Help:Template cheatsheet
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Character Substitution
| Template | Shortcut /
Alternative |
Usage | Example | Rendered | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{eq}} | na
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no parameters
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{{eq}}
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= | Escapes "=". Allows "=" to be used in unnamed template parameters. |
| {{!}} | na | no parameters | {{!}}
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| | Escapes "|". Used to encode "|" within template parameters or wikitables. |
| {{'}} | {{apostrophe}} | no parameters | The ''Iliad''{{'}}s vocabulary is archaic.
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The Iliad's vocabulary is archaic. | Used to encode apostrophe to keep it separate from ('') wiki markup.
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| {{`}} | na | no parameters | ... that '''[[Wikipedia:Bhutan|Bhutan]]'''{{`}}s capital is [[Wikipedia:Thimphu|Thimphu]]?
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... that Bhutan's capital is Thimphu? | Used to encode apostrophe to keep it separate from (''') wiki markup.
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| {{′}} | {{prime}} | {{′|text}} or text{{′}}s
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''{{′|f}}''(''{{′|x}}'') ≥ 0
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f′(x′) ≥ 0 | Used to encode prime symbol with leading space so it does not collide with a preceding italic character |
| {{braces}} | |||||
| {{bracket}} | |||||
| {{brackets}} |
Text Formatting
| Template | Shortcut /
Alternative |
Usage | Example | Rendered | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Highlight}} | {{H}} | {{H|text|colour|expiry}}
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some text with a {{H| highlighted | #00FF00 | 1 January 2099}} portion
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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 |
| {{em}} | |||||
| {{strong}} | |||||
| {{clear}} |