Template:Auxiliary template common notice

Use this template to produce the character or characters " [character/s appear here] " as ordinary text rather than as part of a link [[ ]], transclusion {{ }}, variable {{{ }}}, etc.

Similar templates

Template call	Output	HTML alternative
{{!!}}	||	||
{{!(}}	[	[
{{)!}}	]	]
{{!((}}	[[	[[
{{))!}}		]]
{{(}}	{	{
{{)}}	Template documentation[create] Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.	}
{{((}}	Template documentation[create] Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.	{{
{{))}}	}}	}}
{{(((}}	{{{	{{{
{{)))}}	}}}	}}}

Note: Template: !  used to be a template that generated a vertical bar character ( | ) but was converted into a Magic Word. It can still be called using {{!}}; the HTML alternative of | has the same effect.

See also

• Template: = , which produces an equals-sign as ordinary text
• Template: \ , which produces " /" (i.e. a slash character preceded by a non-breaking space)
• Template:Square bracket open, which produces " [ " or, as {{square bracket open|2}}, " [[ "
• Template:Square bracket close, which produces " ] " or, as {{square bracket close|2}}, " ]] "

The following templates enclose text inside the indicated symbols:

• Template:Braces, to produce text such as "{{example text}}" (without triggering a transclusion)
• Template:Brackets, to produce text such as "[[example text]]" (without triggering a wikilink)
• Template:Bracket, to produce text such as "[example text]" or "[example text]"
• Template:Mset, to produce text such as "{1, 2, ..., N

Template documentation[create]

Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

" (i.e., a mathematical set)

• Template:Tlf, to produce text such as "{{example text}}" (without triggering a transclusion)