Usage

{{Selfref}} is a template that is used to mark pieces of text and links that wouldn't make sense on mirrors of Wikipedia: see Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid.

In most cases, {{Selfref}} is used to create a disambiguation link to a page in the Wikipedia: namespace from article space; for instance, Objectivity (journalism) has a selfref link '{{Selfref|For Wikipedia's policy on avoiding bias, see [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]].}}'. When using {{Selfref}} in this way, use the following format:

 {{Selfref|the self-referential notice to display, including links}} 

If the text of the notice contains any = characters, you have to escape it like this:

 {{Selfref|1=the self-referential notice to display, including links}} 

(This is needed with all templates, not just {{Selfref}}.) When using {{Selfref}} in this way, the text will be indented slightly and put in italics.

{{Selfref}} can also be used for any other text which shouldn't appear in mirrors (the mirrors can remove it by blanking {{Selfref}} in their copy, although not all of them do), without reformatting; to use it like this, place an extra vertical bar at the end of the template inclusion, like this:

 {{Selfref|the self-referential text to display without reformatting|}} 

or adding the word "inline" after a bar, like this:

 {{Selfref|the self-referential text to display without reformatting|inline}} 

This template should not be substituted.

Example

Code	Page on Wikipedia	Page on some mirrors
{{Selfref|For the Wikipedia Sandbox, see [[WP:SAND]]}} The Wikipedia Sandbox is a page on Wikipedia. {{Selfref|You can edit it by clicking "edit" on the page.|}} It has been edited many times.	For the Wikipedia Sandbox, see WP:SAND The Wikipedia Sandbox is a page on Wikipedia. You can edit it by clicking "edit" on the page. It has been edited many times.	The Wikipedia Sandbox is a page on Wikipedia. It has been edited many times.

See also

• Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid
• {{srlink}}, for the opposite case when you want a link to the Wikipedia: namespace that does show in mirrors without breaking (for instance when writing an article about Wikipedia or something connected to it).
• Template:Otheruses templates - list of hatnotes