Difference between revisions of "Help:References"

A ''basic'' reference template looks like this: <code><nowiki>{{ref |text=This is a reference.}}</nowiki></code>. Notice that it's enclosed by double curly braces (<code>{{}}</code>). The ''template name'' comes first ("ref"), followed by ''parameters'', all separated by vertical bars (<code>|</code>). Named parameters, like "text=" require the parameter name and equals sign along with your input, as shown above. Unnamed parameters (you'll see these below, in all caps) should be completely replaced by your input. When placed in the text of an article, it will be automatically rendered as a superscript, bracketed number: <code>{{ref |text=This is a reference.}}</code>. It links to the bottom of the page, where you'll see that same number along with the text: <references />