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=== Usage ===
Creates a link to the specified category. Canonalizes the displayed category name.

'''Example''':
* {{tlx|Cat|Stubs}} → {{Cat|Stubs}}
* {{tlx|Cat|stubs}} → {{Cat|stubs}}
* {{tlx|Cat|cat:stubs}} → {{Cat|Category:stubs}}
* {{tlx|Cat|category:stubs}} → {{Cat|Category:stubs}}

=== See also ===
* {{tl|c}} – pipetricked category name &ndash; skips 'Category:' and displays bare link.
* {{tl|cl}} – links to category and includes the 'Category:' label
* {{tl|cls}} – compromise macro between 'C' and 'Cat': <nowiki>[[:Category:{{{1}}}|Cat:{{{1}}}]]</nowiki>
* {{tl|catlist}} – list of many, variable output format
* {{tl|cat see also}} – list of many, fixed output format for a category-namespace hatnote

; with administration links
* {{tl|lc}} – Category name and full links &ndash; for administration and discussion pages
* {{tl|lcs}} – Category name and '''s'''maller set of links &ndash; same purposes, <br />but note, both are useful from within preview screens as well to explore and study relationships, or make related changes.

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