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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>{{clarify}}</nowiki></code> is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "''[clarification needed]''".<br>When you hover over it for a moment, a pop-up message will appear that says "This statement needs clarifying.".</span>
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Tag Only</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When just <code><nowiki>{{clarify}}</nowiki></code> is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "''[clarification needed]''". When you hover over it for a moment, a pop-up message will appear that says "This statement needs clarifying.".</span></div>
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Reason Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>reason=</code> is passed, it will replace the text "This statement needs clarifying." in the pop-up message with your input.</span>
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Reason Parameter</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>reason=</code> is passed, it will replace the text "This statement needs clarifying." in the pop-up message with your input.</span></div>
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Date Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>date=</code> is passed, it will add your input to the end of the pop-up message in parentheses.<br>The pop-up message "This statement needs clarifying." will still appear unless <code>reason=</code> is also passed.</span>
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Date Parameter</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>date=</code> is passed, it will add your input to the end of the pop-up message in parentheses. The pop-up message "This statement needs clarifying." will still appear unless <code>reason=</code> is also passed.</span></div>
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Revision as of 20:30, 27 April 2025

Description

This template should be added after statements in articles that need clarification or improvement. Using the template automatically adds the article to Category: Articles in Need of Clarification.

This template is one of several Editorial Notations.

Usage

Note: When used on article pages, this template will render as follows ( [clarification needed] ) It does not render correctly on this page due to recursive linking logic.
Tag Only
When just {{clarify}} is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "[clarification needed]". When you hover over it for a moment, a pop-up message will appear that says "This statement needs clarifying.".
You Type You Get
An example sentence.{{clarify}}
An example sentence.[clarification needed]
Reason Parameter
When reason= is passed, it will replace the text "This statement needs clarifying." in the pop-up message with your input.
You Type You Get
An example sentence.{{clarify|reason=Explanation of reason.}}
An example sentence.[clarification needed]
Date Parameter
When date= is passed, it will add your input to the end of the pop-up message in parentheses. The pop-up message "This statement needs clarifying." will still appear unless reason= is also passed.
You Type You Get
An example sentence.{{clarify|date=March 1883}}
An example sentence.[clarification needed]

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