{{Distinguish | foo}}

Er ikki tað sama sum foo.

{{Distinguish | foo | bar}}

Er ikki tað sama sum foo ella bar.

{{Distinguish | foo | bar | baz}}

Er ikki tað sama sum foo, bar, ella baz.

This hatnote is generally used when there is an ambiguity that is not necessarily literal, but one that can be reasonably assumed to exist for a portion of the readership substantial enough to warrant a hatnote. When applying it, care should be taken to avoid trivial uses.

Redirects

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See also

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  • {{Distinguish2}}, for multiple disambiguation targets or prepending "the".
  • {{About}}, if the page title does (without misspelling) describe the other target (since the user is then aided by a clear statement of how the page's topic differs from the other target's topic).


Hatnote fyrimyndir

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Fyri the full guideline on hatnotes, sí Wikipedia:Hatnote.

Hatnotes mugu vera ovast á síðuni ella brotinum.

Generic hatnote

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  • {{Hatnote|CUSTOM TEXT}}
    CUSTOM TEXT
{{Hatnote|For other senses of this term, see [[etc…]]}}
For other senses of this term, see etc…

Aðrar síður um sama evni ("Meira kunning ...")

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"Høvuðsgrein: …"

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{{Høvuðsgrein}} is used to make summary style explicit, when used in a summary section for which there is also a separate article on the subject:

Høvuðsgrein: Main Article
Høvuðsgrein: Main Article

"Fyri at lesa um fleiri smálutir um …, sí …"

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{{Details}} can supplement {{Main}} in summary sections, or can indicate more details in nonsummary sections:

  • {{Details|PAGE1}}
    For more details on this topic, see PAGE1.
  • {{Details|PAGE1|TOPIC}}
    For more details on TOPIC, see PAGE1.

{{Details3}} allows changing the displayed name for links. Unlike {{Details}}, it requires bracketed link notation:

"See also …"

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Note: use only when OTHER TOPIC PAGE is related to current article and contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.

"Further information: …"

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Other uses of the same title ("For …, see …")

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"This page is about … For other uses …"

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{{About}} is the main template for noting other uses.

Note. When used in main namespace, the word "page" in the following hatnotes is replaced by "article".

  • {{About|USE1}}
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí Distinguish/doc (fleiri týdningar).
  • {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name – Note the empty second parameter) →
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí PAGE2.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use) →
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} (Two pages for USE2) →
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2#SUBSECTION{{!}}PAGE2TITLE}} (Using the {{!}} magic word to give the link a different title) →
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2TITLE.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}} (When there are up to four other uses – You should generally create a disambiguation page at this point) →
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. Fyri USE4, sí PAGE4. Fyri USE5, sí PAGE5.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name – Note that the last page name is not specified) →
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. Fyri other uses, sí Distinguish/doc (fleiri týdningar).
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name) →
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. Fyri other uses, sí PAGE4.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and}}
    Henda síða er um USE1. Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. Fyri other uses, sí PAGE4 and Distinguish/doc (fleiri týdningar).
  • {{About||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page – Note the empty first parameter) →
    Fyri USE2, sí PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. Fyri other uses, sí Distinguish/doc (fleiri týdningar).
  • {{About|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}}
    Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí PAGE1.
Note: {{for||PAGE1|PAGE2}} produces the same result.
Note: this hatnote says "section", instead of "article" or "page".

"This page is about … It is not to be confused with …"

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{{About-distinguish}} is a template for noting other uses when there could be confusion with another topic.

"For …, see …"

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{{For}} can be used instead of {{About}} so as not to display: This page is about USE1. but still specify a specific other use. This effect can also be achieved by using an empty first parameter in {{About}} as in:

For example: {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} is the same as {{About||OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} (note the empty first parameter).

However, it is somewhat clearer when using the {{For}} template, since the word "about" does not appear in the statement.

Variations
As with {{Other uses}}, there is a whole family of "for" templates. {{For2}} allows custom text, such as quotation marks or a link from part of the "CUSTOM TEXT"
  • {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT}}
    Fyri OTHER TOPIC, sí CUSTOM TEXT.

"For other uses, see …"

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When such a wordy hatnote as {{About}} is not needed, {{Other uses}} is often useful.

Variations
There are, historically, a whole family of "other uses" templates for specific cases. {{About}} is the standard hatnote for "other uses" and many of them can be specified using the {{About}} template. However, the individual templates may be easier to use in certain contexts.
Here are the variations and (when appropriate) the equivalents using the {{About}}, {{Other uses}} or {{For}} templates.
Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.
Note: {{Other uses|PAGE1 (disambiguation)}} produces the same result.
Note: same as {{about}}, except it forces a second use to be noted if unspecified by parameters.

"For other uses of …, see …"

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"… redirects here. For other uses, see …"

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  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1.
  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1 og PAGE2.
  • {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 og PAGE3.
  • {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. Fyri USE1, sí PAGE1. Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí REDIRECT (fleiri týdningar).
  • {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1||PAGE2}}
    "REDIRECT" redirects here. Fyri USE1, sí PAGE1. Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí PAGE2.
Variations
  • For two sources:
    • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí REDIRECT1 (fleiri týdningar).
    • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri USE, sí REDIRECT1 (fleiri týdningar).
    • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2||PAGE1}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí PAGE1.
    • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri USE, sí PAGE1.
    • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri USE1, sí PAGE1. For USE2, sí PAGE2.
    • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri USE1, sí PAGE1. For USE2, sí PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
    • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri USE1, sí PAGE1. For USE2, sí PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, sí PAGE4.
    • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri aðra nýtslu, sí REDIRECT1 (fleiri týdningar) og REDIRECT2 (fleiri týdningar).
    • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|TEXT}}
      "REDIRECT1" og "REDIRECT2" víðaristilla higar. Fyri USE, sí TEXT.
  • For three sources:
  • To specify the text following "redirects here.":
    • {{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT}} or {{Redirect text|REDIRECT|TEXT}}
      "REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.
    • {{Redirect-synonym|TERM|OTHER TOPIC}}
      "TERM" verður stýrd higar. TERM kann eisini meinast við OTHER TOPIC.
... Not to be confused with ...

Similar proper names ("For other people named ...")

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Other people

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Note: same as {{About}} except uses "other people" instead of "other uses" if only 1 parameter is used
Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other people}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.

Other places

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Other ships

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For articles on ships:

  • {{Other ships|SHIP1}}
    Fyri at lesa meira um onnur skip við sama navni, sí SHIP1.

Distinguish

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"Not to be confused with …"

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"… redirects here. It is not to be confused with …"

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"For technical reasons, … redirects here. For … , see … ."

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Family names

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Miscellaneous (hurricanes, Pope Stephen, Wiki selfref)

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These hatnotes are topic-specific. They are documented at their template page.

Categories

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Category-specific templates:

This is a template for linking categories horizontally. Horizontal linkage is often the right solution when vertical linkage (i.e., as sub-category and parent category) is not appropriate. In most cases, this template should be used on both categories to create reciprocal linkage between the two categories.

User pages

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Hetta er ein Wikipedia brúkarakjaksíða. Fyri aðra nýtslu av TOPIC, sí PAGE1.

These templates are used in thousands of articles; therefore, changing the syntax could break thousands of articles. If you wish to create or edit a disambiguation or redirection template, first ask yourself the following questions:

  1. Is there already a template that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates.
  2. Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{Hatnote}} instead? Before creating a new template, see the template namespace guideline.
  3. If I change the parameters around on an existing template, do I know what the result will be? Will it break existing uses of the template and if so, can I fix all of the errors? Before making any changes, see Template sandbox and test cases.