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This template uses the 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 (''') or italic ('') Wiki markup.

Sometimes, when placing an apostrophe after italic text, apostrophes may collide with certain characters such as lowercase d⁠ ⁠'s and l⁠ ⁠'s. In these cases, it is best to use {{nbhsp}} place a small amount of space before the apostrophe to avoid such collisions.

You type You get
''Z''{{'}}(''x'' + ''y'') Z'(x + y)
The ''Illiad''{{nbhsp}}{{'}}s vocabulary The Illiad⁠ ⁠'s vocabulary



Template calls for escaping characters
Template call* Output** HTML alternative***
{{!}} (m) | | or {{pipe}}
{{=}} (m) = =
{{!!}} || ||
{{!(}} [ [ or {{lbrack}}
{{)!}} ] ] or {{rbrack}}
{{!((}} [[ [[
{{))!}} ]] ]]
{{(}} { {
{{)}} } }
{{((}} {{ {{
{{))}} }} }}
{{(((}} {{{ {{{
{{)))}} }}} }}}
{{(!}} {| {|
{{!+}} |+ |+
{{!-}} |- |-
{{!)}} |} |}
{{'}} ' '
{{colon}} : :
{{^(}} < &#60; or &lt;
{{)^}} > &#62; or &gt;
{{**}} * &#42;
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* m for magic word

** Delayed interpretation as Wiki markup

*** Never interpreted as Wiki markup