Template:Tl/doc

Documentation

This Template is a modified version of Wikipedia - Template:Template_link (Rev.: 20 August 2006)^[1]

This template is used to display (and link) another template without actually using it. If parameters should be displayed as well, use {{tlx}} instead.

Tl is short for Template link.

Usage

To use place {{tl|template}} on the page.

Parameters

Parameter^{[note 1]}		Data Type	Status	Default Value	Description
Position or name	Placeholder	Data Type	Status	Default Value	Description
`1`	`template`	Required	String	-	Name of the template that should be displayed.

Notes

↑ Placeholders refer to the names used in the syntax above. For documentation purposes positioned parameters often have a pseudo name instead of their number to improve readabilty, e.g. template instead of 1.

Examples

Normal usage

{{tl|cleanup}} produces: {{cleanup}}

With additional parameters

{{tl|doc/start}} produces: {{doc/start}}

References

↑ Wikipedia - Template:Template_link. Retrieved 17 June 2025

[2] Placeholders refer to the names used in the syntax above. For documentation purposes positioned parameters often have a pseudo name instead of their number to improve readabilty, e.g. template instead of 1.

[1] Wikipedia - Template:Template_link. Retrieved 17 June 2025

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