Template:Clarify: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 04:13, 22 April 2025

Description

This template can be used to mark a fact or sentence in need of clarification or improvement. The first parameter gives an explanation of why clarification is necessary, and appears as a tool-tip when you hover over the notation. The article will be added to Category: Articles in Need of Clarification.

It is one of several Editorial Notations.

Usage

Tag Only When just `{{clarify}}` is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "[clarification needed]". When you hover your cursor over it for a moment, a pop-up message that says "This statement needs clarifying." will appear.
You Type	You Get
This is a sentence that needs clarification.{{clarify}}	This is a sentence that needs clarification.^{[clarification needed]}
User Claim When `user=` is passed, the user is added to the notice.
You Type	You Get
This is a sentence that needs clarification.{{clarify}}	This is a sentence that needs clarification.^{[clarification needed]}

Articles using Template

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-<includeonly><sup title="{{{1|This statement needs clarifying.}}}">''[clarification needed]''</sup><!--
+<includeonly><sup title="{{{1|This statement needs clarifying.}}}">''[<span class="plainlinks">[[:Template:Clarify|clarification needed]]</span>]''</sup><!--
 -->{{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|{{ns:0}}|[[Category: Articles in Need of Clarification]]}}</includeonly><noinclude>
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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 "This statement needs clarifying." on hover.</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>{{clarify}}</nowiki></code> is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "''[clarification needed]''". When you hover your cursor over it for a moment, a pop-up message that says "This statement needs clarifying." will appear.</span>
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 | style="text-align: center; background-color: white;" |<pre>This is a sentence that needs clarification.{{clarify}}</pre>
-| style="background-color: white;" |This is a sentence that needs clarification.{{clarify}}
+| style="background-color: white;" |This is a sentence that needs clarification.<sup title="{{{1|This statement needs clarifying.}}}">''[<span class="plainlinks">[[:Template:Clarify#Usage|clarification needed]]</span>]''</sup>
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 ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">User Claim</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>user=</code> is passed, the user is added to the notice.</span>