This template uses the [[wikipedia:List of XML and HTML character entity references|decimal code]] for the apostrophe or single-quote character. When taking the possessive of titles, or when indicating the derivative of a function, this template prevents an apostrophe or single quote from becoming mistakenly interpreted with adjacent '''bold''' (<code><nowiki>'''</nowiki></code>) or ''italic'' (<code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code>) Wiki markup.<br /><br />
Sometimes, apostrophes may collide with certain characters such as lowercase ''d''{{-'}}s and ''l''{{-'}}s, especially after bold or italic text. This template is the same as {{tlx|'|plaincode}} except that it inserts a small amount of space before the apostrophe to avoid such collisions.
Sometimes, apostrophes may collide with certain characters such as lowercase ''d''{{-'}}s and ''l''{{-'}}s, especially after '''bold''' or ''italic'' text. This template is the same as {{tlx|'|plaincode}} except that it inserts a small amount of space before the apostrophe to avoid such collisions.
=== Usage ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto auto auto auto;"
Sometimes, apostrophes may collide with certain characters such as lowercase d's and l's, especially after bold or italic text. This template is the same as {{'}} except that it inserts a small amount of space before the apostrophe to avoid such collisions.
Usage
You type
You get
''Z''{{-'}}(''x'' + ''y'')
Z'(x + y)
The ''Illiad''{{-'}}s vocabulary
The Illiad's vocabulary
Technical note
This template does not insert any semantically invalid whitespace characters, but does all the spacing visually only, in CSS.
