Kigezo:Tlg/doc

This template, often abbreviated as {{tlg}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself.

Parameters

With the exception of alttext, the named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default in most cases) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below). Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options.

Parameter	Action	Use with {{example}}	Default active
	Default (without accessory parameters)	{{example}}
brace	Include braces as part of the template link	{{example}}	{{tlw}}/{{tn}}
braceinside	Include innermost braces as part of the template link	{{example}}
bold	Renders the template link/name in bold	{{example}}	{{tlb}}, {{tlxb}}
code	Display output using HTML <code>...</code> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}	{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc.
italic	Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics	{{example|param}}	{{tlxi}}
kbd	Display output using HTML <kbd>...</kbd> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}
nolink	Don't render the template name as a link	{{example}}	{{tlf}}, {{tnull}}
nowrap	Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output	{{example}}
nowrapname	Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed)	{{example}}
plaincode	Uses <code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...</code>	{{example}}	{{tltss}}
subst	Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name	{{subst:example}}	{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc
|alttext=[text]	Use [text] as the label for the template link	{{Other}}	{{tla}}
_show_result	Will also display the result of the template.	{{Min|7|-5}}
_expand	Will add a link to the expanded template page.	{{Min|7|-5}}

Unnamed (Positional)

This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

Examples

Code	Output	Remarks
{{tlg|Banner}}	{{Banner}}	template does not exist. Be aware with linking to non-existing templates, although desired.
{{tlg|ok}}	{{ok}}	ok template does exist
{{tlg|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}	{{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us}}	Unlimited parameters as one <nowiki>...</nowiki> string
{{tlg|Abc}}	{{Abc}}
{{tlg|abC}}	{{abC}}	template names are case-sensitive
{{tlg|abc}}	{{abc}}	first letter is case-insensitive though
{{tlg|abc|{{spaces}}{{{1}}}{{spaces}}}}	{{abc| {{{1}}} }}	Using {{spaces}} before and after {{{1}}} parameter.
{{tlg|x0}}	{{x0}}
{{tlg|x0|code=on}}	{{x0}}	<code> style
{{tlg|x0|plaincode=on}}	{{x0}}	plaincode style
{{tlg|x0|kbd=on}}	{{x0}}	<kbd> style
{{tlg|x0|bold=on}}	{{x0}}	bold link/name
{{tlg|x1|one|italic=on}}	{{x1|one}}	parameter/s in italics
{{tlg|x0|nolink=on}}	{{x0}}
{{tlg|x0|subst=on}}	{{subst:x0}}
{{tlg|x0|brace=on}}	{{x0}}	all braces in link
{{tlg|x0|braceinside=on}}	{{x0}}	inside braces in link
{{tlg|x0|alttext=x0 link}}	{{x0 link}}
{{tlg|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}}	{{x0}}	No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings
{{tlg|x1|one}}	{{x1|one}}
{{tlg|x2|one|two}}	{{x2|one|two}}
{{tlg|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}}	{{x2|one|two}}	Can combine named and anonymous parameters …
{{tlg|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}	{{x2|one|two}}	… in any order …
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}	{{x2|one|two|three}}	… even intermixed …
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}}	{{x2|one|two|three}}	… with many different configurations.
{{tlg|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|...}}	{{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}
{{tlg}}	tlg	with no arguments, the current page name is substituted
{{tlg|x1|x=u}}	{{x1}}	= won't work
{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	Kigezo:Align
{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	Kigezo:Align
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	Kigezo:Align
{{tlg|x2||two||}}	{{x2|two}}	empty parameters work too, even at the end
{{tlg|x2|3=two|2=one}}	{{x2|one|two}}	Kigezo:Align

Wrapping of long names (default)

Code	Output
{{tlg|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	{{long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on)

Code	Output
{{tlg|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on)

Code	Output
{{tlg|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

See also

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	Hakuna taarifa	DEFAULT	​nolink=yes​	​subst=yes​	nolink=yes|subst=yes	​braceinside=yes​	​alttext=Foo​ ​2=Foo​
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}} Kigezo:Tlu	{{tlf}} <template link>	Kigezo:Tls Kigezo:Tlsu	{{tlsf}} <template link>	{{tn}}	Kigezo:Tla
code	​code=yes​	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} Kigezo:Tlxu	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	Kigezo:Tlxs	{{subst:tlsc}} <template link>	Hakuna taarifa
monospace	​plaincode=yes​	Hakuna taarifa		Kigezo:Tltss	Hakuna taarifa
kbd	​kbd=yes​
bold	​bold=yes​	Kigezo:Tlb	Hakuna taarifa
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	Kigezo:Tlxb
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	Kigezo:Tlxi

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	Kigezo:Demo	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Elc Kigezo:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	Kigezo:Ml	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	Kigezo:Mlx	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	Kigezo:Sclx	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a <code>...</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	<ref>...</ref> Kigezo:Xtag	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	Kigezo:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Kigezo:Pf Kigezo:Pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	Kigezo:Magic word	Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	(Kilithuania)
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (edit talk links history)
{{t links|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Tfd links
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk, links, edit)
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Tic
{{tim|Hatnote}}	m:Template:Hatnote (backlinks, edit)
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (backlinks, edit)
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Kigezo:Twlh