Help:Template cheatsheet

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}}	:
{{!!}}		||			{{!!}}	||
{{!(}}		[			{{!(}}	[
{{)!}}		]			{{)!}}	]
{{!((}}		[[			{{!((}}	[[
{{))!}}		]]			{{))!}}	]]
{{(}}		{			{{(}}	{
{{)}}		}			{{)}}	}
{{((}}		{{			{{((}}	{{
{{))}}		}}			{{))}}	}}
{{(((}}		{{{			{{(((}}	{{{
{{)))}}		}}}			{{)))}}	}}}

Inline Infoboxes

{{Note}}

Markup	{{Note|Don't do that, do this..}}
Renders as	Don't do that, do this..

Markup	{{Note|Don't do that, do this..|reminder-yellow}}
Renders as	Note:   Don't do that, do this..

{{Tip}}

Markup	{{Tip|Plug the FC Link into the Port Labelled 1A}}
Renders as	Tip:   Plug the FC Link into the Port Labelled 1A

{{Info}}

Markup	{{Info|It is helpful to know that ...}}
Renders as	It is helpful to know that ...

Markup	{{Info|It is helpful to know that ...|info-blue}}
Renders as	It is helpful to know that ...

{{Warning}}

Markup	{{Warning|The CPU die is likely to be very-hot, allow to cool before handling!}}
Renders as	Warning:   The CPU die is likely to be very-hot, allow to cool before handling!

{{Caution}}

Markup	{{Caution|Please ensure to replace the cables in the original positions after controller replacement to avoid unexpected performance issues}}
Renders as	Caution:   Please ensure to replace the cables in the original positions after controller replacement to avoid unexpected performance issues

Markup	{{Caution|Please ensure to replace the cables in the original positions after controller replacement to avoid unexpected performance issues|caution-red}}
Renders as	Caution:   Please ensure to replace the cables in the original positions after controller replacement to avoid unexpected performance issues

{{Escalate}}

Markup	{{Escalate|a Principle-Engineer}}
Renders as	Warning:   Do not attempt the following without first escalating to a Principle-Engineer

Markup	{{Escalate|Engineering via L3}}
Renders as	Warning:   Do not attempt the following without first escalating to Engineering via L3

Story Infoboxes

{{Elephant}}

Markup	{{Elephant|This is a strong start to my story|elephant}}
Renders as	elephant   This is a strong start to my story

{{Crystal Ball}}

Markup	{{Crystal Ball|You know what is definitely not going to happen}}
Renders as	You know what is definitely not going to happen

{{Fun}}

Markup	{{Fun|If I can get you laughing we will all be smarter}}
Renders as	If I can get you laughing we will all be smarter

{{Backpack}}

Markup	{{Backpack|Let me load you up with expectations}}
Renders as	Let me load you up with expectations

{{Tension}}

Markup	{{Tension|There is one thing I can never tell you}}
Renders as	There is one thing I can never tell you

{{Hourglass}}

Markup	{{Hourglass|Just wait for a long time while I tell you lots and lots and lots of unnecessary details}}
Renders as	Just wait for a long time while I tell you lots and lots and lots of unnecessary details

{{Breadcrumbs}}

Markup	{{Breadcrumbs|Let me drop some clues for you to follow . . . }}
Renders as	Let me drop some clues for you to follow . . .

{{Climax}}

Markup	{{Note|lets highlight the climax of this story!}}
Renders as	lets highlight the climax of this story!

{{Trigger}}

Markup	{{Trigger|this is the starting action that builds to the climax}}
Renders as	this is the starting action that builds to the climax

{{Paint}}

Markup	{{Paint|Better paint over this boring bit with humor or suspense}}
Renders as	Better paint over this boring bit with humor or suspense

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

See also: help:math

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}}		{{convert|number|unit|unit}}	MX7000 chassis weights{{convert|1|lb|kg}}	MX7000 chassis weights180 pounds (82 kg)	Displays inline conversion between different unit types
{{number table sorting}}	{{nts}}	{{nts|number|prefix= |format= }}	{{nts|123456789.00123|prefix=approx. }}	approx. 123,456,789.00123	allows numbers to be prefixed but still sort numberically
{{str right}}		{{str right|<string>|<offset>}}	{{str right |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |10}}	m dolor sit amet	Returns a substring of characters from the end of a trimmed string.
{{str left}}		{{str left|<string>|<offset>}}	{{str left |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |10}}	Lorem ipsu	A substring of characters from the start of the trimmed string
{{age}}		{{age|date}}	If Einstein was alive he would be {{age|March 14 1879}} years old	If Einstein was alive he would be 147 years old
{{Birth date and age}}	{{bda}}	{{Birth date and age|date}}	Elon Reeve Musk born {{bda|June 28 1971}}	Elon Reeve Musk born (1971-06-28) June 28, 1971
{{Gregorian serial date}}	{{gsd}}	{{Gregorian serial date|date}}	{{gsd|{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}	739715	Number of days since Monday 1st of january 1 AD
{{coord}}

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}}

TOC

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{TOC left}}
{{TOC right}}
{{TOC center}}
{{TOC limit}}
{{TOC hidden}}
{{Headless TOC}}	{{Template:Headless TOC}}
{{Horizontal TOC}}	{{Template:Horizontal TOC}}
{{Category TOC}}
{{Multi-column TOC}}
{{TOC bottom}}
{{TOC top}}

Layout

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{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}}

Hidden Areas

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{collapse}}
{{collapse top}}
{{collapse bottom}}
{{reveal}}
{{hidden}}
{{hidden begin}}
{{hidden end}}

Text

Inline Spacing

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	HTML Entity Code		→Size←	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
		Decimal	Named
Non-Breaking Space characters
{{zero width joiner}}	{{zwj}}	‍	‍	→‍←	no parameters	''A zero width joiner''{{zero width joiner}}{{fake citation needed}}	A zero width joiner‍	Invisibly 'sews together' two words as if they were a single word
{{hair space}}	{{hsp}} {{hairsp}} {{px1}}	 	 	→ ←	no parameters	''A hair space''{{hsp}}{{fake citation needed}}	A hair space	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}}	 	 	→ ←	{{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}}	​ ​		→​←	no parameters	ribulosebisphosphate{{0ws}}carboxylaseoxygenase	ribulosebisphosphate​carboxylaseoxygenase	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	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
Hair	→ ←	Some text{{hair space}}<ref>...</ref>	Some text{{spaces|hair}}<ref>...</ref>	Some text	Some text
2-pixel	→‍←	Some text{{px2}}<ref>...</ref>		Some text‍
Narrow no-break	→ ←	Some text{{narrow no-break space}}<ref>...</ref>		Some text
Thin	→ ←	Some text{{thin space}}<ref>...</ref>	Some text{{spaces|thin}}<ref>...</ref>	Some text	Some text
Standarda	→ ←	Some text&nbsp;<ref>...</ref>	Some text{{spaces}}<ref>...</ref>	Some text	Some text
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}}		<span style="{{Transform-rotate|angle}}">rotated text</span>	<span style="{{Transform-rotate|90}}">5</span>	5	Shorthanded CSS code for rotating elements inside style attribute.
{{writing-mode}}		<div style="{{writing-mode| direction }}">transformed text</div>	<div style="{{writing-mode|v1}}">Lorem ipsum...</div>	Lorem ipsum...	Shortcut for adding writing mode property using CSS
{{transform}}
{{mirrorH}}		no parameters	A B <span style="{{mirrorH}}">C</span> D	A B C D	Shorthanded CSS code for horizontally mirroring elements inside style attribute
{{mirrorV}}		no parameters	<span style="{{mirrorV}}">A</span> B C D	A B C D	Shorthanded CSS code for vertically mirroring elements inside style attribute

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}}		{{color|color or hex code|Text}}	{{color|red|'''Hello, world!'''}}	Hello, world!	Changes text to specified color
{{font color}}		{{font color | text color | background color | text }}	{{font color|yellow|purple|text with four words}}	text with four words	Changes text and background to specified colours
{{font}}		{{font|text= |font= |size= |color= |bgcolor= |css= }}	{{font|text=Some text.|font=Comic Sans MS|size=20px|color=#7f5620}}	Some text.	Allows changing font, size, colour and background colour of text
{{em}}		{{em|text to be emphasized}}	Contrary to reports, she was {{em|not}} dead after all.	Contrary to reports, she was not dead after all.	Applies semantic <em>...</em> emphasis markup as apposed to ''...'' typographic italicizations. This conveys meaning not just visible appearance and is used by screen readers.
{{strong}}		{{strong|important text}}	"The {{strong|soma}}, or {{strong|perikaryon}}, or {{strong|cyton}}, is the bulbous end of a neuron."	"The soma, or perikaryon, or cyton, is the bulbous end of a neuron."	Applies semantic <strong>...</strong> emphasis markup as apposed to '''...''' typographic italicizations
{{yesitalic}}
{{noitalic}}
{{nocaps}}
{{nobold}}
{{smallcaps}}

Formatting

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{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	Description
{{sup}}		text{{sup|superscript}}	text{{sup|superscript}} {{sup|superscript}}text	textsuperscript    superscripttext
{{smallsup}}	{{ssup}}	text{{smallsup|small superscript}}	text{{smallsup|small superscript}} {{smallsup|small superscript}}text	textsmall superscript    small superscripttext
{{i sup}}	{{issup}} {{padlssup}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}} (rather than: ''text''{{sup|superscript}})	textsmall superscript  (rather than: textsmall superscript)
{{i smallsup}}	{{issup}} {{padlssup}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}}	''text''{{i smallsup|small superscript}} (rather than: ''text''{{smallsup|small superscript}})	textsmall superscript  (rather than: textsmall superscript)
{{b sup}}	{{bsup}}	text{{b sup|superscript}}	text{{b sup|superscript}} (rather than: text{{sup|superscript}})	textsuperscript  (rather than: textsuperscript)
{{sub}}		text{{sub|subscript}}	text{{sub|subscript}} {{sub|subscript}}text	textsubscript    subscripttext
{{smallsub}}	{{ssub}}	text{{smallsub|small subscript}}	text{{smallsub|small subscript}} {{smallsub|small subscript}}text	textsmall subscript small subscripttext
{{subsub}}		text{{subsub|double-subscripted}}	text{{subsub|double-subscripted}} {{subsub|double-subscripted}}text	textdouble-subscripted    double-subscriptedtext
{{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	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
{{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}}

Hatnotes

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{selfref}}
{{see also}}
{{about}}
{{redirect}}
{{redirect2}}
{{for}}
{{for2}}
{{main}}
{{further}}
{{redirect-distinguish}}

Tables

Example tables

Code

{{Aligned table
|cols=4 |class=wikitable sortable
|col1align=left |col2align=center
|col3align=right  |col4align=right
|row1header=y
| caps left | alpha center | # right | num right
| 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 left	alpha center	# right	num right
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}}	{{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}}	<span style="writing-mode: vertical-lr; white-space: nowrap; min-width: 20px; transform: rotate(180deg); ">long text</span>
{{vertical header}}	{{vert header}} {{Template:Vertical header}}	{{vert header|nb= |stp= |va= |mw= |style= |cellstyle=|Your text here}}	{{vertical header|long text}}	<span style="writing-mode: vertical-lr; white-space: nowrap; min-width: 20px; transform: rotate(180deg); ">long text</span>
{{Aligned table}}		|{{Vertical Text|long text}}	{{Vertical Text|long text}}	<span style="writing-mode: vertical-lr; white-space: nowrap; min-width: 20px; transform: rotate(180deg); ">long text</span>
{{end}}		{{end}}

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}}	{{Template:Col-begin}}
{{col-begin-fixed}}
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-float}}
{{columns-list}}
{{columns-start}}
{{flex columns}}
{{div col}}

Language

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{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	Shortcut / Alternative	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 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.	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!	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	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>

Banners

{{Notice|This is a notice}}

{{Nutshell|Too long didn't read}}

{{Caution-banner|Careful Now}}

{{Warning-banner|Do not do that}}

{{High-use}}

{{peacock}}

{{weasel}}

{{controversial}}

{{disputed}}

{{POV}}

Templates

Links

Template	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{tl}}
{{tlx}}
{{tlbare}}
{{purge}}
{{edit}}
{{diff}}
{{page-multi}}

Examples

Template	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{escape}}
{{demo}}
{{markup}}
{{markup2}}
{{markupv}}
{{fake heading}}
{{lorem ipsum}}

Text Emphasis

Template	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{xt}}		this is an {{xt|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{!xt}}		this is an {{!xt|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{xtn}}		this is an {{xtn|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{xtd}}		this is an {{xtd|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{mxt}}		this is an {{mxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{!mxt}}		this is an {{!mxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{mxtn}}		this is an {{mxtn|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{mxtd}}		this is an {{mxtd|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{bxt}}		this is an {{bxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{!bxt}}		this is an {{!bxt|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{bxtn}}		this is an {{bxtn|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{bxtd}}		this is an {{bxtd|inline typeface change}} for comparison	this is an inline typeface change for comparison
{{strongbad}}
{{stronggood}}

Typos

Template	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{sic}}
{{not a typo}}	{{typo}}
{{as written}}
{{text}}

Referencing

Template	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{ref}}
{{reflist}}
{{notelist}}
{{rp}}	{{Refpages}}
{{a note}}
{{cite book}}	{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}	{{cite book |last=Joe |first=Blogs |author-link=Joe Blogs |date=1903 |title=Book of Bloggs |publisher=Blogs publishing |page=73 |isbn=978-1-234-56789-7}}	Joe, Blogs (1903). Book of Bloggs. Blogs publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-234-56789-7.	Books and chapters
{{cite conference}}				Conference papers
{{cite encyclopedia}}				Edited collections
{{cite episode}}				radio or TV episodes
{{cite interview}}				Interviews
{{cite journal}}	{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=}}	{{cite journal |last1=Overpeck |first1=J. T. |last2=Webb |first2=T. |last3=Prentice |first3=I. C. |date=January 1985 |title=Quantitative interpretation of fossil pollen spectra: Dissimilarity coefficients and the method of modern analogs |journal=Quaternary Research |volume=23 |pages=87–108 |bibcode=1985QuRes..23...87O |doi=10.1016/0033-5894(85)90074-2}}	Overpeck, J. T.; Webb, T.; Prentice, I. C. (January 1985). "Quantitative interpretation of fossil pollen spectra: Dissimilarity coefficients and the method of modern analogs". Quaternary Research. 23: 87–108. Bibcode:1985QuRes..23...87O. doi:10.1016/0033-5894(85)90074-2.	Academic journals
{{cite magazine}}				Magazines and Periodicals
{{cite mailing list}}				Public mailing lists
{{cite map}}				Maps
{{cite news}}				News Articles
{{cite newsgroup}}				Online newsgroups
{{cite podcast}}				Podcasts
{{cite press release}}				Press releases
{{cite report}}				Reports
{{cite speech}}				Speeches
{{cite techreport}}				Technical Reports
{{cite thesis}}				Theses
{{cite web}}				Web sources not covered by any of the above

Transclusion

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Rendered	Description
{{excerpt}}