Template:First character/doc

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Usage change

{{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 change

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:

Item 1