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This is an auxiliary template that allows one to encode "{|". In Wiki markup, this character sequence indicates the start of a table, and this escape template allows Wikitables to be built inside templates and other Wikitables.

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