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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, apostrophes may collide with certain characters such as lowercase dTemplate:-'s and lTemplate:-'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 using {{nbhsp}} to avoid such collisions.

You type	You get
The ''Illiad''{{nbhsp}}{{'}}s vocabulary	The IlliadTemplate:-'s vocabulary
The ''Illiad''{{-'}}s vocabulary

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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;
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* m for magic word

** Delayed interpretation as Wiki markup

*** Never interpreted as Wiki markup