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{{Reader help}}
'''Categories''' are used in Wikipedia to link articles under a common topic and are found at the bottom of the article page. Clicking the category name displays a list of articles in that category,
[[File:Chicken Eyeglasses categories.png|center|thumb|900x900px|The bottom of a Wikipedia article on [[Chicken eyeglasses]]. At the very bottom of the page, below the References, navigation templates and external links are a series of links. These links are the categories used on the page, which include: [[:Category:Animal welfare|Category:Animal Welfare]], [[:Category:Animal equipment]], [[:Category:Eyewear]], and [[:Category:Poultry farming]] . By clicking on the category link at the bottom of the page, readers can navigate the Category tree (see below).]]▼
Categories are not displayed in the [[Help:Mobile access|mobile version]] ([[phab:T24660]]). Mobile users can click "Desktop" at the bottom of a page to see the desktop version with categories. Registered users can enable [[:mw:Reading/Web/Advanced mobile contributions|Advanced mode]] which includes a "Categories" button.
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The actual relationship is more complex since a category may appear as a subcategory of several other categories. The actual relationship of part of the category structure looks like this:
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The uppermost category in the hierarchy is [[:Category:Contents]]. From here all other categories branch out, including those that are used for the maintenance of Wikipedia.
▲The uppermost category in the hierarchy is [[:Category:Contents]]. From here all other categories branch out, including those that are used for the maintenance of Wikipedia.
If an entry in a category is shown in ''italics'' it is a redirect to an article of a different name or a section of an article that contains information about that particular subject.
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