Wikipedia:Template index/General

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Note: This page contains details of templates relating to:

• Article descriptions (such as disambiguation, spoiler, wikicode)

Templates related to issues and disputes with articles, including NPOV, are listed under Disputes templates.

Disambiguation

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{dablink|message}} edit · Talk · Links	message	Top of articles with alternative meanings where none of the following templates are appropriate.
{{disambig}} edit · Talk · Links	Topics referred to by the same term	Bottom of disambiguation pages.
{{DisambigRecommend}} edit · Talk · Links	Template:DisambigRecommend	Top of an article that contains multiple extended meanings of the same term and requires disambiguation.
{{distinguish|topic}} edit · Talk · Links	Not to be confused with topic.	Top of articles with deceptively similar titles.
{{distinguish2|topic}} edit · Talk · Links	Template:Distinguish2	As above, but topic not treated as a link (although it may include one).
{{For|description|___location}} edit · Talk · Links	For description, see ___location.	Top of articles with only one alternative meaning and no disambiguation page.
{{otheruses}} edit · Talk · Links	For other uses, see Wikipedia:Template index/General (disambiguation).	Top of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{otheruses1|topic}} edit · Talk · Links	For other uses, see topic.	Top of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{otheruses2|___location}} edit · Talk · Links	Template:Otheruses2	Top of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{otheruses3|___location}} edit · Talk · Links	For other uses, see ___location.	Top of articles whose disambiguation page is not suffixed with "(disambiguation)"; note that the template does not provide a link by default.
{{otheruses4|1=one thing|2=a different thing|3=___location}} edit · Talk · Links	This page is about one thing. For a different thing, see ___location.	Top of articles about subjects which are frequently confused.
{{otherplaces}} edit · Talk · Links See also {{otherplaces2}}	For other places with the same name, see Wikipedia:Template index/General (disambiguation).	Top of articles about places with a disambiguation page.
{{otheruses-number}} edit · Talk · Links	Template:Otheruses-number	Top of articles about a year for which there also exists an article about a number (e.g. the year 1000; the number 1000).
{{redirect|___location}} edit · Talk · Links See also: {{redirect1}} {{redirect2}} {{redirect3}} {{redirect4}} {{redirect5}}	"___location" redirects here. For other uses, see ___location (disambiguation).	Top of articles requiring disambiguation that have pages redirecting to them.

For others, see Wikipedia:Hatnotes#Templates.

Section

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Details|___location}} edit Talk Links	Error: no page names specified (help).	Sections near top
{{Further|___location}} edit Talk Links	Error: no page names specified (help).	Sections near top
{{Main|___location}} edit Talk Links	Error: no page names specified (help).	Sections near top
{{Main articles|___location}} edit Talk Links	Error: no page names specified (help).	Sections near top
{{Mainlist|___location}} edit Talk Links	Error: no page name specified (help).	Sections near top

Footnotes and references

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Ref|footnote_name}} edit Talk Links	Makes reference links and footnotes[1] that are numbered automatically[2].	Articles notes or references
{{Note|footnote_name}} edit Talk Links	^ The footnote also links back to the reference. ^ A # can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list. Similarily, * creates a bullet.	Articles notes or references
{{Ref label|footnote_name|label|backlink}} edit Talk Links	Makes reference links and footnotes[1] with specific labels[2].	Articles notes or references
{{Ref harvard|footnote_name|label|backlink}} edit Talk Links	Makes reference links and footnotes Template:Ref harvard with specific labelsTemplate:Ref harvard.	Articles notes or references
{{Note label|footnote_name|label|backlink}} edit Talk Links	a The footnote also links back to the reference. a A # can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list. a b Similarily, * creates a bullet.	Articles notes or references
Harvard referencing system {{Harvard citation|Smith|2006|loc=ch. 100}} {{Harv|Smith|2006}} (short version) {{Harv|Smith|2006|p=25}} (p parameter) {{Harv|Smith|2006|pp=25-26|Ref=none}} (non-linking; pp parameter) {{Harv|Smith|Jones|2006|pp=25-26}} (2 authors) {{Harv|Smith|Jones|Jackson|2006|pp=25-26}} (3 authors) {{Harv|Smith|Jones|Jackson|Brown|2006|pp=25-26}} (4 or more authors) Note This template creates a link to the first matching Template:Harvard reference on the same page, unless the parameter Ref=none. Ref may also be set to a manual reference id. If there are more authors than four, list the surnames of only the first four.	(Smith 2006, ch. 100) harv error: no target: CITEREFSmith2006 (help) (Smith 2006) harv error: no target: CITEREFSmith2006 (help) (Smith 2006, p. 25) harv error: no target: CITEREFSmith2006 (help) (Smith 2006, pp. 25–26) (Smith & Jones 2006, pp. 25–26) harv error: no target: CITEREFSmithJones2006 (help) (Smith, Jones & Jackson 2006, pp. 25–26) harv error: no target: CITEREFSmithJonesJackson2006 (help) (Smith et al. 2006, pp. 25–26) harv error: no target: CITEREFSmithJonesJacksonBrown2006 (help)	Articles notes or references
{{Ref 1}} edit Talk Links	Template:Ref 1	Articles varies
{{Ref 2}} edit Talk Links	Template:Ref 2	Articles varies
{{Ref 3}} edit Talk Links	Template:Ref 3	Articles varies
{{Ref 4}} edit Talk Links	Template:Ref 4	Articles varies
{{Ref 5}} edit Talk Links	Template:Ref 5	Articles varies

Topical ("spoiler") warnings

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Spoiler}} edit Talk Links	Template:Spoiler	Sections near top
{{Spoiler-about|foo bar baz}} edit Talk Links	Template:Spoiler-about	Sections near top
{{Spoiler-other|foo bar baz}} edit Talk Links	Template:Spoiler-other	Sections near top
{{Spoiler-blank|foo bar baz}} edit Talk Links	Template:Spoiler-blank	Sections near top
{{Solution}} edit Talk Links	Template:Solution	Sections near top
{{Endspoiler}} edit Talk Links	Template:Endspoiler	Sections near bottom
{{Endsolution}} edit Talk Links	Template:Endsolution	Sections near bottom

Timing-related messages

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Current}} edit Talk Links		Article top
{{High-traffic}} Edit Talk Links	On {{{date}}}, Wikipedia:Template index/General was [{{{url}}} linked] from a high-traffic website. (Traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.	Talk page top
{{Dab current|article}} Edit Talk Links	Template:Dab current	Article top
{{Now}} edit Talk Links	The current date and time is 28 August 2025 T 19:33 UTC.	various

Future timing-related messages

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Future}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future	Article top
{{future album}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future album	Article top
{{future book}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future book	Article top
{{future building}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future building	Article top
{{future film}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future film	Article top
{{future game}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future game	Article top
{{future product}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future product	Article top
{{Future road}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future road	Article top
{{future sport}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future sport	Article top
{{future tvshow}} edit Talk Links	Template:Future tvshow	Article top

Title-related messages

{{Wrongtitle|title=article}} Edit Talk Links	The correct title of this page is article. It appears incorrectly here due to technical restrictions.	Article top
{{Wrongtitlecat|title=category}} Edit Talk Links	Template:Wrongtitlecat	Category top

Character/symbol notes

{{IPA notice}} Edit Talk Links		Article top
{{SpecialChars}} edit Talk Links		TOO LARGE (and trivial) for top. PLACE AT BOTTOM, under a headline Special characters. Add {{SpecialCharsNote}}to TOP.

Expansion requests

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Expandarticle}} edit Talk Links	Template:Expandarticle	Top of the article
{{Expandsect}} edit Talk Links		Top of the section
{{Expandsection}} edit Talk Links		Top of the section
See also: Expansion requests in the talk namespace

Miscellaneous (mainly for editors)

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Editors}} edit Talk Links	Editors Tom Smith Russell Leetch Ed Lay Justin Lockey Elliott Williams Benjamin John Power Chris Urbanowicz Geraint Owen Studio albums The Back Room An End Has a Start In This Light and on This Evening The Weight of Your Love In Dream Violence EBM Box sets Unedited EPs The Blanck Mass Sessions Singles "Bullets" "Munich" "Blood" "All Sparks" "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" "An End Has a Start" "The Racing Rats" "Push Your Head Towards the Air" "Bones" "Papillon" "You Don't Know Love" "Last Day" "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" "No Sound But the Wind" "A Ton of Love" "Formaldehyde" "Honesty" "Sugar" "No Harm" "Life Is a Fear" "Ocean of Night" "Forgiveness" "All the Kings" "Magazine" "Hallelujah (So Low)" Related articles Discography Funny Looking Angels	Pages that help people on the subject of creating and editing articles, at the top
{{Selfref}} edit Talk Links	{{Selfref|See also [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references]].}} See also Wikipedia:Avoid self-references.	In articles, wherever reference is made to a Wikipedia project page.
{{Lipsum}} edit Talk Links	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing 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. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.	Pages testing or demonstrating fonts top
{{Divbox}} edit Talk Links		Anywhere; but be aware excessive boxes may offend some users. Available in a range of styles; see Talk.
{{Doctl}} edit Talk Links	This template inserts boilerplate for consistent documentation of a template on its own Talk page. Once inserted, it must be edited to include specific information.	Template Talk page substitute and customize
{{Esoteric}} links talk edit	This Wikipedia page employs intricate features of template syntax. You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here.	Template page inside <noinclude>
{{Tdeprecated}} links talk edit	Template:Template index/General is deprecated.	On template talk page, or on template page inside <noinclude>