Template:About

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This template creates a hatnote that can provide a short description of the current page and link to up to two pages.

Usage

This template accepts up to five unnamed parameters for text and links, as well as a section parameter.

Default

With no parameters this template will produce a link to the disambiguation page for the article title.

{{About}}

For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

First parameter

The first parameter adds a sentence briefly describing the current article.

{{About|Use 1}}

This Template is about Use1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).

Second & third parameters

The second parameter is used to describe another use, typically associated with the link in the third parameter.

{{About|Use 1|Use 2}}

This Template is about Use 1. For Use 2, see About (disambiguation).

{{About|Use 1|Use 2|Article 2}}

This Template is about Use 1. For Use 2, see Article 2.

Fourth & fifth parameters

The fourth parameter is used to describe yet another use, typically associated with the link in the fifth parameter.

{{About|Use 1|Use 2|Link 2|Use 3}}

This Template is about Use 1. For Use 2, see Link 2. For Use 3, see About (disambiguation).

{{About|Use 1|Use 2|Link 2|Use 3|Article 3}}

This Template is about Use 1. For Use 2, see Link 2. For Use 3, see Article 3.

section

The section parameter changes the text for when {{About}} is placed below a section. This parameter can be defined as anything, but usually section=yes is used for clarity.

{{About|Use 1|Use 2|Article 2|section=yes}}

This section is about Use 1. For Use 2, see Article 2.

Categorization

This template categorizes pages in Category:Pages with about hatnote

See also

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