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It is not one of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>, and may reflect varying levels of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>. </div> </div></td> <td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="WP:CS2"></span><span id="H:CS2"></span><span id="H:CITE2"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:CS2%26redirect%3Dno">WP:CS2</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:CS2%26redirect%3Dno">H:CS2</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:CITE2%26redirect%3Dno">H:CITE2</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><b>Citation Style 2 (CS2)</b> is a style applied to citations on Wikipedia. It is used by default in the general purpose citation template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Citation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Citation">Citation</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, and available as an option in many other templates. The commonly-used <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation templates">citation templates</a> have two style modes.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These modes change how the citation is punctuated when it's rendered. CS2 primarily uses the comma as a separator, and it does not have a punctuation mark at the end of the citation. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation Style 1">Citation Style 1 (CS1)</a> uses the full stop as a separator and for terminal punctuation.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example:</p> <dl> <dt> CS2 </dt> <dd> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCarroll1866" class="citation cs2">Carroll, Lewis (1866), <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alice%2527s_Adventures_in_Wonderland_(1866)"><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i></a>, London: Macmillan</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Alice%27s+Adventures+in+Wonderland&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Macmillan&rft.date=1866&rft.aulast=Carroll&rft.aufirst=Lewis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikisource.org%2Fwiki%2FAlice%2527s_Adventures_in_Wonderland_%281866%29&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelp%3ACitation+Style+2" class="Z3988"></span> </dd> <dt> CS1 </dt> <dd> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarroll1866" class="citation cs1">Carroll, Lewis (1866). <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alice%2527s_Adventures_in_Wonderland_(1866)"><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i></a>. London: Macmillan.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Alice%27s+Adventures+in+Wonderland&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Macmillan&rft.date=1866&rft.aulast=Carroll&rft.aufirst=Lewis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikisource.org%2Fwiki%2FAlice%2527s_Adventures_in_Wonderland_%281866%29&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelp%3ACitation+Style+2" class="Z3988"></span> </dd> </dl> <p>When you use any template, please consider reviewing its documentation. You can find it at the template's page in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_namespace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Template namespace">template namespace</a> by searching for <code>Template:</code> plus the name of the template; for example, to find the documentation for <code>{{Citation}}</code>, enter <code>Template:Citation</code> in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Searching_from_a_web_browser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Searching from a web browser">Search box</a>.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Style"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Style</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Apply_CS2_to_a_single_citation"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Apply CS2 to a single citation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Apply_CS2_to_all_citations_in_an_article"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Apply CS2 to all citations in an article</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Citation_template"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Citation template</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Tools"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tools</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Style" data-mw-thread-id="h-Style"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Style"></span>Style<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Style"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Citation_Style_2&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Style" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Style","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <dl> <dt> With author </dt> <dd> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFElk1972" class="citation cs2">Elk, Anne (November 16, 1972), <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Anne_Elk%27s_Theory_on_Brontosauruses?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses">Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses</a></i>, Monty Python's Flying Circus</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Anne+Elk%27s+Theory+on+Brontosauruses&rft.pub=Monty+Python%27s+Flying+Circus&rft.date=1972-11-16&rft.aulast=Elk&rft.aufirst=Anne&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelp%3ACitation+Style+2" class="Z3988"></span> </dd> <dt> Without author </dt> <dd> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Anne_Elk%27s_Theory_on_Brontosauruses?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses">Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses</a></i>, Monty Python's Flying Circus, November 16, 1972</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Anne+Elk%27s+Theory+on+Brontosauruses&rft.pub=Monty+Python%27s+Flying+Circus&rft.date=1972-11-16&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelp%3ACitation+Style+2" class="Z3988"></span> </dd> </dl> <p>Citation Style 2 differs from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation Style 1">Citation Style 1</a> in these specific style characteristics:</p> <ul> <li>uses a comma to separate individual elements of a rendered citation (CS1 is a fullstop)</li> <li>terminal punctuation is omitted from the rendered citation unless overridden by <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|postscript=</code> (CS1 is a fullstop)</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Apply_CS2_to_a_single_citation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Apply_CS2_to_a_single_citation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Apply_CS2_to_a_single_citation"></span>Apply CS2 to a single citation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Apply_CS2_to_a_single_citation"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Citation_Style_2&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Apply CS2 to a single citation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Apply_CS2_to_a_single_citation","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>By default, the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Citation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Citation">Citation</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template uses CS2 formatting. To apply CS2 formatting to other citation templates, add <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr">|mode=cs2</code> to the template's parameters. For example, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Cite_web?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> uses CS1 formatting, but <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">cite web</span> <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">mode</span><span class="o">=</span>cs2<span class="p">}}</span></code> uses CS2 formatting.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Apply_CS2_to_all_citations_in_an_article" data-mw-thread-id="h-Apply_CS2_to_all_citations_in_an_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Apply_CS2_to_all_citations_in_an_article"></span>Apply CS2 to all citations in an article<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Apply_CS2_to_all_citations_in_an_article"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Citation_Style_2&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Apply CS2 to all citations in an article" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Apply_CS2_to_all_citations_in_an_article","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Add <code>{{cs1 config |mode=cs2}}</code> to the article, preferably near the top of the page,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to apply CS2 formatting to all citations on a page using <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Module:Citation/CS1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Module:Citation/CS1">Module:Citation/CS1</a>.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Citation_template" data-mw-thread-id="h-Citation_template"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Citation_template"></span>Citation template<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Citation_template"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Citation_Style_2&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Citation template" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Citation_template","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>The general purpose <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Citation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Citation">Citation</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template uses CS2 by default. It determines the citation type by examining which parameters are used. As with other citation templates, it can be used either in a footnote (between <code class="nowrap" style=""><ref>...</ref></code> tags) or in a section that lists sources. 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referencing</a> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Policies and guidelines</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Biographies of living persons</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)">Medicine</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Citing sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Scientific_citation_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Scientific citation guidelines">Scientific citations</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General advice</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">Citation needed</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Combining_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Combining sources">Combining sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Offline_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Offline sources">Offline sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Overview_of_referencing_styles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Overview of referencing styles">Referencing styles</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Citing sources</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation Style 1">Citation Style 1</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Citation Style 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_Vancouver?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation Style Vancouver">Citation Style Vancouver</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Bluebook_style_citation_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Bluebook style citation templates">Bluebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Comics_citation_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Comics citation templates">Comics</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation templates">Citation templates</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Inline_citation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Inline citation">Inline citations</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Footnotes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Footnotes">Footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Punctuation_and_footnotes" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Punctuation and footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Shortened_footnotes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Shortened footnotes">Shortened footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nesting_footnotes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Nesting footnotes">Nesting footnotes</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">Help for beginners</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Reftags?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Reftags">Reference-tags</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citations_quick_reference?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citations quick reference">Citations quick reference</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_referencing_with_Wiki_Markup/1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/1">Introduction to referencing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners_with_citation_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Referencing for beginners with citation templates">Referencing with citation templates</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners_without_using_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Referencing for beginners without using templates">Referencing without using templates</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:References_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts">Referencing dos and don'ts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia">Citing Wikipedia</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advanced help</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Cite_link_labels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Cite link labels">Cite link labels</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Cite_errors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Cite errors">Cite errors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_merging?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation merging">Citation merging (bundling)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Cite_messages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Cite messages">Cite messages</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Converting_between_references_formats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Converting between references formats">Converting between references formats</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Reference_display_customization?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Reference display customization">Reference display customization</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:References_and_page_numbers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:References and page numbers">References and page numbers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guidance_on_source_reviewing_at_FAC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guidance on source reviewing at FAC">Guidance on source reviewing at FAC</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Footnote_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Footnote templates">Footnote templates</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Citation_Style_documentation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Citation Style documentation">Citation Style documentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Multiple_references?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-disambig" title="Template:Multiple references">Multiple references</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Reflist?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Reflist">Reflist</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Refbegin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Refbegin">Refbegin</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Find_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Find sources">Find references </a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:FIND?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FIND">How to find sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_bibliographies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:List of bibliographies">Bibliographies</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library">Wikipedia Library</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request">Resource Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk">Reference Desk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Book_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Book sources">Book Sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Free_English_newspaper_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Free English newspaper sources">Free newspaper sources</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_tools?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation tools">Citation tools</a><br> (External links)</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://citer.toolforge.org/">Citer</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://sumsearch.org/cite/">Biomedical cite</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tools.wmflabs.org/citations/">Citation bot</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tools.wmflabs.org/makeref/">MakeRef</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://refill.toolforge.org/ng/">Refill</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://archive.org/">WayBack</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="navbox-styles"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"> </div> <div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wikipedia_help_pages" style="padding:3px"> <table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"> <div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"> <ul> <li class="nv-view"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_help_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Wikipedia help pages"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li> <li class="nv-talk"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template_talk:Wikipedia_help_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template talk:Wikipedia help pages"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li> <li class="nv-edit"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia_help_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia help pages"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="Wikipedia_help_pages" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Directory">Wikipedia help pages</a> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"> <div> <ul> <li><b>Visit the <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Teahouse</a></i> or the <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Help desk</a></i> for an interactive <abbr title="questions and answers">Q & A</abbr> forum.</b></li> </ul> <hr> <ul> <li><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:FAQ">FAQs</a></b> <b><abbr title="This is a list of frequently asked questions about using and contributing to Wikipedia.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk">Reference desks</a></b> <b><abbr title="Works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Noticeboards?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Noticeboards">Noticeboards</a></b> <b><abbr title="Pages where editors can ask questions and request assistance from people who are familiar with the policies and guidelines covered by each individual board.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Cheatsheet">Cheatsheet</a></b> <b><abbr title="For a list of the most commonly used Wiki markup and templates.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Directories_and_indexes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Directories and indexes">Directories</a></b> <b><abbr title="For a list of Wikipedia's directories and indexes.">(?)</abbr></b></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:About?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia's governess and customs">(?)</abbr></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administration">Administration</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Purpose?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Purpose">Purpose</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">Principles</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Policies and guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:General disclaimer">Disclaimer</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_parents?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Advice for parents">parental advice</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Request_directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Request directory">Making requests</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?">Who writes Wikipedia?</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader%27s_index_to_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reader's index to Wikipedia">Help for readers</a> <abbr title="Concerns and questions readers may have about Wikipedia">(?)</abbr></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_book_creator_status?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia book creator status">Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Copyright?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Copyright">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Glossary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Mobile_access?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Mobile access">Mobile access</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Navigation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Navigation">Navigation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Other_languages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Other languages">Other languages</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Searching?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Searching">Searching</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Student_help?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Student help">Students</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Viewing_media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Viewing media">Viewing media</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Contributing<br> to Wikipedia</a> <abbr title="Overviews and resources needed to comprehend, comment on, and edit">(?)</abbr></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guidance_for_younger_editors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors">Advice for young editors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoiding_common_mistakes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes">Avoiding common mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Simplified Manual of Style</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset">Simplified rule-set</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">"Ignore all rules"</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_rules_are_principles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The rules are principles">"The rules are principles"</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Styletips?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Style-tips</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Tip of the day">Tip of the day</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Your_first_article?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Your first article">Your first article</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">article wizard</a>)</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Getting_started?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Getting started">Getting started</a> <abbr title="Introductions and tutorials">(?)</abbr></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Why create an account?">Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Introduction?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Introduction">Introductions by topic</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphics_tutorials?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials">Graphics tutorials</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Pictures">Picture tutorial</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">IRC <span style="font-size:85%;">(live chat)</span> tutorial</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User_guide?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide">VisualEditor user guide</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts">Dos and don'ts</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and formatting standards in bullet points">(?)</abbr></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Accessibility_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Biography_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Biography dos and don'ts">Biographies</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts">Biographies (living)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Categorization dos and don'ts">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Consensus dos and don'ts">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Talk dos and don'ts">Discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts">Images</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Lead_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Lead dos and don'ts">Leads</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Linking_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts">Links</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:List_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:List dos and don'ts">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:References_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts">References</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Table_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts">Tables</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_title_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Article title dos and don'ts">Titles (of articles)</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Wikipedia how-to">How-to pages</a> and<br><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_information_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Wikipedia information pages">information pages</a> <abbr title="Topic specific informative and instructional pages">(?)</abbr></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks">Appealing blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to deletion">Article deletion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Category?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Category">Categories</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citations_quick_reference?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citations quick reference">Citations/references</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">Referencing for beginners</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation Style 1">Citation Style 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Cite_errors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Cite errors">Cite errors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:References_and_page_numbers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:References and page numbers">References and page numbers</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Convert?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Convert">Convert</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Diff?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Diff">Diff</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Editing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Editing">Editing</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Minor_edit?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Minor edit">Minor edit</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Edit toolbar">toolbar</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Edit conflict">edit conflict</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Find_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Find sources">Find sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Files?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Files">Files</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Footnotes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Footnotes">Footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_image_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion">Image deletion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Infobox?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Infobox">Infoboxes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Link?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Link">Linking</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Link_color?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Link color">link color</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Logging_in?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Logging in">Logging in</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Merging">Merging</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Page_name?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Page name">Page name</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:How_to_move_a_page?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:How to move a page">Renaming pages</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Redirect?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Redirect">Redirect</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Reset_password?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Reset password">Passwords</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Email_confirmation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Email confirmation">Email confirmation</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Reverting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Reverting">Reverting</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Simple_guide_to_vandalism_cleanup?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Simple guide to vandalism cleanup">Simple vandalism cleanup</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Talk_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Talk pages">Talk pages</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Archiving_a_talk_page?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Archiving a talk page">archiving</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Archiving_(plain_and_simple)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Archiving (plain and simple)">simple archiving</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:User_contributions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:User contributions">User contributions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:WP_search_protocol?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:WP search protocol">WP search protocol</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wiki_markup?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wiki markup">Coding</a> <abbr title="Wikitext information consists of the syntax used to format a page">(?)</abbr></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Wikitext?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Wikitext">Wiki markup</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Barchart?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Barchart">Barcharts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Calculation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Calculation">Calculations</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Special_characters?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Special characters">Characters</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Columns?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Columns">Columns</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Elevation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" 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