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{{Tl|About}} is a commonly used hatnote [[wp:Template|template]] on Wikipedia, and so should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead. The {{color|#515151|'''Template:About'''}} has several formats, including:
{{Tl|About}} is a hatnote [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template template] and should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead. This template  has several formats, including:
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1}}</nowiki>{{ns|12}} → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For other uses, see [[hyperlink|Pagename (disambiguation)]].
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1}}</nowiki> → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For other uses, see [[hyperlink|Pagename (disambiguation)]].
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1||PAGE2}}</nowiki>{{ns|7}} → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For other uses, see [[hyperlink|PAGE2]].
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1||PAGE2}}</nowiki> → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For other uses, see [[hyperlink|PAGE2]].
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}}</nowiki> → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For USE2, see [[hyperlink|PAGE2]].
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}}</nowiki> → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For USE2, see [[hyperlink|PAGE2]].
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}}</nowiki> → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For USE2, see [[hyperlink|PAGE2]] and [[hyperlink|PAGE3]].
*<nowiki>{{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}}</nowiki> → {{ns}}This page is about USE1. For USE2, see [[hyperlink|PAGE2]] and [[hyperlink|PAGE3]].


For more options, find "{About}" in the text below.
For more options, find "{About}" in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:About Wikipedia Template About] page.


For reference, see [[Wikipedia:hatnotes]] and documentation below.
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 7 June 2014

This is a documentation subpage for Template:About.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

{{About}} is a hatnote template and should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead. This template has several formats, including:

  • {{About|USE1}} →    This page is about USE1. For other uses, see Pagename (disambiguation).
  • {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} →    This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →    This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} →    This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

For more options, find "{About}" in the Wikipedia Template About page.