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This is a template to generate links to Internet Movie Database, '''used exclusively for ''CHARACTERS'''''.

:To link a work (film/movie, TV or Web program/series, video game, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb title}} instead.
:To link a person (actor, actress, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb name}} instead.
:To link a specific TV episode or Web series episode, use {{Tl|IMDB episode}} instead.
:To link an episode list, use {{Tl|IMDb episodes}} instead.
:To link a company, use {{Tl|IMDb company}} instead.

===Options===
{{See also|Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites#IMDb}}

The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, the parameter can be named <code>id</code>) and the template then uses the article title as the anchor text:
<pre>
* {{IMDb character|ID}}
</pre>
To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (for backward compatibility, it can be named <code>name</code>):
<pre>
* {{IMDb character|ID|Character}}
</pre>

Note that the options include the "<tt>*</tt>" for a bulleted list since this is most likely to be used in an "External links" section.

==Detailed instructions==
# Copy and paste one of the options above into the article
# Go to http://www.imdb.com and search for the character you want (say, Austin Powers; you'll reach <code>http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Austin+Powers</code>)
# Click on the correct Austin Powers in the list:
## <code>[http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002425/ Austin Powers]([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery](1997), [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/ Mike Myers])</code>
# You then reach the page with URL looking like <tt>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002425/</tt> (or other 7-digit number)
# Copy '''only''' that number (here, "<code>0002425</code>"), omitting the "<code>ch</code>" but keep all the leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed)
# Replace "<tt>ID</tt>" in the template code with the number
## For the first option above, you'll then have
##: <tt><nowiki>* {{IMDb character|0002425}}</nowiki></tt> resulting in:
##* {{IMDb character|0002425}}
##: Note that the link text is the same as the title of the page the template is used on; outside the page "Austin Powers", use the second option:
## Replace "<tt>ID</tt>" with the number ''and'' "<tt>Character</tt>" with "<tt>Austin Powers</tt>"
##: <tt><nowiki>* {{IMDb character|0002425|Austin Powers}}</nowiki></tt> results in:
##:* {{IMDb character|0002425|Austin Powers}}

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