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{{!}} is not a template; it is a magic word. It may be used exactly like a template however, with the caveat that you must not pass parameters.

The code {{!}} is used to escape the vertical bar character, |, so that it is interpreted later than it otherwise would. This is mostly useful when trying to include a table in a template. For example,

{{rquote|none|text=
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Header text !! Header text
|-
| Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example
|}
}}

yields nonsense:

However escaping the bars with this magic word and similar templates gives:

{{rquote|none|
{{{!}} class{{=}}"wikitable"
{{!}}+ Caption text
{{!}}-
! Header text !! Header text
{{!}}-
{{!}} Example {{!!}} Example
{{!}}-
{{!}} Example {{!!}} Example
{{!}}}
}}

See also

Documentation for the magic word may be found in the MediaWiki documentation at mw:Help:Magic words#Other.

• m:Help:Template#A parameter value containing a pipe character
• {{(!}} Open table
• {{!)}} Close table
• Help:Conditional tables

• Character-substitution templates