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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
`{{Tl\|X0}}`	{{X0}}
`{{Tl2\|X1}}`	`{{X1}}`
`{{Tl2\|SISTER=M:\|3x}}`	`{{3x}}`
`{{Tl2\|SISTER=wikibooks\|LANG=de:\|WP}}`	`{{WP}}`
`{{Tl\|1==)}}`	{{=)}}

v • d • e TemplateLinking Templates

TL	{{tl}} – Template link, no parameters and normal text style. {{tlc}} – Not linked, several parameters and text in `<code></code>` style. {{tld}} – Not linked, several parameters and `teletype` text style. {{tlf}} – Not linked, several parameters and normal text style. {{tlx}} – Template link, several parameters and interwiki links, `teletype` text style. {{tn}} – Same as {{tl}}, but shows the braces as part of the link. {{tla}} - Same as {{tl}}, but it allows you to give display different text than you are linking to.

See also: {{lts}}, {{tlxb}}, {{para}}

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