Template:Template link/doc

This is the tl template.

First a short example. This code:  renders like this: example

Tl stands for Template link. tl is a simple macro 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.

Related templates
tl2 differs in that it displays an arguably clearer result like, 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. displays with the same enhanced presentation, and also expands several 'placeholder' parameters to generate a sample template call.

Usage
template name to display and template name to display -- local link, just like Tl. or template name to display -- displays a template on Wikiversity or template name to display -- displays a template on the French Wikisource sister project.