Template:Efn
Explanatory footnotes or Efn are footnotes which provide something other than, or more than, a reference to a source that supports the accompanying text. The following explanation is transcluded from Help:Footnotes#Footnotes: predefined groups.
There are several predefined groups that can have a reference list styled so that the label (a superscripted character within square brackets, e.g., [1]) of an explanatory note or citation (aka footnote, reference) matches and links to the note marker label located in the main text and the label in front of the note's text in the appropriate group's list. There can be more than one of these groups' lists in the Notes, References and other similarly purposed sections.
These predefined note and citation groups have templates that make the wikitext markup simpler. These templates also allow a standard reference to be inserted, so that an explanatory note can have a reference, or citations can be nested.
Note: If the note's text has a reference name that is used more than once, the labels will still match, but the clickable alpha characters that toggle the note's display will be next to the note's label, with links to the multiple locations of its marker in the main text. See WP:REFNAME and the first point below in § Issues.
Template use by reference group type change
| Group type | Footnote marker template or markup |
Reference list template |
Sample labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| none | <ref>...</ref>
|
{{reflist}}
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
| none | {{refn}} (for nested references)
| ||
| lower-alpha | {{efn}}{{efn-la}} |
{{notelist}}{{notelist-la}} |
a b c d e f g h i j |
| upper-alpha | {{efn-ua}} |
{{notelist-ua}} |
A B C D E F G H I J |
| lower-roman | {{efn-lr}} |
{{notelist-lr}} |
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x |
| upper-roman | {{efn-ur}} |
{{notelist-ur}} |
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X |
| lower-greek | {{efn-lg}} |
{{notelist-lg}} |
α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ |
| note | {{NoteTag}} |
{{NoteFoot}} |
note 1 note 2 note 3 |
{{efn}}supports|name=and|group=, which work the same as the parameters in<ref>. Do not enclose values in quotes.{{notelist}}supports the column parameter,|refs=and|group=, which work the same as the parameters in{{reflist}}. Do not enclose values in quotes.
In these examples, the footnote labels match between the footnote marker and the reference list:
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.{{efn|Footnote 1}} Consectetur adipisicing elit.{{efn|Footnote 2}} Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.{{efn|Footnote 3}}
{{notelist}}
|
|
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.{{efn-lr|Footnote 1}} Consectetur adipisicing elit.{{efn-lr|Footnote 2}} Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.{{efn-lr|Footnote 3}}
{{notelist-lr}}
|
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.[lower-roman 1] Consectetur adipisicing elit.[lower-roman 2] Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.[lower-roman 3] |
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.{{efn|name=fn1|Footnote 1}} Consectetur adipisicing elit.{{efn|Footnote 2}} Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.{{efn|name=fn1}}
{{notelist}}
|
|
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.{{efn|name=fn1}} Consectetur adipisicing elit.{{efn|name=fn2}} Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.{{efn|name=fn1}}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=fn1|Very long footnote 1}}
{{efn|name=fn2|Very long footnote 2}}
}}
|
|
Issues change
- Multiple backlink labels (see WP:REFNAME) are always styled as lower-alpha. This can be confusing when
{{efn}}is used. See the note in the introduction of this section, above. - The entries in the reference list will show the default decimal styling if:
- The value for
|group=in{{reflist}}or<references />does not exactly match one of the predefined values; use{{efn}}or variant as|group=will not be needed. - The value for
|group=in{{reflist}}or<references />is enclosed by quotes; use{{efn}}or variant as|group=will not be needed. {{reflist}}is indented with the:markup.<references />is used instead of{{reflist}}
- The value for
- The entries in the reference list will have no styling if:
- A reference is included in
{{navbox}}or one of the variants and the style is set tobodyclass=hlist; to resolve this, replace the style withlistclass=hlist.
- A reference is included in
Example articles change
- Logic Theorist (a short article showing basic usage)
- Chinese room (a long and complex article which uses all the features: named footnotes, list defined notes, etc.)
- Empire of Brazil
- John Diefenbaker (with name= and notes in {{notes}})
- USS Monitor
Template data change
Description:Inserts an explanatory footnote. Notes can be named and grouped.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | 1 reference text content | Text of the note | Content | suggested |
| Ref. name | name | Reference name of the note | String | suggested |
| Reference group | group | Styled group to which the note belongs
| String | suggested |