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== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
<span style="color:darkgreen;">This code: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to <nowiki>[[foo]]</nowiki>}} produces:</span> {{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to [[foo]]}}
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* <span style="color:darkgreen;">This code: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to <nowiki>[[foo]]</nowiki>}} produces:</span> {{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to [[foo]]}}
<span style="color:darkgreen;">This code: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to <nowiki>[[foo]].</nowiki>}} produces:</span>{{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to [[foo]].}}
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* <span style="color:darkgreen;">This code: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to <nowiki>[[foo]].</nowiki>}} produces:</span>{{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to [[foo]].}}
<span style="color:red;">This code: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to <nowiki>[[foo]]:</nowiki>}} (undesirably) produces:</span>{{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to [[foo]]:}}
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* <span style="color:red;">This code: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to <nowiki>[[foo]]:</nowiki>}} (undesirably) produces:</span>{{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|articles related to [[foo]]:}}
  
 
==Redirects==
 
==Redirects==

Revision as of 00:25, 4 March 2019

This template is for use on category pages (in the Category: namespace), producing a hatnote describing the category. It takes a single parameterTemplate:Snd the category descriptionTemplate:Snd producing the hatnote:

This category is for

followed by that description. Any spaces surrounding the parameter are removed, and a space is inserted before it. It should be worded so as to make the result a complete English sentence. A period (full stop) will be added to the end if the parameter does not already end with a period. The hatnote is indented and on a new line (technically, in a new <div>).

Examples

  • This code: {{Category explanation|articles related to [[foo]]}} produces:
  • This code: {{Category explanation|articles related to [[foo]].}} produces:
  • This code: {{Category explanation|articles related to [[foo]]:}} (undesirably) produces:

Redirects

See also

Other category-header templates