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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


Template	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}}
{{pre}}
{{pre2}}
{{tag}}
{{syntaxhighlight}}

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}}`	—

Quotes


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

Layout


Template	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}}

Inline Spacing


Template	Shortcut / Alternative	`→`Instance`←`	Usage	Example	Rendered
{{spaces}}	{{space}} {{nbsp}}	`→` `←`	`{{spaces\|number off\|type}}`	`text{{spaces\|2\|em}}text`	text text
{{thin space}}		`→` `←`
{{figure space}}	{{fs}} {{fsp}}	`→` `←`
{{hair space}}	{{hsp}} {{hairsp}} {{px1}}	`→` `←`
{{narrow no-break space}}	{{nnbsp}} {{Template:Narrow no-break space}} {{Template:Narrow no-break space}}	`→` `←`
{{nb5}}		`→` `←`
{{nb10}}		`→` `←`
{{ns}}		`→` `←`
{{quad}}		`→` `←`
{{zero width joiner}}	{{zwj}}	`→`‍`←`
{{sp}}		`→` `←`
{{zero width space}}	{{zwsp}} {{Template:Zero width space}}	`→``←`
{{gaps}}		`→←`
{{in5}}		`→` `←`
{{px2}}	{{space}} {{px2}}}}	`→`‍`←`
{{pad}}		`→` `←`
{{vpad}}
{{indent}}
{{outdent}}	{{out}} {{od}}

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 ( ).

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
{{hover title}}		`{{Hover title\|text\|hover text\|link=yes/no\|dotted=yes/no}}`	`{{Hover title\|Hello\|example}}`	example
{{color}}
{{font color}}
{{font}}
{{em}}
{{strong}}
{{nowrap}}
{{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

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


Template	Usage	Example	Expands to
{{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" style="{{float right}}"`	`{\| class="wikitable" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; clear: right;"`
{{float left}}	`{{float left}}`	`{\| class="wikitable" style="{{float left}}"`	`{\| class="wikitable" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"`
{{float center}}	`{{float center}}`	`{\| class="wikitable" style="{{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>`

Language


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

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>`
{{var}}		`<var>...</var>`
{{sub}}		`<sub>...</sub>`
{{sup}}		`<sup>...</sup>`

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}}

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

Character Substitution

Code Markup

Symbols

Quotes

TOC

Layout

Inline Spacing

Text Size

Text Formatting

superscript and subscript

Lists

Links

Tables

Language

Logic

HTML tag alternatives