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This template uses TemplateStyles:

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This is used to create custom table of contents templates such as {{Category TOC}}. It replaces and suppresses the ToC that the wiki software would automatically generate.

Usage

Please note that this is solely for ease of maintaining existing templates. Please do not use this to write new templates: instead, browse through Category:Wikipedia table of contents templates and use an existing template. This code is one of the final pieces in cleaning up years of redundant and overlapping code in this area.

Parameters (optional)

title: The title to use for this ToC element. The default is Contents.

align: Sets the CSS float and clear properties, which forces this float underneath the side specified with this attribute. So, align=right will place the element after all the right floating elements before it. Options are left, right, center, or none (default).

clear: Overrides the default CSS clear property set by the align parameter, which is not typically needed. Options are left, right, both, or none. The defaults are left when |align=left, right when |align=right, none when |align=center, and left when |align=none. Use |clear=none to allow other floating elements to float next to the table of contents, and |clear=both to force the table of contents to have nothing next to it.

primary: Set this to false if this ToC is not used as the primary ToC of a page. This makes sure that the title of this ToC does not show up in the primary ToC. A side effect of this is the disappearing of the show/hide toggle.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for TOC top

This is used to create custom table of contents templates. It replaces and suppresses the ToC that the wiki software would automatically generate.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	`title`	The title to use for this ToC element. The default is Contents.	String	optional
Align	`align`	Sets the CSS float and clear properties, which forces this float underneath the side specified with this attribute. So, "right" will place the element after all the right floating elements before it. Options are left, right, center, or none (default). Suggested values `left` `center` `right` `none`	String	optional
Clear	`clear`	Overrides the default CSS clear property set by the align parameter, which is not typically needed. Options are left, right, both, or none. The defaults are left when align=left, right when align=right, none when align=center, and left when align=none. Use "none" to allow other floating elements to float next to the table of contents, and "both" to force the table of contents to have nothing next to it.	String	optional
Primary	`primary`	Set this to "false" if this ToC is not used as the primary ToC of a page. This makes sure that the title of this ToC does not show up in the primary ToC. A side effect of this is the disappearing of the show/hide toggle.	String	optional

Usage

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TemplateData

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