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

Code Markup

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}}
{{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}}

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}}

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}}

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}}	 		→ ←	{{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 ( ).

Text Size

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

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	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}}

Tables

Template	Shortcut / Alternative	Usage	Example	Expands to	Description
{{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	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>