Wikipedia:Hatnote
Examples of proper use
Examples of improper use
Hatnote templates
Other uses of the same title ("For …, see …")
Per WP:NAMB, it is usually preferable not to have a hatnote when the name of the article is not ambiguous.
"This page is about … For other uses …"
{{About}}
is the main template for noting other uses.
Note: When used in main namespace (aka mainspace), the word "page" in the following hatnotes is replaced by "article".
{{About|USE1}}
→{{About|USE1||PAGE2}}
(When the disambiguation page has a different name – Note the empty second parameter) →{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
(When there is only one other use) →{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}}
(Two pages for USE2) →{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2#SUBSECTION{{!}}PAGE2TITLE}}
(Using the {{!}} magic word to give the link a different title) →{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|other uses}}
(When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name – Note that the last page name is not specified) →{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|other uses|PAGE3}}
(When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name) →{{About||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}}
(When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page – Note the empty first parameter) →{{About|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}}
→
- Note:
{{for||PAGE1|PAGE2}}
produces the same result.
{{About|USE1|section=yes}}
→
- Note: this hatnote says "section", instead of "article" or "page".
{{About|USE1|text=TEXT}}
→
"This page is about … It is not to be confused with …"
{{About-distinguish}}
is a template for noting other uses when there could be confusion with another topic.
{{About-distinguish|USE1|PAGE1}}
→{{About-distinguish2|USE1|TEXT}}
→
"For other uses, see …"
When such a wordy hatnote as {{About}} is not needed, {{Other uses}} is often useful.
{{Other uses}}
→{{Other uses|PAGE1}}
→{{Other uses|PAGE1|PAGE2}}
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- Variations
- There are, historically, a whole family of "other uses" templates for specific cases. {{About}} is the standard hatnote for "other uses" and many of them can be specified using the {{About}} template. However, the individual templates may be easier to use in certain contexts.
- Here are the variations and (when appropriate) the equivalents using the {{About}}, {{Other uses}} or {{For}} templates.
- "For other uses of …, see …"
{{Other uses of|TOPIC}}
→{{Other uses of|TOPIC|PAGE1}}
→
=
{{Redirect|REDIRECT}}
→{{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}}
→{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}}
→{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
→ {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}}
→
- Variations
- For two sources:
- For three or more sources:
{{Redirect-multi|2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}}
→{{Redirect-multi|3|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}}
→{{Redirect-multi|2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE}}
→{{Redirect-multi|2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}}
→{{Redirect-several|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}}
→
- To specify the text following "redirects here.":
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|text=TEXT}}
→{{Redirect-synonym|TERM|OTHER TOPIC}}
→
"For technical reasons, … redirects here. …
{{Technical reasons|REDIRECT}}
→{{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|PAGE}}
→{{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION|PAGE}}
→{{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION1|PAGE1|DESCRIPTION2|PAGE2}}
→
… redirects here. It is not to be confused with …
{{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}}
→{{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}}
→{{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}}
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Similar proper names ("For other people named ...")
Other people
{{Other people}}
→{{Other people|NAME}}
→{{Other people|NAME|PAGE}}
→{{Other people||PAGE}}
→{{Other people|NAME|PAGE|named=titled}}
→{{About other people|PERSON1}}
→{{About other people|PERSON1|NAME}}
→{{About other people|PERSON1|NAME|named=titled}}
→{{About other people|PERSON1|NAME|PAGE}}
→{{About other people|PERSON1||PAGE}}
→{{About other people|PERSON1|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}}
→{{Similar names|NAME1|NAME2|NAME3|NAME4}}
→
- Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other people}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.
Other places/ships/hurricanes
{{Other places}}
, analogous to {{Other uses}} →{{Other places|PAGE}}
, analogous to {{Other uses}} →{{Other ships|SHIP1}}
→{{Other hurricanes|HURR}}
→
Distinguish
"Not to be confused with …"
{{Distinguish|PAGE1}}
→{{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}}
→{{Distinguish|text = TEXT}}
→
"… redirects here. It is not to be confused with …"
{{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}}
→{{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}}
→{{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}}
→
Family names
Family names can also be clarified using inline footnotes, such as with {{Efn Chinese name}}.
For use in sections
"Main article: …"
{{Main}}
is used to make summary style explicit, when used in a summary section for which there is also a separate article on the subject:
"Further information: …"
{{Further}}
can supplement {{Main}}
in summary sections, or can indicate more details in nonsummary sections:
{{Further|PAGE}}
→{{Further|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}}
→{{Further|topic=TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}}
→{{Further2|[[PAGE1]], [[PAGE2]], and other text}}
→
"See also …"
{{See also}}
can be used at the head of a section.
{{See also|TOPIC PAGE|OTHER TOPIC PAGE}}
→
- Note: use only when OTHER TOPIC PAGE is related to current article and contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.
{{See also2|[[OTHER TOPIC]]|[[OTHER TOPIC2]]|[[OTHER TOPIC3]] and other text}}
→
Article or section transclusions
{{Transcluding article|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3...}}
(used when transcluding 1 or more entire articles into a target article) →{{Transcluded section|PAGE}}
(used when selectively transcluding a section from one article into a section of the target article) →{{Transcluded section|PAGE|part=yes}}
(used when selectively transcluding a section into part of a section on the target page) →
For category pages
Category-specific templates:
{{Category see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER}}
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This is a template for linking categories horizontally. Horizontal linkage is often the right solution when vertical linkage (i.e., as sub-category and parent category) is not appropriate. In most cases, this template should be used on both categories to create reciprocal linkage between the two categories.
{{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE}}
→{{Category explanation|colourless green ideas}}
→{{Category pair|TOPIC1|TOPIC2}}
→{{Preceding category|OTHER TOPIC}}
→{{Succeeding category|OTHER TOPIC}}
→{{Contrast|OTHERCAT1|OTHERCAT2}}
→{{Contrast|OTHERCAT1|OTHERCAT2|plural=yes}}
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Lists
What to do before editing or creating a template
This template should not be substituted. |
These templates are used in literally thousands of articles; therefore, changing the syntax could break thousands of articles. If you wish to create or edit a disambiguation or redirection template, first ask yourself the following questions:
- Is there already a template that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Hatnote templates.
- Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{Hatnote}} instead? Before creating a new template, see the template namespace guideline.
- If I change the parameters around on an existing template, do I know what the result will be? Will it break existing uses of the template and if so, can I fix all of the errors? Before making any changes, see Wikipedia:Template sandbox and test cases.