Template:Citation needed: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:11, 16 January 2025

This template creates a superscript citation needed tag that appears as:

I want to mark this ^{[citation needed ]}

Simply add {{Citation needed}} after the statement that needs a citation.

Some cars can fly ^{[citation needed ]}
The sky is blue ^{[citation needed January 2024 ]}
This fact requires proof ^{[citation needed Source is personal account]}
This fact also requires proof ^{[citation needed January 2024 No reliable sources provided]}

No description.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
date	`date`	When the tag was added	Unknown	optional
reason	`reason`	Why a citation is needed (if unclear)	Unknown	optional

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 <li>Some cars can fly {{Citation needed}}</li>
 <li>The sky is blue {{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}</li>
-<li>This fact requires proof {{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources provided}}</li>
+<li>This fact requires proof {{Citation needed|reason=Source is personal account}}</li>
 <li>This fact also requires proof {{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources provided|date=January 2024}}</li>
 </ul>
-=== Parameters ===
+=== Template Data ===
-* date - When the tag was added (optional)
-* reason - Why a citation is needed (optional)
+<templatedata>
+{
+	"params": {
+		"date": {
+			"description": "When the tag was added "
+		},
+		"reason": {
+			"description": "Why a citation is needed (if unclear)"
+		}
+	}
+}
+</templatedata>
 == See also ==
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 </noinclude>
+<includeonly><sup>[''citation needed'' {{{date|}}} {{{reason|}}}]</sup></includeonly>
+<noinclude>
-<includeonly><span><sup>[''citation needed'' {{{reason|}}} {{{date|}}}]</sup></span></includeonly>
+</noinclude>