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This template produces formatted text, following the guideline for a Wikipedia hatnote.
 
This template produces formatted text, following the guideline for a Wikipedia hatnote.
 
  
 
<nowiki>{{hatnote|Example hatnote text.}}</nowiki> →
 
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{{hatnote|Example hatnote text.}}
 
{{hatnote|Example hatnote text.}}
  
Broadly speaking, a hatnote should answer a readers' question (maybe preemptively): Am I on the right page?
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A hatnote is text that will appear at the top of an article or section within an article. A common example is any page to which a user was redirected. At the top it will show "Redirected from..." That's a hatnote.
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Broadly speaking, a hatnote should help a reader find the article they are seeking.
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If the article title is ambiguous, a hatnote might contain links to other similarly-titled articles on different topics. Or...
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When writing a short section on a topic that has its own article, a hatnote can be used to direct readers to that page.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 24 January 2015


This template produces formatted text, following the guideline for a Wikipedia hatnote.

{{hatnote|Example hatnote text.}} →

Example hatnote text.

A hatnote is text that will appear at the top of an article or section within an article. A common example is any page to which a user was redirected. At the top it will show "Redirected from..." That's a hatnote.

Broadly speaking, a hatnote should help a reader find the article they are seeking.

If the article title is ambiguous, a hatnote might contain links to other similarly-titled articles on different topics. Or...

When writing a short section on a topic that has its own article, a hatnote can be used to direct readers to that page.