This is the {{pipe}} meta-template. It looks like this: | 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 {{!}}.
This template uses the | decimal code for the vertical bar (or pipe character) so that its usage doesn't cause problems when it is used inside a 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. Xbox.com | Xbox.com Home). {{Pipe}} is easier to remember and clearer than an unadorned |.
Please do not use the Unicode ǀ (which produces ǀ) since that does not work in all web browsers. It is also slightly smaller than |.
Alternative names
The following names redirect here and can be used as alternative names for this template:
- {{vbar}}
- {{verti-bar}}
- {{vertical bar}}
- {{vertical line}}
- {{vertical slash}}
See also
| Template call (m for magic word) |
Output (delayed interpretation as wikimarkup) | HTML alternative (never interpreted as wikimarkup) | |
|---|---|---|---|
{{!}} (m) |
| or {{pipe}} | ||
{{=}} (m) |
= | = | |
{{!!}} |
|| | ||
{{!(}} |
[ | [ | |
{{)!}} |
] | ] | |
{{!((}} |
[[ | [[ | |
{{))!}} |
]] | ]] | |
{{(}} |
{ | { | |
{{)}} |
} | } | |
{{((}} |
{{ | {{ | |
{{))}} |
}} | }} | |
{{(((}} |
{{{ | {{{ | |
{{)))}} |
}}} | }}} | |
{{(!}} |
{| | {| | |
{{!+}} |
|+ | |+ | |
{{!-}} |
|- | |- | |
{{!)}} |
|} | |} |
- {{'}} - Used to encode apostrophe to keep it separate from
''and'''markup.