Template:Correct title/doc

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Template:Correct title is a Wikipedia maintenance template that produces an article hatnote to help explain to readers that restrictions on titles containing colons, periods, and some other characters (noted at WP:TITLESPECIALCHARACTERS) affect the page name of the page they are reading.

Examples

For issues with the (#) sign, pass the |reason=# parameter:

{{Correct title|C# (programming language)|reason=#}}

For issues with any of (< > [ ] { }), pass the |reason=bracket parameter:

{{Correct title|Benzo[a]pyrene|reason=bracket}}

For issues with :, pass the |reason=: parameter:

{{Correct title|DK: King of Swing|reason=:}}

The template can also be used without a reason, which produces:

Template	Involves	Correct name	Actual article name
{{Italic title}}	Title in italics	To Kill a Mockingbird	To Kill a Mockingbird
{{Lowercase title}}	Lowercase first character	eBay	EBay
{{Correct title\|reason=bracket}}	< > [ ] { }	Benzo[a]pyrene	Benzo(a)pyrene
{{Correct title\|reason=#}}	#	Pilot #5	Pilot No. 5
{{Correct title\|reason=:}}	/ :	DK: King of Swing	DK King of Swing
{{DISPLAYTITLE}}	Various	_NSAKEY	NSAKEY

Template:Correct title/doc

Examples

See also