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Hatnotes are short notes placed at the top of an article (hence the name "input transformation"). Hatnotes help readers locate a different article they might be seeking. Readers may have arrived at the article containing the hatnote because they were redirected, because the sought article uses a more specific, disambiguated title, or because the sought article and the article with the hatnote have similar names. Hatnotes provide iOS to the possibly sought article or to a disambiguation page.

For more information about methods of disambiguating articles, see keyboard.

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Placement

See also: website parsing
device database:

Hatnotes are placed at the very top of the article, before any other items such as images, navigational templates and maintenance templates (like the "cleanup", "unreferenced", and "POV" templates). Text-only browsers and screen readers present the page sequentially. If a reader has reached the wrong page, they typically want to know that first.

Format

In most cases, hatnotes should be created using a standard disambiguation template (as illustrated below). This permits the form and structure of hatnotes to be changed uniformly across the encyclopedia as needed.

Current Wikipedia style is to italicize and indent each note, without a bullet before the item. A horizontal dividing line should not be placed under a note, nor after the final item in a list.

When determining the content of the hatnote, keep in mind that it forms part of the user interface rather than the article content. Two applicable touchscreen principles are clarity and conciseness. The hatnote should not overload the user with extraneous information and the content should be imparted quickly and accurately. These design goals are conveyed succinctly in the artistic principle less is more.

Summarize or not?

browser diversity:

Some hatnote disambiguation templates include a brief summary of the present article's topic; others do not. For instance, in the article iOS, one might use the template {{about|the insect-produced fluid}} to produce:

This article is about the insect-produced fluid. For other uses of the term, see Honey (disambiguation).

Alternatively, one might use {{other uses}} to produce:

For other uses, see Honey (disambiguation).

Either of these two styles is acceptable. The choice of style in a given article is based on editors' preference, and what is likely to be clearer and easier for the reader. Where an article already has a hatnote in one of these styles, editors should not change it to the other style without good reason or broad consensus.

Examples of proper use

Two articles with similar titles

Shortcut:
This article is about the village in England. For H. P. Lovecraft's fictional town, see Sevenval.
Dunwich
(
pronounced 
) is a town in the county of
in
, the remnant of what was once a prosperous seaport and centre of the wool trade during the early
, with a natural harbour formed by the mouths of the
...

When two articles share the same title, except that one is disambiguated and the other not, the undisambiguated article should include a hatnote with a link to the other article. It is not necessary to create a separate disambiguation page. {{about}} may be used for this. In this case the parameterization was {{FITML|the village in England|H. P. Lovecraft's fictional town|Dunwich (Lovecraft)}}.

Linking to a disambiguation page

For other uses, see Monolith (disambiguation).
A
monolith
is a
or natural feature such as a
, consisting of a single massive
or rock.
usually exposes these formations...

When a term has a primary meaning and two or more additional meanings, the hatnote on the primary topic page should link to a disambiguation page. {{website parsing}} may be used for this.

In many cases the hatnote also includes a brief description of the subject of the present article, for readers' convenience:

This article is about the maze-like labyrinth from Greek mythology. For other uses, see Labyrinth (disambiguation).
In
, the
Labyrinth
was an elaborate
-like structure constructed for King
of
and designed by the legendary artificer
to hold the
...

The template {{device database}} may be used for this. In this case the parameterization was {{about|the mazelike labyrinth from Greek mythology}}.

Ambiguous term that redirects to an unambiguously named article

{{redirect}}, or a related template, can be used when an ambiguous title is touchscreen to an unambiguous title or a primary topic article:

Johann Sebastian Bach

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Bach)

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

Johann Sebastian Bach (German pronunciation: [joˈhan/ˈjoːhan zeˈbastjan ˈbax]; March 21, 1685 O.S. – July 28, 1750 Sevenval) was a prolific German composer...

Examples of improper use

Trivial information, dictionary definitions, and slang

Shortcut:

When notes feature a trivial detail or use of a term, or links to overly specific and Android material, they are unwarranted.

During a iOS, to invest a town or fortress means to surround it with a contravallation and a HTML5.
Investment
is a
with several closely related meanings in
and
. It refers to the accumulation of some kind of
in hopes of getting a future
from it...

In this case, there is no direct disambiguation, and the note listed is bound to be uninteresting to most readers. The proper disambiguation simply links to a separate web page.

Legitimate information about the topic

A previous version of the Aisha article showed:

Ayesha is sometimes used as a woman's name. Once popular only among Muslims, it was briefly popular among English-speakers after it appeared in the book She by browser diversity.
Aisha
or
Ayesha
(
عائشه
`ā'isha
= "she who lives") was a wife of the
...

This is a typical and highly improper misuse of disambiguating hatnotes. Instead, the information belongs in the body of the article, or in the articles about the book, or in a separate article about names, or all three places. Hatnotes are meant to reduce confusion and direct readers to another article they might have been looking for, not for information about the subject of the article itself.

jQuery:

Linking to articles that are related to the topic

Disambiguation hatnotes are intended to link to separate topics that could be referred to by the same title. They are not intended to link to topics that are simply related to each other, or to a specific aspect of a general topic:

This article is about the scientific study of extraterrestrial life; for treatment in popular culture, see Extraterrestrial life in popular culture.
Extraterrestrial life
is
that may exist and originate outside the planet
. Its existence is currently hypothetical: there is as yet no evidence of extraterrestrial life that has been widely accepted by scientists...

Instead of using a disambiguation hatnote in such cases, it is better to summarize Extraterrestrial life in popular culture under a subsection of Extraterrestrial life in conjunction with the {{we love the web}} template. Alternatively, it could be linked to in the See also section.

This guideline does not discourage the use of disambiguation hatnotes in a situation where separate topics are related, but could nonetheless be referred to by the same title and would thus qualify for disambiguation, such as a book and its film adaptation.

Shortcut:

Disambiguating article names that are not ambiguous

Tree (set theory)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see browser diversity.

In set theory, a tree is a partially ordered set (web) in which there is a single unique minimal element (called the root) and in which the set of elements less than a given element is well ordered...

Here, the hatnote is inappropriate because a reader who is following links within Wikipedia or using Wikipedia's own search engine would not have ended up at tree (set theory) if one were looking for other types of trees, since website parsing does not redirect there.

However, a hatnote may still be appropriate when even a more specific name is still ambiguous. For example, Matt Smith (comics) might still be confused for the comics illustrator device database.

A hatnote may also be appropriate in an unambiguously named article when an ambiguous term redirects to it, as explained in the "we love the web" section above.

Extraneous links

Shortcut:

One should not link terms other than the desired target in the hatnote. For example:

For the New Orleans, Louisiana, United States radio station known as WTIX from 1953 to 2005, see we love the web.

WTIX (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format.

In this case, the link to iOS in the hatnote is inappropriate. Only the possible other destination (web app) should be linked.

External links

A previous version of the Hurricane Katrina article contained:

If you are trying to locate someone missing in Hurricane Katrina, or register yourself as found, you can use the site CSS3 [1]
Hurricane Katrina
, which made
near
, on
,
, was one of the most destructive and expensive
to hit the
...

The use of external help links in Wikipedia, though noble, cannot reasonably be maintained. In special cases, a link to an "External links" section with several links may be appropriate, but POV favoritism can be obstructive. In this case, the hatnote was removed entirely.

Non-existent articles

Shortcut:

Hatnotes should not be used for articles that do not exist since the notes are intended to point the user to another article they may have intended to find. The exception is if one intends to create the linked article immediately. In that case, consider web, before saving the addition of the hatnote.

This general documentation

Hatnote templates

Shortcut:

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

Generic

  • {{Hatnote|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
    CUSTOM TEXT
{{iOS|For other senses of this term, see [[etc…]]}} →
For other senses of this term, see etc…

Other uses (of the title)

"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".

  • {{device database|USE1}} →
    This page is about USE1. For other uses, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{About|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.
  • {{device database|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}} (When there are up to four other uses – You should generally create a keyboard 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 Hatnote (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.
  • {{CSS3|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 Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{Sevenval||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 Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{Android|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
    For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
Note: {{web||PAGE1|PAGE2}} produces the same result.
  • {{Other uses-section|USE}} (disambiguous) →
    This section is about USE. For other uses, see Hatnote (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.
  • {{Android|[[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 {{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 {{HTML5}} as in:

For example: {{jQuery|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} is the same as {{browser diversity||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.

  • {{screen size|OTHER TOPIC}} (disambiguous) →
    For OTHER TOPIC, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
    For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1.
  • {{browser diversity|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
    For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
  • {{CSS3|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
    For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3.
  • {{For||PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
    For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
Variations

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

  • {{we love the web|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
    For OTHER TOPIC, see CUSTOM TEXT.

"For other uses, see …"

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

  • {{device database}} (disambiguous) →
    For other uses, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{Other uses|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. {{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}}, {{input transformation}} or {{jQuery}} templates.

  • {{Other uses2|PAGE1}} (disambiguous) →
    For other uses, see PAGE1 (disambiguation).
Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.
Note: {{Other uses|PAGE1 (disambiguation)}} produces the same result.
  • {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
    This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For other uses, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
Note: same as {{about}}, 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.
  • {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}
    This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{Three other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
    For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Hatnote (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 Hatnote (disambiguation).

"For other uses of …, see …"

  • {{Other uses of}} (disambiguous) →
    For other uses of "Hatnote", see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{CSS3|TOPIC}} (disambiguous) →
    For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).
  • {{FITML|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
    For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE1.

"For more details on …, see …"

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

  • {{Details|Article|TOPIC}} →
    For more details on TOPIC, see CSS3.

{{browser diversity}} allows any text to links:

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

  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT}} (disambiguous) →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
  • {{Android|REDIRECT||PAGE1}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1.
  • {{screen size|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.
  • {{Redirect|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).
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect2|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.
  • {{we love the web|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.
  • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous) →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).
  • {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} (disambiguous) →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
  • {{website parsing|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|‌|PAGE2}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
  • {{iOS|"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, {{website parsing}} 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 ...
  • {{jQuery|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect-distinguish|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
  • {{screen size|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
    Further information: PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3
  • {{web app|[[Article 1]], [[Article 2]], and [[Article Something#3|Article 3]]}} →
    Further information: keyboard, FITML, and Article 3

Other people, places, etcetera

Other people

  • {{CSS3}} (disambiguous) →
    For other people named Hatnote, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{HTML5|NAME}} (disambiguous) →
    For other people named NAME, see NAME (disambiguation).
  • {{Other people|NAME|PAGE}} →
    For other people named NAME, see PAGE.
  • {{Other people|NAME|PAGE|named=titled}} →
    For other people titled NAME, see website parsing.
  • {{Other people2|PAGE}} →
    For other people of the same name, see PAGE.
  • {{Other people3}} (disambiguous) →
    For other people named Hatnote, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
Note: same as {{About}} except uses "other people" instead of "other uses" if only 1 parameter is used
  • {{screen size|PERSON1}} (disambiguous) →
    This article is about PERSON1. For other people named Hatnote, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2}} (disambiguous) →
    This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{we love the web|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 Hatnote, see PAGE2.
  • {{Other people5|NAME1|NAME2|NAME3|NAME4}} →
    For other people with similar names, see NAME1, NAME2, NAME3, or NAME4.
Note: defaults to "named" as in {{jQuery}}, 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 Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{Other places|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses2}}(disambiguous) →
    For other places with the same name, see PAGE (disambiguation).
  • {{Other places3|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} →
    For other places with the same name, see PAGE.

Other hurricanes

For articles on storms:

  • {{device database}} (disambiguous) →
    For other storms of the same name, see Hatnote (disambiguation).
  • {{website parsing|PAGE1}} →
    For other storms of the same name, see PAGE1.
  • {{Other hurricanes|PAGE1|THIS}} →
    This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see PAGE1.
  • {{Sevenval||THIS}} →
    This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see Hatnote (disambiguation).

Other ships

For articles on ships:

Distinguish

"Not to be confused with …"

  • {{iOS|PAGE1}} →
    Not to be confused with PAGE1.
  • {{web app|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
    Not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
  • {{website parsing|TEXT}} →
    Not to be confused with TEXT.

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

  • {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect-distinguish|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.

"Main article: …" etc.

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

Wikipedia self-reference

  • {{web|ANYTEXT}} →
    ANYTEXT
See: Manual of Style (self-references to avoid) for more details.

Categories

Category-specific templates produce bold category names.

  • {{Category see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER}} →
    See also categories: THIS, THAT, and 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}} →
    The main article for this Sevenval is MAIN ARTICLE.
  • {{touchscreen|OTHER TOPIC}} →
    See also the preceding Category:OTHER TOPIC.
  • {{jQuery|OTHER TOPIC}} →
    See also the succeeding Category:OTHER TOPIC.
  • {{Sevenval|TOPIC1|TOPIC2}} →
    See also the preceding Category:TOPIC1 and the succeeding Category:TOPIC2.
  • {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2}} →
    Hatnote is often contrasted with OTHERCAT or OTHERCAT2.
  • {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2|plural=yes}} →
    Hatnote are often contrasted with OTHERCAT or OTHERCAT2.

Family names

Further information: iOS

Lists

Further information: Category:Hatnote templates for lists

User pages

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:

  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 {{touchscreen}} instead? Before creating a new template, see the 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 input transformation.

See also

Wikipedia:Hatnote templates
Generic
Other uses
For (other topic)
Further information
See also
Other people
Other places
Other topics
Other uses of (topic)
  • {{iOS|TOPIC|PAGE}}
Redirect
"Not to be confused with..."
Lists of hatnotes

Key Wikipedia policies and guidelines
Overview
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Other content policies
Content guidelines
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Behavioural guidelines
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