Template:About

For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

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{{About}} is a commonly used hatnote template on Wikipedia, and should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead. The template has several formats, including:

• {{About|USE1}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

Alternately, a section=yes parameter can be added to the {{About}} template for use at the top of a section. When using this parameter, the wording in the template changes to specify that it is being used in a section:

• {{About|USE1|section=yes}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About|USE1|PAGE2|section=yes}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|section=yes}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3|section=yes}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

For more options, find "{{About}}" in the text below.

For reference, see Wikipedia:hatnotes and documentation below.

Hatnote templates

For the full guideline on hatnotes, see Wikipedia:Hatnote.

Hatnotes must be at the very top of the page or section.

Generic hatnote

• {{Hatnote|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
  CUSTOM TEXT

{{Hatnote|For other senses of this term, see [[etc…]]}} →

For other senses of this term, see etc…

If a link in a hatnote points to a disambiguation page, the link should include "(disambiguation)", even if that is a redirect. This indicates that the disambiguation link is intentional, and not an error (see WP:INTDABLINK):

Not {{hatnote|other uses|Springfield}}; but

{{hatnote|other uses|Springfield (disambiguation)}}, or

{{hatnote|other uses|Springfield (disambiguation)|Springfield}}

More pages on the same topic ("Further information ...")

"Main article: …"

{{Main}} is used to make summary style explicit, when used in a summary section for which there is also a separate article on the subject:

• {{Main|Main Article}} →
  Main article: Main Article
• {{Main|Main Article|Article2}} →
  Main articles: Main Article and Article2
• {{Main list|Article1}} →
  For a more comprehensive list, see Article1.

"For more details on …, see …"

{{Details}} can supplement {{Main}} in summary sections, or can indicate more details in nonsummary sections:

• {{Details|PAGE1}} →
  For more details on this topic, see PAGE1.
• {{Details|PAGE1|TOPIC}} →
  For more details on this topic, see PAGE1 and TOPIC.

{{Details3}} allows changing the displayed name for links. Unlike {{Details}}, it requires bracketed link notation:

• {{Details3|[[NTSC#Color_encoding|NTSC Color encoding]]}} →
  For more details on this topic, see NTSC Color encoding.
• {{Details3|[[article 1|Article 1]], [[article 2|Article 2]], and [[article 3|Article 3]]|TOPIC}} →
  For more details on TOPIC, see Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3.

"See also …"

• {{See also|TOPIC PAGE|OTHER TOPIC PAGE}} →
  See also: TOPIC PAGE and OTHER TOPIC PAGE

Note: use only when OTHER TOPIC PAGE is related to current article and contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.

• {{See also2|[[OTHER TOPIC]]|[[OTHER TOPIC2]]|[[OTHER TOPIC3]] and other text}} →
  See also: OTHER TOPIC, OTHER TOPIC2, and OTHER TOPIC3 and other text

"Further information: …"

• {{Further|PAGE}} →
  Further information: PAGE
• {{Further|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
  Further information: PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3
• {{Further2|[[PAGE1]], [[PAGE2]], and [[PAGE#3|PAGE3]]}} →
  Further information: PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3

Other uses of the same title ("For …, see …")

"This page is about … For other uses …"

{{About}} is the main template for noting other uses.

Note. When used in main namespace, the word "page" in the following hatnotes is replaced by "article".

• {{About|USE1}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name – Note the empty second parameter) →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} (Two pages for USE2) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2#SUBSECTION{{!}}PAGE2TITLE}} (Using the {{!}} magic word to give the link a different title) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2TITLE.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}} (When there are up to four other uses – You should generally create a disambiguation page at this point) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name – Note that the last page name is not specified) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4 and About (disambiguation).
• {{About||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page – Note the empty first parameter) →
  For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Note: {{for||PAGE1|PAGE2}} produces the same result.

• {{About|USE1|section=yes}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

Note: this hatnote says "section", instead of "article" or "page".

"This page is about … It is not to be confused with …"

{{About-distinguish}} is a template for noting other uses when there could be confusion with another topic.

• {{About-distinguish|USE1|PAGE1}} →
  This page is about USE1. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{About-distinguish2|USE1|TEXT}} →
  This page is about USE1. It is not to be confused with TEXT.

"For …, see …"

{{For}} can be used instead of {{About}} so as not to display: This page is about USE1. but still specify a specific other use. This effect can also be achieved by using an empty first parameter in {{About}} as in:

For example: {{for|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} is the same as {{About||OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} (note the empty first parameter).

However, it is somewhat clearer when using the {{For}} template, since the word "about" does not appear in the statement.

• {{For|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see About (disambiguation).
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1.
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3.
• {{For||PAGE1|PAGE2}} →

Variations

As with {{Other uses}}, there is a whole family of "for" templates. {{For2}} allows custom text, such as quotation marks or a link from part of the "CUSTOM TEXT"

• {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see CUSTOM TEXT.

"For other uses, see …"

When such a wordy hatnote as {{About}} is not needed, {{Other uses}} is often useful.

• {{Other uses}} →
  For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses|PAGE1}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1.
• {{Other uses|PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Variations

There are, historically, a whole family of "other uses" templates for specific cases. {{About}} is the standard hatnote for "other uses" and many of them can be specified using the {{About}} template. However, the individual templates may be easier to use in certain contexts.

Here are the variations and (when appropriate) the equivalents using the {{About}}, {{Other uses}} or {{For}} templates.

• {{Other uses2|PAGE1}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 (disambiguation).

Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.

Note: {{Other uses|PAGE1 (disambiguation)}} produces the same result.

• {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

Note: same as {{about}}, except it forces a second use to be noted if unspecified by parameters.

• {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
• {{Two other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
  For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
• {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Three other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
  For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4.

"For other uses of …, see …"

• {{Other uses of}} →
  For other uses of "About", see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC}} →
  For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
  For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE1.

"… redirects here. For other uses, see …"

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT}} →
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}} →
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} →
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} →
• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1||PAGE2}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.

Variations

• For two sources:
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2||PAGE1}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4.
  • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).
  • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|TEXT}} →
    "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see TEXT.
• For three sources:
  • {{Redirect7|"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3"|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
    "REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
  • {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}} →
    "REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation), REDIRECT2 (disambiguation), and REDIRECT3 (disambiguation).
  • {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3|USE|TEXT}} →
    "REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For USE, see TEXT.
• To specify the text following "redirects here.":
  • {{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT}} or {{Redirect text|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.
  • {{Redirect-synonym|TERM|OTHER TOPIC}} →
    "TERM" redirects here. TERM may also refer to OTHER TOPIC.

... Not to be confused with ...

• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. Not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. Not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with TEXT.

Similar proper names ("For other people named ...")

Other people

• {{Other people}} →
  For other people named About, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other people|NAME}} →
  For other people named NAME, see NAME (disambiguation).
• {{Other people|NAME|PAGE}} →
  For other people named NAME, see PAGE.
• {{Other people|NAME|PAGE|named=titled}} →
  For other people titled NAME, see PAGE.
• {{Other people2|PAGE}} →
  For other people of the same name, see PAGE.
• {{Other people3}} →
  For other people named About, see About (disambiguation).

Note: same as {{About}} except uses "other people" instead of "other uses" if only 1 parameter is used

• {{Other people3|PERSON1}} →
  This article is about PERSON1. For other people named About, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2}} →
  This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2|PAGE2}} →
  This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see PAGE2.
• {{Other people3|PERSON1||PAGE2}} →
  This article is about PERSON1. For other people named About, see PAGE2.
• {{Other people5|NAME1|NAME2|NAME3|NAME4}} →
  For other people with similar names, see NAME1, NAME2, NAME3, or NAME4.

Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other people}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.

Other places

• {{Other places}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} →
  For other places with the same name, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other places|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses2}} →
  For other places with the same name, see PAGE (disambiguation).
• {{Other places3|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} →
  For other places with the same name, see PAGE.

Other ships

For articles on ships:

• {{Other ships|SHIP1}} →
  For other ships of the same name, see SHIP1.

Distinguish

"Not to be confused with …"

• {{Distinguish|PAGE1}} →
  Not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
  Not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Distinguish2|TEXT}} →
  Not to be confused with TEXT.
• {{Distinct|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} or {{Distinct|[[PAGE1]]|[[PAGE2]]|[[PAGE3]]|[[PAGE4]]}} →
  This topic is distinct from PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, and PAGE4.
• {{Distinct|TEXT [[PAGE1]]}} →
  This topic is distinct from TEXT PAGE1.

"… redirects here. It is not to be confused with …"

• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. Not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. Not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with TEXT.
  • Also may be used as {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT}} →
    "REDIRECT" redirects here.

"For technical reasons, … redirects here. For … , see … ."

• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT}} →
  For technical reasons, "REDIRECT" redirects here.
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|PAGE}} →
  For technical reasons, "REDIRECT" redirects here. For REDIRECT, see PAGE.
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION|PAGE}} →
  For technical reasons, "REDIRECT" redirects here. For DESCRIPTION, see PAGE.
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION1|PAGE1|DESCRIPTION2|PAGE2}} →
  For technical reasons, "REDIRECT" redirects here. For DESCRIPTION1, see PAGE1. For DESCRIPTION2, see PAGE2.
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION1|PAGE1|DESCRIPTION2|PAGE2|DESCRIPTION3|PAGE3}} →
  For technical reasons, "REDIRECT" redirects here. For DESCRIPTION1, see PAGE1. For DESCRIPTION2, see PAGE2. For DESCRIPTION3, see PAGE3.

Family names

Further information: Category:Hatnote templates for names

Miscellaneous (hurricanes, Pope Stephen, Wiki selfref)

These hatnotes are topic-specific. They are documented at their template page.

• {{Other hurricanes}}
• {{Pope Stephen ToP Dab}}
• {{Selfref}}

Categories

Category-specific templates:

• {{Category see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER}} →
  See also: the categories THIS, THAT, and THE OTHER

This is a template for linking categories horizontally. Horizontal linkage is often the right solution when vertical linkage (i.e., as sub-category and parent category) is not appropriate. In most cases, this template should be used on both categories to create reciprocal linkage between the two categories.

• {{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE}} →
• {{Category explanation|colourless green ideas}} →
  This category is for colourless green ideas.
• {{Category pair|TOPIC1|TOPIC2}} →
  See also the preceding Category:TOPIC1 and the succeeding Category:TOPIC2.
• {{CatPreceding|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  See also the preceding Category:OTHER TOPIC.
• {{CatSucceeding|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  See also the succeeding Category:OTHER TOPIC.
• {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2}} →
  About is often contrasted with OTHERCAT or OTHERCAT2.
• {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2|plural=yes}} →
  About are often contrasted with OTHERCAT or OTHERCAT2.

Lists

Further information: Category:Hatnote templates for lists

User pages

• {{This user talk|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
  

This is a Wikipedia user talk page. For other uses of TOPIC, see PAGE1.

Notes

These templates are used in thousands of articles; therefore, changing the syntax could break thousands of articles. If you wish to create or edit a disambiguation or redirection template, first ask yourself the following questions:

1. Is there already a template that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates.
2. Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{Hatnote}} instead? Before creating a new template, see the template namespace guideline.
3. If I change the parameters around on an existing template, do I know what the result will be? Will it break existing uses of the template and if so, can I fix all of the errors? Before making any changes, see Template sandbox and test cases.

See also

• Wikipedia:Disambiguation
• Wikipedia:Hatnote
• Category:Hatnote templates
• {{Shortcut}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:About in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for About

This template is a hatnote in the format "This page is about … For other uses …".

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page description	1	What the page this template is placed on is about ("This page is about …")	String	required
Other page 1 description	2	What the first other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".	String	optional
Other page 1 title	3	The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	String	optional
Other page 2 description	4	What the second other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".	String	optional
Other page 2 title	5	The title of the second other page. If unused, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)". To add more other pages, continue with this alternating pattern using increasing numbers, starting with 6 for the next page description.	String	optional

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