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This magic word allows "=" to be used in unnamed template parameters, rather than being interpreted as the separator between the parameter name and value. It evaluates to the equals sign, =. Alternatively, the HTML entity "=" can be used if there is no need for it to be interpreted as wikimarkup, such as when the literal equals-sign is to be displayed to the user. Until June 2022, there was a template at this location with the same function, but it was replaced with a magic word for performance reasons in Phab:T91154.

Do not use syntax like {{Template:=}}, and do not supply a parameter, for example {{=|foo}}. In those cases, the template transcludes as an error message: Error: The retired template {{=}} has been transcluded; see mw:Help:Magic words#Other for details. To fix this, use only the code {{=}} to generate the = character.

Do not use the magic word in URLs rather use percent-encoding or no encoding:

• Wrong: https://example.com/?arg{{=}}789
• Correct: https://example.com/?arg%3D789
• Correct: https://example.com/?arg=789

Usage

• {{Font color|black|yellow|2 + 2 {{=}} 4}} produces: 2 + 2 =

4

You can also use named parameters to bypass the restriction:

• {{Font color|black|yellow|3= 2 + 2 = 4}} produces: 2 + 2 = 4

Unlike =, the magic word only delays the interpretation of the symbol as code:

{{concat|<div style{{=}}"font-style:italic">This should be italicised.</div>}}
{{concat|<div style&#61;"font-style:italic">This will not be italicised.</div>}}

produces: <div style=

"font-style:italic">This should be italicised.

This will not be italicised.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:= in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for =

A magic word to allow = to be used in template parameters

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

See also

· <span style="" title="<translate nowrap> Edit this template</translate>"><translate> edit</translate>

Template call <span style= "font-weight:normal; font-style:normal">(m for magic word)	Output <span style= "font-weight:normal; font-style:normal">(delayed interpretation as wikimarkup)	HTML alternative <span style= "font-weight:normal; font-style:normal">(never interpreted as wikimarkup)
{{!}} (m)	|	&#124; or {{pipe}}
{{=}} (m)	=	&#61;
{{!!}}	||	&#124;&#124;
{{!(}}	[	&#91;
{{)!}}	]	&#93;
{{!((}}	[[	&#91;&#91;
{{))!}}	]]	&#93;&#93;
{{(}}	{	&#123;
{{)}}	}	&#125;
{{((}}	{{	&#123;&#123;
{{))}}	}}	&#125;&#125;
{{(((}}	{{{	&#123;&#123;&#123;
{{)))}}	}}}	&#125;&#125;&#125;
{{(!}}	{|	&#123;&#124;
{{!-}}	|-	&#124;&#45;
{{!)}}	|}	&#124;&#125;

• mw:Help:Magic words

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