}
{{transform}}
{{mirrorH}}
{{mirrorV}}

Emphasis


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}}
{{yesitalic}}
{{noitalic}}
{{nocaps}}
{{nobold}}
{{smallcaps}}

Formatting


Template	Usage	Example	Rendered
{{hover title}}	`{{Hover title\|text\|hover text\|link=yes/no\|dotted=yes/no}}`	`{{Hover title\|Hello\|example}}`	example
{{nowrap}}
{{nowraplinks}}
{{pad}}

superscript and subscript


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered
{{sup}}		`text{{sup\|superscript}}`	`text{{sup\|superscript}} {{sup\|superscript}}text`	text^superscript ^superscripttext
{{smallsup}}	{{ssup}}	`text{{smallsup\|small superscript}}`	`text{{smallsup\|small superscript}} {{smallsup\|small superscript}}text`	text^{small superscript} ^{small superscript}text
{{i sup}}	{{issup}} {{padlssup}}	`''text''{{i smallsup\|small superscript}}`	`''text''{{i smallsup\|small superscript}} (rather than: ''text''{{sup\|superscript}})`	text^{small superscript} (rather than: text^{small superscript})
{{i smallsup}}	{{issup}} {{padlssup}}	`''text''{{i smallsup\|small superscript}}`	`''text''{{i smallsup\|small superscript}} (rather than: ''text''{{smallsup\|small superscript}})`	text^{small superscript} (rather than: text^{small superscript})
{{b sup}}	{{bsup}}	`text{{b sup\|superscript}}`	`text{{b sup\|superscript}} (rather than: text{{sup\|superscript}})`	text^superscript (rather than: text^superscript)
{{sub}}		`text{{sub\|subscript}}`	`text{{sub\|subscript}} {{sub\|subscript}}text`	text_subscript _subscripttext
{{smallsub}}	{{ssub}}	`text{{smallsub\|small subscript}}`	`text{{smallsub\|small subscript}} {{smallsub\|small subscript}}text`	text_{small subscript} _{small subscript}text
{{subsub}}		`text{{subsub\|double-subscripted}}`	`text{{subsub\|double-subscripted}} {{subsub\|double-subscripted}}text`	text_{_{double-subscripted}} _{_{double-subscripted}}text
{{su}}		`text{{su\|p=superscript\|b=subscript}}`	`text{{su\|p=p{{eq}}superscript\|b=b{{eq}}subscript}} {{su\|p=p{{eq}}superscript\|b=b{{eq}}subscript}}text`	text^{p=;superscript} _b=subscript ^{p=superscript} _b=subscripttext
{{sup sub}}			`text{{sup sub\|sup\|sub}}{{spaces\|4}}{{sup sub\|sup\|sub}}text`	text^sup _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
{{raise}}
{{lower}}	{{out}} {{od}}

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}}	{{slink}} {{Template:Section link}}
{{multi-section link}}	{{mslink}}

Tables

Example tables

Code

{{Aligned table
|cols=4 |class=wikitable sortable
|col1align=center |col2align=center
|col3align=right  |col4align=right
|row1header=y
| AAA | aa    | 123  | 12345
| C   | ccc   | 0123456 | 2
| B   | bbbbb | 1234 | 2
}}

{|{{table|sort|class=floatright}}
! {{vert header|stp=1|Regular column}}
! {{vert header|stp=1|Vertical value column}}
! {{vert header|stp=1|nb=1|cellstyle=background-color:gold|Thin gold column}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Unsortable column}}
|-
| 0 || {{vert header|va=middle|1}} || 1 || 2
|-
| 3 || {{vert header|va=middle|5}} || 8 || 13
|-
! {{vert header|va=top|Regular column}}
! {{vert header|va=top|Vertical value column}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|va=top|cellstyle=background-color:gold|Thin gold column}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|va=top|Unsortable column}}
|}

caps	alpha	#	num
AAA	aa	123	12345
C	ccc	0123456	2
B	bbbbb	1234	2

Regular column	Vertical value column	Thin gold column	Unsortable column
0	1	1	2
3	5	8	13
Regular column	Vertical value column	Thin gold column	Unsortable column

Template

Shortcut /

Alternative

Usage

Example

Expands to

Description

{{table}} {{Table|param1|param2|param3|class=}} {| {{Table|hide|sort|class=floatright}} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable floatright" Used to apply common CSS classes for tables

{{wikitable}}

{{wikitable| class="wikitable" 
!header|- 
|row }}

header
row

removes the need to escape every | and also = for <table> element attributes

{{right}} {{right}} | {{Right}} text | style="text-align:right"| text

{{left}} {{left}} | {{left}} text | style="text-align:left"| text

{{center}} {{center}} | {{center}} text | style="text-align:center"| text

{{float right}} {{float right}} {| class="wikitable" {{float right}} {| class="wikitable" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; clear: right;"

{{float left}} {{float left}} {| class="wikitable" {{float left}} {| class="wikitable" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"

{{float center}} {{float center}} {| class="wikitable" {{float center}} {| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"

{{Vertical Text}} |{{Vertical Text|long text}} {{Vertical Text|long text}} long text

{{vertical header}} {{vert header}} {{Template:Vertical header}} |{{vert header|nb= |stp= |va= |mw= |style= |cellstyle=|Your text here}} {{vertical header|long text}} long text

{{Aligned table}} |{{Vertical Text|long text}} {{Vertical Text|long text}} long text

Columns

Example columns

Code

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Production by year
|-
! 1980
| 50,000
|-
! 1990
| 75,000
|-
! 2000
| 90,000
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Profit by year
|-
! 1980
| $6,000
|-
! 1990
| $7,500
|-
! 2000
| $8,200
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Revenue by product
|-
! Widgets
| $25,000
|-
! Foos
| $65,500
|-
! Bars
| $28,000
|}
{{col-end}}

Production by year
1980	50,000
1990	75,000
2000	90,000

Profit by year
1980	$6,000
1990	$7,500
2000	$8,200

Revenue by product
Widgets	$25,000
Foos	$65,500
Bars	$28,000


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Expands to	Description
{{columns}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin-fixed}}
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-float}}
{{columns-list}}
{{columns-start}}
{{flex columns}}
{{div col}}

Language


Template	Example	Rendered
{{respell}}	`{{respell\|prə\|NUN\|see\|AY\|shən}}`	prə-NUN-see-AY-shən
{{Lang-en}}
{{Lang-fr}}
{{Lang-it}}
{{Lang-de}}
{{Lang-es}}
{{Lang-pt}}
{{lang-nl}}
{{lang-da}}
{{lang-ru}}
{{lang-fi}}
{{lang-no}}
{{lang-sv}}
{{lang-zh}}
{{lang-ko}}
{{lang-ja}}

Inline Cleanup Tags


Template	Example	Rendered	Description
Attribution
{{According to whom}}	`The moon is considered to have {{According to whom\|water, cream cheese\|date=March 2020}} and potato salad.`	The moon is considered to have water, cream cheese^{[according to whom?]} and potato salad.	For tagging a vague unnamed and unsourced third party claim
{{Attribution needed}}	`Many people say that Earth is flat like a pancake.{{Attribution needed}}`	Many people say that Earth is flat like a pancake.^{[attribution needed]}	To identify when perspectives and opinions are asserted without stating whose they are.
{{By whom}}
{{From whom?}}
{{Like whom?}}
{{To whom?}}
{{Who}}
{{With whom}}
Clarity
{{ambiguous}}	`I have never used a Storage Array quite like that before!{{ambiguous\|date=May 2020}}`	I have never used a Storage Array quite like that before!^[ambiguous]	Used to highlight phrases that could have multiple meanings
{{clarify}}
{{Clarify span}}
{{Clarify timeframe}}
{{Context inline}}
{{Expand acronym}}
{{Incomprehensible inline}}
{{Incomprehensible inline span}}
{{Non sequitur}}
{{Sentence fragment}}
{{Which calendar}}
Miscellaneous
{{Data missing}}
{{Disambiguation needed}}
{{Needs IPA}}
{{Original research inline}}
{{Pronunciation needed}}
{{Siadn}}
{{Spam link}}
{{Synthesis inline}}
{{Synthesis inline span}}
{{Under discussion inline}}
{{Verify spelling}}
{{Whose translation}}
Neutrality
{{Buzzword inline}}
{{Compared to?}}
{{Editorializing}}
{{Fact or opinion}}
{{Opinion}}
{{Peacock term}}
{{POV statement}}
{{Promotion inline}}
{{Unbalanced opinion}}
{{Weasel inline}}
{{Weasel word some span}}
Insufficient Precision
{{By how much}}
{{Definition}}
{{Definition needed}}
{{Example needed}}
{{Example needed span}}
{{Explain}}
{{How}}
{{How often}}
{{Misquoted}}
{{Quantify}}
{{Specify}}
{{Vague}}
{{When}}
{{Where}}
{{Which}}
{{Who else}}
{{Why}}
{{Year needed}}
Excessive Precision
{{Duplication span}}
{{Importance inline}}
{{Relevance inline}}
{{Undue weight inline}}
{{Globalize-inline}}
Time-sensitivity
{{Anachronism inline}}
{{Clarify timeframe}}
{{Current event inline}}
{{Is this date calibrated?}}
{{Update after}}
{{Update inline}}
{{Update inline span}}
Verifiability - Dubious
{{Contradict-inline}}
{{Disputed inline}}
{{Dubious}}
{{Dubious span}}
{{Inconsistent}}
{{Speculation inline}}
Verifiability - Incomplete or broken citation
{{Author incomplete}}
{{Author missing}}
{{Bare URL inline}}
{{Date missing}}
{{Dead link}}
{{Edition needed}}
{{Episode needed}}
{{Full citation needed}}
{{Incomplete short citation}}
{{ISBN missing}}
{{Page needed}}
{{Place missing}}
{{Publisher missing}}
{{Season needed}}
{{Time needed}}
{{Title incomplete}}
{{Title missing}}
{{Volume needed}}
{{Year missing}}
Verifiability - Missing or problematic reference
{{Additional citation needed}}
{{Better source needed}}
{{Better source needed example}}
{{Check quotation}}
{{Chronology citation needed}}
{{Citation needed}}
{{Citation needed span}}
{{Citation not found}}
{{COI source}}
{{Deprecated inline}}
{{Excessive citations inline}}
{{Failed verification}}
{{Failed verification span}}
{{Imagefact}}
{{Irrelevant citation}}
{{Medical citation needed}}
{{Medical citation needed span}}
{{Nonspecific}}
{{Not verified in body}}
{{Obsolete source}}
{{Primary source inline}}
{{Promotional source}}
{{Quote without source}}
{{Request quotation}}
{{Retracted}}
{{Scientific citation needed}}
{{Self-published inline}}
{{Tertiary source inline}}
{{Third-party inline}}
{{Unreliable fringe source}}
{{Unreliable medical source}}
{{Unreliable source?}}
{{Verify quote}}
{{Verify source}}
Wording
{{Awkward}}
{{Buzzword inline}}
{{Copy edit inline}}
{{Neologism inline}}
{{Slang}}
{{Technical inline}}
{{Tone inline}}

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
{{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>`
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