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Template:Key needed/doc

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Usage

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{{key needed|reason=text to replace default message on mouseover|date=November 2024|pre-text=text to be displayed before the text in the reason parameter|post-text=text to be displayed after the text in the reason parameter}}

This should be used in articles where the correctness of a word, term or phrase's spelling or rendering is unknown. See also {{clarify}} for other text that is difficult to understand. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

Tracking categories

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TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Key needed in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Key needed

This should be used in articles where a graph, map, or diagram is ambiguous due to the lack of a key.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
mouseover textreason

explanation of why a key must be shown

Example
map shows coloured areas with no explanation of what each colour represents
Auto value
A key is needed for the graph, map, or diagram preceding this tag.
Lineoptional
month and yeardate

the month and year the tag was added

Default
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Example
March 2018
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Datesuggested

See also

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