This template should always be substituted – use {{subst:Codenowiki}}. Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot.
Ignore the code appearing above; it is not how the final result will display
This template provides a speedy way to wrap template source code in <code><nowiki>...</nowiki></code> markup. To work correctly, it must be substituted.
Recommended use is:
{{subst:codenowiki |1=(code)}}
The 1= is often necessary so that anything before an equals sign in the code isn't interpreted as a parameter name.
Example
{{subst:codenowiki |1=Here be code}} ... outputs: ... Here be code
The code produced by the template for this output is:
<code><nowiki>Here be code</nowiki></code>
Embedded substitution
If the template is transcluded rather than substituted on a page, its output can be corrected by re-saving the page, triggering the substitution embedded within it:
{{subst:Nowiki|Here be code}}
Limitations
This template does not work with signatures. Typing {{subst:codenowiki|~~~~}} results in displaying your full signature's code.
To indicate text is a variable name. Use for any variable names except those including "I" (uppercase i) and/or "l" (lowercase L); for these, {{var serif}} should be used to ensure a noticeable distinction
To display parameters as used in code (i.e. with triple braces), especially to indicate relationships between them. May be combined with {{parameter}} above
To display parameter values lightly bordered; replaces <code>...</code>, especially when value contains embedded or leading/trailing blanks; visualized here with middot (·) but can use ␠, ▯, or any character.
To indicate text is source code. To nest other templates within {{code}}, use <code>...</code>. {{codett}} differs only in styling: someMethod becomes someMethod
( or {{dc}}) To indicate deprecated source code in template documentation, articles on HTML specs, etc. The {{dc2}} variant uses strike-through (<blink>) while {{dcr}} uses red (<blink>).
