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==Description==
This template should be used to make a basic text footnote. It also has the ability, when used with other [[:Help:References#Reference Templates|Reference Templates]], to create a reference group.


[[Category: Reference Templates| ]]
== Usage ==
:'''Note:''' If you need to add a reference that is not strictly text or a specialized reference using one of the other reference templates, it is recommended you use the standard MediaWiki reference tag: <code><nowiki><ref>FOOTNOTE TEXT</ref></nowiki></code> See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite MediaWiki's Cite Guide] for more information on how to use this tag.


This template is mainly used to in definitions of the individual [[:Category: Reference templates|reference templates]], though there are a few cases where it is used directly.
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* Sometimes it is also useful to just annotate something with a reference, which this template can also be used for with the {{{text}}} parameter.
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* It is also used when another [[:Category: Reference templates|reference templates]] has been used with <code>name=X</code>, in which case that reference can be cited again with <code><nowiki>{{ref|name=X}}</nowiki></code>.
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 125%;">Basic Usage</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">To add a basic reference footnote, pass the template's name with a <code>text=</code> parameter. (e.g., <code><nowiki>{{ref|text=INPUT}}</nowiki></code>, replacing <code>INPUT</code> with the text you would like to appear in the footnote.)</span></div>
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| width=50%|'''You Type'''
|'''You Get'''
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| <pre>
This is a sentence that needs a reference/footnote.{{ref|text=This is a reference/footnote.}}


For most situations, however, the other reference templates should be used as they offer more structure. See [[Help:Cite]] for more details on using references.
== Notes ==
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This is a sentence that needs a reference/footnote.{{ref|text=This is a reference/footnote.}}
 
<span style="display: block; font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0.7em; border-bottom: 1px solid #a2a9b1;">Notes</span>
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 125%;">Named Reference Group</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Using on of the other [[:Category:Reference Templates|Reference Templates]], you can add a <code>name=</code> parameter to it to give that reference a "nickname", then use the {{t|ref}} template with the same <code>name=</code> parameter to reuse the same nicknamed reference.</span></div>
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| width=50%|'''You Type'''
|'''You Get'''
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Queen Eleanor studies papers of state in the garden.{{book ref|qg|1|name=qg1}}
 
She is approached by a stranger.{{ref|name=qg1}}
 
== Notes ==
<references />
</pre>
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Queen Eleanor studies papers of state in the garden.{{book ref|qg|1|name=qg1}}
 
She is approached by a stranger.{{ref|name=qg1}}
 
<span style="display: block; font-size: 1.65em; font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 1em; border-bottom: 1px solid #a2a9b1;">Notes</span>
<references />
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[[Category: Reference Templates]]

Latest revision as of 22:43, 27 May 2025

Description

This template should be used to make a basic text footnote. It also has the ability, when used with other Reference Templates, to create a reference group.

Usage

Note: If you need to add a reference that is not strictly text or a specialized reference using one of the other reference templates, it is recommended you use the standard MediaWiki reference tag: <ref>FOOTNOTE TEXT</ref> See MediaWiki's Cite Guide for more information on how to use this tag.
Basic Usage
To add a basic reference footnote, pass the template's name with a text= parameter. (e.g., {{ref|text=INPUT}}, replacing INPUT with the text you would like to appear in the footnote.)
You Type You Get
This is a sentence that needs a reference/footnote.{{ref|text=This is a reference/footnote.}}

== Notes ==
<references />

This is a sentence that needs a reference/footnote.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ This is a reference/footnote.
Named Reference Group
Using on of the other Reference Templates, you can add a name= parameter to it to give that reference a "nickname", then use the {{ref}} template with the same name= parameter to reuse the same nicknamed reference.
You Type You Get
Queen Eleanor studies papers of state in the garden.{{book ref|qg|1|name=qg1}}

She is approached by a stranger.{{ref|name=qg1}}

== Notes ==
<references />

Queen Eleanor studies papers of state in the garden.[1]

She is approached by a stranger.[1]

Notes

Articles using Template