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Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

+ Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

+ Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx →

Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Tlx → Template:Documentation subpage

This is the Template:Tl template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.

Example:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Keystroke combinations

To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

This template currently handles up to 10 key name parameters, which should be more than enough to accommodate for any possible combination of simultaneous keystrokes. If it gets too many key name parameters it reports the page into Category:Keypress template parameter needs fixing. This means we can easily find those pages and fix them, or we can discover if we need to make this template take more parameters.

When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table then that might cause too wide items. Then instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:

Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx + Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press + Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

On the other hand, to illustrate Windows Alt codes you might want to use separate templates with no intervening punctuation or space. In most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, for example, the plus-minus sign (±) can be entered by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 (with the numeric keypad):

Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key pressTemplate loop detected: Template:Key press

An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:

Template:Tlx →

Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Wikilinks

If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a Disambiguation page).

Wiki markup characters

Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the Template:Tl, Template:Tl and Template:Tl templates or as an HTML entity |, ;, = respectively:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Most markup characters also have aliases:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Key symbols

Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others (see also Arrows exception below).

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

File:AltGr Win Menu Ctrl key.jpg

Windows key and Menu key

File:Ctl wndws alt.jpg

Old-style Windows key

There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:

Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press
Template:Tlx → Template loop detected: Template:Key press

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

Template:Clear

Technical details

This template calls Template:Tl, which holds the code that otherwise would be repeated several times in Template:Tl, thus simplifying the code.

TemplateData

Template:TemplateDataHeader

Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First key	`1`	First key	Line	required
Second key	`2`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Third key	`3`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Forth key	`4`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Fifth key	`5`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Sixth key	`6`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Seventh key	`7`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Eighth key	`8`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Ninth key	`9`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Tenth key	`10`	Optional key press in combination as the first.	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain`	Character between chained key presses Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain first`	Character between first and second key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain second`	Character between second and third key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain third`	Character between third and fourth key to press Default +	Line	optional
Chaining character	`chain fourth`	Character between fourth and fifth key to press Default +	Line	optional

Not to be confused with

Template:Tl – Produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. Template:Button.

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Template:Key press View history

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with

Keystroke combinations

Wikilinks

Wiki markup characters

Key symbols

Technical details

TemplateData

Not to be confused with