| Template | Shortcut | Parameter? | Example | Output | Notes |
|---|
| Thread level | | | | | |
{{Moved talk}} | |  Y | {{Moved talk|Dresden}} | Template:Moved talk | Used at the thread's current location |
{{Moved talk to}} | | Y | {{Moved talk to|Berlin}} | Template:Moved talk to | Used at the thread's former location |
{{Thread retitled}} | | Y | {{Thread retitled|Old title}} | Template:Thread retitled | Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines |
| Opening | | | | | |
{{Summoned by bot}} | {{sbb}} | | {{sbb}} | Template:Sbb | Can be used in requests for comment |
{{Buttinsky}} | {{bi2}} | | {{Buttinsky}} | Template:Buttinsky | A variation of {{Talk page stalker}} |
{{Edit conflict}} | {{ec}} | ( Y) | {{ec}} | Template:Ec | To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict |
{{Interrupted}} | {{intr}} | Y | {{Interrupted|Username|06:11, 2 June 2025 (UTC)}} | Template:Interrupted | Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text |
{{Non-admin comment}} | {{nacmt}} | ( Y) | {{nacmt}} | Template:Nacmt | Optional and only for own comments, see doc |
{{Pinged}} | | | {{Pinged}} | Template:Pinged | Indicates a notification was received |
{{Responding to ping}} | {{rtp}} | | {{rtp}} | Template:Rtp | Similar to {{pinged}} |
{{Talk page stalker}} | {{tps}} | ( Y) | {{tps}} | Template:Tps | Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker |
{{Talk page watcher}} | {{tpw}} | ( Y) | {{tpw}} | Template:Tpw | Ditto |
| Notifications | | | | | |
{{Hidden ping}} | {{hp}} | Y | {{hp|Username}} | Template:Hp | Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character |
{{Ping group}} | {{pinggroup}} | Y | {{pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...}} | Template:Pinggroup | Up to 10 usernames |
{{Pong}} | | Y | {{pong|Username}} | Template:Pong | In reply to a ping |
{{Reply to}} | {{re}}/{{ping}} | Y | {{re|Username}}/{{ping|Username}} | Template:Re | Sends a notification; up to 50 names |
{{To}} | | Y | {{To|Username}} | Template:To | Sends a notification |
| During | | | | | |
{{subst:Arbitrary break}} | {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} | | {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} | Template:Arbitrarybreak | Requires substitution |
{{subst:Bump}} | | | {{subst:Bump}} | File:Pictogram voting wait.svg Bumping thread ~~~~ | Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}} |
{{FBDB}} | | | {{FBDB}} | Template:FBDB | An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block |
{{KISS}} | | | {{KISS}} | Template:KISS | References the KISS principle politely |
{{No ping}} | {{np}} | Y | {{np|Username}} | Template:Np | Works like {{Template:User link}} but without triggering a notification |
{{No ping2}} | {{np2}} | Y | {{np2|Username}} | Template:Np2 | Works like {{User}} but without triggering a notification |
{{Notelist-talk}} | {{tnote}} | ( Y) | {{tnote}} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion |
{{Outdent}} | {{od}} | ( Y) | {{od|:::::}} |
| For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep |
{{Outdent2}} | {{od2}} | ( Y) | {{od2}} | (←) | Alternative out-denting |
{{Reflist-talk}} | {{tref}} | ( Y) | {{tref}} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion |
{{Relevant discussion}} | {{reldis}} | Y | {{reldis|Talk:Berlin}} | Template:Reldis | Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way |
{{Sock vote}} | {{sockvote}} | Y | {{sock vote|Example}} | Template:Sock vote | To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation. |
{{Sources-talk}} | {{st}} | | {{Sources-talk}} | [not shown here] | A convenience wrapper around {{Reflist-talk}} |
{{Talkfact}} | | ( Y) | "Oranges are blue!"{{talkfact}} | "Oranges are blue!"Template:Talkfact | Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims |
{{Talk quote inline}} | {{tq}} | Y | {{tq|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!" | To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material |
{{Talk quote inline italic}} | {{tqi}} | Y | {{tqi|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!" | " |
{{Template:!xt}} | {{Template:!xt}} | Y | {{Template:!xt|"Oranges are orange!"}} | "Oranges are orange!" | To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have |
{{Not talk quote inline italic}} | {{!tqi}} | Y | {{!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"}} | "Oranges are orange!" | " |
{{Talk quote block}} | {{tqb}} | Y | {{tqb|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!"
| To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material |
{{Talk quote block minimalist}}} | {{tqbm}} | Y | {{tqbm|Oranges are blue.}} | Oranges are blue.
| A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting |
| End | | | | | |
{{Please sign inline}} | {{please}} | | {{Please sign inline}} | Template:Please sign inline | |
{{subst:Please ping}} | {{pping}} | ( Y) | {{Please ping}} | Template:Please ping | Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged. |
{{Not watching}} | {{nw}} | | {{nw}} | Template:Nw | |
{{subst:Notifyme}} | {{subst:pingme}} | | {{subst:pingme}} | If you reply here, please put {{reply|your username will show up here}} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! | Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {{REVISIONUSER}} when you save. |
{{subst:Request ping}} | {{subst:repi}} | Y | {{subst:repi|Example}} | Template:Repi | Requires subst |
{{Signote}} | {{sg}} | ( Y) | {{sg}} | Template:Sg | |
{{Watching}} | | | {{Watching}} | Template:Watching | |
| Humor disclosure | | | | | |
| (See the list here.) | | | | | |
