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Template:DISPLAYTITLE is a behaviour switch for MediaWiki code. Use {{DISPLAYTITLE:}} to format the title of an article without changing the address of the page. All or part of a page title can be shown in italics, with subscript and superscript, or any formatting required by article guidelines.
Although it is not possible to change a page title via the magic word {{DISPLAYTITLE:}}, it is possible to stylize the way a page title is displayed at the top of its page to the reader. This should be done only if the article meets the criteria for a non-standard title format, as detailed in the Wikipedia:Article titles policy.
Italic formatting cannot be part of the actual (stored) title of a page; adding single quotes to a page title will cause those quotes to become part of the URL, rather than affecting its appearance. A title or part of it is made to appear in italics with the use of the DISPLAYTITLE magic word or the {{Italic title}} template.
It is technically possible to display formatting in titles using DISPLAYTITLE. A template, {{italic title}}, exists to display the title in italics. For guidance on when this technique should be used, see WP:ITALICTITLE.
Template:DISPLAYTITLE is a behaviour switch for MediaWiki code. Use {{DISPLAYTITLE:}} to format the title of an article without changing the address of the page. All or part of a page title can be shown in italics, with subscript and superscript, or any formatting required by article guidelines.
Note that the current default size depends on context and enclosing formatting: For example, footnotes and references default to displayed in a slightly smaller-than-usual font, and headings (of various levels) default to displaying in a slightly larger font.
A particular specially treated word within an otherwise plain title probably will need markup, however. In such a case, convert any such highlighting to plain wiki ''...'' markup in a citation template, but {} markup when the title is mentioned in running text, if the intent was emphasis. Italics used by convention to indicate a non-English ...
format: File format of the work referred to by url; for example: DOC or XLS; displayed in parentheses after title. (For media format, use type.) HTML is implied and should not be specified. PDF is auto-detected and should not be specified. Does not change the external link icon (except for PDF).