| Template | Shortcut | Parameter? | Example | Output | Notes |
|---|
| Thread level | | | | | |
{{
Moved talk}} | |  Y | {{
Moved talk|Dresden}} | Moved: was at
Talk:Dresden
| Used at the thread's current location |
{{
Moved talk to}} | | Y | {{
Moved talk to|Berlin}} | Moved to:
Talk:Berlin
| Used at the thread's former location |
{{
Thread retitled}} | | Y | {{
Thread retitled|Old title}} |
-
Thread retitled from "Old title".
| Per
Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings |
| Opening | | | | | |
{{
Summoned by bot}} | {{
sbb}} | | {{
sbb}} | (
Summoned by bot) | Can be used in requests for comment |
{{
Buttinsky}} | | | {{
Buttinsky}} | (
Buttinsky) | A variation of {{
Talk page stalker}} |
{{
Edit conflict}} | {{
ec}} | ( Y) | {{
ec}} | (
edit conflict) | To indicate that you encountered an
edit conflict |
{{
Interrupted}} | | Y | {{Interrupted|Username|10:57, 21 May 2024 (UTC)}} | —
Username 10:57, 21 May 2024 (UTC) — continues after insertion below | Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text |
{{
Non-admin comment}} | {{
nacmt}} | ( Y) | {{
nacmt}} | (Non-administrator comment) | Optional and only for own comments, see
doc |
{{
Pinged}} | | | {{
Pinged}} | (
pinged) | Indicates a
notification was received |
{{
Responding to ping}} | {{
rtp}} | | {{
rtp}} | (responding to
ping) | Similar to {{
pinged}} |
{{
Talk page stalker}} | {{
tps}} | ( Y) | {{
tps}} | (
talk page stalker) | Cf.
Wikipedia:Talk page stalker |
{{
Talk page watcher}} | {{
tpw}} | ( Y) | {{
tpw}} | (
talk page watcher) |
Ditto |
| Notifications | | | | | |
{{
Hidden ping}} | {{
hp}} | Y | {{
hp|Username}} |
| Invisible notification utilizing the
zero-width space character |
{{
Ping group}} | {{
pinggroup}} | Y | {{
pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...}} | Pinging collaborators (
John Doe—
Jane Doe—
...) | Up to 10 usernames |
{{
Pong}} | | Y | {{
pong|Username}} | 
Username: | In reply to a ping |
{{
Reply to}} | {{
re}}/{{
ping}} | Y | {{
re|Username}}/{{
ping|Username}} | @
Username: | Sends a
notification; up to 50 names |
{{
To}} | | Y | {{
To|Username}} | To editor
Username: | Sends a notification |
| During | | | | | |
{{
subst:Arbitrary break}} | {{
subst:Arbitrarybreak}} | | {{
subst:Arbitrarybreak}} | ======(
arbitrary break)====== | Requires
substitution |
{{
subst:Bump}} | | | {{
subst:Bump}} |  Bumping thread ~~~~ | Requires
subst. A wrapper for {{
do not archive until}} |
{{
FBDB}} | | | {{
FBDB}} | [
FBDB] | An
initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block |
{{
KISS}} | | | {{
KISS}} |
KISS | References the
KISS principle politely |
{{
No ping}} | {{
np}} | Y | {{
np|Username}} |
Username | Works like {{
U}} but without triggering a notification |
{{
No ping2}} | {{
np2}} | Y | {{
np2|Username}} |
Username (
talk ·
contribs) | Works like {{
User}} but without triggering a notification |
{{
Notelist-talk}} | {{
tnote}} | ( Y) | {{
tnote}} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion |
{{
Outdent}} | {{
od}} | ( Y) | {{
od|:::::}} |
| For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep |
{{
Outdent2}} | {{
od2}} | ( Y) | {{
od2}} | (
←) | Alternative out-denting |
{{
Reflist-talk}} | {{
tref}} | ( Y) | {{
tref}} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion |
{{
Relevant discussion}} | {{
reldis}} | Y | {{
reldis|Talk:Berlin}} | | Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way |
{{
Sources-talk}} | | | {{
Sources-talk}} | [not shown here] | A convenience wrapper around {{
Reflist-talk}} |
{{
Talkfact}} | | ( Y) | "Oranges are blue!"{{talkfact}} | "Oranges are blue!"[
citation needed] | Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims |
{{
Talk quote inline}} | {{
tq}} | Y | {{
tq|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!" | To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material |
{{
Talk quote inline italic}} | {{
tqi}} | Y | {{
tqi|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!" |
" |
{{
Not talk quote inline}} | {{
!tq}} | Y | {{
!tq|"Oranges are orange!"}} | "Oranges are orange!" | To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have |
{{
Not talk quote inline italic}} | {{
!tqi}} | Y | {{
!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"}} | "Oranges are orange!" |
" |
{{
Talk quote block}} | {{
tqb}} | Y | {{
tqb|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!"
| To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material |
{{
Talk quote block minimalist}}} | {{
tqbm}} | Y | {{
tqbm|Oranges are blue.}} | Oranges are blue.
| A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting |
| End | | | | | |
{{
Please sign inline}} | | | {{
Please sign inline}} | (Please remember to
sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard
tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) | |
{{
subst:Please ping}} | | ( Y) | {{
Please ping}} | (please 
mention me on reply) | Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{
Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged. |
{{
Not watching}} | {{
nw}} | | {{
nw}} | (I am not
watching this page, so please
ping me if you want my attention.) | |
{{
subst:Notifyme}} | {{
subst:pingme}} | | {{
subst:pingme}} | If you reply here, please put {{
reply|your username will show up here}} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! | Requires
substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {{
REVISIONUSER}} when you save. |
{{
subst:Request ping}} | {{
subst:repi}} | Y | {{
subst:repi|Example}} | If you reply here, please
ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it
. | Requires
subst |
{{
Signote}} | {{
sg}} | ( Y) | {{
sg}} | Please leave me a note if you reply | |
{{
Watching}} | | | {{
Watching}} | (I am watching this page, so please reply here.) | |
| Closure | | | | | |
{{
Sock vote}} | {{
sockvote}} | Y | {{
sock vote|Example}} | ( Blocked
sockpuppet of
Example, see
investigation) | To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation. |
| Humor disclosure | | | | | |
| (See
the list here.) | | | | | |
