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==Usage==
* {{Tlx|First character|string}} -> {{First character|string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|!string}} -> {{First character|!string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|$string}} -> {{First character|$string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|[string}} -> {{First character|[string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|]string}} -> {{First character|]string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|-string}} -> {{First character|-string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|_string}} -> {{First character|_string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|{string}} -> {{First character|{string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|}string}} -> {{First character|}string}}


==Issues==
Does not cope well with =, #, :, * or ;
* {{Tlx|First character|2==string}} -> {{First character|=string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|#string}} -> {{First character|#string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|:string}} -> {{First character|:string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|;string}} -> {{First character|;string}}
* {{Tlx|First character|*string}} -> {{First character|*string}}

"="  can be worked around:
* {{Tlx|First character|2=1=string}} -> {{First character|1==string}}

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

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

{{Tlx|First character|#string}} Item 1

gives:

{{First character|#string}} Item 1

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