Template:Distinguish

Usage

{{Distinguish | foo}} {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}

{{Distinguish | foo | bar}} {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}

{{Distinguish | foo | bar | baz}} {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}

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

• {{Not to be confused with}}
• {{Confused}}
• {{Confuse}}
• {{Misspelling}}

See also

• {{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 templates

{{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}} Hatnotes must be at the very top of the page or section.

Generic hatnote

• {{Hatnote|CUSTOM TEXT}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}

{{Hatnote|For other senses of this term, see [[etc…]]}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}

More pages on the same topic ("Further information ...")

"Main article: …"

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

• {{Main|Main Article}} → {{#invoke:main|main}}
• {{Main|Main Article|Article2}} → {{#invoke:main|main}}
• {{Main list|Article1}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}

"For more details on …, see …"

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

• {{Details|PAGE1}} → Template:Details
• {{Details|PAGE1|TOPIC}} → Template:Details

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

• {{Details3|[[NTSC#Color_encoding|NTSC Color encoding]]}} → Template:Details3
• {{Details3|[[article1|Article 1]], [[article2|Article 2]], and [[article3|Article 3]]|TOPIC}} → Template:Details3

"See also …"

• {{See also|TOPIC PAGE|OTHER TOPIC PAGE}} → Template:See also

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

• {{See also2|[[OTHER TOPIC]]|[[OTHER TOPIC2]]|[[OTHER TOPIC3]] and other text}} → Template:See also2

"Further information: …"

• {{Further|PAGE}} → Template:Further
• {{Further|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} → Template:Further
• {{Further2|[[PAGE1]], [[PAGE2]], and [[PAGE#3|PAGE3]]}} → Template:Further2

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

"This page is about … For other uses …"

{{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}} → Template:About
• {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name – Note the empty second parameter) → Template:About
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use) → Template:About
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} (Two pages for USE2) → Template:About
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2#SUBSECTION{{!}}PAGE2TITLE}} (Using the {{!}} magic word to give the link a different title) → Template:About
• {{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) → Template:About
• {{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) → Template:About
• {{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) →Template:About
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and}} → Template:About
• {{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) → Template:About
• {{About|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} → Template:About

Note: {{for||PAGE1|PAGE2}} produces the same result.

• {{About|USE1|section=yes}} → Template:About

Note: this hatnote says "section", instead of "article" or "page".

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

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

• {{About-distinguish|USE1|PAGE1}} → Template:About-distinguish
• {{About-distinguish2|USE1|TEXT}} → Template:About-distinguish2
• {{About-distinguish-custom|USE1|TEXT}} → Template:About-distinguish-custom

"For …, see …"

{{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.

• {{For|OTHER TOPIC}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}
• {{For||PAGE1|PAGE2}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}

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}} → Template:For2

It also supports up to three topics:

• {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT|OTHER TOPIC 2|CUSTOM TEXT 2}} → Template:For2
• {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT|OTHER TOPIC 2|CUSTOM TEXT 2|OTHER TOPIC 3|CUSTOM TEXT 3}} → Template:For2

"For other uses, see …"

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

• {{Other uses}} → Template:Other uses
• {{Other uses|PAGE1}} → Template:Other uses
• {{Other uses|PAGE1|PAGE2}} → Template:Other uses

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.

• {{Other uses2|PAGE1}} → Template:Other uses2

Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.

Note: {{Other uses|PAGE1 (disambiguation)}} produces the same result.

• {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} → Template:Two other uses

Note: same as {{about}}, except it forces a second use to be noted if unspecified by parameters.

• {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} → Template:Two other uses
• {{Two other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} → Template:Two other uses
• {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} Template:Three other uses
• {{Three other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} → Template:Three other uses
• {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}} → Template:Three other uses

"For other uses of …, see …"

• {{Other uses of}} → Template:Other uses of
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC}} → Template:Other uses of
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC|PAGE1}} → Template:Other uses of

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

{{safesubst:#invoke:anchor|main}}

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT}} → Template:Redirect
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}} → Template:Redirect
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} → Template:Redirect
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} → Template:Redirect
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} → Template:Redirect
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} → Template:Redirect
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} → Template:Redirect
• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} → Template:Redirect6
• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1||PAGE2}} → Template:Redirect6

Variations

• For two sources:
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} → Template:Redirect2
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE}} → Template:Redirect2
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2||PAGE1}} → Template:Redirect2
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1}} → Template:Redirect2
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} → Template:Redirect2
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} → Template:Redirect2
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}} → Template:Redirect2
  • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} → Template:Redirect4
  • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|TEXT}} → Template:Redirect4
• For three sources:
  • {{Redirect7|"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3"|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} → Template:Redirect7
  • {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}} → Template:Redirect10
  • {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3|USE|TEXT}} → Template:Redirect10
• To specify the text following "redirects here.":
  • {{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT}} or {{Redirect text|REDIRECT|TEXT}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}
  • {{Redirect-synonym|TERM|OTHER TOPIC}} → Template:Redirect-synonym

... Not to be confused with ...

• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} → Template:Redirect-distinguish
• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} → Template:Redirect-distinguish
• {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}} → Template:Redirect-distinguish2

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

Other people

• {{Other people}} → Template:Other people
• {{Other people|NAME}} → Template:Other people
• {{Other people|NAME|PAGE}} → Template:Other people
• {{Other people|NAME|PAGE|named=titled}} → Template:Other people
• {{Other people2|PAGE}} → Template:Other people2
• {{Other people3}} → Template:Other people3

Note: same as {{About}} except uses "other people" instead of "other uses" if only 1 parameter is used

• {{Other people3|PERSON1}} → Template:Other people3
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2}} → Template:Other people3
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2|PAGE2}} → Template:Other people3
• {{Other people3|PERSON1||PAGE2}} → Template:Other people3
• {{Other people5|NAME1|NAME2|NAME3|NAME4}} → Template:Other people5

Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other people}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.

Other places

• {{Other places}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} → Template:Other places
• {{Other places|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses2}} → Template:Other places
• {{Other places3|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} → Template:Other places3

Other ships

For articles on ships:

• {{Other ships|SHIP1}} → Template:Other ships

Distinguish

"Not to be confused with …"

• {{Distinguish|PAGE1}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}
• {{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} → {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}
• {{Distinguish2|TEXT}} → Template:Distinguish2

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

• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} → Template:Redirect-distinguish
• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} → Template:Redirect-distinguish
• {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}} → Template:Redirect-distinguish2
  • Also may be used as {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT}} → Template:Redirect-distinguish2

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

• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT}} → Template:Technical reasons
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|PAGE}} → Template:Technical reasons
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION|PAGE}} → Template:Technical reasons
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION1|PAGE1|DESCRIPTION2|PAGE2}} → Template:Technical reasons
• {{Technical reasons|REDIRECT|DESCRIPTION1|PAGE1|DESCRIPTION2|PAGE2|DESCRIPTION3|PAGE3}} → Template:Technical reasons

Miscellaneous (hurricanes, Pope Stephen, Wiki selfref)

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

• {{Key people}}
• {{Other hurricanes}}
• {{Pope Stephen ToP Dab}}
• {{Selfref}}

Categories

Category-specific templates:

• {{Category see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER}} → Template:Category see also

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.

• {{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE}} → Template:Cat main
• {{Category explanation|colourless green ideas}} → Template:Category explanation
• {{Category pair|TOPIC1|TOPIC2}} → Template:Category pair
• {{Preceding category|OTHER TOPIC}} → Template:Preceding category
• {{Succeeding category|OTHER TOPIC}} → Template:Succeeding category
• {{Contrast|OTHERCAT1|OTHERCAT2}} → Template:Contrast
• {{Contrast|OTHERCAT1|OTHERCAT2|plural=yes}} → Template:Contrast

User pages

• {{This user talk|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
  

Notes

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.