Template:Template-linking templates

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced
Text style ↓	`{{tlg}}` optionsTemplate:NoteTag to achieve text style	Link style
Text style ↓	`{{tlg}}` optionsTemplate:NoteTag to achieve text style	Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
`{{tlg}}` optionsTemplate:NoteTag to achieve link style	--	--	`nolink=yes`	`subst=yes`	`nolink=yes\|subst=yes`	`braceinside=yes`	`alttext=Foo` `2=Foo`
normal	--	{{tlg}}Template:NoteTag {{tl}} {{tlp\|1\|2\|...}}Template:NoteTag Template:TluTemplate:NoteTag	{{tlf}}Template:NoteTag ^{<template link>}	{{subst:tls}} Template:TlsuTemplate:NoteTag	Template:TlsfTemplate:NoteTag ^{<template link>}	{{tn}}	{{{{{2}}}}}
`code`	`code=yes`	{{tl2}} `{{tlx}}` Template:TlxuTemplate:NoteTag	`{{tlc}}`Template:NoteTag ^{<template link>} `{{tnull}}`^{<template link>}	{{subst:tlxs}}	Template:TlscTemplate:NoteTag ^{<template link>}	colspan="2" rowspan="3" --
monospace	`plaincode=yes`Template:NoteTag	colspan="2" rowspan="2" --	Template:TltssTemplate:NoteTag	rowspan="2" --
`kbd`	`kbd=yes`Template:NoteTag		Template:TltssTemplate:NoteTag
bold	`bold=yes`	{{tlb}}	colspan="5" rowspan="3" --
`bold+code`	`bold=yes\|code=yes`	{{tlxb}}
`italic+code`	`italic=yes\|code=yes`	Template:Tlxi

Template:NoteFoot

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters
Code example	Effect	Notes
`{{tj\|Hatnote\|Some text\|selfref: yes\|category: no\|lang: fr}}`	Template:Tj	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
`{{tl2\|Hatnote\|lang=fr}}`	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
`{{demo\|<nowiki>{{Hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}}</nowiki>}}`	{{hatnote\|lang=fr\|Some text}} Some text \|\| Shows code and example
`{{tln\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
`{{elc\|Template:Hatnote}}` `{{elc\|Template:Hatnote\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Elc Template:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
`{{ml\|Example\|hello}}`	{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{mlx\|Example\|hello}}`	Template:Mlx	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{ml-lua\|Module:Example\|hello}}`	Template:Ml-lua	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
`{{para\|title\|<var>book title</var>}}`	`\|title=book title`	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
`{{sclx\|LASTING}}`	Template: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>` Template:Xtag	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
`{{dtl\|Ping project}}`	Template:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
`{{pf\|if}}` `{{pf\|if\|{{{1}}}\|true\|false}}`	`#if:` `#if:`	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
`{{magic word\|uc:}}`	Template: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}}`	<
`{{lts\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Lts
`{{t links\|Hatnote}}`	Template:T links
`{{tfd links\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tfd links
`{{tetl\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tetl
`{{tsetl\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tsetl
`{{ti\|Hatnote}}`
`{{tic\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tic
`{{tim\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tim
`{{tiw\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tiw
`{{tlt\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tlt
`{{ttl\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Ttl
`{{twlh\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Twlh

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Usage

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