Template:Hatnote/doc

Usage

Using {{Hatnote{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} formats text into the standard stylistic for a Wikipedia hatnote. That produces a short note placed at the top of an article to provide disambiguation of closely related terms or summarise a topic, explaining its boundaries.

Usage and purpose

This template is primarily used to add a correctly formatted hatnote to a page. Often, but not always, this is a disambiguation link at the top of article pages. It places an HTML div- / div block around the text entered as its only argument, which provides standardized formatting (contents are indented and italicized in most displays); it also isolates the contained code to make sure that it is interpreted correctly.

This template is also used as the "meta-template" for additional specialized disambiguation link templates; see Wikipedia:Otheruses templates (example usage) for a list.

The template does not automatically create links of any kind. Links and other desired formatting must be explicitly added, using normal Wikipedia markup.

Template contents

<div class="dablink"></div>

Generic

• {{Dablink{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  TEXT

{{Dablink{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

For other senses of this term, see etc...

• {{Rellink{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  TEXT

Other uses

"This page is about ... For other uses ..."

{{About}} is the main template for noting other uses.

Note. When used in main namespace, the word "page" in the following hatnotes is replaced by "article".

• {{About{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see Hatnote/doc (disambiguation).
• {{About{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name — Note the empty second parameter) →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
• {{About{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (When there is only one other use) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
• {{About{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (Two pages for USE2) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.
• {{About{{{11}}}...}} (When there are up to five other uses — You should generally create a disambiguation page at this point) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.
• {{About{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name — Note that the last page name is not specified) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Hatnote/doc (disambiguation).
• {{About{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4.
• {{About{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4 and Hatnote/doc (disambiguation).
• {{About{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page — Note the empty first parameter) →
  For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Hatnote/doc (disambiguation).
• {{About{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Note: {{for{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} produces the same result.

• {{This{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Note: {{About{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} produces the same result: →

This page is about USE. For other uses, see Hatnote/doc (disambiguation).

• {{This{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Note: {{About{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (with one empty parameter) produces the same result: →

This page is about USE. For other uses, see PAGE1.

• {{Other uses-section{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →

Note: this hatnote says "section", instead of "article" or "page".

"For other uses, see ..."

When such a wordy hatnote as {{About}} is not needed, {{Other uses}} is often useful.

• {{Other uses{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
  For other uses, see Hatnote/doc (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1.

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.

• {{Other uses2{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →

Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.

Note: {{Other uses{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} produces the same result.

• {{Two other uses{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Note: same as {{about}}, except it forces a second use to be noted if unspecified by parameters.

• {{Two other uses{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• tlx Three other uses USE1 USE2 PAGE2 USE3 PAGE3 Three other uses USE1 USE2 PAGE2 USE3 PAGE3
• tlx Three other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3 → Three other uses USE2 PAGE2 USE3 PAGE3
• tlx Three other uses USE1 USE2 PAGE2 USE3 PAGE3 USE4 PAGE4 → Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4

"For ..., see ..."

{{For}} can be used instead of {{About}} so as not to display: This page is about USE1. but still specify a specific other use. This effect can also be achieved by using an empty first parameter in {{About}} as in:

For example: {{for{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} is the same as {{About{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (note the empty first parameter).

However, it is somewhat clearer when using the {{For}} template, since the word "about" does not appear in the statement.

• {{For{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see Hatnote/doc (disambiguation).
• {{For{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1.
• {{For{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
• {{For{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3.
• {{For{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Variations

As with {{Other uses}}, there are a whole family of "for" templates.

• tlx For2 OTHER TOPIC CUSTOM TEXT → For2 OTHER TOPIC CUSTOM TEXT

• {{For example{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

"For other uses of ..., see ..."

• {{Other uses of{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Other uses of{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Other uses of{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

"For more details on ..., see ..."

{{Details{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} is used to make summary style explicit. To be used in a section for which there is also a separate article on the subject.

• {{Details{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

For more details on TOPIC, see Article.

{{Details3}} allows any text to links:

• {{Details3{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  For more details on TOPIC, see article 1, article 2, and article 3.

"Further information: ..."

• {{See{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  Further information: OTHER TOPIC

Example with multiple parameters

• {{See{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  Further information: Iraq and weapons of mass destruction,Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda,Downing Street memo,andBush-Blair memo

• {{Further{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Further information: [[Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3]]

This template takes a single parameter of any length.

"See also ..."

• {{See also{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  See also: OTHER TOPIC

Note: use when OTHER TOPIC is related to that of the current article and already contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.

• {{See also2{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

"... redirects here. For other uses, see ..."

• {{Redirect{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Redirect{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Variations

• {{Redirect-acronym{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect2{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Redirect2{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect2{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect2{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect3{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect4{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Redirect6{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Redirect7{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Note: If the number of pages redirecting to the target page is two, {{Redirect2{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} can be used instead. If the number is three and there are three corresponding disambiguation pages, {{Redirect10{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} can be used.

• {{Redirect10{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →

Other people

• {{Other persons{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Other persons{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Other persons{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• tlx Other people2 PAGE → Other people2 PAGE
• {{Other people3{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →

Note: same as {{About}} except uses "other people" instead of "other uses" if only 1 parameter is used

• {{Other people3{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Other people3{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Other people3{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Other people3{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Other people4{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Other people5{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other persons}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.

Other places

• tlx Other places, analogous to tl Other uses (disambiguous) → otherplaces
• tlx|Other places|PAGE, analogous to tl|Other uses2 (disambiguous) → otherplaces PAGE
• tlx|Other places3|PAGE, analogous to tl|Other uses → otherplaces3 PAGE

Other hurricanes

For articles on storms:

• {{Other hurricanes{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (disambiguous) →
• {{Other hurricanes{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Other hurricanes{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Other hurricanes{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Other ships

For articles on ships:

• {{Other ships{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

Distinguish

"Not to be confused with ..."

• {{tlx|Distinguish|PAGE1}} → {{Distinguish|PAGE1}}
• {{tlx|Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} → {{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}}
• {{tlx|Distinguish2|TEXT}} → {{Distinguish2|TEXT}}

".. redirects here. It is not to be confused with ..."

• {{Redirect-distinguish{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect-distinguish{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Redirect-distinguish2{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

"... is a common misspelling of ...

• {{Misspelling{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

"Main article: ..." and more

• {{Main{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} → {{Main|Main Article}}
• {{Main{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} → {{Main|Main Article|Article2}}
• {{tlx|Main list|Article1}} →
• {{Content fork{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{tlx|ArticlePreceeding|George Washington}} → {{ArticlePreceeding|George Washington}}
• {{tlx|ArticleSucceeding|Thomas Jefferson}} → {{ArticleSucceeding|Thomas Jefferson}}
• {{tlx|ArticlePair|George Washington|Thomas Jefferson}} → {{ArticlePair|George Washington|Thomas Jefferson}}
• {{Comprehensive{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

FamilySearch Wiki self-reference

• {{Selfref{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
  ANYTEXT

Note: used for hatnotes that don't make sense on mirrors of FamilySearch Wiki, such as linking an article from the main namespace to the FamilySearch Wiki namespace. (See: Manual of Style (self-references to avoid) for more details).

Categories

Category-specific templates produce bold category names.

• {{Category see also{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

• {{Related category{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

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.

• {{CatPreceding{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{CatSucceeding{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Category pair{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →

• {{Contrast{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} →
• {{Contrast2{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} (plural) →

Notes

Do not use subst: with these templates, as that will prevent:

1. propagating changes as the template is modified; and the
2. What links here (WLH) listing.

These templates are used in 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:

1. Is there already a template that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates.
2. Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{dablink}} instead? Before creating a new template, see: Template namespace guideline.
3. 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: Template sandbox and test cases.

See also

• Category:Hatnote templates