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|- style="text-align: center; background-color: white;"
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| <pre>An example sentence.{{clarify}}</pre>
| <pre>An example sentence.{{clarify}}</pre>
| An example sentence.{{clarify}}
| An example sentence.{{clarify}}
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|- style="text-align: center; background-color: white;"
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|<pre>An example sentence.{{clarify|reason=Explanation of reason.}}</pre>
|<pre>An example sentence.{{clarify|reason=Explanation of reason.}}</pre>
|An example sentence.{{clarify|reason=Explanation of reason.}}
|An example sentence.{{clarify|reason=Explanation of reason.}}
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|- style="text-align: center; background-color: white;"
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|<pre>An example sentence.{{clarify|date=March 1883}}</pre>
|<pre>An example sentence.{{clarify|date=March 1883}}</pre>
|An example sentence.{{clarify|date=March 1883}}
|An example sentence.{{clarify|date=March 1883}}

Revision as of 22:56, 27 May 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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