Difference between revisions of "Template:Refname rules"
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* Names must be unique—you cannot use the same name to define different groups or footnotes | * Names must be unique—you cannot use the same name to define different groups or footnotes | ||
* Quotation marks are optional if the only characters used are letters A–Z, a–z, digits 0–9, and the symbols <code>!$%&()*,-.:;<@[]^_`{|}~</code>. | * Quotation marks are optional if the only characters used are letters A–Z, a–z, digits 0–9, and the symbols <code>!$%&()*,-.:;<@[]^_`{|}~</code>. | ||
| − | * Inclusion of any other characters, {{em|including spaces}}, requires that the name be enclosed in quotes: <code>name="<var> | + | * Inclusion of any other characters, {{em|including spaces}}, requires that the name be enclosed in quotes: <code>name="<var>John Smith</var>"</code> (since not all later editors will know of this technical restriction, it is safest to always quote the name). |
* The quote marks must be the standard straight keyboard marks (<code>"</code>); curly or other quotes will be parsed as part of the reference name. | * The quote marks must be the standard straight keyboard marks (<code>"</code>); curly or other quotes will be parsed as part of the reference name. | ||
* Quote-enclosed names may not include a less-than sign (<code><</code>) or a double straight quote symbol (<code>"</code>). These may be escaped with <code>&lt;</code> and <code>&quot;</code>, respectively.{{#if: {{{2|}}}| | * Quote-enclosed names may not include a less-than sign (<code><</code>) or a double straight quote symbol (<code>"</code>). These may be escaped with <code>&lt;</code> and <code>&quot;</code>, respectively.{{#if: {{{2|}}}| | ||