Wikipedia:template index/General

Note: This page contains details of templates relating to:

• Article descriptions (such as disambiguation, spoiler, wikicode)

Templates related to issues and disputes with articles, including NPOV, are listed under Disputes templates.

Templates related to formatting are listed under Template messages/Format.

Disambiguation

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{dablink|message}} links talk edit	message	Top of articles with alternative meanings where none of the following templates are appropriate.
{{dabneeded}} links talk edit	Template:Dabneeded	Bottom of an article that contains multiple extended meanings of the same term and requires disambiguation.
{{disambig}} links talk edit		Bottom of disambiguation pages.
{{distinguish|topic}} links talk edit	Not to be confused with topic.	Top of articles with deceptively similar titles.
{{distinguish2|topic}} links talk edit	Template:Distinguish2	As above, but topic not treated as a link (although it may include one).
{{For|description|location}} links talk edit	For description, see location.	Top of articles with only one alternative meaning and no disambiguation page.
{{otheruses}} links talk edit	For other uses, see Wikipedia:Template index/General (disambiguation).	Top of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{otheruses1|topic}} links talk edit	For other uses, see topic.	Top of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{otheruses2|location}} links talk edit	Template:Otheruses2	Top of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{otheruses3|location}} links talk edit	For other uses, see location.	Top of articles whose disambiguation page is not suffixed with "(disambiguation)"; note that the template does not provide a link by default.
{{otherpeople|name}} links talk edit	For other people named Name, see Name (disambiguation).	Top of articles about people who share the same or a similar name.
{{otheruses-number}} links talk edit	Template:Otheruses-number	Top of articles about a year for which there also exists an article about a number (e.g. the year 1000; the number 1000).
{{redirect|location}} links talk edit	"location" redirects here. For other uses, see location (disambiguation).	Top of articles requiring disambiguation that have pages redirecting to them.
{{Disambig-acronym|(Acronym)|Other uses}} links talk edit	"(Acronym)" redirects here. The term may also refer to Other uses.	Articles that have an acronym redirecting to them, which may have other uses.

For others, see Wikipedia:Hatnotes#Templates.

Section

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Details|location}} links talk edit		Sections near top
{{Further|location}} links talk edit		Sections near top
{{Main|location}} links talk edit		Sections near top
{{Main articles|location}} links talk edit		Sections near top
{{Mainlist|location}} links talk edit		Sections near top

Footnotes and references

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Ref|name}} links talk edit	Makes reference links and footnotes[1] that are numbered automatically[2].	Articles notes or references
{{Note|name}} links talk edit	^ The footnote also links back to the reference. ^ A # can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list. Similarily, * creates a bullet.	Articles notes or references
{{Ref label|name|label|backlink}} links talk edit	Makes reference links and footnotes[1] with specific labels[2].	Articles notes or references
{{Ref harvard|name|label|backlink}} links talk edit	Makes reference links and footnotes Template:Ref harvard with specific labelsTemplate:Ref harvard.	Articles notes or references
{{Note label|name|label|backlink}} links talk edit	a The footnote also links back to the reference. a A # can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list. a b Similarily, * creates a bullet.	Articles notes or references
{{Ref 1}} links talk edit	Template:Ref 1	Articles varies
{{Ref 2}} links talk edit	Template:Ref 2	Articles varies
{{Ref 3}} links talk edit	Template:Ref 3	Articles varies
{{Ref 4}} links talk edit	Template:Ref 4	Articles varies
{{Ref 5}} links talk edit	Template:Ref 5	Articles varies

Topical ("spoiler") warnings

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Spoiler}} links talk edit	Template:Spoiler	Sections near top
{{Spoiler-about|foo bar baz}} links talk edit	Template:Spoiler-about	Sections near top
{{Spoiler-other|foo bar baz}} links talk edit	Template:Spoiler-other	Sections near top
{{Spoiler-blank|foo bar baz}} links talk edit	Template:Spoiler-blank	Sections near top
{{Solution}} links talk edit	Template:Solution	Sections near top
{{Endspoiler}} links talk edit	Template:Endspoiler	Sections near bottom
{{Endsolution}} links talk edit	Template:Endsolution	Sections near bottom

Timing-related messages

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Current}} links talk edit		Article top
{{Current-related}} links talk edit		Article top
{{Current sport}} links talk edit		Article top
{{In-progress tvshow}} links talk edit	Template:In-progress tvshow	Article top
{{High-traffic}} links talk edit		Talk page top
{{Dab current|article}} links talk edit	Template:Dab current	Article top
{{Now}} links talk edit	The current date and time is 1 June 2025 T 17:37 UTC.	various

Future timing-related messages

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Future}} links talk edit	Template:Future	Article top
{{future album}} links talk edit	Template:Future album	Article top
{{future book}} links talk edit	Template:Future book	Article top
{{future building}} links talk edit	Template:Future building	Article top
{{future film}} links talk edit	Template:Future film	Article top
{{future game}} links talk edit	Template:Future game	Article top
{{future infrastructure}} links talk edit	Template:Future infrastructure	Article top
{{future product}} links talk edit	Template:Future product	Article top
{{Future road}} links talk edit	Template:Future road	Article top
{{future sport}} links talk edit	Template:Future sport	Article top
{{future software}} links talk edit	Template:Future software	Article top
{{future television}} links talk edit	Template:Future television	Article top
{{Future spaceflight}} links talk edit	Template:Future spaceflight	Article top

Title-related messages

{{lowercase|article}} links talk edit		Article top
{{Wrongtitle|title=article}} links talk edit		Article top
{{Wrongtitlecat|title=category}} links talk edit	Template:Wrongtitlecat	Category top

Character/symbol notes

{{IPA notice}} links talk edit		Article top
{{SpecialChars}} links talk edit		TOO LARGE (and trivial) for top. PLACE AT BOTTOM, under a headline Special characters. Add {{SpecialCharsNote}}to TOP.

Expansion requests

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Expandarticle}} links talk edit	Template:Expandarticle	Top of the talk page
{{Expandsect}} links talk edit		Top of the section
{{Expandsection}} links talk edit		Top of the section
See also: Expansion requests in the talk namespace

Miscellaneous (mainly for editors)

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Editors}} links talk edit		Pages that help people on the subject of creating and editing articles, at the top
{{Selfref}} links talk edit		In articles, wherever reference is made to a Wikipedia project page.
{{Lipsum}} links talk edit	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.	Pages testing or demonstrating fonts top
{{Doctl}} links talk edit	This template inserts boilerplate for consistent documentation of a template on its own Talk page. Once inserted, it must be edited to include specific information.	Template Talk page substitute and customize
{{Tdeprecated}} links talk edit		On template talk page, or on template page inside <noinclude>