Template:About

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{{About}} is a commonly used hatnote template, and should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead.

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This template is a hatnote in the format "This page is about … For other uses …".

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page description	1	What the page this template is placed on is about ("This page is about …")	String	required
Other page 1 description	2	What the first other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".	String	suggested
Other page 1 title	3	The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	suggested
Other page 2 description	4	What the second other page is about.	String	optional
Other page 2 title	5	The title of the second other page. If unused or blank and parameter 4 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	optional
Other page 3 description	6	What the third other page is about.	String	optional
Other page 3 title	7	The title of the third other page. If unused or blank and parameter 6 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	optional
Other page 4 description	8	What the fourth other page is about.	String	optional
Other page 4 title	9	The title of the fourth other page. If unused or blank and parameter 8 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".	Page name	optional
section	section	Pass "yes" in this parameter to get wording appropriate for use at the top of a section. Auto value yes	String	optional
Custom text	text	Text to be appended to the end.	String	optional

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