Template:Key needed
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Usage
[edit]{{key needed|reason=text to replace default message on mouseover|date=February 2026|pre-text=text to be displayed before the text in the reason parameter|post-text=text to be displayed after the text in the reason parameter}}
This should be used in articles where the correctness of a word, term or phrase's spelling or rendering is unknown. See also {{clarify}} for other text that is difficult to understand. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
Tracking categories
[edit]TemplateData
[edit]This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Key needed in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Key needed
This should be used in articles where a graph, map, or diagram is ambiguous due to the lack of a key.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mouseover text | reason | explanation of why a key must be shown
| Line | optional |
| month and year | date | the month and year the tag was added
| Date | suggested |
See also
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