diff --git a/edit/codemirror-default.js b/edit/codemirror-default.js
index ca600532..a25efa73 100644
--- a/edit/codemirror-default.js
+++ b/edit/codemirror-default.js
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-/* global CodeMirror prefs editor $ template */
+/* global
+  $
+  CodeMirror
+  editor
+  prefs
+  t
+*/
 
 'use strict';
 
@@ -183,7 +189,7 @@
     // setTimeout(() => {
       // $('.CodeMirror-dialog', section).focus();
     // });
-    cm.openDialog(template.jumpToLine.cloneNode(true), str => {
+    cm.openDialog(t.template.jumpToLine.cloneNode(true), str => {
       const m = str.match(/^\s*(\d+)(?:\s*:\s*(\d+))?\s*$/);
       if (m) {
         cm.setCursor(m[1] - 1, m[2] ? m[2] - 1 : cur.ch);
diff --git a/edit/edit.js b/edit/edit.js
index 2e75d867..54c1f85f 100644
--- a/edit/edit.js
+++ b/edit/edit.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   setupLivePrefs
   SourceEditor
   t
-  tHTML
   tryCatch
   tryJSONparse
 */
@@ -449,7 +448,7 @@ function showHelp(title = '', body) {
   const contents = $('.contents', div);
   contents.textContent = '';
   if (body) {
-    contents.appendChild(typeof body === 'string' ? tHTML(body) : body);
+    contents.appendChild(typeof body === 'string' ? t.HTML(body) : body);
   }
 
   $('.title', div).textContent = title;
diff --git a/edit/global-search.js b/edit/global-search.js
index 68cd2edc..ff18616f 100644
--- a/edit/global-search.js
+++ b/edit/global-search.js
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
-/* global CodeMirror focusAccessibility colorMimicry editor chromeLocal
-  onDOMready $ $$ $create t debounce tryRegExp stringAsRegExp template */
+/* global
+  $
+  $$
+  $create
+  chromeLocal
+  CodeMirror
+  colorMimicry
+  debounce
+  editor
+  focusAccessibility
+  onDOMready
+  stringAsRegExp
+  t
+  tryRegExp
+*/
 'use strict';
 
 onDOMready().then(() => {
@@ -563,14 +576,14 @@ onDOMready().then(() => {
     state.originalFocus = document.activeElement;
     state.firstRun = true;
 
-    const dialog = state.dialog = template.searchReplaceDialog.cloneNode(true);
+    const dialog = state.dialog = t.template.searchReplaceDialog.cloneNode(true);
     Object.assign(dialog, DIALOG_PROPS.dialog);
     dialog.addEventListener('focusout', EVENTS.onfocusout);
     dialog.dataset.type = type;
     dialog.style.pointerEvents = 'auto';
 
     const content = $('[data-type="content"]', dialog);
-    content.parentNode.replaceChild(template[type].cloneNode(true), content);
+    content.parentNode.replaceChild(t.template[type].cloneNode(true), content);
 
     createInput(0, 'input', state.find);
     createInput(1, 'input2', state.replace);
@@ -633,7 +646,7 @@ onDOMready().then(() => {
     input.value = value;
     Object.assign(input, DIALOG_PROPS[name]);
 
-    input.parentElement.appendChild(template.clearSearch.cloneNode(true));
+    input.parentElement.appendChild(t.template.clearSearch.cloneNode(true));
     $('[data-action]', input.parentElement)._input = input;
   }
 
diff --git a/edit/moz-section-widget.js b/edit/moz-section-widget.js
index 3526874f..fcb6fce5 100644
--- a/edit/moz-section-widget.js
+++ b/edit/moz-section-widget.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   prefs
   regExpTester
   t
-  template
   tryCatch
 */
 'use strict';
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ function MozSectionWidget(
           $create('ul' + C_LIST),
         ]),
       listItem:
-        template.appliesTo.cloneNode(true),
+        t.template.appliesTo.cloneNode(true),
       appliesToEverything:
         $create('li.applies-to-everything', t('appliesToEverything')),
     };
diff --git a/edit/regexp-tester.js b/edit/regexp-tester.js
index 5b7bf13e..82fab8ab 100644
--- a/edit/regexp-tester.js
+++ b/edit/regexp-tester.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-/* global showHelp $ $create tryRegExp URLS t template openURL */
+/* global
+  $
+  $create
+  openURL
+  showHelp
+  t
+  tryRegExp
+  URLS
+*/
 /* exported regExpTester */
 'use strict';
 
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ const regExpTester = (() => {
         full: {data: [], label: t('styleRegexpTestFull')},
         partial: {data: [], label: [
           t('styleRegexpTestPartial'),
-          template.regexpTestPartial.cloneNode(true),
+          t.template.regexpTestPartial.cloneNode(true),
         ]},
         none: {data: [], label: t('styleRegexpTestNone')},
         invalid: {data: [], label: t('styleRegexpTestInvalid')},
diff --git a/edit/sections-editor-section.js b/edit/sections-editor-section.js
index 0bd7a35a..f094286c 100644
--- a/edit/sections-editor-section.js
+++ b/edit/sections-editor-section.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   prefs
   regExpTester
   t
-  template
   trimCommentLabel
   tryRegExp
 */
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@
 function createSection(originalSection, genId, si) {
   const {dirty} = editor;
   const sectionId = genId();
-  const el = template.section.cloneNode(true);
+  const el = t.template.section.cloneNode(true);
   const elLabel = $('.code-label', el);
   const cm = cmFactory.create(wrapper => {
     // making it tall during initial load so IntersectionObserver sees only one adjacent CM
@@ -265,8 +264,8 @@ function createSection(originalSection, genId, si) {
   function createApply({type = 'url', value, all = false}) {
     const applyId = genId();
     const dirtyPrefix = `section.${sectionId}.apply.${applyId}`;
-    const el = all ? template.appliesToEverything.cloneNode(true) :
-      template.appliesTo.cloneNode(true);
+    const el = all ? t.template.appliesToEverything.cloneNode(true) :
+      t.template.appliesTo.cloneNode(true);
 
     const selectEl = !all && $('.applies-type', el);
     if (selectEl) {
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ function createSection(originalSection, genId, si) {
 function createResizeGrip(cm) {
   const wrapper = cm.display.wrapper;
   wrapper.classList.add('resize-grip-enabled');
-  const resizeGrip = template.resizeGrip.cloneNode(true);
+  const resizeGrip = t.template.resizeGrip.cloneNode(true);
   wrapper.appendChild(resizeGrip);
   let lastClickTime = 0;
   let initHeight;
diff --git a/edit/show-keymap-help.js b/edit/show-keymap-help.js
index 66cf08ea..b17971b7 100644
--- a/edit/show-keymap-help.js
+++ b/edit/show-keymap-help.js
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-/* global CodeMirror showHelp onDOMready $ $$ $create template t
-  prefs stringAsRegExp */
+/* global
+  $
+  $$
+  $create
+  CodeMirror
+  onDOMready
+  prefs
+  showHelp
+  stringAsRegExp
+  t
+*/
 'use strict';
 
 onDOMready().then(() => {
@@ -11,7 +20,7 @@ function showKeyMapHelp() {
   const keyMapSorted = Object.keys(keyMap)
     .map(key => ({key, cmd: keyMap[key]}))
     .sort((a, b) => (a.cmd < b.cmd || (a.cmd === b.cmd && a.key < b.key) ? -1 : 1));
-  const table = template.keymapHelp.cloneNode(true);
+  const table = t.template.keymapHelp.cloneNode(true);
   const tBody = table.tBodies[0];
   const row = tBody.rows[0];
   const cellA = row.children[0];
diff --git a/js/localization.js b/js/localization.js
index 84cbc1e8..68656d55 100644
--- a/js/localization.js
+++ b/js/localization.js
@@ -1,97 +1,90 @@
-/* global tryCatch */
-/* exported tHTML formatDate */
 'use strict';
 
-const template = {};
-tDocLoader();
-
-
 function t(key, params) {
   const s = chrome.i18n.getMessage(key, params);
   if (!s) throw `Missing string "${key}"`;
   return s;
 }
 
+Object.assign(t, {
+  template: {},
+  DOMParser: new DOMParser(),
+  ALLOWED_TAGS: 'a,b,code,i,sub,sup,wbr'.split(','),
+  RX_WORD_BREAK: new RegExp([
+    '(',
+    /[\d\w\u007B-\uFFFF]{10}/,
+    '|',
+    /[\d\w\u007B-\uFFFF]{5,10}[!-/]/,
+    '|',
+    /((?!\s)\W){10}/,
+    ')',
+    /(?!\b|\s|$)/,
+  ].map(rx => rx.source || rx).join(''), 'g'),
 
-function tHTML(html, tag) {
-  // body is a text node without HTML tags
-  if (typeof html === 'string' && !tag && /<\w+/.test(html) === false) {
-    return document.createTextNode(html);
-  }
-  if (typeof html === 'string') {
-    // spaces are removed; use &nbsp; for an explicit space
-    html = html.replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim();
-    if (tag) {
-      html = `<${tag}>${html}</${tag}>`;
-    }
-    const body = t.DOMParser.parseFromString(html, 'text/html').body;
-    if (html.includes('i18n-')) {
-      tNodeList(body.getElementsByTagName('*'));
-    }
-    // the html string may contain more than one top-level node
-    if (!body.childNodes[1]) {
-      return body.firstChild;
-    }
-    const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
-    while (body.firstChild) {
-      fragment.appendChild(body.firstChild);
-    }
-    return fragment;
-  }
-  return html;
-}
+  HTML(html) {
+    return typeof html !== 'string'
+      ? html
+      : /<\w+/.test(html) // check for html tags
+        ? t.createHtml(html.replace(/>\n\s*</g, '><').trim())
+        : document.createTextNode(html);
+  },
 
-
-function tNodeList(nodes) {
-  const PREFIX = 'i18n-';
-
-  for (let n = nodes.length; --n >= 0;) {
-    const node = nodes[n];
-    if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (node.localName === 'template') {
-      createTemplate(node);
-      continue;
-    }
-    for (let a = node.attributes.length; --a >= 0;) {
-      const attr = node.attributes[a];
-      const name = attr.nodeName;
-      if (!name.startsWith(PREFIX)) {
+  NodeList(nodes) {
+    const PREFIX = 'i18n-';
+    for (let n = nodes.length; --n >= 0;) {
+      const node = nodes[n];
+      if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
         continue;
       }
-      const type = name.substr(PREFIX.length);
-      const value = t(attr.value);
-      let toInsert, before;
-      switch (type) {
-        case 'word-break':
-          // we already know that: hasWordBreak
-          break;
-        case 'text':
-          before = node.firstChild;
-          // fallthrough to text-append
-        case 'text-append':
-          toInsert = createText(value);
-          break;
-        case 'html': {
-          toInsert = createHtml(value);
-          break;
+      if (node.localName === 'template') {
+        t.createTemplate(node);
+        continue;
+      }
+      for (let a = node.attributes.length; --a >= 0;) {
+        const attr = node.attributes[a];
+        const name = attr.nodeName;
+        if (!name.startsWith(PREFIX)) {
+          continue;
         }
-        default:
-          node.setAttribute(type, value);
+        const type = name.substr(PREFIX.length);
+        const value = t(attr.value);
+        let toInsert, before;
+        switch (type) {
+          case 'word-break':
+            // we already know that: hasWordBreak
+            break;
+          case 'text':
+            before = node.firstChild;
+            // fallthrough to text-append
+          case 'text-append':
+            toInsert = t.createText(value);
+            break;
+          case 'html': {
+            toInsert = t.createHtml(value);
+            break;
+          }
+          default:
+            node.setAttribute(type, value);
+        }
+        t.stopObserver();
+        if (toInsert) {
+          node.insertBefore(toInsert, before || null);
+        }
+        node.removeAttribute(name);
       }
-      tDocLoader.pause();
-      if (toInsert) {
-        node.insertBefore(toInsert, before || null);
-      }
-      node.removeAttribute(name);
     }
-  }
+  },
 
-  function createTemplate(node) {
+  /** Adds soft hyphens every 10 characters to ensure the long words break before breaking the layout */
+  breakWord(text) {
+    return text.length <= 10 ? text :
+      text.replace(t.RX_WORD_BREAK, '$&\u00AD');
+  },
+
+  createTemplate(node) {
     const elements = node.content.querySelectorAll('*');
-    tNodeList(elements);
-    template[node.dataset.id] = elements[0];
+    t.NodeList(elements);
+    t.template[node.dataset.id] = elements[0];
     // compress inter-tag whitespace to reduce number of DOM nodes by 25%
     const walker = document.createTreeWalker(elements[0], NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT);
     const toRemove = [];
@@ -101,104 +94,96 @@ function tNodeList(nodes) {
         toRemove.push(textNode);
       }
     }
-    tDocLoader.pause();
+    t.stopObserver();
     toRemove.forEach(el => el.remove());
-  }
+  },
 
-  function createText(str) {
-    return document.createTextNode(tWordBreak(str));
-  }
+  createText(str) {
+    return document.createTextNode(t.breakWord(str));
+  },
 
-  function createHtml(value) {
-    // <a> and <code> are the only acceptable HTML elements,
-    // <a> also allows `href` attribute with an http/https URL
-    const rx = /(<)(a|code)(\s[^>]*|)>(.*?)<\/\2>/i;
+  createHtml(str, trusted) {
+    const root = t.DOMParser.parseFromString(str, 'text/html').body;
+    if (!trusted) {
+      t.sanitizeHtml(root);
+    } else if (str.includes('i18n-')) {
+      t.NodeList(root.getElementsByTagName('*'));
+    }
     const bin = document.createDocumentFragment();
-    for (let parts = value.split(rx), i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
-      const s = parts[i];
-      if (s === '<') {
-        const tag = parts[++i].toLowerCase();
-        const el = bin.appendChild(document.createElement(tag));
-        const attrs = parts[++i];
-        const href = tag === 'a' && /(?:^|\s)href\s*=\s*(["'])?(https?:\/\/\S*?)\1/i.exec(attrs);
-        if (href) el.href = href[2];
-        el.appendChild(createText(parts[++i]));
-      } else {
-        bin.appendChild(createText(s));
-      }
+    while (root.firstChild) {
+      bin.appendChild(root.firstChild);
     }
     return bin;
-  }
-}
+  },
 
-
-function tDocLoader() {
-  t.DOMParser = new DOMParser();
-  t.RX_WORD_BREAK = new RegExp([
-    '(',
-    /[\d\w\u007B-\uFFFF]{10}/,
-    '|',
-    /[\d\w\u007B-\uFFFF]{5,10}[!-/]/,
-    '|',
-    /((?!\s)\W){10}/,
-    ')',
-    /(?!\b|\s|$)/,
-  ].map(rx => rx.source || rx).join(''), 'g');
-
-  Object.assign(tDocLoader, {
-    observer: new MutationObserver(process),
-    start() {
-      if (!tDocLoader.observing) {
-        tDocLoader.observing = true;
-        tDocLoader.observer.observe(document, {subtree: true, childList: true});
+  sanitizeHtml(root) {
+    const toRemove = [];
+    const walker = document.createTreeWalker(root);
+    for (let n; (n = walker.nextNode());) {
+      if (n.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+        n.nodeValue = t.breakWord(n.nodeValue);
+      } else if (t.ALLOWED_TAGS.includes(n.localName)) {
+        for (const attr of n.attributes) {
+          if (n.localName !== 'a' || attr.localName !== 'href' || !/^https?:/.test(n.href)) {
+            n.removeAttribute(attr.name);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        toRemove.push(n);
       }
-    },
-    stop() {
-      tDocLoader.pause();
-      document.removeEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', onLoad);
-    },
-    pause() {
-      if (tDocLoader.observing) {
-        tDocLoader.observing = false;
-        tDocLoader.observer.disconnect();
+    }
+    for (const n of toRemove) {
+      const parent = n.parentNode;
+      if (parent) parent.removeChild(n); // not using .remove() as there may be a non-element
+    }
+  },
+
+  formatDate(date) {
+    if (!date) {
+      return '';
+    }
+    try {
+      const newDate = new Date(Number(date) || date);
+      const string = newDate.toLocaleDateString([chrome.i18n.getUILanguage(), 'en'], {
+        day: '2-digit',
+        month: 'short',
+        year: newDate.getYear() === new Date().getYear() ? undefined : '2-digit',
+      });
+      return string === 'Invalid Date' ? '' : string;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return '';
+    }
+  },
+});
+
+(() => {
+  const observer = new MutationObserver(process);
+  let observing = false;
+  Object.assign(t, {
+    stopObserver() {
+      if (observing) {
+        observing = false;
+        observer.disconnect();
       }
     },
   });
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+    process(observer.takeRecords());
+    t.stopObserver();
+  }, {once: true});
 
-  tNodeList(document.getElementsByTagName('*'));
-  tDocLoader.start();
-  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', onLoad);
+  t.NodeList(document.getElementsByTagName('*'));
+  start();
 
   function process(mutations) {
-    for (const mutation of mutations) {
-      tNodeList(mutation.addedNodes);
+    mutations.forEach(m => t.NodeList(m.addedNodes));
+    start();
+  }
+
+  function start() {
+    if (!observing) {
+      observing = true;
+      observer.observe(document, {subtree: true, childList: true});
     }
-    tDocLoader.start();
   }
-
-  function onLoad() {
-    document.removeEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', onLoad);
-    process(tDocLoader.observer.takeRecords());
-    tDocLoader.stop();
-  }
-}
-
-
-function tWordBreak(text) {
-  // adds soft hyphens every 10 characters to ensure the long words break before breaking the layout
-  return text.length <= 10 ? text :
-    text.replace(t.RX_WORD_BREAK, '$&\u00AD');
-}
-
-
-function formatDate(date) {
-  return !date ? '' : tryCatch(() => {
-    const newDate = new Date(Number(date) || date);
-    const string = newDate.toLocaleDateString([t.cache.browserUIlanguage, 'en'], {
-      day: '2-digit',
-      month: 'short',
-      year: newDate.getYear() === new Date().getYear() ? undefined : '2-digit',
-    });
-    return string === 'Invalid Date' ? '' : string;
-  }) || '';
-}
+})();
diff --git a/manage/config-dialog.js b/manage/config-dialog.js
index 8d5d1751..75a408b0 100644
--- a/manage/config-dialog.js
+++ b/manage/config-dialog.js
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
-/* global messageBox deepCopy $create $createLink $ t tWordBreak
-  prefs setupLivePrefs debounce API */
+/* global
+  $
+  $create
+  $createLink
+  API
+  debounce
+  deepCopy
+  messageBox
+  prefs
+  setupLivePrefs
+  t
+*/
 /* exported configDialog */
 'use strict';
 
@@ -305,7 +315,7 @@ function configDialog(style) {
 
       elements.push(
         $create(`label.config-${va.type}`, [
-          $create('span.config-name', tWordBreak(va.label)),
+          $create('span.config-name', t.breakWord(va.label)),
           ...children,
           resetter,
         ]));
diff --git a/manage/manage.js b/manage/manage.js
index 813ad815..00ebc828 100644
--- a/manage/manage.js
+++ b/manage/manage.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   configDialog
   debounce
   filterAndAppend
-  formatDate
   getOwnTab
   getStyleWithNoCode
   handleUpdateInstalled
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@
   showFiltersStats
   sorter
   t
-  template
-  tWordBreak
   VIVALDI
 */
 'use strict';
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ function showStyles(styles = [], matchUrlIds) {
 function createStyleElement({style, name: nameLC}) {
   // query the sub-elements just once, then reuse the references
   if ((createStyleElement.parts || {}).newUI !== newUI.enabled) {
-    const entry = template[`style${newUI.enabled ? 'Compact' : ''}`];
+    const entry = t.template[`style${newUI.enabled ? 'Compact' : ''}`];
     createStyleElement.parts = {
       newUI: newUI.enabled,
       entry,
@@ -197,7 +194,7 @@ function createStyleElement({style, name: nameLC}) {
       editLink: $('.style-edit-link', entry) || {},
       editHrefBase: 'edit.html?id=',
       homepage: $('.homepage', entry),
-      homepageIcon: template[`homepageIcon${newUI.enabled ? 'Small' : 'Big'}`],
+      homepageIcon: t.template[`homepageIcon${newUI.enabled ? 'Small' : 'Big'}`],
       appliesTo: $('.applies-to', entry),
       targets: $('.targets', entry),
       expander: $('.expander', entry),
@@ -215,7 +212,7 @@ function createStyleElement({style, name: nameLC}) {
   const configurable = style.usercssData && style.usercssData.vars && Object.keys(style.usercssData.vars).length > 0;
   const name = style.customName || style.name;
   parts.checker.checked = style.enabled;
-  parts.nameLink.textContent = tWordBreak(name);
+  parts.nameLink.textContent = t.breakWord(name);
   parts.nameLink.href = parts.editLink.href = parts.editHrefBase + style.id;
   parts.homepage.href = parts.homepage.title = style.url || '';
   if (!newUI.enabled) {
@@ -243,10 +240,10 @@ function createStyleElement({style, name: nameLC}) {
     $('.homepage', entry).appendChild(parts.homepageIcon.cloneNode(true));
   }
   if (style.updateUrl && newUI.enabled) {
-    $('.actions', entry).appendChild(template.updaterIcons.cloneNode(true));
+    $('.actions', entry).appendChild(t.template.updaterIcons.cloneNode(true));
   }
   if (configurable && newUI.enabled) {
-    $('.actions', entry).appendChild(template.configureIcon.cloneNode(true));
+    $('.actions', entry).appendChild(t.template.configureIcon.cloneNode(true));
   }
 
   createStyleTargetsElement({entry, style});
@@ -287,12 +284,12 @@ function createStyleTargetsElement({entry, expanded, style = entry.styleMeta}) {
           el = next;
           continue;
         }
-        const element = template.appliesToTarget.cloneNode(true);
+        const element = t.template.appliesToTarget.cloneNode(true);
         if (!newUI.enabled) {
           if (numTargets === maxTargets) {
-            container = container.appendChild(template.extraAppliesTo.cloneNode(true));
+            container = container.appendChild(t.template.extraAppliesTo.cloneNode(true));
           } else if (numTargets > 0) {
-            container.appendChild(template.appliesToSeparator.cloneNode(true));
+            container.appendChild(t.template.appliesToSeparator.cloneNode(true));
           }
         }
         element.dataset.type = type;
@@ -311,7 +308,7 @@ function createStyleTargetsElement({entry, expanded, style = entry.styleMeta}) {
     if (entryTargets.firstElementChild) {
       entryTargets.textContent = '';
     }
-    entryTargets.appendChild(template.appliesToEverything.cloneNode(true));
+    entryTargets.appendChild(t.template.appliesToEverything.cloneNode(true));
   }
   entry.classList.toggle('global', !numTargets);
   entry._allTargetsRendered = allTargetsRendered;
@@ -525,7 +522,7 @@ Object.assign(handleEvent, {
       {prop: 'installDate', name: 'dateInstalled'},
       {prop: 'updateDate', name: 'dateUpdated'},
     ].map(({prop, name}) =>
-      t(name) + ': ' + (formatDate(entry.styleMeta[prop]) || '—')).join('\n');
+      t(name) + ': ' + (t.formatDate(entry.styleMeta[prop]) || '—')).join('\n');
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/msgbox/msgbox.js b/msgbox/msgbox.js
index f9d2579b..21fc63c6 100644
--- a/msgbox/msgbox.js
+++ b/msgbox/msgbox.js
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-/* global focusAccessibility moveFocus $ $create t tHTML animateElement */
+/* global
+  $
+  $create
+  animateElement
+  focusAccessibility
+  moveFocus
+  t
+*/
 'use strict';
 
 /**
  * @param {Object} params
  * @param {String} params.title
  * @param {String|Node|Object|Array<String|Node|Object>} params.contents
- *        a string gets parsed via tHTML,
+ *        a string gets parsed via t.HTML,
  *        a non-string is passed as is to $create()
  * @param {String} [params.className]
  *        CSS class name of the message box element
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ function messageBox({
               $create('SVG:path', {d: 'M11.69,10l4.55,4.55-1.69,1.69L10,11.69,' +
                 '5.45,16.23,3.77,14.55,8.31,10,3.77,5.45,5.45,3.77,10,8.31l4.55-4.55,1.69,1.69Z',
               }))),
-          $create(`#${id}-contents`, tHTML(contents)),
+          $create(`#${id}-contents`, t.HTML(contents)),
           $create(`#${id}-buttons`,
             buttons.map((content, buttonIndex) => content &&
               $create('button', Object.assign({
diff --git a/popup/popup.js b/popup/popup.js
index 899231ad..dbe355fe 100644
--- a/popup/popup.js
+++ b/popup/popup.js
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
-/* global configDialog hotkeys msg
-  getActiveTab CHROME FIREFOX URLS API onDOMready $ $$ prefs
-  setupLivePrefs template t $create animateElement
-  tryJSONparse CHROME_HAS_BORDER_BUG */
+/* global
+  $
+  $$
+  $create
+  animateElement
+  API
+  CHROME
+  CHROME_HAS_BORDER_BUG
+  configDialog
+  FIREFOX
+  getActiveTab
+  hotkeys
+  msg
+  onDOMready
+  prefs
+  setupLivePrefs
+  t
+  tryJSONparse
+  URLS
+*/
 
 'use strict';
 
@@ -165,7 +181,7 @@ function initPopup(frames) {
           setTimeout(ping, 100, tab, --retryCountdown);
           return;
         }
-        const info = template.unreachableInfo;
+        const info = t.template.unreachableInfo;
         if (!FIREFOX) {
           // Chrome "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions message
           info.appendChild($create('p', t('unreachableFileHint')));
@@ -204,7 +220,7 @@ function createWriterElement(frame) {
   const targets = $create('span');
 
   // For this URL
-  const urlLink = template.writeStyle.cloneNode(true);
+  const urlLink = t.template.writeStyle.cloneNode(true);
   const isAboutBlank = url === ABOUT_BLANK;
   Object.assign(urlLink, {
     href: 'edit.html?url-prefix=' + encodeURIComponent(url),
@@ -233,7 +249,7 @@ function createWriterElement(frame) {
     if (domains.length > 1 && numParts === 1) {
       continue;
     }
-    const domainLink = template.writeStyle.cloneNode(true);
+    const domainLink = t.template.writeStyle.cloneNode(true);
     Object.assign(domainLink, {
       href: 'edit.html?domain=' + encodeURIComponent(domain),
       textContent: numParts > 2 ? domain.split('.')[0] : domain,
@@ -322,7 +338,7 @@ function showStyles(frameResults) {
   if (entries.size) {
     resortEntries([...entries.values()]);
   } else {
-    installed.appendChild(template.noStyles);
+    installed.appendChild(t.template.noStyles);
   }
   window.dispatchEvent(new Event('showStyles:done'));
 }
@@ -337,7 +353,7 @@ function resortEntries(entries) {
 function createStyleElement(style) {
   let entry = $.entry(style);
   if (!entry) {
-    entry = template.style.cloneNode(true);
+    entry = t.template.style.cloneNode(true);
     entry.setAttribute('style-id', style.id);
     Object.assign(entry, {
       id: ENTRY_ID_PREFIX_RAW + style.id,
@@ -384,7 +400,7 @@ function createStyleElement(style) {
 
     $('.delete', entry).onclick = handleEvent.delete;
 
-    const indicator = template.regexpProblemIndicator.cloneNode(true);
+    const indicator = t.template.regexpProblemIndicator.cloneNode(true);
     indicator.appendChild(document.createTextNode('!'));
     indicator.onclick = handleEvent.indicator;
     $('.main-controls', entry).appendChild(indicator);
@@ -587,7 +603,7 @@ Object.assign(handleEvent, {
 
   indicator(event) {
     const entry = handleEvent.getClickedStyleElement(event);
-    const info = template.regexpProblemExplanation.cloneNode(true);
+    const info = t.template.regexpProblemExplanation.cloneNode(true);
     $.remove('#' + info.id);
     $$('a', info).forEach(el => (el.onclick = handleEvent.openURLandHide));
     $$('button', info).forEach(el => (el.onclick = handleEvent.closeExplanation));
@@ -684,7 +700,7 @@ function handleDelete(id) {
   const el = $.entry(id);
   if (el) {
     el.remove();
-    if (!$('.entry')) installed.appendChild(template.noStyles);
+    if (!$('.entry')) installed.appendChild(t.template.noStyles);
   }
 }
 
@@ -714,9 +730,9 @@ async function getStyleDataMerged(url, id) {
 function blockPopup(isBlocked = true) {
   document.body.classList.toggle('blocked', isBlocked);
   if (isBlocked) {
-    document.body.prepend(template.unavailableInfo);
+    document.body.prepend(t.template.unavailableInfo);
   } else {
-    template.unavailableInfo.remove();
-    template.noStyles.remove();
+    t.template.unavailableInfo.remove();
+    t.template.noStyles.remove();
   }
 }
diff --git a/popup/search-results.js b/popup/search-results.js
index 3036145d..a5dd4bde 100755
--- a/popup/search-results.js
+++ b/popup/search-results.js
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
-/* global URLS tabURL handleEvent $ $$ prefs template FIREFOX debounce
-  $create t API tWordBreak formatDate tryCatch download */
+/* global
+  $
+  $$
+  $create
+  API
+  debounce
+  download
+  FIREFOX
+  handleEvent
+  prefs
+  t
+  tabURL
+  tryCatch
+  URLS
+*/
 'use strict';
 
 window.addEventListener('showStyles:done', () => {
@@ -103,7 +116,7 @@ window.addEventListener('showStyles:done', () => {
     const navOnClick = {prev, next};
     for (const place of ['top', 'bottom']) {
       const nav = $(`.search-results-nav[data-type="${place}"]`);
-      nav.appendChild(template.searchNav.cloneNode(true));
+      nav.appendChild(t.template.searchNav.cloneNode(true));
       dom.nav[place] = nav;
       for (const child of $$('[data-type]', nav)) {
         const type = child.dataset.type;
@@ -257,7 +270,7 @@ window.addEventListener('showStyles:done', () => {
    * @returns {Node}
    */
   function createSearchResultNode(result) {
-    const entry = template.searchResult.cloneNode(true);
+    const entry = t.template.searchResult.cloneNode(true);
     const {
       i: id,
       n: name,
@@ -276,7 +289,7 @@ window.addEventListener('showStyles:done', () => {
       href: URLS.usoArchive + `?category=${category}&style=${id}`,
     });
     $('.search-result-title span', entry).textContent =
-      tWordBreak(name.length < 300 ? name : name.slice(0, 300) + '...');
+      t.breakWord(name.length < 300 ? name : name.slice(0, 300) + '...');
     // screenshot
     const auto = URLS.uso + `auto_style_screenshots/${id}${USO_AUTO_PIC_SUFFIX}`;
     Object.assign($('.search-result-screenshot', entry), {
@@ -303,7 +316,7 @@ window.addEventListener('showStyles:done', () => {
     // time
     Object.assign($('[data-type="updated"] time', entry), {
       dateTime: updateTime * 1000,
-      textContent: formatDate(updateTime * 1000),
+      textContent: t.formatDate(updateTime * 1000),
     });
     // totals
     $('[data-type="weekly"] dd', entry).textContent = formatNumber(weeklyInstalls);