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HTCharacter Substitution


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	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]]


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
{{em}}
{{strong}}
{{nowrap}}
{{pad}}