Template:About

For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

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{{About}} is a commonly used hatnote template on Wikipedia, and should be placed at the top of an article (but following {{Short description}}, if present), linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead. The template has several formats, including:

• {{About}} →
  For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About|Use1}} →
  This template is about Use1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About||Use2|Article2}} →
  For Use2, see Article2.
• {{About|Use1||Article2}} →
  This template is about Use1. For other uses, see Article2.
• {{About|Use1||Article2|and|Article3}} →
  This template is about Use1. For other uses, see Article2 and Article3.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2}} →
  This template is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2|and|Article3}} →
  This template is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2 and Article3.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2|and|Article3|and|...}} →
  This template is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2, Article3, Article4, and Article5.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2|Use3|Article3}} →
  This template is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2. For Use3, see Article3.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2|other uses}} →
  This template is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

Alternately, a section=yes parameter can be added to the {{About}} template for use at the top of a section. When using this parameter, the wording in the template changes to specify that it is being used in a section:

• {{About|Use1|section=yes}} →
  This section is about Use1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).
• {{About|Use1||Article2|section=yes}} →
  This section is about Use1. For other uses, see Article2.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2|section=yes}} →
  This section is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2|and|Article3|section=yes}} →
  This section is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2 and Article3.
• {{About|Use1|Use2|Article2|other uses|section=yes}} →
  This section is about Use1. For Use2, see Article2. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

A |text= option adds text to the end; this should only be used when truly necessary, when the other hatnote templates listed below don't suffice.

The |selfref=yes option marks the entire hatnote as a Wikipedia self-reference, causing it to be omitted when the page content is reused outside of Wikipedia (see {{self reference}} and MOS:SELFREF for more details).

For more options, find "{{About}}" in the text below.

For reference, see Wikipedia:hatnote and documentation below.

TemplateData

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About

This template is a hatnote in the format "This page is about … For other uses …".

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page description	1	What the page this template is placed on is about ("This page is about …")	String	suggested
Other page 1 description	2	What the first other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".	String	suggested
Other page 1 title	3	The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	suggested
Other page 2 description	4	What the second other page is about.	String	optional
Other page 2 title	5	The title of the second other page. If unused or blank and parameter 4 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	optional
Other page 3 description	6	What the third other page is about.	String	optional
Other page 3 title	7	The title of the third other page. If unused or blank and parameter 6 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	optional
Other page 4 description	8	What the fourth other page is about.	String	optional
Other page 4 title	9	The title of the fourth other page. If unused or blank and parameter 8 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	optional
section	section	Pass "yes" in this parameter to get wording appropriate for use at the top of a section. Auto value yes	String	optional
Custom text	text	Text to be appended to the end.	String	optional

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