Template:Nowrap/doc
Template:Tlx or Template:Tlx stops wrapping of specific text. Use this template sparingly. It prevents word wraps (line breaks) within text or inside a link which contains spaces, hyphens ("-"), or, in some browsers, parentheses. The size of the nowrapped text becomes the minimum width of that paragraph and that can negatively influence the ability of the page to adapt to smaller screens, or alternate representations of the content.
Usage
{{Nowrap|these words stay together}}
{{Nowrap|a, b, c, or d.}}
{{Nowrap| merry-go-round }}
{{Nowrap| [[4-part harmony]] }}
{{Nowrap| [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] }}
{{Nowrap| [[#Examples|Examples section]] }}
Examples
"They held {{Nowrap|10 kg (22 lb)}} in total. "
|
"He encountered {{Nowrap|a tiger}} in the woods. "
|
Handling equal-sign or bar
Templates have problems with parameter data that contains equal-signs "=
" or vertical bars "|
" (pipes). Note that this does not apply if the equal-sign "=
" or vertical bar "|
" is inside a wikilink or another template. In the case that there is a bare equal-sign "=
" or vertical bar "|
", consider using Template:Tl + Template:Tl instead. However, there are also other workarounds:
For text that includes an equal-sign "=", precede the text with 1=
, use a triple-brace unnamed parameter {{{|=}}}
, or the {{=}}
template. For example:
{{Nowrap|1=2 + 2 = 4}}
,{{Nowrap|2 + 2 {{{|=}}} 4}}
, or{{Nowrap|2 + 2 {{=}} 4}}
which all render as this:
- 2 + 2 = 4.
For text that includes a vertical bar "|", escape the bar(s) with "|
" or "{{pipe}}
" or "{{abs}}
". For instance, put two bars "|6|" like this:
{{Nowrap||6| < 7}}
or{{Nowrap|{{pipe}}6{{pipe}} < 7}}
or{{Nowrap|{{abs|6}} < 7}}
Which renders this:
- |6| < 7
Technical details
The actual code that does the job is this HTML tag that applies a class to the text inside the template:
<span class="nowrap">This text will not wrap</span>
The class nowrap
receives the CSS property white-space: nowrap;
in MediaWiki:Common.css.
TemplateData
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Text | 1 | Prevents word wraps (line breaks) within text or inside a link which contains spaces or hyphens (-). | string | required |