Template:Illegible

^{(illegible text)}

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Usage

For use when a word is illegible from transcription. It allows for text to be displayed through a 'hover' function of the template.

To note that when used that the text will display in red in page namespace ^{(illegible text)} as an indicator to emphasise to proofreaders that attention is required, and to display in standard color in main namespace to de-emphasise.

Examples

• Using named parameter texttip = …

{{illegible|texttip=text text text}}

Gives ^{(illegible text)}

• Using positional parameter

{{illegible|text text text}}

Gives ^{(illegible text)}

• To have an underlying dash

{{illegible|texttip=text text text|nodash=no}}

Gives ^{(illegible text)}

• Used within the {{Hw}} tag (note the Hw template must be closed and re-opened):

{{Hw|This is some text}}{{illegible|Could be Test}}{{Hw| following text . . . }}

Gives This is some text^{(illegible text)}following text . . .

See also

• {{?}}/{{language characters}} for characters that can be read, but need specialist entry (e.g. Arabic, Greek or Chinese)
• {{redacted}} for text that is redacted in the source document
• {{reconstruct}} for text that is missing or illegible, but can be reconstructed based on context or using other sources

Note

This template has underlying functionality derived from {{tooltip}}.