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This template adds a formatted MediaWiki parser or extension tag that links to the help or extension page. This template is similar to {{tl|tag}}, but it links the tag and defaults to open.

===Parser and extension tags===
<section begin="xtag" />{{Xtag/list}}<section end="xtag" />

===Parameters===
* '''first parameter''' ''(mandatory)'': the name of the HTML tag
* '''second parameter''': what type of tag to display:
** <code>p</code> or <code>pair</code>: display a matched pair of open-and-close tags
*** To suppress the ellipsis which appears between the tags, add an empty {{para|content}} parameter
** <code>o</code> or <code>open</code> ''(default)'': display only the opening tag of an open-and-close pair
** <code>c</code> or <code>close</code>: display only the closing tag of an open-and-close pair
** <code>s</code> or <code>single</code>: display a single tag
* '''content=''' the text content of the tags
* '''params=''' any parameters to be included in the opening tag

====Examples====
{{markup
|<nowiki>{{xtag|nowiki}}</nowiki>
|{{xtag|nowiki}}
|<nowiki>{{xtag|nowiki|s}}</nowiki>}
|{{xtag|nowiki|s}}
}}

Markup → Renders as: <br />
<code><nowiki>{{xtag|syntaxhighlight|p|params=inline lang="text"}}</nowiki> </code>→<br />
{{xtag|syntaxhighlight|p|params=inline lang="text"}}

<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Name",
"description": "Name of the HTML tag",
"example": "nowiki",
"type": "string",
"required": true
},
"2": {
"label": "Type of tag to display",
"description": "Pair: matched pair of open-and-close tags. Open: display only the opening tag of an open-and-close pair. Close: display only the closing tag of an open-and-close pair. Single: display a single tag.",
"suggestedvalues": [
"pair",
"open",
"single",
"close",
"p",
"o",
"s",
"c"
],
"default": "open",
"suggested": true
},
"params": {
"label": "Parameters",
"description": "Any parameters to be included in the opening tag",
"type": "string"
},
"content": {
"label": "Contents",
"description": "The text content of the tags. Leave with empty value to suppress '...'",
"type": "unbalanced-wikitext"
}
},
"description": "Adds a formatted MediaWiki parser or extension tag that links to the help or extension page.",
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

===See also===
* {{tl|tag}}

====Other formatting templates====
{{#lsth:Template:Template-linking_templates|Other formatting templates}}
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[[Category:HTML typing-aid templates]]
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