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Usage

{{sortname|first|last|optional link target|optional sort key}}

Creates a wikilinked name that can be used in a sortable table (created with class="wikitable sortable").

• The default sort key is "last, first".
• The link label is "first last".
• The default link target is "first last"

The optional link target is useful when "first last" is a disambiguation page instead of the desired article, or when linking to a section of a page.

The optional sort key is useful in the case of special characters such as é.

Optional parameter

|nolink=1

Suppresses wikilinking the name, useful for list entries which are never likely to have articles so shouldn't be redlinked.
(Note: optional link target ignored when "|nolink=1" used.)

Examples

#	What you type	What's generated
1	{{sortname|first|last}}	<span style="display:none;">last, first</span>[[first last]]
2	{{sortname|first|last|nolink=1}}	<span style="display:none;">last, first</span>first last
3	{{sortname|first|last|target}}	<span style="display:none;">last, first</span>[[target|first last]]
4	{{sortname|first|last||sort}}	<span style="display:none;">sort</span>[[first last]]
5	{{sortname|first|last||sort|nolink=1}}	<span style="display:none;">sort</span>first last
6	{{sortname|first|last|target|sort}}	<span style="display:none;">sort</span>[[target|first last]]

#	What you type	What's displayed	What's sorted	What's linked
1	{{sortname|Tom|Jones}}	Jones, TomTom Jones	Jones, Tom	Tom Jones
2	{{sortname|Tom|Jones|nolink=1}}	Jones, TomTom Jones	Jones, Tom	(no link)
3	{{sortname|Tom|Jones|Tom Jones (singer)}}	Jones, TomTom Jones	Jones, Tom	Tom Jones (singer)
1	{{sortname|Fábio|da Silva}}	da Silva, FábioFábio da Silva	da Silva, Fábio	Fábio da Silva
2	{{sortname|Fábio|da Silva|nolink=1}}	da Silva, FábioFábio da Silva	da Silva, Fábio	(no link)
3	{{sortname|Fábio|da Silva|Fábio Gomes da Silva}}	da Silva, FábioFábio da Silva	da Silva, Fábio	Fábio Gomes da Silva
4	{{sortname|Fábio|da Silva||Silva, Fabio}}	Silva, FabioFábio da Silva	Silva, Fabio	Fábio da Silva
5	{{sortname|Fábio|da Silva||Silva, Fabio|nolink=1}}	Silva, FabioFábio da Silva	Silva, Fabio	(no link)
6	{{sortname|Fábio|da Silva|Fábio Gomes da Silva|Silva, Fabio}}	Silva, FabioFábio da Silva	Silva, Fabio	Fábio Gomes da Silva

Things you might not expect

#	What you type	What's displayed	What's sorted	What's linked
-	[[Mark Evans]]	Mark Evans	Mark Evans	Mark Evans
-	[[Mark Evans (general)|Mark Evans]]	Mark Evans	Mark Evans (general)	Mark Evans (general)
1	Sir {{sortname|Mark|Evans}}	Sir Evans, MarkMark Evans	Sir Evans, Mark	Mark Evans
1	{{sortname|Sir Mark|Evans}}	Evans, Sir MarkSir Mark Evans	Evans, Sir Mark	Sir Mark Evans
3	{{sortname|Sir Mark|Evans|Mark Evans (general)}}	Evans, Sir MarkSir Mark Evans	Evans, Sir Mark	Mark Evans (general)
6	{{sortname|Sir Mark|Evans|Mark Evans (general)|Evans, Mark}}	Evans, MarkSir Mark Evans	Evans, Mark	Mark Evans (general)
1	{{sortname|Fábio da|Silva}}	Silva, Fábio daFábio da Silva	Silva, Fábio da	Fábio da Silva
2	{{sortname|Fábio da|Silva|nolink=1}}	Silva, Fábio daFábio da Silva	Silva, Fábio da	(no link)
3	{{sortname|Fábio da|Silva|Fábio Gomes da Silva}}	Silva, Fábio daFábio da Silva	Silva, Fábio da	Fábio Gomes da Silva
4	{{sortname|Fábio da|Silva||Silva, Fabio}}	Silva, FabioFábio da Silva	Silva, Fabio	Fábio da Silva
5	{{sortname|Fábio da|Silva||Silva, Fabio|nolink=1}}	Silva, FabioFábio da Silva	Silva, Fabio	(no link)
6	{{sortname|Fábio da|Silva|Fábio Gomes da Silva|Silva, Fabio}}	Silva, FabioFábio da Silva	Silva, Fabio	Fábio Gomes da Silva

Related pages

• {{sort}} – see talk for central sorting talk
• {{dts}} – for using dates in sortable tables
• {{nts}} – for using alphabetic sort mode for numbers in sortable tables