Template:Distinguish: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 07:09, 30 July 2025

Displays a hatnote suggesting similar or confusingly titled articles.

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page 1	`1`	First page to distinguish from.	Page name	required
Page 2	`2`	Second page to distinguish from.	Page name	optional
Page 3	`3`	Third page to distinguish from.	Page name	optional
Page 4	`4`	Fourth page to distinguish from.	Page name	optional
Custom text	`text`	Custom distinguish text, used instead of generating links automatically.	String	optional

Use this template to point out similarly titled pages.

Basic:

{{Distinguish|Other Page}}

Multiple:

{{Distinguish|Page A|Page B|Page C}}

Custom text:

{{Distinguish|text=Page A (the TV series), not to be confused with Page A (the book)}}

{{Distinguish|Skill Pearl}}
{{Distinguish|Normal Bait|Advanced Bait}}

...will result in:

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 <includeonly><div class="hatnote" style="font-style: italic; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #f9f9f9; padding: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">
    {{#if:{{{text|}}}
-     | '''Not to be confused with''' {{{text}}}.
+     | ''Not to be confused with'' {{{text}}}.
-     | '''Not to be confused with''': [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2|}}}|, [[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3|}}}|, [[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4|}}}|, [[{{{4}}}]]}}
+     | ''Not to be confused with'': [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2|}}}|, [[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3|}}}|, [[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4|}}}|, [[{{{4}}}]]}}
    }}
 </div></includeonly><noinclude>