Template:Hatnote/doc

Usage and purpose

This template is primarily used to add disambiguation links (dab is Wikipedia shorthand for "disambiguation") to the top of article pages. It places an HTML div- / div block around the material given as its only argument, which provides standardized formatting (contents are indented and italicized in most displays); it also isolates the contained code to make sure that it is interpreted correctly.

It is also used as the "meta-template" for additional specialized disambiguation link templates; see Wikipedia:Otheruses templates (example usage) for a list.

Note that contrary to what could be inferred from its name, this template does not automatically create links of any kind; links and any other additional formatting must be explicitly added.

Examples

These five examples demonstrate use of the {{indent}} family of templates to provide different forcing wrap effects. The last shows the effect of an embedded HTML '<br />' line break.

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{{dablink|See also [[Murphy's Law]], [[Finagle's Law]] and [[Murphy's laws of combat]]. For the album by British rock band [[Spear of Destiny (band)|Spear of Destiny]], see [[Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)]]}}

gives

See also Murphy's Law, Finagle's Law and Murphy's laws of combat. For the album by British rock band Spear of Destiny, see Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)

Indent

{{dablink|See also [[Murphy's Law]], [[Finagle's Law]] and [[Murphy's laws of combat]]. {{I}}For the album by British rock band [[Spear of Destiny (band)|Spear of Destiny]], see [[Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)]]}}

gives

See also Murphy's Law, Finagle's Law and Murphy's laws of combat. Template:IFor the album by British rock band Spear of Destiny, see Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)

Bigger indent (nine spaces)

{{dablink|See also [[Murphy's Law]], [[Finagle's Law]] and [[Murphy's laws of combat]]. {{I|9}}For the album by British rock band [[Spear of Destiny (band)|Spear of Destiny]], see [[Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)]]}}

gives

See also Murphy's Law, Finagle's Law and Murphy's laws of combat. Template:IFor the album by British rock band Spear of Destiny, see Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)

Break with no indent

{{dablink|See also [[Murphy's Law]], [[Finagle's Law]] and [[Murphy's laws of combat]]. {{I0}}For the album by British rock band [[Spear of Destiny (band)|Spear of Destiny]], see [[Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)]]}}

gives

See also Murphy's Law, Finagle's Law and Murphy's laws of combat. Template:I0For the album by British rock band Spear of Destiny, see Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)

Break using <br/>

{{dablink|See also [[Murphy's Law]], [[Finagle's Law]] and [[Murphy's laws of combat]]. <br />For the album by British rock band [[Spear of Destiny (band)|Spear of Destiny]], see [[Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)]]}}

gives

See also Murphy's Law, Finagle's Law and Murphy's laws of combat.
For the album by British rock band Spear of Destiny, see Sod's Law (Spear of Destiny album)