Template:Template-linking templates

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced
Text style ↓	`{{tlg}}` options^{[note 1]} to achieve text style	Link style
Text style ↓	`{{tlg}}` options^{[note 1]} to achieve text style	Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
`{{tlg}}` options^{[note 1]} to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	`nolink=yes`	`subst=yes`	`nolink=yes\|subst=yes`	`braceinside=yes`	`alttext=Foo` `2=Foo`
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}}^{[note 1]} {{tl}} {{tlp\|1\|2\|...}}^{[note 2]} Template:Tlu^{[note 3]}	{{tlf}}^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>}	{{subst:tls}} {{subst:Template:tlsu}}^{[note 3]}	{{tlsf}}^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>}	Template:Tn	{{tla}}
`code`	`code=yes`	`{{tl2}}` `{{tlx}}` Template:Tlxu^{[note 3]}	`{{tlc}}`^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>} `{{tnull}}`^{<template link>}	`{{subst:tlxs}}`	Template:Tlsc^{[note 2]} ^{<template link>}	N/A
monospace	`plaincode=yes`^{[note 4]}	N/A		Template:Tltss^{[note 5]}	N/A
`kbd`	`kbd=yes`^{[note 5]}	N/A		Template:Tltss^{[note 5]}	N/A
bold	`bold=yes`	{{tlb}}	N/A
`bold+code`	`bold=yes\|code=yes`	Template:Tlxb
`italic+code`	`italic=yes\|code=yes`	Template:Tlxi

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 {{tlg}} is the most general template, allowing any combination of text style and/or link style options.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Prevents wrapping of text by placing it inside <span class="nowrap">...</span> tags.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Allows links to templates in any namespace.
↑ {{tlg|plaincode=yes}} uses <code style="border:none; background-color:transparent;">...</code>.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Displays monospaced font using <span style="font-family:monospace;">...</span>.

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters
Code example	Effect	Notes
`{{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}}`	Template:Ml	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{mlx\|Example\|hello}}`	`{{#invoke:Example\|hello}}`	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
`{{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}}`	Template:Pf Template:Pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
`{{magic word\|uc:}}`	{{uc:}}	Magic word links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)
Code example	Effect
`{{lt\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Lt
`{{lts\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Lts
`{{t links\|Hatnote}}`	Template:T links
`{{tfd links\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
`{{tetl\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tetl
`{{tsetl\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Tsetl
`{{ti\|Hatnote}}`	Template:Ti
`{{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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