| Template |
Example output |
Use |
| {{strong}} |
strong semantic emphasis
|
To indicate <strong> emphasis instead of just simple typographical boldfacing. |
| {{strongbad}} |
"Never use..." |
Same as {{strong}} but in red. |
| {{stronggood}} |
"Only use..." |
Same as {{strong}} but in green. |
| {{em}} |
mild semantic emphasis
|
As per {{strong}} but for the milder <em> emphasis (instead of / as well as typographical italicization). |
| {{var}} |
strPrefix
|
To indicate text is a variable name. Use for any variable names except those including "I" (uppercase i) and/or "l" (lowercase L); for these, {{varserif}} should be used to ensure a noticeable distinction. |
| {{varserif}} |
strIllustratePrefix
|
(see {{var}} above) |
| {{tld}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT|Y, X}}
|
To display wikicode variables and magic words as they would appear in code. |
| {{para}} |
|year=2008
|
To display template parameters with or without values. |
| {{param}} |
{{{title|alt}}}
|
To display parameters as used in code (i.e. with triple braces), especially to indicate relationships between them. May be combined with {{para}} above. |
| {{tlx}} etc. |
{{Template|1|2|...|10}} |
To display a template call (with or without parameters and values) as code. |
| {{tag}} |
"The <img>...</img> tags..."
|
To render HTML elements ("tags") as prose. |
| {{code}} |
"Ensure the alt= parameter..."
|
To indicate text is source code. To nest other templates within {{code}}, use <code>...</code>. |
| {{subst:codenowiki}} |
<code><nowiki> code ...
...</nowiki></code>
|
To wrap example code in <code> and nested <nowiki> tags. |
| {{syntaxhighlight}} |
|
( or {{sxhl}} ) Wrapper for <syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight>, but will wrap overflowing text. |
| {{deprecated code}} |
"Do not use <blink>." |
( or {{dc}} ) To indicate deprecated source code in template documentation, articles on HTML specs, etc. The {{dc2}} variant uses strike-through (<blink>) while {{dc|red{{=}}y}} uses red (<blink>). |
| {{pre}} |
|
For larger blocks of source code and other pre-formatted text. |
| {{bq}} |
|
For indented blocks of content, such as block quotations, examples, poems, etc. |
| {{kbd}} |
user input
|
To indicate user input. |
| {{key press}} |
CtrlX
|
To indicate specific-keystroke input. |
| {{PlayStation key press}} |
×
|
To indicate PlayStation-style gamepad key presses. |
| {{samp}} |
example output
|
To indicate sample or example output. |
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