This is a documentation subpage for Template:Glossary term. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

The default behavior of this template is to display a boxed string "The Wikipedia Glossary has an entry for" with a link to the entry at Wikipedia:Glossary with the same name as the Wikipedia page on which it appears.

This template takes up to two optional parameters which will alter the expression used to link to the Glossary.

• {{Glossary term |alternative term link |different display text, if desired}}

Examples

1. {{Glossary term |1=Hatnote |2=hat note}}

produces:

The Wikipedia Glossary has an entry for hat note.

2. {{Glossary term |1=Three-revert rule |2=three revert rule}}

produces:

The Wikipedia Glossary has an entry for three revert rule.

3. {{Glossary term |Watchlist |Watch list}}

produces:

The Wikipedia Glossary has an entry for Watch list.

Limitations

[] - square brackets

• You cannot use square brackets ("[" and "]") in the first parameter.

To resolve this use "[" and "]" instead:

TemplateData

See also

• {{ glossary}}, {{ glossary end}}, {{ term}} and {{ defn}}, the glossary structure templates
• {{ dfn}} the more general <dfn> template
• {{ glossary link}}, for creating in-line, structured links to particular entries in topical glossaries