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The template link template is a simple macro template used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation. A short example is that the code:

{{tl|Example}}

generates

More complex variations are described below.

Example

Code	Result	Notes
`{{tl\|Void}}`	{{Void}}	Standard usage
`{{tls\|Void}}`	{{subst:Example}}	For templates that should be substituted
`{{tl2\|X1}}`	`{{X1}}`	This formats the link to show how it would look in code
`{{tl2\|SISTER=M:\|3x}}`	`{{3x}}`	Same as above, for templates on another Wikimedia project (such as meta)
`{{tl2\|SISTER=wikibooks\|LANG=de:\|WP}}`	`{{[hcodep://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vorlage:WP WP]}}`	For templates on another language project
`{{tl\|1==)}}`	{{=)}}	Use the format `{{tl\|1=templatename}}` if the template contains template coding characters such as {{=)}} or {{!}}

Code example	Effect	Notes
`{{tl2\|Hatnote\|lang=fr}}`	`{{hatnote}}`	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
`{{tlu\|User:Ahunt/SSHFS}}`	{{User:Ahunt/SSHFS}}	Supports linking to any namespace
`{{xpd\|Hatnote\|Some hatnote text}}`	Some hatnote text}}" gives " Some hatnote text " [1]	Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code

With utility links

Code example	Effect
`{{lts\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote `(`edit talk links history`)`
`{{t links\|Hatnote}}`	Hatnote (edit · talk · history · links · /subpages · /doc · /doc edit · /sbox · /sbox diff · /test · Module:hatnote)
`{{tfd links\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (edit · talk · history · links · logs · subpages · delete)
`{{tiw\|Hatnote}}`	Template:hatnote (backlinks, edit)
`{{tltt\|Hatnote}}`	`{{Hatnote}}`
`{{tetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{ Hatnote }} links talk view
`{{Tlsetl\|Hatnote}}`	{{ subst`:`Hatnote }} links talk view
`{{ti\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}}
`{{tic\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
`{{tiw\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (backlinks, edit)
`{{tlt\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
`{{ttl\|Hatnote}}`	{{Hatnote}} (t/l)
`{{Twlh\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)

	Link style →	Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
Text style ↓	↓ `{{tlg}}` options¹ →	N/A	`nolink=yes`	`subst=yes`	`braceinside=yes`	`alttext=Foo` `2=Foo`
Normal	N/A	`{{tlg}}`^{1, 2} `{{tl}}` `{{tlp}}`² `{{tlu}}`⁴	`{{tlf}}`²	`{{tls}}` `{{tlsp}}`	`{{tn}}`	`{{tla}}`
`Code`	`code=yes` or `tt=yes`	`{{tlx}}` `{{tltt}}` `{{tltt2}}`	`{{tlc}}`² `{{tld}}`² `{{tnull}}`	`{{tlxs}}` `{{tltts}}` `{{Tltts3}}` `{{Tltss}}`³	N/A
Bold	`bold=yes`	`{{tlb}}`	N/A
`Bold code`	`bold=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxb}}`
`Italic code`	`italic=yes\|code=yes`	`{{tlxi}}`

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Example

See also

General-purpose formatting

Other formatting templates

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