{{#invoke:Shortcut|main}} These are templates that can be used on talk pages. There are also additional templates at List of discussion templates, and User talk page templates. See the See also section below for links to additional templates and guidelines.

If you create a new, or modify an old, talk page template, please read the guideline first about how they should look at Talk page templates.

GeneralEdit

What to type Result Where to put it
Template:Tetl Template:Bug report On talk pages
Template:Tetl Template:Tmbox{{#if:yes }} Top of talk page
Template:Tetl Template:Notice At the top of talk page but below WikiProject banners. Used for any general messages.
Template:Tetl Template:Outdent In a discussion thread when the indention of previous replies gets too deep, e.g.,

 ::::This is the previous post, indented 4 levels {{Outdent|::::}}Start of a new post

Template:Tetl Template:Press Top of talk page
Template:Tetl Template:Skip to talk At the top of talk page, for link to TOC in page with many header or message templates at top.

ArchivingEdit

What to type Result (and usage notes) Where to put it
Template:Tetl Template:Archive Top of archive page
Template:Tetl Template:Archive request Top of long talk page that needs archiving
Template:Tetl Template:Archives Top of talk page

BiographyEdit

What to type Result Where to put it
Template:Tetl Template:BLP Top of Talk page
Template:Tetl Template:Connected contributor Top of Talk page
Template:Tetl Template:BLP list Top of Talk page

CommentsEdit

What to type What it makes
Template:Tetl Template:Calm
Template:Tetl Template:Caution
Template:Tetl Template:Censor
Template:Tetl Template:Central
Template:Tetl Template:Consensus
Template:Tetl Template:TmboxTemplate:Talk other
Template:Tetl Template:Not a forum
Template:Tetl Template:Notice
Template:Tetl Template:Old XfD multi
Template:Tetl Template:Old moves
Template:Tetl Template:Q&A
Template:Tetl Template:Round in circles
Template:Tlxs
Template:Lts/
Example (talkcontribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. The preceding unsigned comment was added at 19:37, 4 August 2025 (UTC).
Template:Tetl Template:Talk header
Template:Tetl Template:Tmbox
Template:Tetl Template:Talk page stalker
plus other options, e.g., Template:Talk page stalker
Template:Tlxs
Template:Lts/
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talkcontribs) 19:37, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
Template:Tlxs
Template:Lts/
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Name or IP address (talkcontribs) time and date
Template:Tlxs
Template:Lts/
— Preceding unsigned comment added by IP address (talk) time and date
Template:Tlxs
Template:Lts/
— Preceding unsigned comment added by IP address (talk) time and date
Template:Tetl Template:Warning

Discussion thread tagsEdit

Template:See also

What to type What it makes
Template:Tetl Template:Discussion top
Template:Tetl
Template:Tetl

Template:Done

Template:Tetl
An alternative to Template:Tl that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.

Template:Done-t

Template:Tetl

Template:Doing

Template:Tlx
Template:Lts/
Useful in old discussions that are re-opened elsewhere
Template:Further discussions
Template:Tetl

Template:Help me

Template:Tetl

Template:Not done

Template:Tetl
An alternative to Template:Tl that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.

Template:Not done-t

Template:Tetl

Template:OOCOT

Template:Tetl
Template:Tetl

Template:Reply to

Template:Tetl

Template:Resolved

Template:Tetl

Template:Unresolved

Template:Tetl

Template:Stale

Template:Tetl

Template:Stuck

Expansion and improvementEdit

Template:Tlrow
What to type What it makes
Template:Tlx
Template:Lts/
Template:Refideas

RequestsEdit

Template:TlrowTemplate:TlrowTemplate:TlrowTemplate:TlrowTemplate:Tlrow
What to type What it makes

Peer reviewEdit

Template:Tlrow
What to type What it makes
Template:Tl
Template:Lts/
Template:Talkspace detect

FAQEdit

What to type What it makes
Template:Tetl Template:FAQ

Featured and good articlesEdit

Template:Tlrow
What to type What it makes
Template:Tlsp Template:Tmbox{{#ifeq:Incubator escapee wiki|Talk|}}
Template:Tlsp Template:Tmbox{{#ifeq:Incubator escapee wiki|Talk|}}

Free imagesEdit

Template:Tlrow
What to type What it makes

Translation requestsEdit

Template:Tlrow
What to type What it makes

Templates for other languages are available in Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates. For full instructions, see WP:Translation.

Fringe subjectsEdit

Template:Tl
Talk
Template:Talk fringe

WikiProject noticesEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}}

To be placed at the top of talk pages of articles covered by the associated WikiProject:

Edit

What to type Result Where to put it
Template:Tl Template:WikiProject banner shell Use to condense multiple WikiProject notices on a talk page. List each WikiProject template with an additional parameter of , e.g.,

{{WikiProject banner shell|1= {{WikiProject Physics}} }} See Talk:William Brown (admiral) for an example of use.

Educational assignmentEdit

What to type Result Where to put it
Template:Tl Template:Educational assignment Top of talk page

See alsoEdit


Template:Wikipedia template messages