Template:=

Magic word documentation

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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:

Do not use the magic word in URLs rather use percent-encoding or no encoding:

• Wrong: https://example.com/?arg{{=}}789
• Correct: https://example.com/?arg%3D789
• Correct: https://example.com/?arg=789

Usage

• {{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&#61;"font-style:italic">This will not be italicised.</div>}}

produces: Template:Concat Template:Concat

TemplateData

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=

A magic word to allow = to be used in template parameters

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

See also

Template call (m for magic word)	Output (delayed interpretation as wikitext)	HTML alternative (never interpreted as wikitext)
{{!}} (m)	|	|
{{=}} (m)	=	=
{{!!}}	||	||
{{!(}}	[	[
{{)!}}	]	]
{{!((}}	[[	[[
{{))!}}	]]	]]
{{(}}	{	{
{{)}}	}	}
{{((}}	{{	{{
{{))}}	}}	}}
{{(((}}	{{{	{{{
{{)))}}	}}}	}}}
{{(!}}	{|	
{|
{{!)}}	|}	|}
{{^(}}	<	&#60;or &lt;
{{)^}}	>	&#62;or &gt;

• Template:Spaces
• mw:Help:Magic words

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