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This template is used to create footnotes in Wikipedia, as an alternative and complement to the <ref> tag. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status content 1 refn The content of the footnote. Content required name name The name of the footnote. Corresponds to the "name" attribute of the <ref> tag. String ...
The long citation to support the shortened citations can either be placed as a bullet point in a separate References section after the Footnotes section; or it can be placed in the first footnote to cite the source (with the initial relevant page number[s]). The remaining footnotes will use shortened citations (these usually contain the author ...
Example section: Line: optional: Reason: reason: A description of the issue, to add to the end of the text in the generated tag. Example Parenthetical citations should be converted to [[Help:Footnotes|footnotes using reference tags]]. Line: optional: Month and year: date: Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013 ...
For a list of explanatory footnotes or shortened citation footnotes: "Notes", "Endnotes" or "Footnotes" For a list of full citations or general references: "References" or "Works cited" With the exception of "Bibliography", the heading should be plural even if it lists only a single item. [j]
This is an example edit mode representation showing use of shortened notes. Using shortened footnotes in the Refs allows an editorial choice to be made regarding the arrangement of the full citations. These are usually arranged alphabetically by author surname.
This example uses Footnotes. This example is the most basic and includes unique references for each citation, showing the page numbers in the reference list. This repeats the citation, changing the page number. A disadvantage is that this can create a lot of redundant text in the reference list when a source is cited many times. So consider ...
There are several predefined groups that can have a reference list styled so that the label (a superscripted character within square brackets, e.g., [1]) of an explanatory note or citation (a.k.a. footnote, reference) matches and links to the note marker label located in the main text and the label in front of the note's text in the appropriate group's list.
(See example above.) There is no mandate to include this parameter in both ref and note portion at the same time. In fact, there may be the need to do the opposite. This example shows how to use {{ref}} and {{note}} to link multiple footnote markers of the same appearance to the same footnote.