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[[File:Citing sources tutorial, part 1.ogv|thumb|upright=1.2|thumbtime=1|A screencast that walks through the essentials of citing your sources <small>(2:01 min)</small>]]

Inline citations areis usually small,a numberednumber footnotesin brackets, like this.;<ref>{{cite book|last=Wales|first=J|title=What is an inline citation?|year={{CURRENTYEAR}}|publisher=Wikipublisher|pages=6}}</ref> when clicked, it takes the reader to source information near the bottom of the article. (Try it!) An inline citation appears directly after a specific fact itthat the source supports, or at the end of a sentence, group of sentences, or paragraph that it supports. When clicked, they take the reader to a full source near the bottom of the article.