Template:Refname rules
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Usage
[edit source]This template outlines the rules for HTML ids.
There are two unnamed parameters:
- The beginning text; defaults to "Names for footnotes and groups must follow these rules:"
- Additional rules; start each entry on a newline; bullet as needed
Example:
Default:
{{Refname rules}}
Names for footnotes and groups must follow these rules:
- Names are case-sensitive
- Names may not be purely numeric
- Names must be unique—you cannot use the same name to define different groups or footnotes
- Quotes are optional if the only characters used are letters A–Z, a–z, digits 0–9, and the symbols
!$%&()*,-.:;<@[]^_`{|}~- The quote marks must be the standard keyboard marks (
"); curly or other quotes will be parsed as part of the reference name.- Inclusion of any other characters, including spaces, requires that the name be enclosed in double straight quotes (
")- If a name is quoted when defined, it must also be quoted for additional invocations (i.e.
name="something"is not the same asname=something).- Quote-enclosed names may not include a less-than sign (
<) or a double straight quote symbol (")- Please consider keeping names simple and restricted to the standard English alphabet and numerals.
- (You may optionally provide names even when the name is not required.)
With parameters:
{{Refname rules|A custom ID must follow these rules:|
* If CITEREF is used, then spaces in the {{para|ref}} field must be replaced with underscores}}
A custom ID must follow these rules:
- Names are case-sensitive
- Names may not be purely numeric
- Names must be unique—you cannot use the same name to define different groups or footnotes
- Quotes are optional if the only characters used are letters A–Z, a–z, digits 0–9, and the symbols
!$%&()*,-.:;<@[]^_`{|}~- The quote marks must be the standard keyboard marks (
"); curly or other quotes will be parsed as part of the reference name.- Inclusion of any other characters, including spaces, requires that the name be enclosed in double straight quotes (
")- If a name is quoted when defined, it must also be quoted for additional invocations (i.e.
name="something"is not the same asname=something).- Quote-enclosed names may not include a less-than sign (
<) or a double straight quote symbol (")- If CITEREF is used, then spaces in the
|ref=field must be replaced with underscores- Please consider keeping names simple and restricted to the standard English alphabet and numerals.
- (You may optionally provide names even when the name is not required.)