Template:Cite web

Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite an online web page that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

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To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite a web page article that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

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Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other</syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> Template:Documentation subpage Template:High-use Template:Cascade-protected template Template:AWB standard installation Template:Bot use warning Template:Csdoc Template:Csdoc Template:Csdoc

Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite an online web page that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

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To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite a web page article that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

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Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other</syntaxhighlight>

To cite an online web page that has been archived

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Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite an online web page that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

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Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other</syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> Template:Documentation subpage Template:High-use Template:Cascade-protected template Template:AWB standard installation Template:Bot use warning Template:Csdoc Template:Csdoc Template:Csdoc

Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite an online web page that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other</syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

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Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite an online web page that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite a web page article that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

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Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

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To cite an online web page that has been archived

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To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other</syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

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Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite an online web page that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

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Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite an online web page that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">

Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite an online web page that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

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Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

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To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite an online web page that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

Template:Sandbox other </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">

Usage

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite an online web page that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End

To cite a web page with a credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page with no credited author

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page article that has been archived

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite a web page written in a foreign language

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
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doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
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hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
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jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
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medrxiv
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ol-access	Template:Tooltip
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osti-access	Template:Tooltip
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pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
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s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
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url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
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mode		cs1 or cs2
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If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:
Cite news:	Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

See also

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Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> Usage To cite a web page with a credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page with no credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite an online web page that has been archived <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page written in a foreign language <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End To cite a web page with a credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page with no credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page article that has been archived <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page written in a foreign language <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End Full parameter set in vertical format Parameters Prerequisites Brief instructions / notes Vertical list Template:Tooltip Author's last name or single name author. Don't link. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Author's first name. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors) Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip collaboration Template:Tooltip df date year orig-date date or year orig-year date or year Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for editor. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for editor. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc. display-editors Template:Tooltip Like display-authors, but for editors Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip title This parameter is required. script-title title-link title or script-title Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided url title or script-title This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided url-access url trans-title title or script-title format url department Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip series Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc. display-interviewers Template:Tooltip Like display-authors, but for interviewers Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for translator. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for translator. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc. display-translators Template:Tooltip Like display-authors, but for translators Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip others name-list-style Template:Tooltip Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap edition publication-place Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip publication-date agency minutes time-caption time time Template:Tooltip choose one: page, pages, or at Template:Tooltip choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text. at choose one: page, pages, or at no-pp Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip asin-tld Template:Tooltip bibcode biorxiv biorxiv-access biorxiv citeseerx Template:Tooltip doi-access Template:Tooltip doi-broken-date Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip hdl-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip jstor-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip medrxiv Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip ol-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip osti-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip pmc-embargo-date Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip s2cid-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip url-status Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip, url archive-format Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip url via quote-page choose one: quote-page, quote-pages quote-pages choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages. Template:Tooltip script-quote trans-quote mode cs1 or cs2 ref postscript If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left. Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated. As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences: Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.) But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same: Cite web: Cite news: Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015 Examples Using "format=" When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref)) If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon). For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link. Foreign-language and translated title Using author-link Multiple authors No author No author, no publisher Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version: When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page: With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all: Using "quote" Parameters Syntax COinS What's new Deprecated Description Authors Date Editors Title URL Website Edition, series Publisher In-source locations Identifiers Subscription or registration required Quote Anchor Display options TemplateData Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc. Template parameters[Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Last name last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Line suggested First name first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Line suggested Author link author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Page name optional Last name 2 last2 author2 The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'. Line optional First name 2 first2 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 2 author-link2 author2-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author. Page name optional Last name 3 last3 author3 The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'. Line optional First name 3 first3 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 3 author-link3 author3-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author. Page name optional Last name 4 last4 author4 The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'. Line optional First name 4 first4 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 4 author-link4 author4-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author. Page name optional Last name 5 last5 author5 The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'. Line optional First name 5 first5 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 5 author-link5 author5-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author. Page name optional Last name 6 last6 author6 The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'. Line optional First name 6 first6 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 6 author-link6 author6-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author. Page name optional Last name 7 last7 author7 The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'. Line optional First name 7 first7 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 7 author-link7 author7-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author. Page name optional Last name 8 last8 author8 The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'. Line optional First name 8 first8 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 8 author-link8 author8-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author. Page name optional Last name 9 last9 author9 The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'. Line optional First name 9 first9 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 9 author-link9 author9-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author. Page name optional Last name 10 last10 author10 The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'. Line optional First name 10 first10 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 10 author-link10 author10-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author. Page name optional Last name 11 last11 author11 The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'. Line optional First name 11 first11 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 11 author-link11 author11-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author. Page name optional Last name 12 last12 author12 The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'. Line optional First name 12 first12 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 12 author-link12 author12-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author. Page name optional Last name 13 last13 author13 The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'. Line optional First name 13 first13 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 13 author-link13 author13-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author. Page name optional Last name 14 last14 author14 The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'. Line optional First name 14 first14 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 14 author-link14 author14-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author. Page name optional Last name 15 last15 author15 The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'. Line optional First name 15 first15 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 15 author-link15 author15-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author. Page name optional Author mask author-mask Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Display authors display-authors Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al. String optional Name list style name-list-style Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc String optional Source date date Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink Date suggested Year of publication year Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter String optional Original date orig-date Original date of publication; provide specifics Date optional Editor last name editor-last editor1-last editor The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors. Line optional Editor first name editor-first editor1-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first' Line optional Editor link editor-link editor1-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors Page name optional Editor last name 2 editor2-last editor2 The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'. Line optional Editor first name 2 editor2-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 2 editor2-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor. Page name optional Editor last name 3 editor3-last editor3 The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'. Line optional Editor first name 3 editor3-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 3 editor3-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor. Page name optional Editor last name 4 editor4-last editor4 The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'. Line optional Editor first name 4 editor4-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 4 editor4-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 5 editor5-last editor5 The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'. Line optional Editor first name 5 editor5-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 5 editor5-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 6 editor6-last editor6 The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'. Line optional Editor first name 6 editor6-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 6 editor6-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 7 editor7-last editor7 The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'. Line optional Editor first name 7 editor7-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 7 editor7-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor. Page name optional Editor last name 8 editor8-last editor8 The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'. Line optional Editor first name 8 editor8-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 8 editor8-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 9 editor9-last editor9 The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'. Line optional Editor first name 9 editor9-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 9 editor9-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor. Page name optional Others others Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith' String optional Title title The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website. String required Script title script-title For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:... String optional Translated title trans-title An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended String optional URL url URL The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//... URL required URL access level url-access Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited' String optional URL status url-status If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live' String suggested Archive URL archive-url archiveurl The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value URL suggested Archive date archive-date archivedate Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink Date suggested Archive format archive-format Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS String optional URL access date access-date accessdate The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink Date suggested Name of the website website work Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]] String suggested Series identifier series Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal String optional Publisher publisher Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com") String optional Place place For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location' String optional Page page Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.' String optional Pages pages Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.' String optional At at May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient String optional Language language lang The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es String optional Type type Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case String optional Format format Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML String optional Place of publication publication-place Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at' String optional Publication date publication-date Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink Date optional Date format df Sets rendered dates to the specified format String optional Published via via Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]] String optional No pp no-pp Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y Boolean optional arXiv identifier arxiv An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers String optional ASIN asin Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters String optional ASIN TLD asin-tld ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US String optional Bibcode bibcode Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters String optional biorXiv biorxiv biorXiv identifier; 6 digits Line optional CiteSeerX citeseerx CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter Line optional DOI doi Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.' String optional DOI broken date doi-broken-date The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value Date optional ISBN isbn International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible String optional ISSN issn International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen String optional jfm code jfm Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code String optional JSTOR jstor JSTOR identifier String optional LCCN lccn Library of Congress Control Number String optional MR mr Mathematical Reviews identifier String optional OCLC oclc Online Computer Library Center number String optional OL ol Open Library identifier String optional OSTI osti Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier String optional PMC pmc PubMed Center article number String optional PMID pmid PubMed Unique Identifier String optional RFC rfc Request for Comments number String optional SSRN ssrn Social Science Research Network String optional Zbl zbl Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier String optional id id A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable String optional Quote quote Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation String optional Translated quote trans-quote English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets. String optional Ref ref An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references String optional Postscript postscript The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default . String optional Edition edition Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd Line optional Bibcode access level bibcode-access If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional DOI access level doi-access If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional HDL access level hdl-access If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional Jstor access level jstor-access If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional OpenLibrary access level ol-access If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional OSTI access level osti-access If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional Agency agency The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse String optional See also Template:Sandbox other </syntaxhighlight>
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news

Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences:

• Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
• Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.)

But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:

Cite web:

Usage To cite a web page with a credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page with no credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite an online web page that has been archived <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page written in a foreign language <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End Template:Csdoc <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"></syntaxhighlight> Template:End To cite a web page with a credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page with no credited author <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page article that has been archived <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite a web page written in a foreign language <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign-language web page re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:End Full parameter set in vertical format Parameters Prerequisites Brief instructions / notes Vertical list Template:Tooltip Author's last name or single name author. Don't link. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1"> </syntaxhighlight> Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Author's first name. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors) Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip collaboration Template:Tooltip df date year orig-date date or year orig-year date or year Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for editor. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for editor. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc. display-editors Template:Tooltip Like display-authors, but for editors Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip title This parameter is required. script-title title-link title or script-title Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided url title or script-title This parameter is required. Do not use if title-link is provided url-access url trans-title title or script-title format url department Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip series Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc. display-interviewers Template:Tooltip Like display-authors, but for interviewers Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for translator. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for translator. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc. Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc. display-translators Template:Tooltip Like display-authors, but for translators Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip See Display options below; not for lists of cited works Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip others name-list-style Template:Tooltip Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with Template:Nowrap; set to and to separate with Template:Nowrap edition publication-place Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip publication-date agency minutes time-caption time time Template:Tooltip choose one: page, pages, or at Template:Tooltip choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text. at choose one: page, pages, or at no-pp Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip asin-tld Template:Tooltip bibcode biorxiv biorxiv-access biorxiv citeseerx Template:Tooltip doi-access Template:Tooltip doi-broken-date Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip hdl-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip jstor-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip medrxiv Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip ol-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip osti-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip pmc-embargo-date Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip s2cid-access Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip url-status Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip, url archive-format Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip url via quote-page choose one: quote-page, quote-pages quote-pages choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages. Template:Tooltip script-quote trans-quote mode cs1 or cs2 ref postscript If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left. Choosing between Template:cite web and Template:cite news Previously, editors had to decide whether to use Template:Tl or Template:Tlf based on these templates' features. In 2014, however, most of the differences between the two templates were eliminated. As of Template:Diff, Template:Tlf and Template:Tlf have the following differences: Template:Tlf can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas Template:Tlf generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided Template:Tlf accepts Template:Para and Template:Para parameters while Template:Tlf does not (see Template:Section link, Template:Section link and Template:Tl.) But, given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same: Cite web: Cite news: Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015 Examples Using "format=" When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref)) If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon). For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link. Foreign-language and translated title Using author-link Multiple authors No author No author, no publisher Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version: When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page: With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all: Using "quote" Parameters Syntax COinS What's new Deprecated Description Authors Date Editors Title URL Website Edition, series Publisher In-source locations Identifiers Subscription or registration required Quote Anchor Display options TemplateData Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc. Template parameters[Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Last name last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Line suggested First name first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Line suggested Author link author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Page name optional Last name 2 last2 author2 The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'. Line optional First name 2 first2 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 2 author-link2 author2-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author. Page name optional Last name 3 last3 author3 The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'. Line optional First name 3 first3 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 3 author-link3 author3-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author. Page name optional Last name 4 last4 author4 The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'. Line optional First name 4 first4 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 4 author-link4 author4-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author. Page name optional Last name 5 last5 author5 The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'. Line optional First name 5 first5 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 5 author-link5 author5-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author. Page name optional Last name 6 last6 author6 The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'. Line optional First name 6 first6 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 6 author-link6 author6-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author. Page name optional Last name 7 last7 author7 The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'. Line optional First name 7 first7 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 7 author-link7 author7-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author. Page name optional Last name 8 last8 author8 The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'. Line optional First name 8 first8 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 8 author-link8 author8-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author. Page name optional Last name 9 last9 author9 The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'. Line optional First name 9 first9 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 9 author-link9 author9-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author. Page name optional Last name 10 last10 author10 The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'. Line optional First name 10 first10 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 10 author-link10 author10-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author. Page name optional Last name 11 last11 author11 The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'. Line optional First name 11 first11 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 11 author-link11 author11-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author. Page name optional Last name 12 last12 author12 The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'. Line optional First name 12 first12 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 12 author-link12 author12-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author. Page name optional Last name 13 last13 author13 The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'. Line optional First name 13 first13 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 13 author-link13 author13-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author. Page name optional Last name 14 last14 author14 The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'. Line optional First name 14 first14 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 14 author-link14 author14-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author. Page name optional Last name 15 last15 author15 The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'. Line optional First name 15 first15 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 15 author-link15 author15-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author. Page name optional Author mask author-mask Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Display authors display-authors Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al. String optional Name list style name-list-style Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc String optional Source date date Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink Date suggested Year of publication year Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter String optional Original date orig-date Original date of publication; provide specifics Date optional Editor last name editor-last editor1-last editor The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors. Line optional Editor first name editor-first editor1-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first' Line optional Editor link editor-link editor1-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors Page name optional Editor last name 2 editor2-last editor2 The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'. Line optional Editor first name 2 editor2-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 2 editor2-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor. Page name optional Editor last name 3 editor3-last editor3 The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'. Line optional Editor first name 3 editor3-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 3 editor3-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor. Page name optional Editor last name 4 editor4-last editor4 The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'. Line optional Editor first name 4 editor4-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 4 editor4-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 5 editor5-last editor5 The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'. Line optional Editor first name 5 editor5-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 5 editor5-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 6 editor6-last editor6 The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'. Line optional Editor first name 6 editor6-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 6 editor6-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 7 editor7-last editor7 The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'. Line optional Editor first name 7 editor7-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 7 editor7-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor. Page name optional Editor last name 8 editor8-last editor8 The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'. Line optional Editor first name 8 editor8-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 8 editor8-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor. Page name optional Editor last name 9 editor9-last editor9 The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'. Line optional Editor first name 9 editor9-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink. Line optional Editor link 9 editor9-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor. Page name optional Others others Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith' String optional Title title The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website. String required Script title script-title For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:... String optional Translated title trans-title An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended String optional URL url URL The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//... URL required URL access level url-access Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited' String optional URL status url-status If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live' String suggested Archive URL archive-url archiveurl The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value URL suggested Archive date archive-date archivedate Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink Date suggested Archive format archive-format Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS String optional URL access date access-date accessdate The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink Date suggested Name of the website website work Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]] String suggested Series identifier series Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal String optional Publisher publisher Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com") String optional Place place For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location' String optional Page page Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.' String optional Pages pages Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.' String optional At at May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient String optional Language language lang The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es String optional Type type Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case String optional Format format Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML String optional Place of publication publication-place Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at' String optional Publication date publication-date Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink Date optional Date format df Sets rendered dates to the specified format String optional Published via via Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]] String optional No pp no-pp Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y Boolean optional arXiv identifier arxiv An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers String optional ASIN asin Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters String optional ASIN TLD asin-tld ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US String optional Bibcode bibcode Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters String optional biorXiv biorxiv biorXiv identifier; 6 digits Line optional CiteSeerX citeseerx CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter Line optional DOI doi Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.' String optional DOI broken date doi-broken-date The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value Date optional ISBN isbn International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible String optional ISSN issn International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen String optional jfm code jfm Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code String optional JSTOR jstor JSTOR identifier String optional LCCN lccn Library of Congress Control Number String optional MR mr Mathematical Reviews identifier String optional OCLC oclc Online Computer Library Center number String optional OL ol Open Library identifier String optional OSTI osti Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier String optional PMC pmc PubMed Center article number String optional PMID pmid PubMed Unique Identifier String optional RFC rfc Request for Comments number String optional SSRN ssrn Social Science Research Network String optional Zbl zbl Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier String optional id id A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable String optional Quote quote Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation String optional Translated quote trans-quote English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets. String optional Ref ref An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references String optional Postscript postscript The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default . String optional Edition edition Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd Line optional Bibcode access level bibcode-access If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional DOI access level doi-access If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional HDL access level hdl-access If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional Jstor access level jstor-access If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional OpenLibrary access level ol-access If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional OSTI access level osti-access If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional Agency agency The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse String optional See also

Cite news:

Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows https://blog.chron.com/techblog/2011/07/microsoft-envisions-a-universal-os-but-it-might-not-be-called-windows/ work July 15, 2011 Retrieved May 26, 2015

Examples

Using "format="

When this template detects a link whose URL includes an extension of ".pdf" or ".PDF", typical of PDF files, it automatically displays a PDF icon after the link (regardless of whether the link goes to a PDF file or to an HTML landing page, typical of paysites). It also internally acts as if Template:Para had been specified, which displays " (PDF)" after the icon. (In this case, an explicit Template:Para parameter would be redundant, so it is not recommended to add it. Users may remove it. Citation bot, when invoked, will remove it. (ref))

If the link is to a PDF file that is not automatically recognizable by its extension, this template does not display the PDF icon. You may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (PDF)" after the link (but no PDF icon).

For links to files in other formats, no icon is displayed. For example, for an .odt file, you may add the parameter Template:Para, which displays " (ODT)" after the link.

Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived

By default, if "archive-url" is used, the parameter Template:Para is assumed and the resulting main link is to the archived version:

When Template:Para is specified, the resulting main link is to the original page:

With Template:Para or Template:Code, the original is not linked at all:

TemplateData

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname subject	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	last10 author10	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	first10	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	author-link10 author10-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	last11 author11	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	first11	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	author-link11 author11-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	last12 author12	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	first12	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	author-link12 author12-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	last13 author13	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	first13	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	author-link13 author13-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	last14 author14	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	first14	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	author-link14 author14-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	last15 author15	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	first15	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	author-link15 author15-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	author-mask	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	display-authors	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: |display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. |display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values amp and vanc	String	optional
Source date	date	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	orig-date	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor1-last editor	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor1-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	editor-link editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	editor2-last editor2	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	editor2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	editor2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	editor3-last editor3	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	editor3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	editor3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	editor4-last editor4	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	editor4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	editor4-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	editor5-last editor5	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	editor5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	editor5-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	editor6-last editor6	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	editor6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	editor6-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	editor7-last editor7	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	editor7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	editor7-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	editor8-last editor8	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	editor8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	editor8-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	editor9-last editor9	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	editor9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	editor9-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. Example For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values registration subscription limited Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	archive-format	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	website work	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	place	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	publication-place	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	via	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	no-pp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value y	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	biorxiv	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	citeseerx	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	ref	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	edition	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	bibcode-access	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free	String	optional
Agency	agency	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional