Template:Space+parenthesis/doc
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Creates a spaced parenthesis so as to avoid text collisions, especially between italicized content and a closing non-italicized round bracket.
It has the short but not entirely intuitive alias {{--)}} because both {{)}} and {{-)}} were already used by other templates.
Usage
[edit]Example:
"An equivalent French slang term ({{lang|fr|être calé}}{{--)}} is primarily used in Côte d'Ivoire."
produces:
"An equivalent French slang term (être calé) is primarily used in Côte d'Ivoire."
instead of:
"An equivalent French slang term (être calé) is primarily used in Côte d'Ivoire."