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This is the {{tl2|tl2}} template.

{{tl2|tl2}} is similar to {{tl|tl}}. '''Tl''' stands for '''T'''emplate '''l'''ink. {{tl2|tl2}} is a [[w:Macro (computer science)|macro]] [[m:Help:template|template]] used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

{{tl2|tl2}} differs from {{tl|tl}} in that it displays with a wider text style, like {{tlx|tlx}}, and also takes the named parameters 'SISTER=xx' and 'LANG=ll', so that it may also be used to ''list and link to templates on other English and non-English language sister projects''.

=== Related template ===
 
{{tlx|tlx}} displays with the same enhanced presentation, and also expands several 'placeholder' parameters to generate a sample template call.

=== Usage ===

<pre>
 {{Tl|template name to display}}
and
 {{Tl2|template name to display}} -- local link, just like Tl.
 or
 {{Tl2|SISTER=V:|template name to display}} -- displays a template on Wikiversity
 or
 {{Tl2|LANG=fr.|SISTER=wikisource|template name to display}} -- displays a template 
                       on the French Wikisource sister project.
</pre>

=== Example ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Code
! Result
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl|x0}}</nowiki></code>
| {{[[Template:X0|x0]]}}
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|x1}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[{{{LANG|}}}{{{SISTER|}}}{{ns:Template}}:x1|x1]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|SISTER=M:|3x}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[{{{LANG|}}}M:{{ns:Template}}:3x|3x]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|SISTER=wikibooks|LANG=de:|WP}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[http://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vorlage:WP WP]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt><!---
----- This is currently a fraudulent output result... the template code needs modified to work
----- per this plan, then this /doc file fixed up to match whatever the correct syntax actually is.
----- ALMOST work: 
[[:de:wikibooks:{{ns:template}}:WP |WP]]
[[de:wikibooks:{{ns:template}}:WP |WP]]
---->
|}

=== See also ===

* {{tiw|tl}}&nbsp; &nbsp;&mdash; links and edit history of the Tl template.
* {{tiw|tl2}} &nbsp;&mdash; links and edit history of the Tl2 template.
* {{tiw|tlp}} &nbsp;&mdash; Template link, with single parameter.
* {{tiw|tlx}} &nbsp;&mdash; Template link, up to three parameters.
* {{tiw|tlsp}} &mdash; Template link, ditto subst'ed.
* {{tiw|lts}} &nbsp;&mdash; see Lts discussion for more variants.
* {{tiw|tlu}} - like {{tlx|tl}} / {{tlx|tlp}} for any namespace.
* {{tiw|tn}} - Same as tl, but shows the braces as part of the link.
* {{Lcs|Internal link templates}}
* {{tiw|evd}} - Show live example


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