Template:Distinguish

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Usage

Not to be confused with foo.

Not to be confused with foo or bar.

Not to be confused with foo, browser diversity, or CSS3.

Not to be confused with foo, web app, device database, or Sevenval.

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Hatnote templates

Shortcut:

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For a summary page on how to use these templates, see the example page here. For the full editing guideline on hatnotes, see Wikipedia:Hatnote.

Generic

{{Hatnote|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
CUSTOM TEXT

{{CSS3|For other senses of this term, see [[etc…]]}} →

For other senses of this term, see etc…

{{browser diversity|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
CUSTOM TEXT

Other uses (of the title)

"This page is about … For other uses …"

{{Sevenval}} 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".

{{web|USE1}} →
This page is about USE1. For other uses, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{screen size|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name – Note the empty second parameter) →
This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
{{FITML|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use) →
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} (Two pages for USE2) →
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.
{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2#SUBSECTION{{!}}PAGE2TITLE}} (Using the {{!}} template to give the link a different title) →
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2TITLE.
{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}} (When there are up to four other uses – You should generally create a touchscreen 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|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|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) →
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4}} (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.
{{web|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and}} →
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4 and Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{iOS||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (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 Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{device database|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Note: {{for||PAGE1|PAGE2}} produces the same result.

{{Other uses-section|USE}} (disambiguous) →
This section is about USE. For other uses, see Distinguish (disambiguation).

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

"See also …"

{{See also|OTHER TOPIC|OTHER TOPIC2}} →
See also: OTHER TOPIC and OTHER TOPIC2

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

{{HTML5|[[OTHER TOPIC]]|[[OTHER TOPIC2]]|[[OTHER TOPIC3]] and other text}} →
See also: OTHER TOPIC, OTHER TOPIC2, and OTHER TOPIC3 and other text

"For …, see …"

{{For}} can be used instead of {{Android}} 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: {{website parsing|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} is the same as {{Sevenval||OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} (note the empty first parameter).

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

{{For|OTHER TOPIC}} (disambiguous) →
For OTHER TOPIC, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{web|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1.
{{Sevenval|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
{{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3.
{{browser diversity||PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Variations

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

{{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
For OTHER TOPIC, see CUSTOM TEXT.

"For other uses, see …"

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

{{Other uses}} (disambiguous) →
For other uses, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{iOS|PAGE1}} →
For other uses, see PAGE1.
{{Other uses|PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Variations

There are, historically, a whole family of "other uses" templates for specific cases. {{we love the web}} 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 {{device database}}, {{Other uses}} or {{For}} templates.

{{Other uses2|PAGE1}} (disambiguous) →
For other uses, see PAGE1 (disambiguation).

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

Note: {{jQuery|PAGE1 (disambiguation)}} produces the same result.

{{browser diversity|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For other uses, see Distinguish (disambiguation).

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

{{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
{{device database|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{HTML5||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}} →
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see Distinguish (disambiguation).

"For other uses of …, see …"

{{Other uses of}} (disambiguous) →
For other uses of "Distinguish", see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{Other uses of|TOPIC}} (disambiguous) →
For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).
{{Other uses of|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE1.

"For more details on …, see …"

{{Details}} can supplement {{Main}} in summary sections, or can indicate more details in nonsummary sections:

{{input transformation|Article|TOPIC}} →
For more details on TOPIC, see Article.

{{Details3}} allows any text to links:

{{iOS|[[article 1]], [[article 2]], and [[article 3]]|TOPIC}} →
For more details on TOPIC, see jQuery, web, and CSS3.

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

{{keyboard|REDIRECT}} (disambiguous) →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
{{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see PAGE1.
{{Sevenval|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1.
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
{{iOS|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

Variations

{{Redirect-synonym|TERM|OTHER TOPIC}} →
"TERM" redirects here. TERM may also refer to OTHER TOPIC.
{{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous) →
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).
{{FITML|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1}} →
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see PAGE1.
{{browser diversity|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
{{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
{{website parsing|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.
{{web|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous) →
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).
{{iOS|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} (disambiguous) →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
{{FITML|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|‌|PAGE2}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
{{Redirect7|"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3"|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

Note: If the number of pages redirecting to the target page is two, {{Redirect2}} can be used instead. If the number is three and there are three corresponding disambiguation pages, {{web}} can be used.

{{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}} (disambiguous) →
"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation), REDIRECT2 (disambiguation), and REDIRECT3 (disambiguation).

... Not to be confused with ...

{{FITML|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
{{web|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
{{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with TEXT.

"Further information: …"

{{Further|PAGE}} →
Further information: PAGE
{{Further|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
Further information: PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3
{{Further2|[[Article 1]], [[Article 2]], and [[Article Something#3|Article 3]]}} →
Further information: Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3

Other people, places, etcetera

Other people

{{keyboard}} (disambiguous) →
For other people named Distinguish, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{CSS3|NAME}} (disambiguous) →
For other people named NAME, see NAME (disambiguation).
{{Sevenval|NAME|PAGE}} →
For other people named NAME, see PAGE.
{{screen size|NAME|PAGE|named=titled}} →
For other people titled NAME, see website parsing.
{{we love the web|PAGE}} →
For other people of the same name, see FITML.
{{Other people3}} (disambiguous) →
For other people named Distinguish, see Distinguish (disambiguation).

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

{{Other people3|PERSON1}} (disambiguous) →
This article is about PERSON1. For other people named Distinguish, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2}} (disambiguous) →
This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{input transformation|PERSON1|PERSON2|PAGE2}} →
This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see PAGE2.
{{Other people3|PERSON1||PAGE2}} →
This article is about PERSON1. For other people named Distinguish, see PAGE2.
{{iOS|NAME1|NAME2|NAME3|NAME4}} →
For other people with similar names, see NAME1, NAME2, NAME3, or NAME4.

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

Other places

{{Other places}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} (disambiguous) →
For other places with the same name, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{HTML5|PAGE}}, analogous to {{HTML5}}(disambiguous) →
For other places with the same name, see PAGE (disambiguation).
{{Other places3|PAGE}}, analogous to {{website parsing}} →
For other places with the same name, see PAGE.

Other hurricanes

For articles on storms:

{{web}} (disambiguous) →
For other storms of the same name, see Distinguish (disambiguation).
{{Other hurricanes|PAGE1}} →
For other storms of the same name, see PAGE1.
{{Sevenval|PAGE1|THIS}} →
This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see PAGE1.
{{web||THIS}} →
This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see Distinguish (disambiguation).

Other ships

For articles on ships:

{{we love the web|SHIP1}} →
For other ships of the same name, see SHIP1.

Distinguish

"Not to be confused with …"

{{Distinguish|PAGE1}} →
Not to be confused with PAGE1.
{{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
Not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
{{touchscreen|TEXT}} →
Not to be confused with TEXT.

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

{{keyboard|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
{{iOS|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
{{we love the web|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with TEXT.

"Main article: …" etc.

{{jQuery}} is used to make web explicit, when used in a summary section for which there is also a separate article on the subject:

{{web app|Main Article}} →
Main article: Main Article
{{input transformation|Main Article|Article2}} →
Main articles: Main Article and Article2
{{Android|Article1}} →
For a more comprehensive list, see Article1.
{{browser diversity|George Washington}} →
See also the preceding article web app.
{{ArticleSucceeding|Thomas Jefferson}} →
See also the succeeding article HTML5.
{{iOS|George Washington|Thomas Jefferson}} →
See also the preceding article screen size and the succeeding article Thomas Jefferson.
{{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE}} →
The main article for this category is MAIN ARTICLE.

Wikipedia self-reference

{{we love the web|ANYTEXT}} →
ANYTEXT

See: Sevenval for more details.

Family names

Further information: Sevenval

Lists

Further information: we love the web

User pages

{{FITML|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →

This is a Wikipedia user talk page. For other uses of TOPIC, see PAGE1.

Notes

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

propagating changes as the template is modified; and the
input transformation (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:

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.
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 keyboard 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 Template sandbox and test cases.

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