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==Overview==

{{see|Help:Footnotes}}

{{see|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (footnotes)}}

A footnote used multiple times may be defined with a name:

:{{tag|1ref|params=ref name="foo"|2content=open}}''content''{{tag|ref|close}}

To invoke a named footnote:

:{{tag|1=ref |s|params=name="foo"|2=single}}

References may also be defined within the reference list:

{{pre2pre|<nowiki>

{{reflist|refs=

<ref name=rename1refname1>refcontent1</ref>

<ref name=rename2refname2>refcontent2</ref>

<ref name=rename3refname3>refcontent3</ref>

<ref name=rename4refname4>refcontent4</ref>

}}</nowiki>}}

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==Issues and resolution==

All references defined in the reference list must be invoked in theprior content. Unused references must be removed or commented out, or stripped of their {{tag|ref}} tags and moved to another section, such as "Further reading".

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Including more than one nested reference in {{ldr}} will cause a Cite error.

==Bugs==

{{bug|22635}} Multiple problems with refs inside {{tag|references}} blocks.

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Misusing a template that was never intended as a citation template and placing it in {{tag|ref|o}} tags may cause this issue.

A template that creates {{tag|ref|o}} tags; known instances:

* {{tl|Certification Cite Ref}}

* {{tl|sfn}} and variants

* {{tl|Single chart}}

A template that includes table markup; known instances:

The first defined reference that is not invoked will show the incorrect error message.

* {{tl|Certification Table Entry}}

==Examples==

{{Help:Cite errors/lang}}

{{xt|Ex. 1) There are three references defined in the list, but none are invoked in the content. Note the spurious error for the first reference named ''ipsum'':}}

{{pre2pre|<nowiki>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

==References==

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</nowiki>}}

{{xt|If only one reference is defined but not invoked, then only the spurious error is shown:}}

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

;{{fake heading|sub=3|References}}

{{reflist|refs=

<ref name=ipsum>Reference1</ref>

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}}

{{Help:Cite errors/lang}}

{{pre2|<nowiki>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

{{xt|Ex. 2) A {{tag|ref|attribs=name="..."|single}} tag is invoked ''after'' the reference list:}}

{{pre2pre|<nowiki>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

==References==

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<ref name=ipsum>Reference1</ref>

}}

<ref name=ipsum />

</nowiki>}}

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

;{{fake heading|sub=3|References}}

{{reflist|refs=

<ref name=ipsum>Reference1</ref>

}}

<ref name=ipsum />

{{xt|Ex. 3) Not so obvious case. If you mistakenly nest an {{tl|sfn}} type template inside {{tag|ref}} as in the second footnote below, an error message will show:}}

{{pre|<nowiki>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.<ref>{{harvp|foo|1999|p=123}}</ref> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.<ref>{{sfnp|Foo|1999|p=123}}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}}

*{{citation|last=foo|title=foobar|year=1999}}

</nowiki>}}

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.<ref>{{harvp|Foo|1999|p=123}}</ref> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.<ref>{{sfnp|Foo|1999|p=123}}</ref>

{{fake heading|sub=3|References}}

{{reflist}}

*{{citation|last=Foo|title=Foobar|year=1999}}

==Technical==

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}}

==Bugs==

{{tracked|T24635|invalid}}{{tracked|T26600|duplicate}}{{tracked|T22707}}{{tracked|T269531|resolved}}

* {{bugphab|22635T24635}} Multiple problems with refs inside {{tag|references}} blocks.

* {{phab|T26600}} The first defined reference that is not invoked will show thean incorrect error message.

* {{phab|T22707}} Nested refs fail inside references block

* {{phab|T269531}} Define a named ref in {{tag|references|open}} without using this named ref results into a wrong error message

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