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Broadly speaking, a hatnote should answer a reader's question (maybe preemptively): ''Am I on the right page?'' | Broadly speaking, a hatnote should answer a reader's question (maybe preemptively): ''Am I on the right page?'' | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
This template is primarily used to add a correctly formatted ''hatnote'' to a page. Often, but not always, this is a ''disambiguation link'' at the top of article pages. It places an HTML <code>div-</code> / <code>div</code> block around the text entered as its only argument, which provides standardized formatting (contents are indented and italicized in most displays); it also isolates the contained code to make sure that it is interpreted correctly. | This template is primarily used to add a correctly formatted ''hatnote'' to a page. Often, but not always, this is a ''disambiguation link'' at the top of article pages. It places an HTML <code>div-</code> / <code>div</code> block around the text entered as its only argument, which provides standardized formatting (contents are indented and italicized in most displays); it also isolates the contained code to make sure that it is interpreted correctly. | ||
This template is also used as the "meta-template" for additional specialized disambiguation link templates; see | This template is also used as the "meta-template" for additional specialized disambiguation link templates; see for a list. | ||
The template does not automatically create links of any kind. Links and other desired formatting must be explicitly added, using normal | The template does not automatically create links of any kind. Links and other desired formatting must be explicitly added, using normal Wikipedia markup. | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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* <code>extraclasses</code> – any extra CSS classes to be added, for example, the {{tl|see also}} template adds the classes "{{para|extraclasses|boilerplate seealso}}". | * <code>extraclasses</code> – any extra CSS classes to be added, for example, the {{tl|see also}} template adds the classes "{{para|extraclasses|boilerplate seealso}}". | ||
* <code>selfref</code> – If set to "yes", "y", "true" or "1", adds the CSS class "selfref". This is used to denote self-references to Wikipedia. See Template:Selfref for more information. | * <code>selfref</code> – If set to "yes", "y", "true" or "1", adds the CSS class "selfref". This is used to denote self-references to Wikipedia. See Template:Selfref for more information. | ||
* <code>category</code> – If set to "no", "n", "false", or "0", suppresses the error tracking category ( | * <code>category</code> – If set to "no", "n", "false", or "0", suppresses the error tracking category (:Category:Hatnote templates with errors). This has an effect only if the <!--"first-positional parameter", not "first positional parameter", if you value the readers' time ... but better yet --> leftmost parameter (the hatnote text) is omitted. | ||
== Example == | == Example == | ||
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If you see this error message and are unsure of what to do, please post a message on Template talk:Hatnote, and someone should be able to help you. | If you see this error message and are unsure of what to do, please post a message on Template talk:Hatnote, and someone should be able to help you. | ||
Pages that contain this error message are tracked in | Pages that contain this error message are tracked in :Category:Hatnote templates with errors. | ||
== Technical details == | == Technical details == | ||
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The code is produced by Module:Hatnote. | The code is produced by Module:Hatnote. | ||
{{Collapse top|[[Wikipedia:TemplateData|TemplateData]] documentation used by [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] and other tools}} | {{Collapse top|[[Wikipedia:TemplateData|TemplateData]] documentation used by [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] and other tools}} | ||
{{TemplateData header|noheader=1}} | {{TemplateData header|noheader=1}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:11, 9 April 2025
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This template produces formatted text, following the guideline for a Wikipedia hatnote:
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Broadly speaking, a hatnote should answer a reader's question (maybe preemptively): Am I on the right page?
Function
This template is primarily used to add a correctly formatted hatnote to a page. Often, but not always, this is a disambiguation link at the top of article pages. It places an HTML div- / div block around the text entered as its only argument, which provides standardized formatting (contents are indented and italicized in most displays); it also isolates the contained code to make sure that it is interpreted correctly.
This template is also used as the "meta-template" for additional specialized disambiguation link templates; see for a list.
The template does not automatically create links of any kind. Links and other desired formatting must be explicitly added, using normal Wikipedia markup.
Usage
- Basic usage
- All parameters
Parameters
This template accepts the following parameters:
1– the hatnote text (required)extraclasses– any extra CSS classes to be added, for example, the {{see also}} template adds the classes "|extraclasses=boilerplate seealso".selfref– If set to "yes", "y", "true" or "1", adds the CSS class "selfref". This is used to denote self-references to Wikipedia. See Template:Selfref for more information.category– If set to "no", "n", "false", or "0", suppresses the error tracking category (:Category:Hatnote templates with errors). This has an effect only if the leftmost parameter (the hatnote text) is omitted.
Example
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Errors
If no hatnote text is supplied, the template will output the following message:
- Error: no text specified (help).
If you see this error message, it is for one of four reasons:
- No parameters were specified (the template code was
{{hatnote}}). Please use{{hatnote|text}}instead. - Some parameters were specified, but the hatnote text wasn't included. For example, the template text
{{hatnote|extraclasses=seealso}}will produce this error. Please use (for example){{hatnote|text|extraclasses=seealso}}instead. - The hatnote text was specified, but that text contains an equals sign ("="). The equals sign has a special meaning in template code, and because of this it cannot be used in template parameters that do not specify a parameter name. For example, the template code
{{hatnote|2+2=4}}will produce this error. To work around this, you can specify the parameter name explicitly by using1=before the hatnote text, like this:{{hatnote|1=2+2=4}}. - You tried to access Module:Hatnote directly by using
{{#invoke:hatnote|hatnote|text}}. Use of #invoke in this way has been disabled for performance reasons. Please use{{hatnote|text}}instead.
If you see this error message and are unsure of what to do, please post a message on Template talk:Hatnote, and someone should be able to help you.
Pages that contain this error message are tracked in :Category:Hatnote templates with errors.
Technical details
The HTML code produced by this template looks like this:
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">hatnote text</div>
The code is produced by Module:Hatnote.
TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools
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TemplateData for Hatnote Template for creating a standard Wikipedia hatnote. A hatnote is a short note placed at the top of an article to provide disambiguation of closely related terms or summarise a topic, explaining its boundaries.
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