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Use this template to produce the [[Character (computing)|character]] or characters "{{thinsp|<includeonly>{{ {{BASEPAGENAME}} }}</includeonly><noinclude>{{small|[''character/s appear here'']}}</noinclude>}}" as ordinary text rather than as part of a link <code><nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki></code>, [[Wikipedia:Transclusion|transclusion]] <code><nowiki>{{ }}</nowiki></code>, variable <code><nowiki>{{{ }}}</nowiki></code>, etc.<!--
-->{{#if:{{{entity|}}} |<br/>The [[Character encodings in HTML#HTML character references|HTML character code]] "<code>&{{{entity}}};</code>" may also be used to produce the same result.}}
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| '''Template''' | '''Output''' | '''HTML alternative'''
| [[Template: ! |Template:{{thinsp|!}}]] | {{!}} | &#124;
| [[Template: !! |Template:{{thinsp|!!}}]] | {{!!}} |
| [[Template: !( |Template:{{thinsp|!(}}]] | {{!(}} | &#91;
| [[Template: )! |Template:{{thinsp|)!}}]] | {{)!}} | &#93;
| [[Template: !(( |Template:{{thinsp|!((}}]] | {{!((}} |
| [[Template: ))! |Template:{{thinsp|))!}}]] | {{))!}} |
| [[Template: ( |Template:{{thinsp|(}}]] | {{(}} | &#123;
| [[Template: ) |Template:{{thinsp|)}}]] | {{)}} | &#125;
| [[Template: (( |Template:{{thinsp|((}}]] | {{((}} |
| [[Template: )) |Template:{{thinsp|))}}]] | {{))}} |
| [[Template: ((( |Template:{{thinsp|(((}}]] | {{(((}} |
| [[Template: ))) |Template:{{thinsp|)))}}]] | {{)))}} |
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===See also===
* [[Template:\|Template:{{thinsp|\}}]], which produces " <nowiki>/</nowiki>" (i.e. a [[Slash (punctuation)|(forward-)slash]] character preceded by a [[non-breaking space]]).
* [[Template:=|Template:{{thinsp|=}}]], which produces an [[Equals sign|equals-sign]] as ordinary text.
* [[Template:Brackets]] (or [[Template:Square brackets]]) to produce text such as "{{brackets|example text}}" (i.e. unlinked).
'''Other [[Bracket#Curly brackets or braces { }|brace]]-rendering templates'''
* [[Template:Braces]], to produce text such as "{{braces|example text}}" (i.e. untranscluded).
* [[Template:Square bracket open]], which produces "{{thinsp|[}}" or, as <kbd><nowiki>{{square bracket open|2}}</nowiki></kbd>, "{{thinsp|<nowiki>[[</nowiki>}}".
* [[Template:Square bracket close]], which produces "{{thinsp|]}}" or, as <kbd><nowiki>{{square bracket close|2}}</nowiki></kbd>, "{{thinsp|<nowiki>]]</nowiki>}}".