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Use this template to produce the character or characters " { " as ordinary text rather than as part of a link ], transclusion {{ }}, variable {{{ }}}, etc.

Similar templates

This table:
Template call
(m for magic word)
Output (delayed interpretation as wikimarkup) HTML alternative (never interpreted as wikimarkup)
{{!}} (m) | &#124; or {{pipe}}
{{=}} (m) = &#61;
{{!!}} || &#124;&#124;
{{!(}} [ &#91;
{{)!}} ] &#93;
{{!((}} [[ &#91;&#91;
{{))!}} ]] &#93;&#93;
{{(}} { &#123;
{{)}} } &#125;
{{((}} {{ &#123;&#123;
{{))}} }} &#125;&#125;
{{(((}} {{{ &#123;&#123;&#123;
{{)))}} }}} &#125;&#125;&#125;
{{(!}} {| &#123;&#124;
{{!+}} |+ &#124;&#43;
{{!-}} |- &#124;&#45;
{{!)}} |} &#124;&#125;

See also

The following templates enclose text inside the indicated symbols:

  • Template:Braces, to produce text such as "{{example text}}" (without triggering a transclusion)
  • Template:(()), like Template:Braces, except that this does not produce html markup, so that it can be processed and expanded by Lua frame:preprocess() function
  • Template:Brackets, to produce text such as "]" (without triggering a wikilink)
  • Template:Bracket, to produce text such as "[example text]" or "[example text]"
  • Template:Mset, to produce text such as "{1, 2, ..., N}" (i.e., a mathematical set)
  • Template:Tlf, to produce text such as "{{example text}}" (without triggering a transclusion)