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The following is a list of formatting templates used within the Wiki, along with short summaries detailing what they're used for.

For more information on templates, see Help:Templates

Game Shortcuts

Main Series

Template link What it adds
{{subst:LZS}} The Legend of Zelda (Series)
{{subst:LOZ}} The Legend of Zelda (Game)
{{subst:AOL}} The Adventure of Link
{{subst:ALTTP}} A Link to the Past
{{subst:LA}} Link's Awakening
{{subst:LADX}} Link's Awakening DX
{{subst:OOT}} Ocarina of Time
{{subst:OOT3D}} Ocarina of Time 3D
{{subst:MM}} Majora's Mask
{{subst:OOA}} Oracle of Ages
{{subst:OOS}} Oracle of Seasons
{{subst:FS}} Four Swords
{{subst:TWW}} The Wind Waker
{{subst:FSA}} Four Swords Adventures
{{subst:TMC}} The Minish Cap
{{subst:TP}} Twilight Princess
{{subst:PH}} Phantom Hourglass
{{subst:ST}} Spirit Tracks
{{subst:SS}} Skyward Sword

Other Games

Template link What it adds
{{subst:FPTRR}} Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
{{subst:TRR}} Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
{{subst:TLBT}} Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip
{{subst:TBF}} Tingle's Balloon Fight
{{subst:LCT}} Link's Crossbow Training
{{subst:BSZ}} BS Zelda
{{subst:AST}} Ancient Stone Tablets
{{subst:SSBS}} Super Smash Bros. series

Template Coding

Template link What it does
{{!}} Used to add a pipe ("|") to a template.
{{!-}} Used to add a pipe and a dash ("|-") to a template.
{{-}} Used to add an elongated dash ("—").
{{*}} Used to add an asterisk ("*").
{{space}} Used to place spaces of varying sizes where it might otherwise be impossible.
{{void}} Acts as a blank space for functions in templates.
{{NoWikiTemp}} To be used for template usage instructions to properly format them.

Articles/Other

Template link What it does
{{Age}} Used to calculate and display the time between two days in years.
{{AgeDays}} Used to calculate and display the time between two days in days.
{{BasePageLink}} Used to display a link to the basepage where it isn't otherwise possible.
{{cite}} Used to display an in-game quote as a reference.
{{cite episode}} Used to display a TV show quote as a reference.
{{cite manual}} Used to display a game manual quote as a reference.
{{cite person}} Used to display a developer quote as a reference.
{{cite web}} Used to display a web page as a reference.
{{clear}} Used to clear all of the space after something before adding the succeeding content.
{{Color}} Applies a specified color to text.
{{day}} Allows for the automatic rotation of several things over the days of the week.
{{figurine}} Used to display a figurine entry for The Wind Waker or The Minish Cap.
{{hello}} Placed on new members' talk pages as a greeting.
{{HexChoose}} Randomly selects one hexadecimal character.
{{hide}} Places content in a collapsible field.
{{HT}} Used to display Twilight Princess Hylian text as single letters.
{{HylianTP}} Used to display Twilight Princess Hylian text as full words.
{{icon}} Used to display an image on the upper-right corner of a page.
{{Lower Case}} Used to make the first letter of a page's title lowercase. This is typically done for user pages and user talk pages.
{{main}} Used to give a link to the main article of a subject.
{{quote}} Displays a quote on the page.
{{RandomColor}} Randomly selects a six digit hexadecimal color code. And can either output that code, or immediately apply it to text.
{{ref}} Used to add a reference section to an article.
{{refbar}} Used to add a reference section with a scrollbar to an article.
{{release}} Commonly used to show the release dates of something, but can be used wherever by-country listings are needed.
{{RTOC}} Places the table of contents on the right side of the page.
{{StrategyWiki}} Used to place a link to content on StrategyWiki.
{{User Nav}} Used as a tool for creating a user navigation panel.
{{youtube}} Displays a YouTube video.