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| − | This template produces a [[colon (punctuation)|colon]] ({{ | + | This template produces a [[colon (punctuation)|colon]] ({{kbd|:}}) character in the form of the [[character entity reference]] {{samp|:}}. It is useful for times when directly entering a colon would trigger some {{help link|wiki markup}} behavior. |
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| + | {{a note}} Due to [[Wikipedia:Page name#Invalid page names|technical limitations]] it is not possible to create a shortcut to this template called {{kbd|<nowiki>{{:}}</nowiki>}}. | ||
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Revision as of 10:56, 7 December 2012
This template produces a colon (:) character in the form of the character entity reference :. It is useful for times when directly entering a colon would trigger some wiki markup behavior.
Note: Due to technical limitations it is not possible to create a shortcut to this template called {{:}}.
See also
- Category:Typing-aid templates for other templates producing characters.
- List of XML and HTML character entity references