Template:=
 | This template should have no transclusions. This is because it was replaced with a magic word. |
This magic word allows "=" to be used in unnamed template parameters, rather than being interpreted as the separator between the parameter name and value. It evaluates to the equals sign, =. Alternatively, the HTML entity "=" can be used if there is no need for it to be interpreted as wikimarkup, such as when the literal equals-sign is to be displayed to the user. Until June 2022, there was a template at this location with the same function, but it was replaced with a magic word for performance reasons in Phab:T91154.
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.
Do not use this magic word in URLs. Instead, use percent-encoding or no encoding:
- Wrong: https://example.com/?arg{{=}}789
- Sometimes correct: https://example.com/?arg%3D789 ("=" is a reserved character with special meaning; it may break the URL when encoded at certain locations)
- Correct: https://example.com/?arg=789
Usage
[edit]{{Font color|black|yellow|2 + 2 {{=}} 4}}produces: 2 + 2 = 4
You can also use named parameters to bypass the restriction:
{{Font color|black|yellow|3= 2 + 2 = 4}}produces: 2 + 2 = 4
Unlike =, the magic word only delays the interpretation of the symbol as code:
{{concat|<div style{{=}}"font-style:italic">This should be italicised.</div>}}
{{concat|<div style="font-style:italic">This will not be italicised.</div>}}
produces:
TemplateData
[edit]TemplateData for =
A magic word to allow = to be used in template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No parameters specified | ||||||
Tracking category
[edit]See also
[edit]| 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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{{!!}} |
|| | ||
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{{!(}} |
[ | [
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{{)!}} |
] | ]
|
{{!((}} |
[[ | [[
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{{))!}} |
]] | ]]
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{{(}} |
{ | {
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{{)}} |
} | }
|
{{((}} |
{{ | {{
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{{))}} |
}} | }}
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{{(((}} |
{{{ | {{{
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{{)))}} |
}}} | }}}
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{{(!}} |
{| | {|
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{{!+}} |
|+ | |+
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{{!-}} |
|- | |-
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{{!)}} |
|} | |}
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