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The '''template link''' template is a simple [[w:Macro (computer science)|macro]] [[m:Help:template|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:

::<code><nowiki>{{tl|example}}</nowiki></code>

:generates

::{{tl|example}}

More complex variations are described below.
 
=== Related templates ===

{{tl2|tl2}} differs in that it displays an arguably clearer result like {{tlx|tlx}}, and also takes the named parameters 'SISTER=xx' and 'LANG=ll', so that it may also be used to ''list and link to templates on other English and non-English language sister projects''.
 
{{tlx|tlx}} displays with the same enhanced presentation, and also expands several 'placeholder' parameters to generate a sample template call.

=== Usage ===

<pre>
 {{Tl|template name to display}}
and
 {{Tl2|template name to display}} -- local link, just like Tl.
 or
 {{Tl2|SISTER=V:|template name to display}} -- displays a template on Wikiversity
 or
 {{Tl2|LANG=fr.|SISTER=wikisource|template name to display}} -- displays a template 
                       on the French Wikisource sister project.
</pre>

=== Example ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Code
! Result
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl|x0}}</nowiki></code>
| {{[[Template:X0|x0]]}}
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|x1}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[{{{LANG|}}}{{{SISTER|}}}{{ns:Template}}:x1|x1]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|SISTER=M:|3x}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[{{{LANG|}}}M:{{ns:Template}}:3x|3x]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|SISTER=wikibooks|LANG=de:|WP}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[http://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vorlage:WP WP]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt><!---
----- This is currently a fraudulent output result... the template code needs modified to work
----- per this plan, then this /doc file fixed up to match whatever the correct syntax actually is.
----- ALMOST work: 
[[:de:wikibooks:{{ns:template}}:WP |WP]]
[[de:wikibooks:{{ns:template}}:WP |WP]]
---->
|}

=== See also ===

* {{tl|tl2}} – Template link, up to three parameters and interwiki links.
* {{tl|tlp}} – Template link, with single parameter.
* {{tl|tlx}} – Template link, up to three parameters and interwiki links.
* {{tl|tlsp}} – Template link, ditto subst'ed.
* {{tl|lts}} – See Lts discussion for more variants.
* {{tl|tlu}} – Like {{tlx|tl}} / {{tlx|tlp}} for any namespace.
* {{tl|tn}} – Same as tl, but shows the braces as part of the link.
* {{tl|evd}} – Show live example
* {{tl|tlc}}, {{tl|tld}} and {{tl|tlf}} – Template names without links.
* [[:Category:Internal link templates]]

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