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This is an auxiliary template that allows one to encode "{{" (two left curly braces).

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