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'''Ntsh''' ({{Bu|N}}umber {{Bu|T}}able {{Bu|S}}orting, {{Bu|H}}idden) generates a hidden sort key that allows numbers to sort correctly when a column of a sortable table needs to be sorted alphabetically. This template is a  hidden version of {{tl|Number table sorting}}. See [[Help:Sorting#Sorting with a hidden key]]. It can be used to prefix non-numeric entries; for example, using <code><nowiki>{{ntsh|0}}</nowiki>None</code> will cause "None" to be sorted as if it had a numeric value of zero. 

This template has the same limitation as {{tlf|Number table sorting}}. Please read [[Template:Number table sorting#Limitations]]

===Parameters===
The first unnamed parameter must be a number.

The only option is {{para|debug|yes}} which causes the search key to be displayed in a box followed by the number.

===Usage===
:<code>&#123;&#123;ntsh&#124;''some number''&#125;&#125;</code>

This template is not intended for use with non numeric input. Doing so will result in an error message.

===Output===
No output is displayed when using almost all browsers. If a text browser is used the result is undefined. See [[Wikipedia:Accessibility#Users with limited CSS/JavaScript support]].

:<code><nowiki>{{ntsh|123456789.00123}}</nowiki></code> generates <code><nowiki><span style="display:none">&amp;10000000123456789001230</span></nowiki></code>
:<code><nowiki>{{ntsh|-123456789.00123}}</nowiki></code> generates <code><nowiki><span style="display:none">&amp;09999999876543210998769</span></nowiki></code>

:<code><nowiki>{{ntsh|123456789.00123|debug=yes}}</nowiki></code> generates {{ntsh|123456789.00123|debug=yes}}

==See also==
* {{tl|Nts}}
* {{tl|Ntss}}
* {{tl|Sms}} – used to generate <u>any</u> hidden sort key

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