:Category:Character-substitution templates
{{Template category
| type = function
| description = Templates enabling the use or insertion of a character or characters that otherwise:
- are or can be "escape" or reserved characters within Wikipedia {{small|(due to HTML, wiki markup, etc; e.g. {{tl|!!}} for two consecutive vertical bar ("pipe") symbols ("{{mono|100%|||}}")}};
- may compromise HTML, wiki markup, etc that precedes or follows them {{small|(e.g. single quote marks beside wiki markup for italics or bold text)}}.
- may tend to be illegible, even at normal (100%) font-size.
}}
For templates used to format and display Unicode characters and information about them (code point, formal name, etc.), see :Category:Unicode character templates.