| Template | Shortcut | Parameter? | Example | Output | Notes |
|---|
| Thread level | | | | | |
{{Moved talk}} | |  Y | {{Moved talk|Dresden}} | Moved: was at Talk:Dresden
| Used at the thread's current location |
{{Moved talk to}} | | Y | {{Moved talk to|Berlin}} | Moved to: Talk:Berlin
| Used at the thread's former location |
{{Thread retitled}} | | Y | {{Thread retitled|Old title}} |
- Thread retitled from "Old title".
| Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings |
| Opening | | | | | |
{{Botsum}} | {{sbb}} | | {{sbb}} | (Summoned by bot) | Can be used in requests for comment |
{{Buttinsky}} | | | {{Buttinsky}} | ( Buttinsky) | A variation of {{Talk page stalker}} |
{{Edit conflict}} | {{ec}} | ( Y) | {{ec}} | (edit conflict) | To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict |
{{Interrupted}} | | Y | {{Interrupted|Username|06:23, 28 June 2024 (UTC)}} | — Username 06:23, 28 June 2024 (UTC) — continues after insertion below | Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text |
{{Non-admin comment}} | {{nacmt}} | ( Y) | {{nacmt}} | (Non-administrator comment) | Optional and only for own comments, see doc |
{{Pinged}} | | | {{Pinged}} | (pinged) | Indicates a notification was received |
{{Responding to ping}} | {{rtp}} | | {{rtp}} | (responding to ping) | Similar to {{pinged}} |
{{Talk page stalker}} | {{tps}} | ( Y) | {{tps}} | (talk page stalker) | Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker |
{{Talk page watcher}} | {{tpw}} | ( Y) | {{tpw}} | (talk page watcher) | Ditto |
| Notifications | | | | | |
{{Hidden ping}} | {{hp}} | Y | {{hp|Username}} | Script error: No such module "Hidden ping". | Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character |
{{Ping group}} | {{pinggroup}} | Y | {{pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...}} | Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...) | Up to 10 usernames |
{{Pong}} | | Y | {{pong|Username}} |  Username: | In reply to a ping |
{{Reply to}} | {{re}}/{{ping}} | Y | {{re|Username}}/{{ping|Username}} | Script error: No such module "Reply to". | Sends a notification; up to 50 names |
{{To}} | | Y | {{To|Username}} | To Username: | Sends a notification |
| During | | | | | |
{{subst:arbitrary break}} | {{subst:arbitrarybreak}} | | {{subst:arbitrarybreak}} | ======(arbitrary break)====== | Requires substitution |
{{subst:bump}} | | | {{subst:bump}} | [not shown here] | Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}} |
{{FBDB}} | | | {{FBDB}} | [FBDB] | An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block |
{{KISS}} | | | {{KISS}} | KISS | References the KISS principle politely |
{{Noping}} | {{np}} | Y | {{np|Username}} | Script error: No such module "No ping". | Works like {{U}} but without triggering a notification |
{{Noping2}} | {{np2}} | Y | {{np2|Username}} | Username (talk · contribs) | Works like {{User}} but without triggering a notification |
{{Notelist-talk}} | {{tnote}} | ( Y) | {{tnote}} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion |
{{Outdent}} | {{od}} | ( Y) | {{od|:::::}} |
| For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep |
{{Outdent2}} | {{od2}} | | {{od2}} | (←) | Alternative out-denting |
{{Reflist-talk}} | {{tref}} | ( Y) | {{tref}} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion |
{{Relevant discussion}} | {{reldis}} | Y | {{reldis|Talk:Berlin}} | | Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way |
{{Sources-talk}} | | | {{Sources-talk}} | [not shown here] | A convenience wrapper around {{Reflist-talk}} |
{{Talkfact}} | | ( Y) | "Oranges are blue!"{{talkfact}} | "Oranges are blue!"[citation needed] | Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims |
{{Talk quote inline}} | {{tq}} | Y | {{tq|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!" | To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material |
{{Talk quote block}} | {{tq2}} | Y | {{tq2|"Oranges are blue!"}} | "Oranges are blue!"
| To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material |
| End | | | | | |
{{Not watching}} | {{nw}} | | {{nw}} | (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) | |
{{Please}} | | | {{Please}} | Template:Please | |
{{Plsping}} | | | {{Plsping}} | Template:Plsping | |
{{Pme}} | | | {{pme}} | (please {{ping}} on reply; thanks!) | |
{{Ppor}} | | ( Y) | {{ppor}} | Template:Ppor | |
{{subst:request ping}} | {{subst:repi}} | Y | {{subst:repi|Example}} | If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it. | Requires subst |
{{Signote}} | {{sg}} | ( Y) | {{sg}} | Please leave me a note if you reply | |
{{Watching}} | | | {{Watching}} | (I am watching this page, so please reply here.) | |
