Template:Citation needed: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:12, 20 October 2025

Use this template when an uncited claim is made in an article. The "Articles in need of citations" category is automatically applied to the article when published.

Usage

Simply add {{Citation needed}} after the statement that needs a citation. This creates a superscript "citation needed" tag that appears as:

I want to mark this^{[citation needed]}

Examples

Examples of usage for the template

Example	Result
Some cars can fly`{{Citation needed}}`	Some cars can fly^{[citation needed]}
The sky is blue`{{Citation needed\|date=January 2024}}`	The sky is blue^{[citation needed (January 2024)]}
This fact requires proof`{{Citation needed\|reason=Source is personal account}}`	This fact requires proof^{[citation needed - Source is personal account]}
This fact requires proof`{{Citation needed\|reason=No reliable sources\|date=Jan 2024}}`	This fact also requires proof^{[citation needed - No reliable sources (Jan 2024)]}

Template Data

The parameters accepted by this template.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	When the tag was added	Date	optional
Reason	`reason`	Why a citation is needed (if unclear)	String	optional
Disable category	`nocat`	If set to “yes”, disable the ‘Articles in need of citations’ category from automatically appearing. Example “yes” to disable category, anything else to enable.	String	optional

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-<noinclude>
+<includeonly><sup>&#91;<i>[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability|citation needed]]</i>{{#if:{{{reason|}}}|&#32;&#45;&#32;{{{reason}}}}}{{#if:{{{date|}}}|&#32;&#40;{{{date}}}&#41;}}&#93;</sup>{{#ifeq:{{{nocat}}}|yes||[[Category:Articles in need of citations]]}}</includeonly><noinclude>
-= Template:Citation needed =
+Use this template when an uncited claim is made in an article. The "[[:Category: Articles in need of citations|Articles in need of citations]]" category is automatically applied to the article when published.
-This template creates a superscript citation needed tag that appears as: {{Citation needed}}
 == Usage ==
 Simply add <nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki> after the statement that needs a citation.
+This creates a superscript "citation needed" tag that appears as:
+ I want to mark this{{Citation needed}}
+=== Examples ===
+Examples of usage for the template
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Example !! Result
+|-
+|Some cars can fly<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki></code> || Some cars can fly{{Citation needed}}
+|-
+|The sky is blue<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}</nowiki></code>||The sky is blue{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
+|-
+|This fact requires proof<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|reason=Source is personal account}}</nowiki></code>||This fact requires proof{{Citation needed|reason=Source is personal account}}
+|-
+|This fact requires proof<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources|date=Jan 2024}}</nowiki></code>||This fact also requires proof{{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources|date=Jan 2024}}
+|}
-=== Examples ===
+<ul>
-* Some cars can fly{{Citation needed}}
+<li></li>
-* The sky is blue{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
+<li></li>
-* This fact requires proof{{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources provided}}
+<li></li>
+<li></li>
+</ul>
+=== Template Data ===
-=== Parameters ===
+<templatedata>
-* date - When the tag was added (optional)
+{
-* reason - Why a citation is needed (optional)
+	"params": {
+		"date": {
+			"description": "When the tag was added ",
+			"type": "date",
+			"label": "Date"
+		},
+		"reason": {
+			"description": "Why a citation is needed (if unclear)",
+			"type": "string",
+			"label": "Reason"
+		},
+		"nocat": {
+			"label": "Disable category",
+			"description": "If set to “yes”, disable the ‘Articles in need of citations’ category from automatically appearing.",
+			"example": "“yes” to disable category, anything else to enable.",
+			"type": "string"
+		}
+	},
+	"description": "The parameters accepted by this template. ",
+	"format": "inline"
+}
+</templatedata>
 == See also ==
-* [[Template:Cite]]
+* [[Template:Cite web]]
-* [[Template:Reference]]
-* [[Help:References]]
 [[Category:Citation templates]]
-[[Category:Documentation templates]]
+[[Category:Inline cleanup templates]]
 </noinclude>
-<includeonly><sup>[''citation needed''{{{date:+as of %s|}}} {{{reason:+– %s|}}}]</sup></includeonly>