Template:!
 | This template should have no transclusions. This is because it was replaced with a magic word. |
The magic word {{!}} is used to escape a vertical bar character "|" in wikitext markup, causing the parser to temporarily not interpret it as a special character.
This used to be a template, but for speed reasons, the MediaWiki parser was changed in July 2014 to instantly interpret {{!}} as "|" and ignore this template, making {{!}} a magic word. You can continue to use the code in exactly the same way as before.
Do not use syntax like {{Template:!}}, and do not supply a parameter, for example {{!|foo}}. In those cases, the template transcludes as an error message: Error: The retired template {{!}} has been transcluded; see mw:Help:Magic words#Other for details. To fix this, use only the code {{!}} to generate the | character.
Usage
The code {{!}} is used to escape the vertical bar character, |, so that it is interpreted later than it would be otherwise. This is mostly useful when trying to include a table in a template. For example,
{{cquote|text=
This is text before
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Header text !! Header text
|-
| Example 1 || Example 2
|-
| Example 3 || Example 4
|}
This is text after
}}
yields nonsense:
| “ |
This is text before { |
” |
| — Example 1 | ||
However escaping the bars with this magic word and similar templates gives:
{{cquote|text=
This is text before
{{(!}} class{{=}}"wikitable"
{{!+}} Caption text
{{!-}}
! Header text !! Header text
{{!-}}
{{!}} Example 1 {{!!}} Example 2
{{!-}}
{{!}} Example 3 {{!!}} Example 4
{{!)}}
This is text after
}}
| “ |
This is text before
This is text after |
” |
For how to include a table in a footnote, do:
Example 1{{refn|group=note|This is a note before}}
Example 2{{refn|group=note|1=<nowiki />This is text before
{{(!}} class{{=}}"wikitable"
{{!+}} Caption text
{{!-}}
! Header text !! Header text
{{!-}}
{{!}} Example 1 {{!!}} Example 2
{{!-}}
{{!}} Example 3 {{!!}} Example 4
{{!)}}
This is text after
<nowiki />}}
Example 3{{refn|group=note|This is a note after}}
==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}
Be careful to follow this formatting, otherwise the table may gobble up the subsequent footnote. This can be unnoticeable if there is only one footnote, only causing an issue if a second footnote is added.
Example 1[note 1]
Example 2[note 2]
Example 3[note 3]
Notes
See also
| Template call (m for magic word) |
Output (delayed interpretation as wikimarkup) | HTML alternative (never interpreted as wikimarkup) | |
|---|---|---|---|
{{!}} (m) |
| or {{pipe}}
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{{=}} (m) |
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| This page is being depreciated | {{ | {{
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| This page is being depreciated | }} | }}
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| This page is being depreciated | {{{ | {{{
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| This page is being depreciated | }}} | }}}
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| This page is being depreciated | {| | {|
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| This page is being depreciated | |+ | |+
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Documentation for the magic word may be found in the MediaWiki documentation at mw:Help:Magic words#Other.
- {{pipe}}, a template that uses the numeric character reference for the vertical bar character
- m:Help:Template#A parameter value containing a pipe character
- Help:Conditional tables