Template:About/doc

is a commonly used hatnote template on Wikipedia, and should be placed at the top of an article (but following, if present), linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead. The template has several formats, including:

Alternately, a  parameter can be added to the  template for use at the top of a section. When using this parameter, the wording in the template changes to specify that it is being used in a section:

A text option adds text to the end; note that this should be only used when truly necessary, and the other hatnote templates listed below don't suffice. This template also supports selfref.

For more options, find "" in the text below.

For reference, see hatnote and documentation below.

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{	"description": "This template is a hatnote in the format \"This page is about … For other uses …\".", "params": { "1": {			"label": "Page description", "type": "string", "description": "What the page this template is placed on is about (\"This page is about …\")", "suggested": true },		"2": {			"label": "Other page 1 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the first other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to \"For other uses\".", "suggested": true },		"3": {			"label": "Other page 1 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\".", "suggested": true },		"4": {			"label": "Other page 2 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the second other page is about." },		"5": {			"label": "Other page 2 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the second other page. If unused or blank and parameter 4 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." },		"6": {			"label": "Other page 3 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the third other page is about." },		"7": {			"label": "Other page 3 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the third other page. If unused or blank and parameter 6 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." },		"8": {			"label": "Other page 4 description", "type": "string", "description": "What the fourth other page is about." },		"9": {			"label": "Other page 4 title", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the fourth other page. If unused or blank and parameter 8 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." },		"section": { "type": "string", "description": "Pass \"yes\" in this parameter to get wording appropriate for use at the top of a section.", "autovalue": "yes" },       "text": { "label": "Custom text", "type": "string", "description": "Text to be appended to the end." }	} }