Editing Template:Translatable template/doc (section)

== How to use ==
* {{tlx|Translatable template|''name of template''|''parameters....''}}
* {{tlx|TNT|''name of template''|''parameters....''}}
* {{tlx|tnt|''name of template''|''parameters....''}}

The above simplified syntax cannot work if the named template also needs to be transcluded in other translatable templates, because it would cause self-recursion of {{tl|Translatable template}}. An alternative is to use {{tl|Translatable template name}} which does not expand the template with its parameters, but only returns the resolved template name, which can then be
transcluded normally:
* <code><nowiki>{{ {{</nowiki>Translatable template name|''name of template''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> |''parameters....''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{ {{</nowiki>TNTN|''name of template''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> |''parameters....''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{ {{</nowiki>tntn|''name of template''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> |''parameters....''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

Example (from {{ll|Help:Extension:Translate}}):

:{{tlx|Translatable template|Extension-Translate}} or {{tlx|TNT|Extension-Translate}}
which includes translated versions of {{tl|Extension-Translate}} if it exists, or the English version if translations don't exist.