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|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; note that this should be only used when truly necessary, and the other hatnote templates listed below don't suffice. This template also supports |selfref=.

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

For reference, see Wikipedia:hatnote and documentation below.

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<templatedata> { "description": "This template is a hatnote in the format \"This page is about … For other uses …\".", "params": { "1": { "label": "Page description", "type": "string", "description": "What the page this template is placed on is about (\"This page is about …\")", "suggested": true }, "2": { "label": "Other page 1 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the first other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to \"For other uses\".", "suggested": true }, "3": { "label": "Other page 1 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\".", "suggested": true }, "4": { "label": "Other page 2 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the second other page is about." }, "5": { "label": "Other page 2 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the second other page. If unused or blank and parameter 4 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." }, "6": { "label": "Other page 3 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the third other page is about." }, "7": { "label": "Other page 3 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the third other page. If unused or blank and parameter 6 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." }, "8": { "label": "Other page 4 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the fourth other page is about." }, "9": { "label": "Other page 4 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the fourth other page. If unused or blank and parameter 8 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." }, "section": { "type": "string", "description": "Pass \"yes\" in this parameter to get wording appropriate for use at the top of a section.", "autovalue": "yes" },

       "text": {

"label": "Custom text", "type": "string", "description": "Text to be appended to the end." } } } </templatedata>