Template:Wiki/Doc

Description & Usage

Note:The Wikipedia icon pipe trick can also be used, but it will be less clear that the link goes to Wikipedia. See also: Help:Linking.

This template is a faster way to link to Wikipedia articles. Normally if you want to link to a Wikipedia article such as Wikipedia icon IMI Desert Eagle, you have to write the entire title twice [[w:IMI Desert Eagle|IMI Desert Eagle]] and it's a hassle. This template skips that step when the displayed text will be the same as the title of the article you are linking to, and it also adds a handy icon to make it clear to the reader that the link goes to Wikipedia, instead of somewhere internal.

To link to another language page of Wikipedia, use: {{Wiki|<lang-prefix>:ARTICLE}}, see the example below.

Note:{{wikipedia}} and {{w}} redirect to {{wiki}}, so they're equivalent.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Preview
No Parameters	Creates a link to Wikipedia Home page with language selection.	{{wiki}}	Wikipedia icon Wikipedia
{{{1}}}	Full name of the article on Wikipedia.	{{wiki|Valve Corporation}}	Wikipedia icon Valve Corporation
{{{2}}}	Alternative name of the link.	{{wiki|Valve Corporation|Valve}} {{wiki|es:Half-Life 2|HL2 (Spanish Wikipedia)}}	Wikipedia icon Valve Wikipedia icon HL2 (Spanish Wikipedia)
{{{section}}}	The section to link to (also works with {{{2}}}).	{{wiki|Half-Life 2|section=Gameplay}}	Wikipedia icon Half-Life 2 § Gameplay
{{{icon}}} {{{text}}}	Hide/shows the icon. Values: show (default), hide	{{wiki|icon=hide}} {{wiki|text=hide}}	Wikipedia icon Wikipedia Wikipedia icon