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The template {{anchor}} inserts one or more HTML fragment identifiers (anchor names) in a page. Those locations can then be linked to using [[#Location|...]]
syntax. (Usually the first letter of the location is capitalised to reflect the common capitalisation used in section headers β see en:MOS:HEAD.)
Examples πΉπ½πΌπ°πΉπ³π΄πΉ
{{anchor|Foo}}
could be linked to with[[#Foo|...]]
from within the same article,
or it could be linked to with[[Article name#Foo|...]]
from other articles and from redirects.- Anchors can be more suitable for inter-article linking than section titles are. For example:
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{{anchor|Foo}}
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Here, links via[[Article name#Foo]]
would remain valid even if the section were renamed. (Note that the anchor is placed before the section name; otherwise browsers may hide the section title from view.) However, as noted under Limitations below, it may be preferable to use direct HTML rather than the template within section titles:
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<span id="Foo"></span>
ππ°πΏππ°πΌπ΄π»π΄πΉπ½π:SpSection title == - The template can be used to create multiple anchors with a single call. For example,
{{anchor|Foo|Bar|baz}}
will create three anchors that can then be linked to with[[#Foo]]
,[[#Bar]]
and[[#baz]]
.
Limitations πΉπ½πΌπ°πΉπ³π΄πΉ
Character | Code | Template | Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
" | " "
|
N/A | (double) quotation mark |
# | #
|
N/A | hash (number sign) |
| | |
|
{{!}}
|
pipe (vertical bar) |
= | =
|
{{=}}
|
equals sign |
- Anchor names that contain any character shown in the table on the right will not work as expected. However, any of these characters can be replaced with the "&#" codes shown for them here. Or, the pipe symbol and equals sign can be worked around with
{{!}}
and{{=}}
, respectively. Markup code such as<sup>...</sup>
and<sub>...</sub>
(superscript and subscript) cannot be used. Most other characters, including white space and punctuation, are not a problem. - Anchor names should be unique on a page, and should not duplicate any heading titles. Duplicate anchors will not work as expected since the
#location
links go to the first anchor with that name. Duplicate anchors result in invalid HTML; you can check for duplicate anchors by running the page through the W3C Markup Validation Service. - If the template is added to a section title then the code will appear in the edit summary window when that section is edited, as in "
/* {{Anchor|Issues}}Limitations */ New issue
". Also, when the section is saved, browsers may not return to the section. Consider using<span id="..."></span>
directly, rather than using the anchor template, when in a section title. - Anchor links are case sensitive in some browsers, so treat all anchor links as case sensitive.
Use in tables πΉπ½πΌπ°πΉπ³π΄πΉ
Anchors may be used within tables, subject to certain restrictions. The{{Anchor}}
template may be used in the caption and cells of a table, but not those portions of a table that are outside the caption and cells. It is used on the table's caption thus: |+ {{Anchor|FooX}} A table caption
!{{Anchor|Foo1}} A header cell
!style="background:white"| {{Anchor|Foo2}} A header cell with styling
|{{Anchor|Foo3}} A data cell
|rowspan="2"|{{Anchor|Foo4}} A data cell spanning two rows
{{Anchor}}
is not in that portion of the markup intended for the classes, styles etc. Thus, {{Anchor}}
cannot be placed anywhere on lines that begin with {|
(start of table) or |-
(new row), and the following forms of cell are not valid: !{{Anchor|Foo1}}| A header cell
!style="background:white" {{Anchor|Foo2}}| A header cell with styling
|{{Anchor|Foo3}}| A data cell
|rowspan="2" {{Anchor|Foo4}}| A data cell spanning two rows
id=
attribute. This is placed in that portion of the markup where the classes, styles etc. may be used, as follows: {|id="FooX" class="wikitable"
|-id="FooY"
!id="Foo1"| A header cell
!style="background:white" id="Foo2"| A header cell with styling
|id="Foo3"| A data cell
|rowspan="2" id="Foo4"| A data cell spanning two rows
id=
attribute may appear before, between or after any other attributes that may be present, but only one id=
attribute (so only one working anchor) may be used in each of these areas.
TemplateData πΉπ½πΌπ°πΉπ³π΄πΉ
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.
TemplateData for AnchorThe template {{Anchor|id}} inserts one or more HTML anchors in a page. Those locations can then be linked to using [[#id|...]] syntax. The parameters here are for convenience; no parameter name is required in the template itself.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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First anchor | 1 | First anchor; Only the first anchor is required. | String | required |
Second anchor | 2 | Second anchor. | String | optional |
Third anchor | 3 | Third anchor. For additional anchors, just type in 4 as the parameter name for the next, 5 for the next after that, and so on. | String | optional |
See also πΉπ½πΌπ°πΉπ³π΄πΉ
{{Visible anchor}}
{{Anchored list}}
{{Anchor comment}}
{{Shortcut}}
- en:WP:ANCHOR
- en:WP:TARGET