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test>Valjean
(to avoid confusion, and use a real example with a space. It MUST have quotes.)
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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>John Smith</var>"</code> (since not all later editors will know of this technical restriction, it is safest to always quote the name).
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* Inclusion of any other characters, {{em|including spaces}}, requires that the reference 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 put quote marks around 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.
 
* 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>&amp;lt;</code> and <code>&amp;quot;</code>, respectively.{{#if: {{{2|}}}|
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* Quote-enclosed reference names may not include a less-than sign (<code><</code>) or a double straight quote symbol (<code>"</code>). These may be escaped with <code>&amp;lt;</code> and <code>&amp;quot;</code>, respectively.{{#if: {{{2|}}}|
 
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* Please consider keeping names simple and restricted to the standard [[English alphabet]] and numerals.
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* Please consider keeping reference names simple and restricted to the standard [[English alphabet]] and numerals.
* You may optionally provide names even when the name is not required. This makes later re-use of the source easier.</includeonly><noinclude>
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* You may optionally provide names even when the name is not required. This makes later re-use of the sourced reference  easier.</includeonly><noinclude>
 
{{documentation}}
 
{{documentation}}
 
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