Help:Introduction/reference sandbox

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Welcome to Wikipedia! This page is a sandbox, an area where you can experiment and test edits. It contains simple examples of citations.

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Here is a citation to a website.{{safesubst:#tag:ref|{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Jane |title=Sample title |url=https://www.example.com |website=Sample website |publisher=Sample publisher |accessdate={{safesubst:#time:j F Y}}}}}}

Here is a citation to a news article.{{safesubst:#tag:ref|{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Bob |title=Sample headline |url=https://www.example.org |accessdate={{safesubst:#time:j F Y}} |work=The Sample Times |date=7 April {{safesubst:#time:Y|-4 months}}}}}}

Here is a citation to a book.{{cite book |last1=Doe |first1=John |title=Sample title |date=15 January 2001 |publisher=Sample books |isbn=978-3-16-148410-0 |page=47}}

Here is a citation to a scholarly journal.{{safesubst:#tag:ref|{{cite journal |last1=Wales |first1=Jimmy |title=Sample title |journal=Sample Monthly |date=15 January {{safesubst:#time:Y|-1 months}} |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=4-7 |doi=10.1000/182 |url=https://example.net |accessdate={{safesubst:#time:j F Y}}}}}}

Here is a template for facts that lack a citation.{{Citation needed|date={{safesubst:CURRENTDAY}} {{safesubst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}}

References

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