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The magic word {!} is used to escape a vertical bar character "|" in wikitext markup, causing the parser to temporarily not interpret it as a special character.

This used to be a template, but for speed reasons, the MediaWiki parser was changed in July 2014 to instantly interpret {!} as "|" and ignore this template, making {!} a magic word. You can continue to use the code in exactly the same way as before.

Do not use syntax like {Template:!}, and do not supply a parameter, for example {!|foo}. In those cases, the template transcludes as an error message: Error: The retired template {!} has been transcluded; see mw:Help:Magic words#Other for details. To fix this, use only the code {!} to generate the | character.

Usage

The code {!} is used to escape the vertical bar character, |, so that it is interpreted later than it would be otherwise. This is mostly useful when trying to include a table in a template. For example,

{cquote|text=
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Header text !! Header text
|-
| Example1 || Example2
|-
| Example3 || Example4
|}
}

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However escaping the bars with this magic word and similar templates gives:

{cquote|text=
{(!} class{=}"wikitable"
{!+} Caption text
{!-}
! Header text !! Header text
{!-}
{!} Example1 {!!} Example2
{!-}
{!} Example3 {!!} Example4
{!)}
}

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For how to include a table in a footnote, do:

Example 1{refn|group=note|This is a note before}

Example 2{refn|group=note|1=<nowiki></nowiki>{(!}class{=}"wikitable"
{!}+ Example table with two columns
! A column
! Another column
{!}-
{!} Some data
{!} Some more data
{!)}<nowiki></nowiki>}

Example 3{refn|group=note|This is a note after}

==Notes==
{Reflist|group=note}

Be careful to follow this formatting, otherwise the table may gobble up the subsequent footnote. This can be unnoticeable if there is only one footnote, only causing an issue if a second footnote is added.

Example 1^{[note ೧]}

Example 2^{[note ೨]}

Example 3^{[note ೩]}

Notes

↑ This is a note before
↑
Example table with two columns
A column Another column

Some data Some more data
↑ This is a note after

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Usage

Notes

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