Template:About

For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

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

For reference, see Wikipedia:hatnotes and documentation below.

Hatnote templates

For a summary page on how to use these templates, see the example page here. For the full editing guideline on hatnotes, see Wikipedia:Hatnote.

Generic

• {{Dablink|TEXT}} →
  TEXT

{{Dablink|For other senses of this term, see etc…}} →

For other senses of this term, see etc…

• {{Rellink|TEXT}} →
  TEXT

Other uses

"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|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}} (When there are up to five 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.

• {{Other uses-section|USE}} (disambiguous) →
  This section is about USE. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

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

"For other uses, see …"

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

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

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

"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}} (disambiguous) →
  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}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Variations

As with {{Other uses}}, there are a whole family of "for" templates.

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

• {{For example|Pagename|Piped link name}} →
  For an example, see Piped link name.

"For other uses of …, see …"

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

"For more details on …, see …"

{{Details}} is used to make summary style explicit. To be used in a section for which there is also a separate article on the subject.

• {{Details|Article|TOPIC}} →
  For more details on TOPIC, see Article.

{{Details3}} allows any text to links:

• {{Details3|[[article 1]], [[article 2]], and [[article 3]]|TOPIC}} →
  For more details on TOPIC, see article 1, article 2, and article 3.

"Further information: …"

• {{See|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  Further information: OTHER TOPIC

Example with multiple parameters

• {{See|Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda|Downing Street memo|Bush-Blair memo}} →
  Further information: Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, Downing Street memo, and Bush-Blair memo

• {{Further|[[Article 1]], [[Article 2]], and [[Article Something#3|Article 3]]}} →
  Further information: Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3

This template takes a single parameter of any length.

"See also …"

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

Note: use when OTHER TOPIC is related to that of the current article and already 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

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

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

Variations

• {{Redirect-acronym|TERM|PAGE}} →
  "TERM" redirects here. TERM may also refer to PAGE.
• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).
• {{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.
• {{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.
• {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).
• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
• {{Redirect7|"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3"|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
  "REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

Note: If the number of pages redirecting to the target page is two, {{Redirect2}} can be used instead. If the number is three and there are three corresponding disambiguation pages, {{Redirect10}} can be used.

• {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation), REDIRECT2 (disambiguation), and REDIRECT3 (disambiguation).

Other people

• {{Other persons}} (disambiguous) →
  For other people named About, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other persons|NAME}} (disambiguous) →
  For other people named NAME, see NAME (disambiguation).
• {{Other persons|NAME|PAGE}} →
  For other people named NAME, see PAGE.
• {{Other persons|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}} (disambiguous) →
  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}} (disambiguous) →
  This article is about PERSON1. For other people named About, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2}} (disambiguous) →
  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 persons}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.

Other places

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

For articles on storms:

• {{Other hurricanes}} (disambiguous) →
  For other storms of the same name, see About (disambiguation).
• {{Other hurricanes|DISAMBIG}} →
  For other storms of the same name, see DISAMBIG.
• {{Other hurricanes|DISAMBIG|THIS}} →
  This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see DISAMBIG.
• {{Other hurricanes||THIS}} →
  This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see About (disambiguation).

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.

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

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

"… is a common misspelling of …

• {{Misspelling|PAGE2}} →
  "About" is a common misspelling of PAGE2

"Main article: …" and more

• {{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.
• {{ArticlePreceeding|George Washington}} →
  See also the preceding article George Washington.
• {{ArticleSucceeding|Thomas Jefferson}} →
  See also the succeeding article Thomas Jefferson.
• {{ArticlePair|George Washington|Thomas Jefferson}} →
  See also the preceding article George Washington and the succeeding article Thomas Jefferson.

Wikipedia self-reference

• {{Selfref|ANYTEXT}} →
  ANYTEXT

Note: used for hatnotes that don't make sense on mirrors of Wikipedia, such as linking an article from the main namespace to the Wikipedia namespace. (See: Manual of Style (self-references to avoid) for more details).

Categories

Category-specific templates produce bold category names.

• {{Category see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER}} →

See also categories: THIS, THAT, and THE OTHER

• {{Related category|CAT2}} →
  See also the related Category:CAT2.

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.

• {{CatPreceding|OTHER TOPIC}} →

See also the preceding Category:OTHER TOPIC.

• {{CatSucceeding|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  See also the succeeding [[:Category:{{{1About}}}]].
• {{Category pair|TOPIC1|TOPIC2}} →
  See also the preceding Category:TOPIC1 and the succeeding Category:TOPIC2.

• {{Contrast|OTHERCAT}} →

About is often contrasted with OTHERCAT.

• {{Contrast2|OTHERCAT}} (plural) →

About are very often contrasted with OTHERCAT.

Notes

Do not use subst: with these templates, as that will prevent:

1. propagating changes as the template is modified; and the
2. What links here (WLH) listing.

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 {{dablink}} instead? Before creating a new template, see: 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

• WP:Hatnote
• Category:Hatnote templates