User:Hex/Utilities/Inline
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Formatting
[edit]{{font color|red|yellow}}→ red on yellow{{stronggood|good}}→ good{{strongbad|bad}}→ bad{{xt|good example}}→ good example{{!xt|bad example}}→ bad example{{resize}}: 75%, 125%, etc; see also {{small}}, {{big}}, {{large}}{{strong|strong}}→ strong{{em|emphasized}}→ emphasized{{serif|serif}}→ serif{{nocaps|NO CAPITALS}}→ NO CAPITALS{{smallcaps|Small Capitals}}→ Small Capitals{{allcaps|all capitals}}→ all capitals{{frac|1|2}}→ 1⁄2;{{sfrac|1|2}}→ 1/2{{key press|Ctrl|Alt|Del}}→ Ctrl+Alt+Del
A button by {{button}} and
a by {{clickable button}}
Separators and lists
[edit]- For all of these, see Category:Inline spacing templates. See also MOS:HLIST.
{{middot}}→ ·{{bullet}}→ •{{\}}→ /{{en dash}}→ –{{em dash}}→ —{{spaced en dash}}→ –{{gaps|item|item}}→ itemitem
- {{flatlist}}
- makes
- a
- flat
- list.
- A {{tree list}}. This is the root.
- A branch
- A sub-branch
- Branches end with {{tree list/final branch}}.
- Last branch is followed by {{tree list/end}}.
- A branch
Date and time
[edit]- For all of these, see Category:Mathematical time and date function templates.
{{time ago|1 January 1970}}→ 56 years ago (many options){{age|1970|1|1}}→ 56- {{start date and age|1970|1|p=yes}} → January 1970
{{century from year|1665}}→ 17th century- {{countdown|year=2100|month=01|day=01|event=the 22nd century}} → There are 73 years, 118 days, 23 hours, 33 minutes and 52 seconds until the 22nd century. (refresh)
Comment labels
[edit]- For all of these, see Category:Image with comment templates.
Comment:, 
warning sign, 
A note
Later, 
Inprogress, 
Done, 
Not done{{redacted}}→ (Redacted)
Tools
[edit]{{skip to bottom}}provides the "skip" links at top right{{myprefs|Watchlist}}→ Preferences → Watchlist
Article links
[edit]{{section link|WP:Example|Section}}→ WP:Example § Section
Template links
[edit]Category links
[edit]Search links
[edit]{{look from|Example}}→ All pages with titles beginning with Example{{in title|Example}}→ All pages with titles containing Example{{search link|Example|"Example" search}}→ "Example" search{{linksearch|*.example.com|Links to...}}→ Links to...
User links
[edit]- For all of these, see {{Userspace linking templates}}.
Information
[edit]{{u|Example}}→ Example{{user|Example}}→ Example (talk · contribs){{userlinks|Example}}→ Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log){{useranon|127.0.0.1}}→ 127.0.0.1 (talk){{ipuser|127.0.0.1}}→ 127.0.0.1 (talk · contribs · IP contribs · WHOIS){{they|Example}}→ they; also{{their}}and{{theirs}}{{last edited by}}→ This page was last edited by Hex (talk | contribs) 20 months ago. (Update timer)
Signature fixing
[edit]- Remember to substitute these.
{{xsign|12:00, 4 September 2026 (UTC) Example}}{{unsignedip2|12:00, 4 September 2026 (UTC)|127.0.0.1}}{{undated|12:00, 4 September 2026 (UTC)}}
Inline maintenance
[edit]- More in Category:Inline cleanup templates.
- Attribution
{{according to whom|statement}}→ statement[according to whom?]{{attribution needed}}→ [attribution needed]{{by whom}}→ [by whom?]{{from whom?}}→ [from whom?]{{to whom?}}→ [to whom?]{{who}}→ [who?]
- Clarity
{{ambiguous}}→ [ambiguous]{{clarify}}→ [clarification needed]{{clarify span|text=Passage(s) needing clarification|explain=Reason for the needed clarification}}→ Passage(s) needing clarification[clarification needed]{{expand acronym}}→ [expand acronym]
- Miscellaneous
{{OR}}→ [original research?]{{disambiguation needed}}{{pronunciation needed}}→ [pronunciation?]
- Neutrality
{{lopsided}}→ [unbalanced opinion?]{{peacock term}}→ [peacock prose]{{POV-statement}}→ [neutrality is disputed]{{weasel-inline}}→ [weasel words]
- Precision
{{definition}}→ [when defined as?]{{elucidate|reason=What the problem is}}→ [further explanation needed]{{example needed}}→ [example needed]{{examples}}→ [example needed]{{how}}→ [how?]{{quantify}}→ [quantify]{{specify|reason=What the problem is}}→ [specify]{{vague}}→ [vague]{{when}}→ [when?]{{where|talk=yes}}→ [where?]{{which}}→ [which?]{{why}}→ [why?]{{year needed}}→ [year needed]
- Precision
{{importance-inline}}→ [importance?]{{relevance-inline|discuss=Name of talk page section}}→ [relevant?]{{undue-inline|Name of talk page section|reason=Your justification}}→ [undue weight? – discuss]
- Spelling
{{sic|gud sp|eling}}→ gud speling [sic] (using params stops bot "fixes");
see also several related spelling specification templates
- Time
{{as of|2026|09}}→ As of September 2026[update] (categorizes temporal statements){{clarify timeframe}}→ [timeframe?]{{update after|year|month|day|reason=Justification|text=Spanned text}}→ Spanned text[needs update]{{update inline}}→ [needs update]
- Verifiability — dubious
{{contradict-inline}}→ [contradictory]{{contradiction-inline|reason=Your justification}}→ [contradictory]{{disputed-inline|Talk page section}}→ [disputed – discuss]{{dubious|Talk section name|reason=Summary of problem}}→ [dubious – discuss]{{inconsistent}}→ [inconsistent]
- Verifiability — missing or problematic reference
{{better source|reason=Summary of problem}}→ [better source needed]{{citation needed (lead)}}→ [not verified in body]- {{citation needed span}} → Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.[citation needed]
{{citation not found}}→ [citation not found]{{cite quote}}→ [quote needs citation]{{failed verification}}→ [failed verification]{{irrelevant citation}}→ [irrelevant citation]{{nonspecific}}→ [not specific enough to verify]{{primary source inline}}→ [non-primary source needed]{{request quotation}}→ [need quotation to verify]{{self-published inline}}→ [self-published source?]{{self-published inline|certain=yes}}→ [self-published source]{{third-party inline|reason=Your explanation here}}→ [independent source needed]{{unreliable source?|reason=Your explanation here}}→ [unreliable source?]{{verify source}}→ [verification needed]
- Verifiability — incomplete or broken citation
{{author incomplete}}→ [author incomplete]{{author incomplete|partial=yes}}→ [author incomplete]{{author missing}}→ [author missing]{{author missing|partial=yes}}→ [author missing]{{bare inline}}→ [bare URL]{{citation broken}}→ [full citation needed]{{date missing}}→ [date missing]{{dead link}}→ [dead link]{{edition needed}}→ [edition needed]{{full citation needed}}→ [full citation needed]{{incomplete short citation}}→ [incomplete short citation]{{ISBN missing}}→ [ISBN missing]{{page needed}}→ [page needed]{{place missing}}→ [place missing]{{publisher missing}}→ [publisher missing]{{time needed}}→ [time needed]{{title incomplete}}→ [title incomplete]{{title missing}}→ [title missing]{{volume needed}}→ [volume and issue needed]{{year missing}}→ [year missing]
- Wording
{{technical-statement}}→ [jargon]