Note: The following templates are deprecated. Please use the Cite.php <ref> and <references/> system. For details on the current system, please see Wikipedia:Footnotes and Wikipedia:Cite sources.

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Linking and footnote templates

Tags attached to links in text area:

  • "((ref)) example((ref|reference1))"—Links to a citation in the Reference section labeled "reference1".
  • "((ref label)) example((ref label|example.com|2|none))"—Links to a citation in the Reference section labeled "example.com". Text is marked with the number "2".

For two links to the same footnote labeled "example.com", you would:

  • "((ref label)) example((ref label|example.com|3|a))"
  • "((ref label)) example((ref label|example.com|3|b))"
  • "((ref label)) example((ref label|nextexample.com|4|4))"

Tags attached to links in References or Footnote section:

"#((note|reference1)) example of ((note))"—In References section, citation labeled "reference1".

"#((note label|example.com|2|none))"—In References section, citation labeled "example.comnone". Creates backlink to matching ((ref label)) entry in the text labeled "example.comnone".

Now, if you have two links to the same footnote labeled "example.com", you would do:

"#((note label|example.com|3|a))((note label|example.com|3|b)) example of ((note label))"

"((note label|nextexample.com|4|4)) example of ((note label))"

  • "((note label|lastexample.com|Jones 1999|none))Jones (1999) ((note label))"—Note that when the 3rd unnamed parameter is specified as "none", the ^ symbol is rendered for the backlink.
  • "((note label|finalexample.com|Smith 2000|a))((note label|finalexample.com|Smith 2000|b))Smith (2000)"


In text area:


In References or Footnote section:

  1. ^ example of ((note))
  2. ^ example of ((note label))
  3. a b example of ((note label))

4 example of ((note label))