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T links to a Template. T creates a formatted link to a template and surrounds it with {{...}} making the brackets a part of the link.
Usage
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status |
|---|
1 | template name (any namespace is ignored) | T | optional |
2 | display name (displayed as-it-is) | parameter 1 | optional |
3
lang | interwiki language code (ISO 639), if the template is in another Wikipedia
can also be specified with lang= | empty | optional |
4 | +/- to precede the template name with the namespace Template:
+ (plus sign) to make Template: a part of the link,- (minus sign) to precede Template: as plain text.
The +/- parameter can as well be specified with parameter 2 or 3;
(when both signs are specified, "+" has precedence). | empty | optional |
incl
i | i or incl is a numeric value,
- 0: none of the brackets are part of the link
- 1: the inner brackets are part of the link
- 2: both brackets are part of the link
- 3: like
i=2, with monospace font
- 4: like
i=0 but with the name in teletype style
- 5: like
i=1 but with the name in teletype style
- 6: like
i=2 but with the name in teletype style
- 8: without surrounding brackets
- 9: like
i=8 but with the name in teletype style
| 2 | optional |
code | any value, for a surrounding <code> tag (like {{Tl2}}).
With code=tt also the surrounding brackets are in teletype style. | empty | optional |
link | returns plain text instead of a link when set to link=no | empty | optional |
case | for formatting of the namespace prefix:
case=l lowercase display "template" instead of "Template"case=i internationalized display, in general a linkcase=n internationalized display, without linking it
| empty | optional |
i18n | another language than {{int:lang}} for namespace translation (when case=i or case=n) | en | optional |
parm | to display templates parameters (like {{Tlx}})
Usage e.g. parm=template name or parm=1=template name
or parm=|1=|2=|code=y" gives
"|1=|2=|code=y".
 For a better appearing and easier to format explanatory, use the meta template {{Tle}}.
| empty | optional |
full | expanded display: Template:{{Example}} (like {{Lts}})
request this expansion with either full=5 or 5=full. | empty | optional |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces:
all namespaces
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups:
all users
Localization
This template is not intended to be localized.
The template does not generate any localizable text;
with + or - always the namespace in English: "Template" is displayed;
only in combination with case=i or case=n the namespace can be translated using the {{LangSwitch}} construct (according to i18n).
{{Commons:Link templates/T-doc-expansion}}
{{Commons:Link templates/Template links}}
