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Disambiguation pages ("dab pages") are, like redirects, non-article pages in the article namespace. Disambiguation pages are solely intended to allow users to choose among several Wikipedia articles, usually when a user searches for an ambiguous term. This style guideline is intended to make this process more efficient by giving disambiguation pages a consistent look and avoiding distracting information, such as extraneous links (internal or external). It applies to pages containing only disambiguation content, whether or not the page title contains the word "(disambiguation)". This guide does not apply to articles which are about a primary topic but contain a "see also" notice or the like.
Page naming conventions
Linking to WiktionaryRather than including a dictionary definition of a word, create a cross-link to our sister project, Wiktionary. To do this, use one of the "Wiktionary parameter templates" on the first line. The multiple-option templates are useful if you want to link to dictionary entries with alternate capitalizations (star, Star, and STAR, for example).
Linking to a primary topicWhen a page has "(disambiguation)" in the title, users are unlikely to stumble on it by accident. They will arrive there by clicking on a link from the primary topic article, by searching, or by directly typing its URL. The link on the main article should be similar to:
The {{otheruses}} template series can be used. Since it is very unlikely that this well-known meaning is what they are looking for, it should not be mixed in with the other links. It is recommended to place the link back to the primary topic at the top, like this:
Introductory lineLike a standard article, the title of the page should be in bold (not italic). It should begin a sentence fragment ending with a colon, introducing a bulleted list:
It is not necessary to repeat all the possible variations of capitalization or punctuation: "AU may refer to" is preferable over "AU, au, Au or A-U may refer to". Individual entriesKeep in mind that the primary purpose of the disambiguation page is to help people find the information they want quickly and easily. These pages are not for exploration, but only to help the user navigate to a specific article.
Example:
Examples of individual entries that should not be created
On a page called Title, generally do not create an entry for:
You may want to create entries on the same page for:
"Title Island", "Title River" or "River Title" may be worth listing in cases where the "Island"/"River" part is often omitted, so "Catalina" might include "Santa Catalina Island". List other entries of which Title is a part in a "See also" section unless the subject is very frequently referred to simply by the single name. MisspellingsCommon misspellings should only be listed if there is a genuine risk of confusion or misspelling. These cross-links should be placed in a separate section entitled "Common misspellings" or "See also". For example, in a page called Kington (disambiguation), a link to Kingston (disambiguation) would appropriately be included in the See also section. PipingPiping means concealing the actual title of a linked article by replacing it with other text, typically to suppress parenthetical expressions. Do not pipe the name of the links to the articles being listed (for example, Moment (physics)). In many cases, this may be all the user needs to distinguish the article. Exceptions:
If a word in the description is linked (an unusual occurrence), you may use piping in that link. This guidance to avoid piping means that a link to a redirect term will sometimes be preferred to a direct link, if the redirect term contains the disambiguation title and the redirect target does not. For example, in Delta (disambiguation), a link to the redirect term Delta Quadrant would be preferred over its target, Galactic quadrants (Star Trek). Specific entry typesForeign languagesFor foreign-language terms, be sure an article exists or could be written for the word or phrase in question. Usually this means that the term has been at least partially adopted into English or is used by specialists.
Avoid adding lines for words or phrases that are simply spelled the same as an English term. For example:
People
For people, include their birth and death years (when known), and only enough descriptive information that the reader can distinguish between different people with the same name. Keep in mind the conventions for birth and death dates, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Dates of birth and death. Do not include a, an or the before the description of the person's occupation or role.
PlacesFor places, it may only be necessary to write the name of the article.
It might be appropriate to add the country after the link. Leave the country unlinked.
RedlinksLinks to non-existent articles ("redlinks") may be included only when an editor is confident that an encyclopedia article could be written on the subject. Adding links to articles not yet written should be done with care. There is no need to brainstorm all occurrences of the page title and create redlinks to articles that are unlikely ever to be written, or likely to be removed as insufficiently notable topics. Do include a redlink when another article links to the ambiguous article with none of the disambiguation options in mind. (A list of links to an article can be obtained using Special:What links here.) Redlinks should usually not be the only link in a given entry; link also to an existing article, so that a reader (as opposed to a contributing editor) will have somewhere to navigate to for additional information. A (contrived) example:
In this example, the architectural motif is judged to be appropriate for a future article, but the noodle is not. ShipsLists consisting entirely of ships replace disambiguation pages. Where a vessel is listed among other entries by a hull number or other abbreviation, the entry should conform to the style for ships. SynonymsIf the link is to a synonym, simply use it as it is named:
URL anchor notationIf the item described appears as part of another page, link to the relevant section of that page instead (using the #anchor notation) and conceal that by making it a piped link, as shown with "coin", below. In this case the link may not start the line, but it should still be the only wikilink.
Only use this feature if the item being described actually appears on the page you are linking to, so avoid:
if the television article does not mention it. Order of entriesIn most cases, place the items in order of usage, with the most-used meanings appearing at the top and less common meanings below. A recommended order is:
Unless the list is quite short, separate the articles in categories (1) and (2) from those in (3) and (4), with the "may also be" line shown below:
Longer listsThe list may be broken up by subject area:
Section headers may be used on longer lists instead of, or in addition to, bold subject area headings, but using more than a single level, as on Aurora (disambiguation), is rarely necessary. {{TOCright}} can be used to place the table of contents on the right hand side of the page to eliminate excess white space. ImagesIncluding images is discouraged unless they aid in selecting between articles. Examples of this are the images at Congo (disambiguation) and Mississippi Delta (disambiguation). The "See also" sectionThere may be a "See also" section which can include:
The disambig noticeDepending on the type of disambiguation page, there are different templates to use, including {{disambig}} which is for general use, {{Geodis}} for locations, {{Hndis}} for human names and {{Numberdis}} for number related pages. However, if the page encompasses multiple topics, {{disambig}} should be used to avoid confusion. Place the appropriate template at the bottom of the page. {{disambig}} produces the following message (as of December 2006), and also assigns the Category:Disambiguation to the page. If a disambiguation page needs cleaning up to bring it into conformance with this style manual, use {{disambig-cleanup}}. This replaces both {{disambig}} and {{cleanup-date}}. Don't use {{subst:disambig}} or {{subst:disambig-cleanup}}, as the contents of this notice may change in the future (see Information on Transclusion). If topical categorization of the disambiguation page seems to be needed, please bring this need up for discussion at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation. Experience has shown that ad hoc and un-discussed category creation is controversial and prone to create agitation among the many editors working in the area of disambiguation. Be bold, but as that exhortation warns, don't be reckless. Break rulesFor every style suggestion above, there's some page which has a good reason to do something else. These guidelines are intended for consistency, but usefulness to the reader is the principal goal. So ignore these guidelines if you have a good reason. See also
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