Template:=

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This template should have no transclusions. This is because it was replaced with a magic word.

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: Error: The retired template {{=}} has been transcluded; see mw:Help:Magic words#Other for details. To fix this, use only the code {{= }} to generate the = character.

Do not use this magic word in URLs. Instead, use percent-encoding or no encoding:

Wrong: https://example.com/?arg{{=}}789
Sometimes correct: https://example.com/?arg%3D789 ("=" is a reserved character with special meaning; it may break the URL when encoded at certain locations)
Correct: https://example.com/?arg=789

Usage

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{{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|<divstyle{{=}}"font-style:italic">This should be italicised.</div>}}
{{concat|<divstyle&#61;"font-style:italic">This will not be italicised.</div>}}

produces:

This should be italicised.

This will not be italicised.

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:= in articlesbased on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for =

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

Template parameters[Edit template data ]
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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Category:Pages which use a template in place of a magic word(3)

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Template call (m for magic word)	Output(delayed interpretation as wikimarkup)	HTML alternative (never interpreted as wikimarkup)
`{{!}}` (m)	\|	`\|` or {{pipe }}
`{{=}}` (m)	=	`=`
`{{!! }}`	\|\|	`\|\|`
`{{!( }}`	[	`[`
`{{)! }}`	]	`]`
`{{!(( }}`	[[	`[[`
`{{))! }}`	]]	`]]`
`{{( }}`	{	`{`
`{{) }}`	}	`}`
`{{(( }}`	{{	`{{`
`{{)) }}`	}}	`}}`
`{{((( }}`	`}}}`
`{{(! }}`	{\|	`{\|`
`{{!+ }}`	\|+	`\|+`
`{{!- }}`	\|-	`\|-`
`{{!) }}`	\|}	`\|}`

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Usage

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