Template:Visible anchor

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The template {{Visible anchor}} inserts one or more HTML anchors in a page. Those locations can then be linked to using [[#link|...]] syntax. Unlike {{Anchor}}, the first parameter will be visible text on the page.

Usage

1. {{visible anchor|foo}}

Visible as: foo

Linkable as: [[#foo|...]] from within the same article, [[articlename#foo|...]] from other articles and from redirects.

2. The template can be used to create up to ten anchors with a single call. Here's an example using the vhanchor shortcut:

{{vanchor|foo|bar|baz}}

Visible as: foo

Linkable as:[[#foo]], [[#bar]] and [[#baz]].

Note how only the first parameter is made visible in the rendered text.

Limitations

Character	Code	Template	Meaning
	" "	N/A	(double) quotation mark
#	#	N/A	hash
|	|	{{!}}	pipe
=	=	{{=}}	equals

• This template should not be used within section headings. Doing so will result in broken links in edit summaries, as well as possible duplicate anchors (see below).
• Anchor names should be unique on a page, and should not duplicate any heading titles. Duplicate anchors won't work as expected since the #links go to the first anchor with that name. Duplicate anchors also result in invalid HTML; you can check for duplicate anchors by running the page through the W3C Markup Validation Service.
• Anchor names that contain any character shown in the table on the right will not work as expected. However, any of these characters can be replaced with the "&#" codes shown for them here. Or, the pipe symbol and equals sign can be worked around with {{!}} and {{=}}, respectively. Markup code such as <sup> and <sub> (superscript and subscript) cannot be used. Most other characters, including white space and punctuation, are not a problem.
• The template can create a maximum of 10 anchors. Specifying more than 10 anchors will result in an error message.
• As with other templates which use positional parameters, putting each anchor name on separate lines, for example

  {{vanchor
  |humpty
  |dumpty}}

  will not work as expected.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Visible anchor

The template {{Visible anchor}} inserts one or more HTML anchors in a page. Those locations can then be linked to using [[#link|...]] syntax. Unlike {{Anchor}}, the first parameter will be visible text on the page.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Anchor name, and text to display	1	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting; you can put formatting in the "text" parameter instead. Example start-of-content	String	required
Second anchor name	2	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	suggested
Third anchor name	3	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Fourth anchor name	4	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Fifth anchor name	5	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Sixth anchor name	6	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Seventh anchor name	7	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Eighth anchor name	8	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Ninth anchor name	9	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Tenth anchor name	10	This will become an anchor. The characters ", #, | and = must be escaped; see the main template page for details. Do not try to use formatting.	String	optional
Display text	text	Overrides the display of parameter 1, but is not an anchor name. May be formatted. Example Properties of CO<sub>2</sub>	Content	suggested

Aliases

• {{visanc}}
• {{vanchor}}

See also

• {{Anchor}}
• {{Anchored list}}
• {{Shortcut}}
• Help:Link § Section linking (anchors) (Shortcut: WP:ANCHOR)