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For most of the works of Alexandre Dumas père, the article is used the same way in the original French and in the English translations of the titles (for example, The Three Musketeers), except one: La Reine Margot, with a definite article, is usually translated as Queen Margot ("The Queen Margot" would sound rather like a ship's name).
The article title appears at the top of a reader's browser window and as a large level 1 heading above the editable text of an article, circled here in dark red. The name or names given in the first sentence do not always match the article title. By the design of Wikipedia's software, an article can only have one title.
Don't make titles longer than necessary: Don't use judgmental words in descriptive titles Don't start with "A", "An", or "The" except in proper names: Don't put titles in quotes; use formatting templates instead Don't use special characters if avoidable Don't disambiguate more than necessary: Don't create subsidiary titles that look like subpages
The use of modified letters (e.g. those with accents or other diacritics) in article titles is neither encouraged nor discouraged; when deciding between versions of a word that differ in the use or non-use of modified letters, follow the general usage in reliable sources that are written in the English language (including other encyclopedias and reference works).
Just as with any other title, a plural base title can direct to an article , or to a disambiguation page . A plural base title can also redirect to an article (Bookends redirects to Bookend; Faces redirects to Face). If separate primary topics are determined, add a hatnote from the plural page to the singular form (or vice versa).
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Consistency in titles means that: titles for the same kind of subject should not differ in form or structure without good reason.Where multiple titles are available, and where titles are equally usable in terms of recognizability, naturalness, preciseness, and conciseness, then the title to be used should be consistent with titles used for similar or related topics in Wikipedia.
The name or names given in the first sentence does not always match the article title. This page gives advice on the contents of the first sentence, not the article title. By the design of Wikipedia's software, an article can have only one title. When this title is a name, significant alternative names for the topic should be mentioned in the ...