Template:First character

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Usage

• {{First character|string}} -> s
• {{First character|!string}} -> !
• {{First character|$string}} -> $
• {{First character|[string}} -> [
• {{First character|]string}} -> ]
• {{First character|-string}} -> -
• {{First character|_string}} -> _
• {{First character|{string}} -> {
• {{First character|}string}} -> }

Issues

Does not cope well with =, #, :, * or ;

• {{First character|=string}} ->
• {{First character|#string}} ->

• {{First character|:string}} ->

• {{First character|;string}} ->

• {{First character|*string}} ->

"=" can be worked around:

• {{First character|1=string}} -> =

"#", ":", "*" and ";" do actually get computed and can be used in comparison tests.

The display problem seems to hinge on T14974 by which bug Mediawiki treats these as if they are commencing a new-line (possibly inserting a newline for that purpose) so that:

{{First character|#string}} Item 1

gives:

1. Item 1

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