Help talk:Section

TOC -> ToC

The acronym for Table of Contents (i.e., TOC), is correctly written as ToC and not as TOC, since we write the word of non-capitalized, the acronym should reflect that, as is true for all other acronyms of such sort. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.230.193.195 (talk) 11:19, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

"NOTOC" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect NOTOC has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 March 30 § NOTOC until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer1234qwer4 00:41, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Highlight information

At a certain point this request may simply violate the style standards of Wikipedia and the answer to it is 'read harder'. Further, the content I am requesting highlighted may not be important enough to justify.

That said, I feel the sentence "The maximum level number is six" is a particularly important one for those seeking Help:Section. I think some stylized emphasis would aid in quickly scanning the page.

Please change the unemphasized sentence "The maximum level number is six" to have some emphasized stylization. Tule-hog (talk) 23:44, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. DonIago (talk) 12:56, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Is this talk page the right place to seek consensus for that edit? Tule-hog (talk) 21:49, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

You're looking for an edit to Help:Section. This is the Talk page for that Help page, so I would say so. DonIago (talk) 02:20, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Proposal: remove "Positioning the TOC" and similar content

Wikipedia's two main skins (Vector-2022 and Minerva) do not have a table of contents in a box that can be positioned. The mobile apps don't put it in a box, and the print layouts don't show it. Is there a reason to retain content written for Monobook but no longer applicable to any default layout? Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 04:19, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Inline CSS for a section header?

Is there any way to add custom inline CSS to a specific == Header == on a page?

I am looking to suppress the horizontal rule under a level 2 header for a specific level 2 hear on a page, but not the rest of the H2 headers on a page, and also not have it change the TOC generation or the section edit link, etc. — Lestatdelc (talk) 17:34, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

How do you rsdirect to a specific section within a section of an article?

Hello, I want to build a link that leads those who click it into a specific section within a section of the article. Can anyone please teach me how it is done? GabMen20 (talk) 16:03, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

How's this? Help:Section#Section_linking DonIago (talk) 20:01, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

I meant to say that I want to figure oyut how to redirect to a specific section within the section, which is within an article. For example, in the link you added, what I mean is that said link should redirect to the "Section linking and redirects" part of the section. GabMen20 (talk) 23:41, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

@GabMen20 If you can link to it:

• Help:Section#Section_linking_and_redirects

You can redirect to it. Where in the process are you getting hung up? Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 01:14, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

@GabMen20: You don't say which article this is; examples always help. Looking at your editing history shows that the most recent article that you've worked on is 1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions where you appear to be making a link to a point within Censorship in the Republic of Ireland, either the "Formerly censored topics" section or the "The Troubles: RTÉ and Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act" subsection. As described at Help:Section#Section linking:

To link to a section in the same page you can use [[#section name|displayed text]], and to link to a section in another page [[page name#section name|displayed text]].

The anchors disregard the depth of the section; a link to a subsection or sub-subsection etc. will be [[#subsection name]] and [[#sub-subsection name]] etc.

So you would use either [[Censorship in the Republic of Ireland#Formerly censored topics|its own similar legislation]] which produces its own similar legislation, or [[Censorship in the Republic of Ireland#The Troubles: RTÉ and Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act|its own similar legislation]] which produces its own similar legislation. I don't see why a redirect might be necessary. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 07:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! I was trying to figure out how, as when I was trying to link said section within a section, I wasn't redirected to said section, but instead the general page. However, it may be because it was a mobile edit, and it may work differently on PC. Thank you regardless for your time! GabMen20 (talk) 12:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

@GabMen20: It's not redirection. Redirection is where you follow a link to one page and end up on a different page, usually intentionally, such as Robert Francis Prevost (click it and see where you're taken). Links to sections use something known as the URI fragment which is processed by your browser - this processing has been a feature of all browsers for at least two decades, possibly longer (see rfc:3986). It's a means of reaching some point within a page that is not necessrily at the very top. Since you cannot reach two different points simultaneously, it follows that only one fragment can be valid, and therefore only one hash character # is permitted in a URL. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 18:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

That'll be helpful to avoid repeating these mistakes in the future. Thanks! GabMen20 (talk) 22:31, 14 May 2025 (UTC)