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{{tlx|Nowrap}} stops wrapping of specific text. It prevents word wraps (line breaks) within text or inside a link which contains spaces or hyphens ("-"). The size of the nowrapped text becomes the minimum width of that paragraph. Before you use this template you might want to read up on [[Wikipedia:Line-break handling]].

== Usage ==

:: <code><nowiki>{{nowrap|these words stay together}}</nowiki></code>
:: <code><nowiki>{{nowrap|a, b, c, or d.}}</nowiki></code>
:: <code><nowiki>{{nowrap| merry-go-round }}</nowiki></code>
:: <code><nowiki>{{nowrap| [[4-part harmony]] }}</nowiki></code>
:: <code><nowiki>{{nowrap| [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] }}</nowiki></code>
:: <code><nowiki>{{nowrap| [[#Examples|Examples section]] }}</nowiki></code>

The template names {{tl|j}} ("join"), {{tl|nobr}} and {{tl|nobreak}} redirect here ([[Template:Nowrap]]), so may be used instead of "{{tlc|nowrap|…}}".

== Examples ==

{| class=wikitable
|"<code>They held <nowiki>{{nowrap|10 kg (22 lb)}}</nowiki> in total.</code>"
 May render like this:
:They held {{nowrap|10 kg (22 lb)}} in total.
 Or like this:
:They held 10 kg (22 lb) in total.
 But ''not'' render like this:
:They held 10 kg (22 lb) in total.

| "<code>He encountered <nowiki>{{nowrap|a tiger}}</nowiki> in the woods.</code>"
 May render like this:
:He encountered a tiger in the woods.
 Or like this:
:He encountered a tiger in the woods.
 But ''not'' like this:
:He encountered a tiger in the woods.
|}

== Handling equal-sign or bar ==

[[Help:Template|Templates]] have problems with parameter data that contains [[equal-sign]]s "<code>=</code>" or vertical bars "<code>|</code>" (pipes). Note that this does not apply if the equal-sign "<code>=</code>" or vertical bar "<code>|</code>" is inside a wikilink or another template. In the case that there is a bare equal-sign "<code>=</code>" or vertical bar "<code>|</code>", consider using {{tl|nowrap begin}} + {{tl|nowrap end}} instead. However, there are also other workarounds:

For text that includes an equal-sign "=", precede the text with <code>1=</code>, use a triple-brace unnamed parameter <code><nowiki>{{{|=}}}</nowiki></code>, or the <code><nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki></code> template. For example:
:<code><nowiki>{{nowrap|</nowiki>1=2 + 2 = 4}}</code>, <code><nowiki>{{nowrap|2 + 2 {{{|=}}} 4}}</nowiki></code>, or <code><nowiki>{{nowrap|2 + 2 {{=}} 4}}</nowiki></code>

which all render as this:
:{{nowrap|1=2 + 2 = 4}}.

For text that includes a vertical bar "|", escape the bar(s) with "<code><nowiki>&#124;</nowiki></code>" or "<code><nowiki>{{pipe}}</nowiki></code>" or "<code><nowiki>{{abs}}</nowiki></code>". For instance, put two bars "|6|" like this:
:<code><nowiki>{{nowrap|</nowiki>&#124;6&#124; < 7}}</code>  or  <code><nowiki>{{nowrap|{{pipe}}6{{pipe}} < 7}}</nowiki></code>  or  <code><nowiki>{{nowrap|{{abs|6}} < 7}}</nowiki></code>

Which renders this:
:{{nowrap||6| < 7}}

== Technical details ==

The actual code that does the job is this [[HTML]]+[[CSS]] code:

:<code><nowiki>This text will not wrap</nowiki></code>

Spaces at the beginning or end of the text will fall outside the no-wrap tag in the rendered text due to Wikimedia rendering mechanisms.

The templates {{tl|j}}, {{tl|nobr}} and {{tl|nobreak}} redirect here.

== TemplateData ==

{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>{
"description": "Prevents word wraps (line breaks) within text or inside a link which contains spaces or hyphens (-).",
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Text",
"description": "Text or link to be protected.",
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
}
}</templatedata>

== See also ==
* {{tl|nowraplinks}}...{{tl|nowraplinks end}} prevents wraps inside links while allowing wraps between links and in normal text. Very useful for link lists and easy to use.
* {{tl|nowrap}}...{{tl|nowrap end}} prevents wraps in both text and links. For the trickier wrapping cases when you need full control, for instance in very complex link lists.
* {{tl|spaces}} to produce multiple non-breaking spaces (or a single one).
* [[Wikipedia:Line-break handling]], the how-to guide about word/line-wrapping/breaks at Wikipedia.
** In particular, to avoid line wrapping when quoting a passage such as a poem or computer code, see {{tl|Quote#Line breaks}} - e.g. Template:Blockquote with "poem" tag.

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[[Category:Line-handling templates]]
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