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The <poem> extension adds HTML-like tags to maintain newlines and spaces. This is useful for longer blocks of text such as poems, lyrics, mottoes, oaths and the like. These tags may be used inside other tags such as <blockquote>. For example:
Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced Text style ↓ {} options [note 1] to achieve text style Link style Linked Unlinked Linked with subst Unlinked with subst Linked including braces Linked with alternative text {} options [note 1] to achieve link style — DEFAULT nolink=yes
This method may cause line break insertion: Standard section transclusion may introduce a leading or trailing line break or newline, depending on the markup in the source and target pages. To prevent this, wrap the transclusion code in a {{trim}} template. See examples below.
Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced Text style ↓ {} options [note 1] to achieve text style Link style Linked Unlinked Linked with subst Unlinked with subst Linked including braces Linked with alternative text {} options [note 1] to achieve link style — DEFAULT nolink=yes
Single line breaks in the source text are not translated to single line breaks in the output (if you want a single line break to appear in the rendered article, use a <br /> tag or {} template). However, single line breaks in the source do have certain effects: Within a list, a single line break starts either the next item or a new paragraph ...
This template is used on approximately 973,000 pages, or roughly 2% of all pages. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage.
Linked text should avoid leading and trailing spaces. Punctuation, including spaces, should be external to the linked items. Articles on technical subjects might demand a higher density of links than general-interest articles, because they are likely to contain more technical terms that general dictionaries are unlikely to explain in context.
A non-paragraph line break, which is a soft return, is inserted using ⇧ Shift+↵ Enter or via the menus, and is provided for cases when the text should start on a new line but none of the other side effects of starting a new paragraph are desired. In text-oriented markup languages, a soft return is typically offered as a markup tag.