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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Tag Only</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When just <code><nowiki>{{cite}}</nowiki></code> is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "''[citation needed]''". When you hover your cursor over it for a moment, a pop-up message that says "A citation is needed for this statement." will appear.</span>
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Tag Only</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When just <code><nowiki>{{cite}}</nowiki></code> is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "''[citation needed]''".<br>When you hover over it for a moment, a pop-up message will appear that says "A citation is needed for this statement.".</span>
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| style="background-color: white;" |An example sentence.<sup title="{{{1|A citation is needed for this statement.}}}">''[<span class="plainlinks">[[:Template:Cite#Usage|citation needed]]</span>]''</sup>
| style="background-color: white;" |An example sentence.<sup title="{{{1|A citation is needed for this statement.}}}">''[<span class="plainlinks">[[:Template:Cite#Usage|citation needed]]</span>]''</sup>
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Test{{cite|reason=Test.}}


== Articles using Template ==
== Articles using Template ==

Revision as of 20:55, 22 April 2025

Description

This template should be added after statements in articles that should have some type of citation. Using the template automatically adds the article to Category: Articles in Need of Citations.

This template is one of several Editorial Notations.

Usage

Note: When used on article pages, this template will render as follows ( [citation needed] ) It does not render correctly on this page due to recursive linking logic.
Tag Only
When just {{cite}} is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "[citation needed]".
When you hover over it for a moment, a pop-up message will appear that says "A citation is needed for this statement.".
You Type You Get
An example sentence.{{cite}}
An example sentence.[citation needed]
Reason Parameter
[Explanation]
You Type You Get
An example sentence.{{cite|reason=Explanation of reason.}}
An example sentence.[citation needed]
Date Parameter
[Explanation]
You Type You Get
An example sentence.{{cite}}
An example sentence.[citation needed]

Articles using Template