Wikipedia:Hatnote
Examples of proper use
Examples of improper use
Hatnote templates
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{{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}}→
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}}→
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}}→
Lists
What to do before editing or creating a template
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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.
See also
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