| Template | Shortcut | Parameter? | Example | Output | Notes |
|---|
| Thread level | | | | | |
{{Moved talk}} | |  Y | {{Moved talk|Dresden}} | Moved: was at Talk:Dresden
| Used at the thread's current location |
{{Moved talk to}} | | Y | {{Moved talk to|Berlin}} | Moved to: Talk:Berlin
| Used at the thread's former location |
{{Thread retitled}} | | Y | {{Thread retitled|Old title}} |
- Thread retitled from "Old title".
| Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings |
| Opening | | | | | |
{{Summoned by bot}} | {{sbb}} | | {{sbb}} | (Summoned by bot) | Can be used in requests for comment |
{{Buttinsky}} | | | {{Buttinsky}} | ( Buttinsky) | A variation of {{Talk page stalker}} |
{{Edit conflict}} | {{ec}} | ( Y) | {{ec}} | (edit conflict) | To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict |
{{Interrupted}} | | Y | {{Interrupted|Username|16:39, 3 December 2025 (UTC)}} | — Username 16:39, 3 December 2025 (UTC) — continues after insertion below | 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}} | (Non-administrator comment) | Optional and only for own comments, see doc |
{{Pinged}} | | | {{Pinged}} | (pinged) | Indicates a notification was received |
{{Responding to ping}} | {{rtp}} | | {{rtp}} | (responding to ping) | Similar to {{pinged}} |
{{Talk page stalker}} | {{tps}} | ( Y) | {{tps}} | (talk page stalker) | Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker |
{{Talk page watcher}} | {{tpw}} | ( Y) | {{tpw}} | (talk page watcher) | Ditto |
| Notifications | | | | | |
{{Hidden ping}} | {{hp}} | Y | {{hp|Username}} | | Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character |
{{Ping group}} | {{pinggroup}} | Y | {{pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...}} | Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...) | Up to 10 usernames |
{{Pong}} | | Y | {{pong|Username}} |  Username: | In reply to a ping |
{{Reply to}} | {{re}}/{{ping}} | Y | {{re|Username}}/{{ping|Username}} | @Username: | Sends a notification; up to 50 names |
{{To}} | | Y | {{To|Username}} | To editor Username: | Sends a notification |
| During | | | | | |
{{subst:Arbitrary break}} | {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} | | {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} | ======(arbitrary break)====== | Requires substitution |
{{subst:Bump}} | | | {{subst:Bump}} |  Bumping thread ~~~~ | Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}} |
{{FBDB}} | | | {{FBDB}} | [FBDB] | An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block |
{{KISS}} | | | {{KISS}} | KISS | References the KISS principle politely |
{{No ping}} | {{np}} | Y | {{np|Username}} | Username | Works like {{U}} but without triggering a notification |
{{No ping2}} | {{np2}} | Y | {{np2|Username}} | Username (talk · contribs) | 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}} | | Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way |
{{Sources-talk}} | | | {{Sources-talk}} | [not shown here] | A convenience wrapper around {{Reflist-talk}} |
{{Talkfact}} | | ( Y) | "Oranges are blue!"{{talkfact}} | "Oranges are blue!"[citation needed] | 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!" | " |
{{Not talk quote inline}} | {{!tq}} | Y | {{!tq|"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}} | {{tq2}} | Y | {{tq2|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!"
| To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material |
| End | | | | | |
{{Please sign inline}} | | | {{Please sign inline}} | (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) | |
{{subst:Please ping}} | | ( Y) | {{Please ping}} | (please  mention me on reply) | Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged. |
{{Not watching}} | {{nw}} | | {{nw}} | (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) | |
{{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}} | If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it. | Requires subst |
{{Signote}} | {{sg}} | ( Y) | {{sg}} | Please leave me a note if you reply | |
{{Watching}} | | | {{Watching}} | (I am watching this page, so please reply here.) | |
| Closure | | | | | |
{{Sock vote}} | {{sv}} | Y | {{sock vote|Example}} | ( Blocked sockpuppet of Example) | To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation. |
| Humor disclosure | | | | | |
| (See the list here.) | | | | | |
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