Template:TOC left

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The {{TOC left}} template forces the auto-generated "Table of Contents" for a page to appear in a table that is floated to the left side of the page (as seen left), in order to improve page layout.

Usage

Insert {{TOC left}} at the point in the page where you want the top of the Table of Contents box to appear. Use with {{-}} or {{Clear}} to prevent collision with text; use the clear attribute (see below) to prevent collision with images.

• Avoid placing the TOC in a visually poor location. Crossing a section division is probably a poor idea.
• If the TOC is floated left of a bulleted list, the bullets will be hidden.

Parameters (optional)

clear

Sets the CSS clear property, which forces this float underneath the side specified with this attribute. So, |clear=left (which is the default) will place the element underneath all the left-floating elements before it. Valid values for this parameter are: left, right, both, or none.

width

Set the CSS width.

limit

Limits the depth of subheadings shown. For instance using |limit=4 will hide the fourth level and deeper subheadings in the hierarchy, while |limit=2 will hide all subheadings, leaving only the main headings. This is implemented as a CSS class in the MediaWiki:Common.css.

See also

• {{TOC right}}