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This is the {{tl|pipe}} meta-template. It looks like this: {{pipe}}  This template should be used if you want to ''see'' a vertical bar character as part of the final article. To simply delay the interpretation of a vertical bar as wikitext, use {{tn|!}}.

This template uses the {{mono|<nowiki>&amp;#124;</nowiki>}} [[List of XML and HTML character entity references|decimal code]] for the [[vertical bar]] (or pipe character) so that its usage doesn't cause problems when it is used inside a [[Help:Template|template]]. This situation most commonly arises when the title of a cited reference contains a pipe character instead of a hyphen or dash (e.g. [http://www.xbox.com/ Xbox.com {{pipe}} Xbox.com Home]). <code>{{tl|Pipe}}</code> is easier to remember and clearer than an unadorned {{mono|<nowiki>&amp;#124;</nowiki>}}.

Please do not use the Unicode {{mono|<nowiki>&amp;#448;</nowiki>}} (which produces &#448;) since that does not work in all web browsers. It is also slightly smaller than &#124;.

=== Alternative names ===

The following names redirect here and can be used as alternative names for this template:
* {{tl|vbar}}
* {{tl|verti-bar}}
* {{tl|vertical bar}}
* {{tl|vertical line}}
* {{tl|vertical slash}}

=== See also ===
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* {{tn|'}} - Used to encode apostrophe to keep it separate from <code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>'''</nowiki></code> markup.

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