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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Wikipedia:Redirect Templates
This is a list of maintenance templates which are used to categorize redirect pages.

It is considered helpful to put redirects into categories where appropriate, see Wikipedia:Categorizing redirects. For pages which should ultimately be handled by a full article, add both {{R with possibilities}} and one or more stub sorting templates to draw attention to the needed article.

Redirect templates are designed to be used together. For example, the redirect "Architechts" uses both {{R from misspelling}} and {{R from plural}}. {{Redirect category shell}} can be used to group multiple templates on a single page by listing the appropriate redirect templates as its parameter (similar to {{WikiProject banner shell}} and {{Multiple issues}}).

Hidden categories

Most of the categories populated by redirect category (rcat) templates are hidden categories. Hidden categories cannot be seen by viewers who are not logged in, nor by editors who have not set their preferences to view them. So if you have tagged a redirect with an rcat and saved the redirect, but you cannot see the category, the first thing to check is if you have set your preferences to view hidden cats:

  1. Go to Preferences → Appearance
  2. Scroll down to Advanced options
  3. Check the box Show hidden categories
  4. Click Save

You may need to purge your browser cache to ensure that you can see hidden cats in the future.

Printworthy vs. unprintworthy

See also: Wikipedia:Printability and Wikipedia:Pushing to 1.0

Some rcats place a redirect in either Category:Printworthy redirects or Category:Unprintworthy redirects by default. Other rcats do not, which means that it is up to editors to choose to the best of their knowledge which of those categories, Printworthy or Unprintworthy, is appropriate and should be populated. The rcats that can be used separately to populate those categories are:

For more information follow the links.

List of redirects by function

Not all rcats are listed in this functional index; for a complete list of rcats, see the alphanumeric listing.

Each and every rcat template in the following functional index is also found in the above navbar, which is used as a reference on all rcat pages. Changes made to the navbar must also be made below, and vice versa.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling

Check each rcat's template page to see in which namespace(s) it may be used.
Usage Template Example(s)
Abbreviations
Initialisms
  • For:
    • initialisms (letters often spoken letter-by-letter) to their expanded forms
  • Not for:
    • acronyms (letters often spoken as a single word)
    • expanded forms to initialisms – {{R to initialism}}
    • initials of personal names
 {{R from initialism}} UN → United Nations
Member states of the UN → Member states of the United Nations
ANZAC → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ({{R from acronym}})
British Broadcasting Corporation → BBC ({{R to initialism}})
J. S. Bach → Johann Sebastian Bach ({{R from short name}})
Acronyms
  • For:
    • acronyms (letters often spoken as a single word) to their expanded forms
  • Not for:
  • Challenge: this term is not well-defined.
 {{R from acronym}} U.N.C.L.E. → United Network Command for Law and Enforcement
APPLE → Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment
RBI → Run batted in ({{R from initialism}})
TLDR → Top-level domain registry ({{R from initialism}})
Capitalisation and spelling
Alternative spellings
  • For:
    • correct spelling alternatives
    • numbers to words
    • words to numbers
  • Not for:
    • misspellings
    • spelling differences that result in different pronunciations
 {{R from alternative spelling}}
{{R from American English}}
{{R from British English}} 		Humor → Humour
Colonization of Africa → Colonisation of Africa
Shed 7 → Shed Seven
Thousand → 1000 (number)
Alternate future → Alternative future ({{R from alternative name}})
Pronounciation → Pronunciation ({{R from misspelling}})
Travelling Wilburys → Traveling Wilburys ({{R from misspelling}})
Alternative hyphenations {{R from alternative hyphenation}} Dry-suit → Dry suit
Alternative punctuations {{R from alternative punctuation}} Trinity College, Dublin → Trinity College Dublin
Alternative spacings {{R from alternative spacing}} Harper Collins → HarperCollins
ASCII {{R from ASCII-only}}
{{R to ASCII-only}} 		Weisser See → Weißer See
Eð → Eth
Diacritical marks {{R from diacritic}}
{{R to diacritic}} 		Montréal → Montreal
Malmo → Malmö
Incorrect hyphenations {{R from incorrect hyphenation}} Merry go round → Merry-go-round
Editor in chief → Editor-in-chief
Vending-machine → Vending machine
Ligatures {{R from ligature}}
{{R to ligature}} 		Ægean Sea → Aegean Sea
WeiB Survive → Weiß Survive
Misspellings
  • For:
    • incorrect differences in spelling
 {{R from misspelling}} Pronounciation → Pronunciation
Travelling Wilburys → Traveling Wilburys
Stylized titles
  • For:
    • Stylized names that are outside Wikipedia naming conventions
 {{R from stylization}} Ǝ (video) → E (video)
Old-style CamelCase links {{R from CamelCase}} AccessibleComputing → Computer accessibility
Different capitalisation
  • For:
    • capitalisation differences that are not incorrect
  • Not for:
    • Camel case titles from old versions of Wikipedia (see above)
    • page names with incorrect capitalisation
 {{R from other capitalisation}} Aw → AW
Ascending Chain Condition → Ascending chain condition
TheBeatles → The Beatles ({{R from CamelCase}})
Incorrect capitalisation
  • For:
    • page names with incorrect capitalisation
  • Not for:
    • Camel case titles from old versions of Wikipedia (see above)
    • capitalisation differences that are not incorrect
 {{R from miscapitalisation}} Cody ChesnuTT → Cody Chesnutt
The beatles → The Beatles
TheBeatles → The Beatles ({{R from CamelCase}})
Grammar and punctuation
Modifications
  • For:
    • punctuation differences
    • re-arrangement of words
 {{R from modification}} North Korean-Russian → North Korean Russian
Russia–North Korea relations → North Korea–Russia relations
1962-63 Ashes series → 1962–63 Ashes series
From plurals
  • For:
    • plural nouns or noun phrases to their singular forms
    • plural nouns or noun phrases when the singular form is also a redirect to the same target
  • Not for:
    • singular nouns or noun phrases to their plural forms
 {{R from plural}} Dogs → Dog
Mitochondria → Mitochondrion
To plurals
  • For:
    • singular nouns or noun phrases to their plural forms
    • singular nouns or noun phrases when the plural form is also a redirect to the same target
  • Not for:
    • plural nouns or noun phrases to their singular forms
 {{R to plural}} Minimal medium → Minimal media
Parts of speech
Parts of speech {{R from adjective}}
{{R from adverb}}
{{R from common noun}}
{{R from gerund}}
{{R from proper noun}}
{{R from verb}} 		happy → happiness
magically → magic
advertiser → advertising
coagulate → coagulation

Alternative names

Check each rcat's template page to see in which namespace(s) it may be used.
Usage Template Example(s)
Full names such as
Municipality, State
forms or
Village, City forms to briefer name form 		{{R from name and country}} (see also {{R from more specific geographic name}} for other geographic variations) Shanghai, China → Shanghai
Full names
persons, things, topics and such alternative forms of names redirected to briefer article page names 		{{R from long name}}
Short names
persons, things, topics and such alternative forms of names redirected to full article page names 		{{R from short name}}
Portmanteaux
parts of multiple words or their sounds are combined into a new word 		{{R from portmanteau}}
Sort names
the sort form of a persons name is redirected to the person's common name 		{{R from sort name}}
{{R from ambiguous sort name}} 		Kennedy, John F. → John F. Kennedy
Alternative names
general pseudonyms, nicknames, and synonyms that are not a full name as above 		{{R from alternative name}}
Names with titles
usually surnames preceded or followed by a title, honorific, etc. 		{{R from name with title}} Cardinal Wolsey → Thomas Wolsey
More specific names
names that are more specific, less general than that used for the actual article (often as the result of WP:RM discussions involving WP:COMMONNAME), but not simply longer versions of the target names 		{{R from more specific name}} (see also {{R from more specific geographic name}} and its variants for places)
Less specific names
names that are less specific, more general than that used for the actual article (often as the result of WP:RM discussions involving WP:COMMONNAME), but not simply shorter versions of the target names 		{{R from less specific name}}
Synonyms (and antonyms)
words that have the same or similar meaning (antonyms have opposite meanings). Taxonomic synonyms should be tagged with {{R from alternative scientific name}} instead. 		{{R from synonym}}
{{R from antonym}} 		syn. Automobile → Car
ant. Dislike → Like
Personal / legal names
article is titled by the WP:COMMONNAME, which often is not the subject's personal/legal name; yet, the redirect title is relevant and should be linked for categorization, tracking and for its search worthiness 		{{R from personal name}} Peter Hernandez → Bruno Mars
Erika Mitchell → E. L. James
Unambiguous surnames {{R from surname}}
Given names {{R from given name}}
Birth names {{R from birth name}}
Married names {{R from married name}}
Pen names, stage names, etc. {{R from pseudonym}}
Incorrect names
redirects with an erroneous name that is either incorrect or unsuitable as a Wikipedia article title; e.g., may be a redirect left behind after a move 		{{R from incorrect name}}
Previous names {{R from former name}} Calcutta → Kolkata
Scientific names of organisms
  • from scientific name to commonplace article name (automatic Printworthy category)
  • commonplace name to scientific article name
  • from alternative scientific name to correct (or believed to be correct) scientific name
{{R from scientific name}}
{{R to scientific name}}
{{R from alternative scientific name}}
Technical names
{{R from technical name}}
{{R to technical name}}
{{R from chemical formula}}
Drug trade names {{R from drug trade name}}
Radio frequencies
redirects from a radio frequency to a radio station that broadcasts under that frequency 		{{R from radio frequency}} 1197 AM → Absolute Radio
198 AM → BBC Radio 4
Java package names
  • from a Java package name, or the fully qualified name of a Java class or interface, to the software project or language feature that provides that package (automatic Unprintworthy category)
{{R from Java package name}}
Other languages {{R from alternative language}}
(language codes)
Country data templates {{R country data}}
Usage Template Example(s)
Embedded anchor
The category page notes that this does not apply to anchors that are in or near section headers. Use {{R to section}} instead. 		{{R to anchor}} Fire-lizard → Pern#fire-lizard
FAT-32 → File Allocation Table#FAT32 (Note the hyphen – use {{R to section}} because this is a "section anchor".)
Links auto-generated from file metadata information {{R from file metadata link}}
List entry {{R to list entry}}
Mentioned in hatnote
Hatnotes are most often atop the page. If they are under a section header, {{R to section}} should also be used. 		{{R mentioned in hatnote}} Jump → Jumping
  • {{Redirect|Jump}} renders the hatnote, (and mention), atop the target page. {{Wiktionary}} is also used.

Bold → Emphasis (typography)#Methods and use

  • {{redirect2|Bold|Boldface}} renders the hatnote, (and mention), under a section header of the target page; {{R to section}} and {{Wiktionary}} are also used.
Section
Note {{R to anchor}} and how the targets are similar. The target must be clicked and checked to be able to tell the difference. 		{{R to section}} WP:SOURCE → Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources
N270 → Intel Atom (CPU)#Diamondville ({{R to anchor}})
To target from a shortcut {{R from shortcut}} WP:BOLD → Wikipedia:Be bold
Template:Cn → Template:Citation needed
Avoided double redirect {{R avoided double redirect}}

Disambiguation

Check each rcat's template page to see in which namespace(s) it may be used.
Usage Template Example(s)
Titles with disambiguators that aren't needed {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}} Jupiter (planet) → Jupiter
Shir Kahn (disambiguation) → Shir Kahn ({{R to disambiguation page}})
Facilitate disambiguation {{R to disambiguation page}} Huda (disambiguation) → Huda where Huda has no primary topic and disambiguation is given from the base page facilitated by the redirect.
For ambiguous terms covered by another disambiguation page {{R from ambiguous term}} Hoda → Huda where Huda gives disambiguation for Huda, Hoda, and Houda.
Titles with different qualifiers {{R from other disambiguation}}
 Williams (family name) → Williams (surname) where neither is incorrect, or incomplete but one is the MOS common name title and the other is an equivalent alternative redirect.
Titles with different base names {{R from predictable disambiguation}} Corvette (automobile) → Chevrolet Corvette where Corvette (automobile) will appear in search predictions when searching "Corvette" but Chevrolet Corvette will not.
From naturally disambiguated page names {{R from natural disambiguation}} Vienne river → Vienne (river)
To naturally disambiguated page names {{R to natural disambiguation}} Hyderabad (Sindh) → Hyderabad, Sindh

Merges, duplicates and moves

Use these rcat templates in any namespace.
Usage Template Example(s)
Duplicated articles {{R from duplicated article}}
Merges
Check page history to see if a redirect is from an article merged into another page. 		{{R from merge}}
Page moves
Check page history to see if a redirect is the result of a page renaming. 		{{R from move}}
Page history
Check page history to see if a redirect has a significant edit history. 		{{R with history}}
Wikipedia history
Check page history to see if a redirect is the result of historical changes in Wikipedia. 		{{R with old history}}

Drafts

Usage Template Example(s)
Draft
For drafts in the draft or user namespaces to articles in the main namespace. 		{{R from draft namespace}}
Old AfC draft
For drafts in the Wikipedia talk namespace to articles in the main namespace. 		{{R from old AfC draft}}

To namespaces

Check each rcat's template page to see in which namespace(s) it may be used.
Usage Template Example(s)
The following can sort redirects into either a cross-namespace category or a same-namespace category:
Any talk namespace
  • For:
    • any talk page to a corresponding page, more heavily watched, in any namespace
 {{R from remote talk page}} Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Procedures → Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee
Wikipedia (project) namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the Wikipedia namespace to a page outside of the Wikipedia namespace
 {{R to project namespace}} Wikipedia:MOS → Wikipedia:Manual of Style
MOS:ABBR → Wikipedia:Manual of Style (abbreviations)
Help:IPA → Wikipedia:IPA
Help namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the help namespace to a page outside of the help namespace
 {{R to help namespace}} Help:Magic word → Help:Magic words
H:R → Help:Redirect (H:R is in the Main namespace)
Wikipedia:Thumbnail → Help:Files
Portal namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the portal namespace to a page outside of the portal namespace
 {{R to portal namespace}} Portal:Beatles → Portal:The Beatles
P:ENG → Portal:England
Wikipedia:0 → Portal:Contents
The following will sort redirects into a cross-namespace category:
Category namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the category namespace to any page
 {{R to category namespace}} CAT:A → Category:Wikipedia adminship (CAT:A is in the Main namespace)
Category:A → Category:Wikipedia adminship
Draft namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the draft namespace to any page
 {{R to draft namespace}} Wikipedia:Wikiproject Dacia/Drafts/Arcina → Draft:Arcina
Draft:Beatles → Draft:The Beatles
Main namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the main namespace to any page
 {{R to main namespace}} Template:DSM IV TR → Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Beatles → The Beatles
Talk namespaces
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the talk namespace to any page
 {{R to talk page}} Help:Table → Talk:Library
Wikipedia:Edit conflict → Wikipedia talk:Edit conflict
User talk:Simon → User:Simon ({{R to user namespace}})
User talk:Jimbo → Talk:Genius
Template namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the template namespace to any page
 {{R to template namespace}} T:S → Template:Strikethrough (T:S is in the Main namespace.)
Template:R from → Template:R template index
User namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the user namespace to any page
 {{R to user namespace}} Wikipedia:MOS → User:Jimbo Wales
User talk:Tricky Ed → User:SuperEditor
User:SuperEditor → User talk:Tricky Ed ({{R to talk page}})
User:SuperEditor → User:Tricky Ed
User:Jimbo Wales/Workpage → User:Jimbo Wales

Miscellaneous

Check each rcat's template page to see in which namespace(s) it may be used.
Usage Template Example(s)
To redirect to decade article {{R to decade}}
To redirect to century article {{R to century}}
People who are members of a group, organisation, ensemble or team {{R from member}}
Subtopics or closely related topics that should be explained within the text, which may possibly become a future article {{R with possibilities}}
From species to genus {{R from species to genus}}
Fictional characters {{R from fictional character}}
Fictional species {{R from fictional species}}
Fictional objects/concepts {{R from fictional element}}
Fictional locations/settings {{R from fictional location}}
TV series' episodes {{R from television episode}}
Upcoming films {{R from upcoming film}}
Related terms or topics {{R to related topic}}
Related words {{R from related word}}
Subtopics {{R from subtopic}}
{{R to subtopic}}
Topics of lists {{R from list topic}} Birds of Tunisia → List of birds of Tunisia
Amusement rides {{R from amusement ride}}
From school stub to merge location {{R from school}}
From a song to an album or artist {{R from song}}
From an album to an artist {{R from album}}
From a band name to a band member {{R from band name}}
From an Internet domain name {{R from domain name}}
{{R from second-level domain}}
{{R from top-level domain}} 		Thomas.loc.gov → THOMAS
Gnu.org → GNU
Openoffice.org → OpenOffice.org ({{R from other capitalisation}})
From a single Unicode character {{R from Unicode character}}
From a Unicode code {{R from Unicode code}}
From a phrase {{R from phrase}}
To an article without mention {{R to article without mention}}
From a film title {{R from film}}
From a book title {{R from book}}
From a gender-specific title {{R from gendered term}}
With possibilities {{R with possibilities}}
(Category:Template redirects with possibilities)
{{R category with possibilities}}
ISOs {{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}}
{{R from ISO 639 code}}
{{R from ISO 3166 code}}
{{R from ISO 4217 code}}
{{R from ISO 15924 code}} 		ISO 4 – J. Nutr. → Journal of Nutrition
ISO 639:zho → Chinese language
ISO 3166-1:MM → Myanmar
ISO 4217:USD → United States dollar
ISO 15924:Ethi → Ge'ez script
From an IETF RFC {{R from RFC}}
Printworthiness Printability
{{R printworthy}}
{{R unprintworthy}} 		{{R with possibilities}} – printworthy by default
{{R from misspelling}} – unprintworthy by default
Protection {{R extended-protected}}
{{R fully protected}}
{{R semi-protected}}
{{R template-protected}}
{{R from high-use template}}
Tools Category:Miscellaneous redirects
Protection policy
{{Redirect category shell}}
{{Talk page of redirect}}
Wikidata {{R with Wikidata item}} – hard redirects
{{Soft redirect with Wikidata item}} – soft redirects

Alphanumeric listing

This index lists all rcats; to see many rcats listed by function, see the functional index and the navbar.
Shortcut
  • Look for the first "significant" word, because this listing is sorted in a way that skips common prefixes like "R from". For example, R from move is in the "M" group. To make them easier to find, some rcats are listed more than once. For example, R from postal abbreviation will be found in the "P" group as well as in the "A" group.
  • Printability (in mainspace only) keys for third column of table:
  1. Printable – rcat will populate {{R printworthy}} by default
    • Hard = cannot be altered
    • Soft = can be altered to unprintworthy by a parameter
  2. Unprintable – rcat will populate {{R unprintworthy}} by default
    • Hard = cannot be altered
    • Soft = can be altered to printworthy by a parameter
  3. No default – editors manually choose printability of redirects
  4. N/A – non-applicable – rcat is not used in mainspace or it is deprecated
What to type What it makes Printability
"0–9"
{{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • From an ISO 4 abbreviation: This is a redirect from an ISO 4 publication title abbreviation to the unabbreviated publication title, or an article containing information about the publication.
    • In cases of an ISO 4 abbreviation with partially missing dots, or dots used inappropriately, please use {{R from misspelling}}.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from ISO 639 code}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ISO 3166 code}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from ISO 4217 code}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from ISO 15924 code}}
category links talk edit
No default

"A"
{{R avoided double redirect}}
category links talk edit 		Note: This rcat may also populate Category:Avoided double redirects to be updated when appropriate. No default
{{R from abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • From an abbreviation: This is a redirect from an abbreviation to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation. Use this template for any length reduction other than the following.
    • Instead of this template:
      • use {{R from acronym}} for abbreviations that are pronounced as words, such as NATO and RADAR;
      • use {{R from initialism}} for those abbreviations that are pronounced as letters, such as CIA and HIV;
      • use {{R from short name}} for the initials of a person's name or for any other length reduction that is not typically classed as an abbreviation.
 No default
{{R from postal abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • From postal abbreviation: This is a redirect from a postal abbreviation to its associated city, state or other geographic entity.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from scientific abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from systematic abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from US postal abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from acronym}}
category links talk edit
  • From an acronym: This is a redirect from an acronym to a related topic, such as the expansion of the acronym.
    • Remember that an acronym is a special type of initialism that can be spoken as a word, such as "NATO" or "radar" or "ANOVA".
    • Use {{R from initialism}} for abbreviations that have letters that are pronounced separately, such as "OAU" or "USSR" or "DoD".
 No default
{{R to acronym}}
category links talk edit
  • To an acronym: This is a redirect to an acronym from its expanded form.
 No default
{{R from adjective}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from old AfC draft}}
category links talk edit
N/A
{{R from adverb}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from airline code}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from airport code}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from album}}
category links talk edit
  • From an album: This is a redirect from an album to a related topic such as the recording artist or a list of albums.
 No default
{{R from alternative hyphenation}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from alternative language}}
category links talk edit 		See also ISO codes for language redirects
  • From an alternative language: This is a redirect from a page name in an as-yet-undetermined language to a page name in an as-yet-undetermined language. These words may directly translate or they may be related words, names or phrases.
    • This redirect leads to its target in accordance with the naming conventions for titles in other languages and can help writing and searches.
 No default (Exception: Printable
from English terms only – soft)
{{R from alternative military designation}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative name}}
category links talk edit 		{{R to alternative name}} may also be used.
  • From an alternative name: This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity such as an alter ego, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.
    • This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names to aid searches and writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
    • If this redirect is an incorrect name for the target, then {{R from incorrect name}} should be used instead.
 No default
{{R comics from alternative name}}
category links talk edit
  • From an alternative name in comics: This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity, a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the comic book character detailed in the target article.
Printable
– hard
{{R ME from alternative name}}
category links talk edit
  • From a Middle-earth alternative name: This is a redirect from an alternative article title of a Middle-earth related topic such as a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.
    • This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
    • If this redirect is an incorrect name for the target, then use {{R from incorrect name}} instead.
 No default
{{R from alternative punctuation}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from alternative scientific name}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– soft
{{R from alternative spacing}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from alternative spelling}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R ME from alternative spelling}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from alternative translation}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from alternative transliteration}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ambiguous sort name}}
category links talk edit
  • From an ambiguous sort name: This is a redirect from an ambiguous sort name to a page or list that disambiguates it. These redirects are pointed to by links that should always be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should never appear on a page that has "(disambiguation)" in its title unless the target page also has "(disambiguation)" in its title. For those redirects use {{R to disambiguation page}} instead.


Printable
– hard
{{R from ambiguous term}}
category links talk edit
  • From an ambiguous term: This is a redirect from an ambiguous page name to a page or list that disambiguates it. These redirects are pointed to by links that should always be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should never appear on a page that has "(disambiguation)" in its title – in that case use {{R to disambiguation page}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from American English}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from amusement ride}}
category links talk edit
  • From an amusement ride: This is a redirect from an amusement ride to the amusement park in which the ride is located.
 No default
{{R to anchor}}
category links talk edit
  • To an embedded anchor: This is a redirect from a topic that does not have its own page to an embedded anchor on the redirect's target page.
    • An {{anchor|(anchor name)}} or {{visible anchor}} template, a HTML element with id="(anchor name)", or an |id=(anchor name) parameter might be installed at the beginning of a paragraph, in or near a section header or within a table. The anchor might also be an old section header that has been edited and is anchored within or near the new header to prevent broken internal and external links.
    • Even though section headers of the general form ==(Header name)== are themselves a type of anchor, use {{R to section}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from animal}}
category links talk edit
  • From an animal: This is a redirect from one or more animals to a related main topic that describes the animal(s).
 No default
{{R from antonym}}
category links talk edit
  • From an antonym: This is a redirect from a page that is an antonym or opposite of the target page.
 Printable
– hard
{{R to article without mention}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ASCII-only}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to ASCII-only}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from ATC code}}
category links talk edit
  • From ATC code: This is a redirect from a title that is an ATC code to an article about a pharmaceutical drug or to a section of an ATC list.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ATCvet code}}
category links talk edit
  • From ATCvet code: This is a redirect from a title that is an ATCvet code to an article about a veterinary drug or to a section of an ATCvet list.
 Unprintable
– hard

"B"
{{R from band name}}
category links talk edit
  • From a band name: This is a redirect from a musical band or musical group name that redirects to an article on a single person, i.e. the band or group leader.
{{R to joint biography}}
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  • To a joint biography: This is a redirect from one person's name to a biographical article that includes this person along with one or more other persons.
    • Be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
 No default
{{R from birth name}}
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  • From birth name: This is a redirect from a person's birth name (née or né) to a more common name or a related topic.
    • Use this rcat to tag mainspace redirects when the title matches the subject's name given to them at birth. If the redirect is from a personal name that differs from the birth name, then use {{R from personal name}} instead. In either case, be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
 No default
{{R from book}}
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  • From a book: This is a redirect from a book title to a more general, relevant article, such as the author or publisher of the book or to its title in an alternative language.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from brand name}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from British English}}
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Unprintable
– soft
{{R from bus route}}
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No default
{{R from London bus route}}
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No default
{{R from NYC bus route}}
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No default

"C"
{{R from calling code}}
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No default
{{R from CamelCase}}
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  • From a camel case title: This is a redirect from a camel case page name. In the initial versions of Wikipedia, all links had to be "CamelCase", i.e., words that used medial capitals; they are "two-humped" like a Bactrian camel. These are kept as redirects to maintain edit history and to avoid breaking links that may have been made externally.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from Canadian settlement name}}
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No default
{{R from miscapitalisation}}
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Unprintable
– soft
{{R from other capitalisation}}
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  • From other capitalisation: This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. It leads to the title in accordance with the Wikipedia naming conventions for capitalisation, or it leads to a title that is associated in some way with the conventional capitalisation of this redirect title. This may help writing, searching and international language issues.
    • If this redirect is an incorrect capitalisation, then {{R from miscapitalisation}} should be used instead, and pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target. Miscapitalisations can be tagged in any namespace.
    • Use this rcat to tag only mainspace redirects; when other capitalisations are in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from CAS Registry Number}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from case citation}}
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  • From case citation: This is a redirect from a legal case citation to its associated article about the case.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from catchphrase}}
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No default
{{R to category namespace}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R category with possibilities}}
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  • From a category with possibilities: This is a redirect from a category title that potentially could be populated as a separate category.
    For Example: Mount Yao Mountains of Guangxi.
    • Other pages should not populate this redirected category. If you find category links to this redirect from articles, templates, categories, or portals, please retarget those links to the category page to which this entry redirects.
    • If used to tag redirects in any namespace other than category space, then Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace will be populated, so be sure to use this rcat only on category pages.
 N/A
{{R to century}}
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  • To a century: This is a redirect from a year or decade to the associated century article. Years from 4000 to 1700 BC should redirect to the relevant century per Wikipedia:Timeline standards.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page. Individual articles may be created for these years or decades in the future.
 Printable
– soft
{{R from chemical formula}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from city and province}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from city and state}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from code}}
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No default
{{R from postal code}}
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  • From a postal code: This is a redirect from a postal code to its assigned geographic area.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R comics from alternative name}}
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  • From an alternative name in comics: This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity, a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the comic book character detailed in the target article.
Printable
– hard
{{R comics to list entry}}
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  • To a comics list entry: This is a redirect from a comics related title for a minor topic to a list of minor entities, a type of article which is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively.
    • Links to list entries should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target pagename. This allows "what links here" to be used to identify the links to the individual sections.
 No default
{{R comics from merge}}
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  • From a comics merge: This is a redirect from a comics title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
No default
{{R comics naming convention}}
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No default
{{R comics with possibilities}}
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  • From a comics title with possibilities: This is a redirect from a comics-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article.
    • For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline (here is a helpful essay), and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
 Printable
– hard
{{R comics from related word}}
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  • From a comics-related word or phrase: This is a redirect from a word, phrase, concept, character, story or item to a comics title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link.
    • Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different than redirects from a subtopic or related topic, since a related word is unlikely to warrant a full subtopic in the target page, or to have the possibility of ever becoming an article.
 No default
{{R comics to section}}
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No default
{{R from common noun}}
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No default
{{R from company name}}
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No default
{{R from predecessor company name}}
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  • From predecessor company name: This is a redirect from the name of a former company to a successor company.
    • This applies to mergers and acquisitions – if this redirect resulted from a company that changed its name, then use {{R from former name}} instead.
 No default
{{R for convenience}}
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  • Used for convenience: This is a redirect from a title that is intended to make it easier to get to the target page; the target is a more appropriate page for the purpose of the redirected title. This rcat is reserved for redirects that may not fit other descriptions.
    • This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It does not need to be replaced with a piped link.
 No default
{{R country data}}
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No default
{{R from cover song}}
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  • From a song's cover version: This is a redirect from a cover version of a song to the article about the original song this version covers. This accords with editing guidelines located at WP:SONGDAB.
    • Use this rcat only on redirects that are in Wikipedia's main-article namespace, and only when the redirect's topic is a song which is a cover version of its target. If it is not a cover version of its target, use {{R from song}} instead.
 Unprintable
– hard

"D"
{{R to decade}}
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  • To a decade: This is a redirect from a year (or years) to to the associated decade article. Years from 1700 to 500 BCE should redirect to the relevant decade per Wikipedia:Timeline standards.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page. Individual articles may be created for these years in the future.
 Printable
– soft
{{R from demonym}}
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  • From a demonym: This is a redirect from a term that denotes the inhabitants of a target place.
    • This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names to aid searches and writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
 No default
{{R from diacritic}}
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  • From the same page name with diacritics: This is a redirect from a page name that has diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to essentially the same page name without those marks or a "List of..." page anchored to a promising list item name without diacritics.
    • Apply this redirect (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
    • Sort these redirects with {{DEFAULTSORT:(title without diacritics)}} and be sure to use a colon ( : ) rather than a pipe ( | ) to access the magic word directly.
    • This rcat can also be used on redirects to sections and anchors to indicate the diacritics version of a term/name written both ways.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to diacritic}}
category links talk edit 		For actual transliterations use {{R from transliteration}}.
  • To the same page name with diacritics: This is a redirect from a page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to essentially the same page name with diacritical marks or a "List of..." page anchored to a promising list item name with diacritics. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect.
    • This redirect aids in searches and may be applied (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
    • This rcat template must not be used to tag redirects to a title with differences that are 1: ligatures (like æ and Œ – use {{R to ligature}} instead), or 2: other non-ASCII characters that do not include diacritics (like Greek letters – use {{R from ASCII-only}} instead).
    • This rcat template can also be used on redirects to sections and anchors to indicate the diacritics-free version of a term/name written both ways.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME without diacritics}}
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  • From same ME page name without diacritics: This is a redirect from essentially the same Middle-earth page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to the same title with those marks.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the page concerns language translation or English language equivalents. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R to disambiguation page}}
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  • To a disambiguation page: This is a redirect to a disambiguation page. This redirect is intended for use in links from other articles that need to refer to the disambiguation page, rather than be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should only appear on a redirect page that has "(disambiguation)" at the end of its title. Ambiguous titles that do not have page names ending with "(disambiguation)" should use {{R from ambiguous term}} instead. For disambiguations that later prove to still be ambiguous (e.g. "(painter)" when there are multiple notable painters by the same name) and which redirect to disambiguation pages, then {{R from incomplete disambiguation}} is the appropriate rcat template.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from incomplete disambiguation}}
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  • From incomplete disambiguation: This is a redirect from an incomplete disambiguation, a page name that is too ambiguous to be the title of an article or other project page. Such titles should redirect to an appropriate disambiguation page (or section of it), or to a more complete disambiguation.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from incorrect disambiguation}}
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  • From incorrect disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with incorrect disambiguation due to a typographical error, a format that does not follow Wikipedia convention or a previous editorial misconception.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from other disambiguation}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from predictable disambiguation}}
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  • From predictable disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with parenthetical disambiguation that will appear in search predictions for an ambiguous term that readers are likely to search, to a page name using natural disambiguation that otherwise would not appear in predictions for the probable search term.
    • When the redirect and its target have the same base page name and only the disambiguation qualifier is different, use {{R from other disambiguation}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from DOI prefix}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from domain name}}
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  • From a domain name: This is a redirect from a domain name to an article about an associated entity or website, which is more often referred to by its official name than by its domain name.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the website. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
    • Use the |domain= parameter to specify the top-level domain name, for categorisation.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from second-level domain}}
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  • From a second-level domain: This is a redirect from a second-level domain to an article about its associated top-level domain, often to a section in that article, or to an article about its website.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the second-level domain. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from top-level domain}}
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  • From a top-level domain: This is a redirect from a top-level domain to an article about a website (or the company that hosts it) that is more often referred to by its short name or company name rather than its top-level domain name.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the website. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R avoided double redirect}}
category links talk edit 		Note: This rcat may also populate Category:Avoided double redirects to be updated when appropriate. No default
{{R from draft namespace}}
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N/A
{{R to draft namespace}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from drug trade name}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from duplicated article}}
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  • From a duplicated article: This is a redirect from a page on the same or very similar subject matter that was kept as a redirect to preserve this page's edit history after the content was merged.
    • Please do not delete this redirect nor remove this tag unless the need to recreate this article is demonstrated.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R ME from duplicated article}}
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  • From a Middle-earth duplicated article: This is a redirect from a page on the same or very similar subject matter related to the Middle-earth legendarium. This title was kept as a redirect in order to preserve this page's edit history after the content was merged.
    • Please do not delete this redirect nor remove this tag unless the need to recreate this article is demonstrated.
 Unprintable
– hard

"E"
{{R from E number}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from E2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from EC number}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from emoji}}
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  • From an emoji: This is a redirect from an emoji to an article describing the depicted concept or the emoji itself, per WP:REMOJI.
    • Only use {{R from Unicode character}} in addition to this redirect template if the title consists of a single Unicode character. Do not use it for multiple-character emoji sequences, such as skin tone variants or national flags.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from eponym}}
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No default
{{R from mathematical expression}}
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No default
{{R extended-protected}}
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  • Extended-confirmed protected: This is a redirect from a title that is extended confirmed protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
 No default

"F"
{{R from fictional character}}
category links talk edit 		Also sorts to Category:Redirects from fictional characters by default
  • From a fictional character: This is a redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional work or list of characters. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this character, a standalone list of characters, or a subsection of an article or list.
No default
{{R from fictional element}}
category links talk edit 		Also sorts to Category:Redirects from fictional elements by default.
  • From a fictional element: This is a redirect from a fictional element (such as an object or concept) to a related fictional work or list of similar elements. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this element, a subsection, or a standalone list of elements.
No default
{{R from fictional location}}
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  • From a fictional location: This is a redirect from a fictional location or setting to a related fictional work or list of places. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this place, a subsection, or a standalone list of settings.
No default
{{R from fictional species}}
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  • From a fictional species: This is a redirect from a fictional species to a related fictional work or list of species. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this fictional species, a standalone list of fictional species, or a subsection of an article or list.
No default
{{R from file extension}}
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  • From a file extension: This is a redirect from a title that is a file extension (such as .svg and .txt) to a related topic, such as an explanatory article, section of an article or a table. An example is: .jpgJPEG.
    • It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
    • This redirect is automatically sorted by the first letter (not by the leading dot).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from file metadata link}}
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  • From a file metadata link: This is a redirect from a wikilink created from Exif, XMP or other information (i.e. the "metadata" section on some file description pages) to a more detailed description of the metadata subject that is linked. Since MediaWiki offers only limited control over the targets of these camera-generated links, redirects like this are created to make them useful.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from filename}}
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  • From a filename: This is a redirect from a title that is a filename of the target.
    • It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from film}}
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  • From a film: This is a redirect from a film title that is a subtopic of the redirect target or a title in an alternative language that has been produced in that language.
 No default
{{R from former name}}
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  • From a former name: This is a redirect from a former name or working title of the target topic to the new name that resulted from a name change.
 No default
{{R to former name}}
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  • To a former name: This is a redirect to a former name or title of the subject's name or title.
 No default
{{R ME from former name}}
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No default
{{R from former Swiss municipality}}
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  • From a former Swiss municipality: This is a redirect from a title for a former Swiss municipality to the municipality into which it was incorporated and into the article of which it may have been merged. This redirect also populates Category:Redirects with possibilities.
    • With time, this topic may become an article of its own. This redirect may be replaced with an article started from scratch and carved out of the target page. When appropriate, article categories may also be added to the redirect page.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
 Printable
– hard
{{R fully protected}}
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  • Fully protected: This is a redirect from a title that is fully protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. It may have been protected by an administrator, or it may be on the Cascade-protected list, or both.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
 No default

"G"
{{R from gendered term}}
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  • From a gendered term: This is a redirect from a word or phrase that specifies gender to one that is either gender-neutral or specific to a different gender.
 Printable
– soft
{{R from gene symbol}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from gerund}}
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No default
{{R from given name}}
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No default
{{R from Greek letter organization letters}}
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Printable
– hard

"H"
{{R from H2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R mentioned in hatnote}}
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  • Mentioned in a hatnote: This is a redirect from a title that is mentioned in a hatnote at the redirect target. The mention is usually atop the target article. It may, however, be directly under a section header, or in another article's hatnote (whenever the hatnote is under a section, {{R to section}} should also be used).
    • The titles of redirects mentioned in hatnotes may refer to a subject other than that of the target page. It is possible that this redirect may need to be retargeted, or become an article under its own title (see {{R with possibilities}}). If the title is a good candidate for a Wiktionary link, it may also be added.
 No default
{{R to help namespace}}
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  • To a help page: This is a redirect from any page inside or outside of help namespace to a page in that namespace.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from highway}}
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  • From a highway: This is a redirect from a highway page title that may be a topic more detailed than the target page. When the target page becomes too long, this redirect may be converted into an article that will be carved out of the target page.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from highway in region}}
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  • From "highway in region": This is a redirect from the format "(highway) in (region)" to the (highway) article.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from highway in region without possibilities}}
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  • From "highway in region" without possibilities: This is a redirect from the format "(highway) in (region)" to the (highway) article, a redirect that is unlikely to ever be expanded into its own article.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page, since times change, and there is still a chance, however slight, that this redirect will someday become a separate article in Wikipedia.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from high-use template}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from former name}}
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  • From a former name: This is a redirect from a former name or working title of the target topic to the new name that resulted from a name change.
 Printable
– hard
{{R with history}}
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  • With history: This is a redirect from a page containing substantive page history. This page is kept as a redirect to preserve its former content and attributions. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated), nor delete this page.
    • This template should not be used for redirects having some edit history but no meaningful content in their previous versions, nor for redirects created as a result of a page merge (use {{R from merge}} instead), nor for redirects from a title that forms a historic part of Wikipedia (use {{R with old history}} instead).
 No default
{{R with old history}}
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  • With old history: This is a redirect from a page that was from a historic version of this Wikipedia project.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from HTML entity}}
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Unprintable
– soft

"I"
{{R from identifier}}
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  • From an identifier: This is a redirect from a unique (alpha-)numerical identifier (like an EAN) to an article discussing that particular class of identifiers in mainspace. By convention the redirect must include the parenthetical disambiguator "(identifier)". Its purpose is to avoid clutter in "What links here" of the target article and to improve reverse lookup of articles containing references to individual manifestations of this particular class of identifiers (typically linked to through templates (of the various {{catalog lookup link}}, {{infobox}}, {{authority control}} and similar types) but it can also be used directly in piped links naming such manifestations), so that all mentionings of this class of identifier can be found in articles more easily. Do not use this redirect for "normal" links to the target page (in many cases, a similarly named redirect without the "(identifier)" disambiguator exists for this purpose).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from IMO number}}
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  • From an IMO number: This is a redirect from a title that is an IMO number to an article about the corresponding ship, ship owner or management company.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from imprint}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from incomplete disambiguation}}
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  • From incomplete disambiguation: This is a redirect from an incomplete disambiguation, a page name that is too ambiguous to be the title of an article or other project page. Such titles should redirect to an appropriate disambiguation page (or section of it), or to a more complete disambiguation.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from incomplete name}}
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  • From an incomplete name: This is a redirect from a title that is an incomplete form of a topic's correct name. The correct name is given by the target of this redirect.
    • Use this rcat to tag redirects from an incomplete form of a name, including a person's, a geographic entity's full name, or a book title. For acceptable short names, please use {{R from short name}} instead. For outright erroneous names, please use {{R from incorrect name}} instead.
    • This redirect is kept to aid searches. Pages linking to this title should be updated to link directly to the correct title given above, unless the form is an acceptable short name better tagged by {{R from short name}}.
    • This template tags redirects with a subcategory of the Redirects from incorrect names category, so the template {{R from incorrect name}} should not be used with this one.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from incorrect disambiguation}}
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  • From incorrect disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with incorrect disambiguation due to a typographical error, a format that does not follow Wikipedia convention or a previous editorial misconception.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from incorrect hyphenation}}
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Unprintable
– ???
{{R from incorrect name}}
category links talk edit
  • From an incorrect name: This is a redirect from an incorrect name, that serves readers as a good search term. The correct name is given by the target of the redirect.
    • Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target without the use of a piped link that hides the correct details.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from initialism}}
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  • From an initialism: This is a redirect from an initialism to a related topic, such as the expansion of the initialism.
    • Use {{R from acronym}} instead for abbreviations that are pronounced as words, such as NATO and RADAR.
    • Use {{R from short name}} instead for the initials of a person's name.
 No default
{{R to initialism}}
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No default
{{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}}
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  • From an ISO 4 abbreviation: This is a redirect from an ISO 4 publication title abbreviation to the unabbreviated publication title, or an article containing information about the publication.
    • In cases of an ISO 4 abbreviation with partially missing dots, or dots used inappropriately, please use {{R from misspelling}}.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from ISO 639 code}}
category links talk edit 		Categories Redirects from ISO 639-1 and 639-5 may also be populated.
No default
{{R from ISO 3166 code}}
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No default
{{R from ISO 15924 code}}
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No default

"J–K–L"
{{R from Java package name}}
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  • From a Java package name: This is a redirect from a Java package name, or the fully-qualified name of a Java class or interface, to the software project or language feature that provides that package, or the computer-science concept that it implements.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R to joint biography}}
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  • To a joint biography: This is a redirect from one person's name to a biographical article that includes this person along with one or more other persons.
    • Be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
 No default
{{R from journal}}
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  • From journal: This is a redirect from a trade or professional journal article to a more general, relevant Wikipedia article, such as the author or publisher of the article or to the title in an alternative language.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from alternative language}}
category links talk edit 		See also ISO codes for language redirects
  • From an alternative language: This is a redirect from a page name in an as-yet-undetermined language to a page name in an as-yet-undetermined language. These words may directly translate or they may be related words, names or phrases.
    • This redirect leads to its target in accordance with the naming conventions for titles in other languages and can help writing and searches.
 No default (Exception: Printable
from English terms only – soft)
{{R from legislation}}
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  • From enacted legislation: This is a redirect from the alphanumeric form of enacted legislation to an article titled in an alternative form that corresponds directly with the enacted legislation's alphanumeric form.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from less specific name}}
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  • From a less specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a less specific name to a more specific, less general one.
    • It may be a less specialized term, a broader usage, a generic term or simply be worded less narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
    • Such names often indicate that a broader, overview article needs to be written. For such redirects {{R with possibilities}} should also be added.
 No default
{{R from letter–word combination}}
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No default
{{R from ligature}}
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  • From a title with ligatures: This is a redirect from a page name that has ligatures – (Æ or æ; Œ or œ; IJ or ij, or ß) – to essentially the same page name without ligatures.
    • Apply this redirect (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
    • Always sort these redirects with {{DEFAULTSORT:(title without ligatures)}} on the first new line after the categorization template(s).
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to ligature}}
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  • From a title without ligatures: This is a redirect from a page name that replaces ligatures – (Æ or æ; Œ or œ; IJ or ij, or ß) – with their English language equivalents.
    • Apply this redirect (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
    • This redirect is used for searches and leads to its target in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions.
    • This rcat template must not be used to tag redirects to a title with differences that are 1: diacritics (like ◌̈ and ◌́ – use {{R to diacritic}} instead), or 2: other non-ASCII characters that do not include ligatures (use {{R from ASCII-only}} instead).
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to list entry}}
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  • To a list entry: This is a redirect to a list in which the subject is an entry.
    • For redirects from a topic to a related list and not to an entry on that list, use {{R from list topic}} instead.
 No default
{{R comics to list entry}}
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  • To a comics list entry: This is a redirect from a comics related title for a minor topic to a list of minor entities, a type of article which is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively.
    • Links to list entries should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target pagename. This allows "what links here" to be used to identify the links to the individual sections.
 No default
{{R ME to list entry}}
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No default
{{R from list topic}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from London bus route}}
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No default
{{R from London place name}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from long name}}
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  • From a longer title: This is a redirect from a title that is a complete, more complete or longer version of the topic's name. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. However, do not replace these redirected links with a piped link unless the page is updated for another reason.
 No default
{{R from lyric}}
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  • From a lyric: This is a redirect from a lyric to a song or other source that describes the lyric.
 Printable
– hard

"M"
{{R to main namespace}}
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N/A
{{R from manufacturer's designation}}
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  • From a manufacturer's designation: This is a redirect from a manufacturer's designation to a more common military or commercial designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from married name}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from mathematical expression}}
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No default
{{R ME from alternative name}}
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  • From a Middle-earth alternative name: This is a redirect from an alternative article title of a Middle-earth related topic such as a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.
    • This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
    • If this redirect is an incorrect name for the target, then use {{R from incorrect name}} instead.
 No default
{{R ME from alternative spelling}}
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No default
{{R ME without diacritics}}
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  • From same ME page name without diacritics: This is a redirect from essentially the same Middle-earth page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to the same title with those marks.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the page concerns language translation or English language equivalents. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME from duplicated article}}
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  • From a Middle-earth duplicated article: This is a redirect from a page on the same or very similar subject matter related to the Middle-earth legendarium. This title was kept as a redirect in order to preserve this page's edit history after the content was merged.
    • Please do not delete this redirect nor remove this tag unless the need to recreate this article is demonstrated.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME from former name}}
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No default
{{R ME to list entry}}
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No default
{{R ME with possibilities}}
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  • Middle-earth, with possibilities: This is a redirect from the name of a Middle-earth topic which currently redirects to a section or to an entry in a list or other article, and which may be expandable into a separate article. The topic described by the title is more detailed than what is currently provided on the target page, or section of that page.
    • When the target page becomes too large, this redirect may be replaced with an article carved out of the target page. See also {{R ME to section}}, and when appropriate, use both together.
    • If the topic is not susceptible to a major expansion, tag instead with {{R ME to section}} or {{R ME to list entry}} as applicable.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
 Printable
– hard
{{R ME to section}}
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No default
{{R from member}}
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  • From a member: This is a redirect from a person who is a member of a group to a general, related topic, such as the group name, organization, ensemble, or team of membership.
 Printable
– soft
{{R from meme}}
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No default
{{R mentioned in hatnote}}
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  • Mentioned in a hatnote: This is a redirect from a title that is mentioned in a hatnote at the redirect target. The mention is usually atop the target article. It may, however, be directly under a section header, or in another article's hatnote (whenever the hatnote is under a section, {{R to section}} should also be used).
    • The titles of redirects mentioned in hatnotes may refer to a subject other than that of the target page. It is possible that this redirect may need to be retargeted, or become an article under its own title (see {{R with possibilities}}). If the title is a good candidate for a Wiktionary link, it may also be added.
 No default
{{R from merge}}
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  • From a merge: This is a redirect from a page that was merged into another page. This redirect was kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the target page. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
No default
{{R comics from merge}}
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  • From a comics merge: This is a redirect from a comics title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
No default
{{R scouting from merge}}
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  • From a Scouting page merge: This is a redirect from a Scouting title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) nor delete this page.
No default
{{R from file metadata link}}
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  • From a file metadata link: This is a redirect from a wikilink created from Exif, XMP or other information (i.e. the "metadata" section on some file description pages) to a more detailed description of the metadata subject that is linked. Since MediaWiki offers only limited control over the targets of these camera-generated links, redirects like this are created to make them useful.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from military designation}}
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  • From a military designation: This is a redirect from a military designation to a more common civilian or manufacturer's designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative military designation}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from variant military designation}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from miscapitalisation}}
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Unprintable
– soft
{{R from misspelling}}
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Unprintable
– soft
{{R from modification}}
category links talk edit 		Do not use this template in addition to {{R from transliteration}}, which is a subcategory.
No default
{{R from mojibake}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from monotypic taxon}}
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  • From a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only lower-ranking member. In a biology-related article, when for example a family has only one genus, the family may be a redirect to the genus.
    • Use {{R to monotypic taxon}} when making a redirect to a monotypic taxon from its only member, for example, from a species to the genus of which it is the only member.
 No default
{{R to monotypic taxon}}
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  • To a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from the only lower-ranking member of a monotypic taxon to its monotypic taxon. In a biology-related article, when for example a genus has only one species, the binomial name may be a redirect to the genus.
    • Use {{R from monotypic taxon}} instead when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.
 No default
{{R from more specific name}}
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  • From a more specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a more specific name to a less specific, more general one.
    • It may be a more specialized term, include extraneous identifiers, or simply be worded more narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
 No default
{{R from more specific geographic name}}
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No default
{{R from move}}
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  • From a page move: This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
 No default

"N"
{{R from former name}}
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  • From a former name: This is a redirect from a former name or working title of the target topic to the new name that resulted from a name change.
 No default
{{R from name and country}}
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No default
{{R from name with title}}
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  • From name with title: This is a redirect from a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Smith" or "Cardinal Doe" to the name with no title or with the title in parentheses.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to name with title}}
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  • To name with title: This is a redirect from the name with no title to a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Foo" or "Cardinal Foo", or with the title in parentheses ().
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R comics naming convention}}
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No default
{{R from natural disambiguation}}
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No default
{{R to natural disambiguation}}
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No default
{{R from non-neutral name}}
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  • From a non-neutral name: This is a redirect from a title that contains a non-neutral, pejorative, controversial, or offensive word, phrase, or name. It leads to the target page in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions for neutrality in page titles and can help writing and searches. Normally, these redirected links should be replaced with links that go directly to the target page.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from CAS Registry Number}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from E number}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from EC number}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from numerals}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R to numerals}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from numeronym}}
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  • From a numeronym: This is a redirect from a numeronym to a related topic, such as the expansion of the numeronym.
    • Remember that a numeronym is a special type of acronym containing numbers that can be spoken as a word.
    • Use {{R from acronym}} for abbreviations that do not contain numbers.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from NYC bus route}}
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No default

"O"
{{R with old history}}
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  • With old history: This is a redirect from a page that was from a historic version of this Wikipedia project.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from other capitalisation}}
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  • From other capitalisation: This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. It leads to the title in accordance with the Wikipedia naming conventions for capitalisation, or it leads to a title that is associated in some way with the conventional capitalisation of this redirect title. This may help writing, searching and international language issues.
    • If this redirect is an incorrect capitalisation, then {{R from miscapitalisation}} should be used instead, and pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target. Miscapitalisations can be tagged in any namespace.
    • Use this rcat to tag only mainspace redirects; when other capitalisations are in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from other disambiguation}}
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Unprintable
– hard

"P"
{{R from person}}
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  • From a person(s): This is a redirect from a person or persons' name to a related article or section that describes the person(s).
    • It is a topic more specific than currently provided on the target article or a section of that article, hence this redirect is a potential article that may be suitable for expansion in accordance with Wikipedia's notability policy on biographies of notable people. The magic word {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} should be included below the #REDIRECT code in this page for correct category sorting of this person's name.
 Printable
– soft
{{R from personal name}}
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  • From personal name: This is a redirect from an individual's personal name to an article titled with the subject's professional stage name, pen name, or other better known moniker.
    • This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names; it may help writing and aid searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
    • If this is the name of a living person, then one or more reliable sources must be included in the target article that will support the existence of this personal name, or else a reference(s) must be added to this redirect's talk page. This is in accord with Wikipedia's biography of living persons (BLP) policy, which applies to all Wikipedia pages, to include redirects.
    • Use this rcat only on redirects that are in Wikipedia's main-article namespace, and only when the personal name differs from the subject's name when born. If the redirect title is the subject's birth name, use {{R from birth name}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from phrase}}
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  • From a phrase: This is a redirect from a phrase to a more general relevant article covering the topic.
    • Phrases should only have an individual article when there is enough (usually historical background) material to warrant a detailed article on the genesis and sociological impact of the phrase in question.
    • If the phrase is a catchphrase, use {{R from catchphrase}}; if it is a slogan, then use {{R from slogan}}; if it is a quotation, then use {{R from quotation}}.
 No default
{{R plant with possibilities}}
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  • From a plant with possibilities: This is a redirect from a plant-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article. A redirect that employs this template will usually be a generally accepted species name that targets an article about a genus (or higher taxon).
    • For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline, and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from plural}}
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  • From the plural form: This is a redirect from a plural noun to its singular form.
    • This redirect link is used for convenience; it is often preferable to add the plural directly after the link (for example, [[link]]s). However, do not replace these redirected links with a simpler link unless the page is updated for another reason (see WP:NOTBROKEN).
    • Use this rcat to tag only mainspace redirects; when plural forms are found in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to plural}}
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  • To its plural form: This is a redirect from a singular noun to its plural form.
    • Redirects of this sort exist for reader convenience in cases of singular–plural pairs. It is also used for "false singulars", wherein the plural or plural-looking form is better attested in usage, such that the normal "prefer the singular" Wikipedia naming convention is not followed. Examples:
    • Use this rcat to tag qualified mainspace redirects only; if qualified singular forms are found in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to portal namespace}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from portmanteau}}
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  • From a portmanteau: This is a redirect from a portmanteau to a related topic, such as the expansion of the portmanteau. The expanded form is given by the target of the redirect.
    • Use {{R from short name}}, instead, for abbreviations that are shortened names but not portmanteaus.
 No default
{{R with possibilities}}
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  • With possibilities: This is a redirect from a title that is in draft namespace at Draft:Template index/Redirect pages, so please do not create an article from this redirect (unless moving a ready draft here). You are welcome to improve the draft article while it is being considered for inclusion in article namespace. If the draft link is a redirect, then you may boldly turn that redirect into a draft article. The topic described by this title may be more detailed than is currently provided on the target page or in a section of that page.
    • When the target page becomes too large, or for any reason a new page would be an improvement, this redirect may be replaced with an article, template or other project page that is carved out of the target page. See also {{R to section}} and use together with this rcat when appropriate.
    • If the topic of the redirect is not susceptible to expansion, then use other rcats such as {{R to section}} or {{R to list entry}} when appropriate.
    • Since a new page may be created, links to this redirect should not be replaced with a direct link to the target page. To make redirects to this page, use {{R avoided double redirect}}.
    • {{R printworthy}} should be used together with this template when applied to a redirect in mainspace.
    • When used on a template redirect, it will automatically populate Category:Template redirects with possibilities.
 Printable
– hard
{{R category with possibilities}}
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  • From a category with possibilities: This is a redirect from a category title that potentially could be populated as a separate category.
    For Example: Mount Yao Mountains of Guangxi.
    • Other pages should not populate this redirected category. If you find category links to this redirect from articles, templates, categories, or portals, please retarget those links to the category page to which this entry redirects.
    • If used to tag redirects in any namespace other than category space, then Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace will be populated, so be sure to use this rcat only on category pages.
 N/A
{{R comics with possibilities}}
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  • From a comics title with possibilities: This is a redirect from a comics-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article.
    • For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline (here is a helpful essay), and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
 Printable
– hard
{{R ME with possibilities}}
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  • Middle-earth, with possibilities: This is a redirect from the name of a Middle-earth topic which currently redirects to a section or to an entry in a list or other article, and which may be expandable into a separate article. The topic described by the title is more detailed than what is currently provided on the target page, or section of that page.
    • When the target page becomes too large, this redirect may be replaced with an article carved out of the target page. See also {{R ME to section}}, and when appropriate, use both together.
    • If the topic is not susceptible to a major expansion, tag instead with {{R ME to section}} or {{R ME to list entry}} as applicable.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
 Printable
– hard
{{R plant with possibilities}}
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  • From a plant with possibilities: This is a redirect from a plant-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article. A redirect that employs this template will usually be a generally accepted species name that targets an article about a genus (or higher taxon).
    • For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline, and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from postal abbreviation}}
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  • From postal abbreviation: This is a redirect from a postal abbreviation to its associated city, state or other geographic entity.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from US postal abbreviation}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from postal code}}
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  • From a postal code: This is a redirect from a postal code to its assigned geographic area.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from UK postcode}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from predecessor company name}}
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  • From predecessor company name: This is a redirect from the name of a former company to a successor company.
    • This applies to mergers and acquisitions – if this redirect resulted from a company that changed its name, then use {{R from former name}} instead.
 No default
{{R from predictable disambiguation}}
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  • From predictable disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with parenthetical disambiguation that will appear in search predictions for an ambiguous term that readers are likely to search, to a page name using natural disambiguation that otherwise would not appear in predictions for the probable search term.
    • When the redirect and its target have the same base page name and only the disambiguation qualifier is different, use {{R from other disambiguation}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R printworthy}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from product name}}
category links talk edit
  • From a product or service: This is a redirect from a title that is the name of a product or service to a more general, relevant article such as the company or person that sells it.
    • This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
 No default
{{R to project namespace}}
category links talk edit 		Unprintable
– hard
{{R from proper noun}}
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  • From a proper noun: This is a redirect from a proper noun, a noun that begins with an upper-case letter (such as "Africa"), to a related word or topic that may or may not use a proper noun in its title.
 No default
{{R extended-protected}}
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  • Extended-confirmed protected: This is a redirect from a title that is extended confirmed protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
 No default
{{R fully protected}}
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  • Fully protected: This is a redirect from a title that is fully protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. It may have been protected by an administrator, or it may be on the Cascade-protected list, or both.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
 No default
{{R semi-protected}}
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  • Semi-protected: This is a redirect from a title that is semi-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
 No default
{{R template-protected}}
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  • Template-protected: This is a redirect from a page that is template-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. Only administrators and template editors may edit this page.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
 No default
{{R from pseudonym}}
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No default

"Q–R"
{{R from quotation}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from radio frequency}}
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  • From a radio frequency: This is a redirect from a radio frequency to a related topic, most commonly the single radio station that broadcasts on the frequency..
    • If more than one station with an article broadcasts using the frequency, a disambiguation page should be used instead.
 No default
{{R from radio program}}
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  • From a radio program: This is a redirect from a title of radio program or radio series that is a subtopic of the redirect target.
 No default
{{R from railroad name with ampersand}}
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Unprintable
– soft
{{R to redirect template}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R to related topic}}
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  • To a related topic: This is a redirect to an article about a similar topic.
    • Redirects from related topics are different than redirects from related words, because a related topic is more likely to warrant a full and detailed description in the target article. If this redirect's subject is notable, then also tag it with {{R with possibilities}} and {{R printworthy}}.
 No default
{{R from related word}}
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  • From a related word or phrase: This is a redirect from a word or phrase (term) to a page title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good search term, or it could be a candidate for a Wiktionary link.
    • Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different from redirects that are subtopics or related topics, because unlike those, a related word or phrase probably does not warrant its own subtopic section in the target page or possess the possibility of ever becoming an article, template, project page, and so forth.
 No default
{{R comics from related word}}
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  • From a comics-related word or phrase: This is a redirect from a word, phrase, concept, character, story or item to a comics title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link.
    • Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different than redirects from a subtopic or related topic, since a related word is unlikely to warrant a full subtopic in the target page, or to have the possibility of ever becoming an article.
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{{R from relative}}
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No default
{{R from remote talk page}}
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N/A
{{R from reporting name}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R restricted}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from RFC}}
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  • From an RFC: This is a redirect from an IETF RFC number to an article about the RFC or its subject.
 Unprintable
{{R from Wade–Giles romanization}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from route number}}
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  • From a route number: This is a redirect from a numbered road that is insufficiently notable for an independent article to a list of roads that covers the route.
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"S"
{{R from S2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from school}}
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  • From a school: This is a redirect from a school article that may have had very little information or did not meet notability criteria. The information from this article may have been merged into a list of schools or an article on the appropriate school district or geographical location.
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{{R from scientific abbreviation}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from scientific name}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative scientific name}}
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Printable
– soft
{{R to scientific name}}
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Printable
– soft
{{R scouting from merge}}
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  • From a Scouting page merge: This is a redirect from a Scouting title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) nor delete this page.
No default
{{R from second-level domain}}
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  • From a second-level domain: This is a redirect from a second-level domain to an article about its associated top-level domain, often to a section in that article, or to an article about its website.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the second-level domain. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
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– hard
{{R to section}}
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No default
{{R comics to section}}
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No default
{{R ME to section}}
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No default
{{R semi-protected}}
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  • Semi-protected: This is a redirect from a title that is semi-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
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{{R from short name}}
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  • From a short name: This is a redirect from a title that is a shortened form of a more complete page title, such as a person's full name or the unbroken title of a written work.
No default
{{R from shortcut}}
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  • From a shortcut: This is a redirect from a shortcut in any namespace to a page in any namespace.
    • Shortcuts are wikilinked on community pages, talk pages, and edit summaries, but not in mainspace articles.
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– hard
{{R from slogan}}
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No default
{{R from song}}
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  • From a song: This is a redirect from a song title to a more general, relevant article such as an album, film or artist where the song is mentioned. Redirecting to the specific album or film in which the song appears is preferable to redirecting to the artist when possible.
    • There is consensus that the majority of songs do not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Songs should only have an individual article when there is enough material to warrant a detailed article.
    • For redirects of cover songs to the article about the original song, use {{R from cover song}} instead.
    • For redirects of remixes to the article about the original song, use {{R from remix}} instead.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from cover song}}
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  • From a song's cover version: This is a redirect from a cover version of a song to the article about the original song this version covers. This accords with editing guidelines located at WP:SONGDAB.
    • Use this rcat only on redirects that are in Wikipedia's main-article namespace, and only when the redirect's topic is a song which is a cover version of its target. If it is not a cover version of its target, use {{R from song}} instead.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from sort name}}
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Printable
– soft
{{R from ambiguous sort name}}
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  • From an ambiguous sort name: This is a redirect from an ambiguous sort name to a page or list that disambiguates it. These redirects are pointed to by links that should always be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should never appear on a page that has "(disambiguation)" in its title unless the target page also has "(disambiguation)" in its title. For those redirects use {{R to disambiguation page}} instead.


Printable
– hard
{{R from South Indian spelling}}
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Unprintable
– soft
{{R from species to genus}}
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No default
{{R from more specific geographic name}}
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No default
{{R from less specific name}}
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  • From a less specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a less specific name to a more specific, less general one.
    • It may be a less specialized term, a broader usage, a generic term or simply be worded less narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
    • Such names often indicate that a broader, overview article needs to be written. For such redirects {{R with possibilities}} should also be added.
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{{R from more specific name}}
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  • From a more specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a more specific name to a less specific, more general one.
    • It may be a more specialized term, include extraneous identifiers, or simply be worded more narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
 No default
{{R to sports league}}
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  • To sports league: This is a redirect from team or other redirect currently not with its own article to article for the sports league.
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from spouse}}
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  • From spouse: This is a redirect from the name of a person's spouse (husband or wife) or former spouse to the article about the person.
 No default
{{R from stock symbol}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R to stub template}}
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  • To a stub template: This is a redirect from a template shortcut or title that may have been moved (renamed) or merged to the target stub template.
 N/A
{{R from stylization}}
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Printable
– soft
{{R from subpage}}
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  • From a subpage: This is a redirect from a subpage. In a page title, a subpage name appears after a forward slash (/); for example, "Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket/Articles", which is a subpage of "Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket", redirects to Template:CricketRecentChanges. Not all articles or other pages with "/" in their titles are subpages (e.g. CP/M).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to subpage}}
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No default
{{R from subsidiary}}
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No default
{{R from subsidiary title}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from subtopic}}
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No default
{{R to subtopic}}
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No default
{{R from surname}}
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No default
{{R from former Swiss municipality}}
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  • From a former Swiss municipality: This is a redirect from a title for a former Swiss municipality to the municipality into which it was incorporated and into the article of which it may have been merged. This redirect also populates Category:Redirects with possibilities.
    • With time, this topic may become an article of its own. This redirect may be replaced with an article started from scratch and carved out of the target page. When appropriate, article categories may also be added to the redirect page.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
 Printable
– hard
{{R to Swiss municipality 2L}}
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  • To a Swiss municipality 2L: This is a redirect from a title in the form "[name of municipality](space)[two-letter abbreviation for canton]" to a municipality of Switzerland. With this format, the municipality Aclens in the canton of Vaud is a redirect titled "Aclens VD".
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R to Swiss municipality (canton)}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R to Swiss municipality (, Switzerland)}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from symbol}}
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  • From a symbol: This is a redirect from a symbol to the meaning of the symbol or to a related topic.
 No default
{{R from gene symbol}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from mathematical expression}}
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No default
{{R from stock symbol}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from E2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from H2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from S2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from synonym}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from systematic abbreviation}}
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No default
{{R from systematic name}}
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No default
{{R to systematic name}}
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Unprintable
– hard

"T"
{{R from remote talk page}}
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N/A
{{R to talk page}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R taxon with possibilities}}
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  • From a taxon with possibilities: This is a redirect from a title related to an organism that potentially could be expanded into an article. A redirect that employs this template will usually be a generally accepted species name that targets an article about a genus (or higher taxon).
    • For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline, and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
 Printable
– hard
{{R from monotypic taxon}}
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  • From a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only lower-ranking member. In a biology-related article, when for example a family has only one genus, the family may be a redirect to the genus.
    • Use {{R to monotypic taxon}} when making a redirect to a monotypic taxon from its only member, for example, from a species to the genus of which it is the only member.
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{{R to monotypic taxon}}
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  • To a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from the only lower-ranking member of a monotypic taxon to its monotypic taxon. In a biology-related article, when for example a genus has only one species, the binomial name may be a redirect to the genus.
    • Use {{R from monotypic taxon}} instead when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.
 No default
{{R from team}}
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  • From a team: This is a redirect from a team/club/squad to the sporting league/association in which the team is a member.
 No default
{{R from technical name}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R to technical name}}
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No default
{{R from telephone number}}
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  • From a telephone number: This is a redirect from a telephone number to a related topic, such as the company that can be reached there.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to template namespace}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R template-protected}}
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  • Template-protected: This is a redirect from a page that is template-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. Only administrators and template editors may edit this page.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
 No default
{{R from name with title}}
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  • From name with title: This is a redirect from a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Smith" or "Cardinal Doe" to the name with no title or with the title in parentheses.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R to name with title}}
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  • To name with title: This is a redirect from the name with no title to a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Foo" or "Cardinal Foo", or with the title in parentheses ().
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from list topic}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from top-level domain}}
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  • From a top-level domain: This is a redirect from a top-level domain to an article about a website (or the company that hosts it) that is more often referred to by its short name or company name rather than its top-level domain name.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the website. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from trademark}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative translation}}
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Unprintable
– soft
{{R from alternative transliteration}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from television episode}}
category links talk edit 		Category:Episode redirects to lists or one of its subcategories may also be populated by default.
No default
{{R from Twitter username}}
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Unprintable
– hard

"U"
{{R from UK postcode}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from Unicode character}}
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  • From a Unicode character: This is a redirect from a single Unicode character to an article or Wikipedia project page that infers meaning for the symbol. Examples would be monetary symbols like dollar and euro signs, language symbols, emoji, and so on. For a multiple-character-long title with diacritics, use template {{R from diacritic}} instead. For codes such as "U+00E6", use {{R from Unicode code}}.
 Unprintable
– soft
{{R from Unicode code}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from UN/LOCODE}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R unprintworthy}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from upcoming film}}
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  • Upcoming films: This is a redirect from a title that is in draft namespace at Draft:Template index/Redirect pages, so please do not create an article from this redirect (unless moving a ready draft here). You are welcome to improve the draft article while it is being considered for inclusion in article namespace. If the draft link is a redirect, then you may boldly turn that redirect into a draft article. The topic described by this title may be more detailed than is currently provided on the target page or in a section of that page
 Printable
– hard
{{R to userbox}}
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  • To a userbox: This is a redirect from a shortcut or the result of a page move/rename to a userbox template.
 N/A
{{R to user namespace}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from US military aircraft designator}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from US postal abbreviation}}
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Unprintable
– hard

"V–W"
{{R from variant military designation}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from verb}}
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No default
{{R from Wade–Giles romanization}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R to warning template}}
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N/A
{{R with Wikidata item}}
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No default
{{R ME without diacritics}}
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  • From same ME page name without diacritics: This is a redirect from essentially the same Middle-earth page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to the same title with those marks.
    • Use this redirect link (without piping) when the page concerns language translation or English language equivalents. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
 Unprintable
– hard
{{R from letter–word combination}}
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No default
{{R from work}}
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No default
{{R from writer}}
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  • From a writer(s): This is a redirect from a writer (or writers) to a related topic usually about one of their works.
 No default

"X–Y–Z"
{{R from year}}
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  • From year: This is a redirect from a formatted year title to the related year article.
 Unprintable
– hard
What to type What it makes
{{Redirect category shell}}
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{{Deprecated template}}
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{{Talk page of redirect}}
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Soft redirects
{{Category redirect}}
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{{Soft redirect}}
links talk edit 		Soft redirect to:new page name
This page is a soft redirect.
{{Soft redirect with Wikidata item}}
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Header for redirect categories
{{Redirect category}}
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Notes

  • {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more appropriate redirect category (rcat) templates to redirects. Click the template link and read its documentation page for more information. Also, see its comparison page, which illustrates its differences with individual rcat tagging.
  • For talk pages, there are only certain rcats that should be used. The only rcats that apply to pages in the talk namespaces are {{R from alternative name}}, {{R from shortcut}}, and those associated with moves, merges, disambiguations and cross-namespace redirects. For more information, read the templates' documentation pages. See also {{Talk page of redirect}}.
  • If a redirect is tagged incorrectly, for example, if an editor places a mainspace-only rcat on a redirect in another namespace, the redirect will not be sorted into the expected category. Instead, the redirect may be sorted into Category:Pages with incorrectly transcluded templates or its subcategory Pages with templates in the wrong namespace, categories that should remain empty.
  • When rcats are used to categorize image-file redirects, the category(ies) may not appear on the redirect page after saving even if they appeared on preview, and even if preferences are set to view hidden categories. Yet the image-file redirect will still populate the category(ies). For example, in Category:Redirects from moves under the section heading Media in category "Redirects from moves", many image-file redirects have been correctly categorized, and yet for example {{Rcat shell|{{R from move}}{{R from short name}}}}'s categories may not appear on the image-file redirect's page. Hidden categories on image-file redirects can be detected by clicking on "Page information" in the Tools menu on the sidebar.

See also

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