Template:Introductory article

This article is a non-technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see [[{{{1}}}]].

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This template should be used on articles that serve as general introductions to some technical topic, also known as trampoline articles. It takes one input variable, the title of the main encyclopaedia article. For example,

{{Introductory article|Quantum mechanics}} produces:

This article is a non-technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see Quantum mechanics.

A second main article is supported. e.g.

{{Introductory article|Quantum mechanics|Uncertainty principle}} produces:

This article is a non-technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia articles, see Quantum mechanics and Uncertainty principle.

To customize the first sentence of the leadin text, an optional |leadin= parameter can be used:

{{Introductory article|Quantum mechanics|leadin=This article is an less detailed introduction to the subject.}} produces:

This article is a less detailed introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see Quantum mechanics.

The template puts the article automatically into Category:Introductory articles ( 11 ).

For the main article, place {{See introduction}} at the top.