"Template:Unverified" and "Template:References" redirect here. For the inline template "not in citation given", seeTemplate:Failed verification. For the template encapsulating <references />, seeTemplate:Reflist.
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This template should only be used on articles that have no citations or references at all. Don't add this template to articles that contain evenonegeneral reference,bare URL, or citation-containingfootnote. A citation isany description of areliable source that supports any of the article content. The format of the citation and the name of the section heading (e.g., ==External links==) arenot what determines whether a link or citation is a source.
{{Unreferenced|find=World War II|find2=Mediterranean|date=February 2026}}
When to use
You should only add this template to articles that contain no citations or references of any kind.
Do not add this template:
In articles that have some citations, but not enough, the{{More citations needed}} template should be used instead as a general template, or the{{Unreferenced section}} template for individual sections that have no citations.
In articles containing a list of sources at the end, but noinline citations, including parenthetical references orin-text attributions, consider{{no footnotes}} when the article would be significantly improved by detailed attribution of sources to specific claims.
Watch out for lists ofgeneral references that someone has incorrectly listed under==External links==. If the link leads to a reliable source that supports some article content, then that website is a reference, not just anexternal link.
Other templates, listedbelow, should be used when the citations are inadequate for other reasons.
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References
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Be bold! Consider searching forsources and citing them in the article, instead of adding this template.
In articles about people and businesses, consider using the more specific{{Third-party sources}} template, to encourage citation ofWP:Independent sources rather than the subject's own website.
To flag an individual section as being unreferenced, use the{{Unreferenced section}} template, which categorizes more narrowly:
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2026}}
Details
Positional parameter 1
Positional parameter|1= is the 'type' parameter, which may be set toparagraph orsection or any string value. To mark an unreferenced section of an article, please use{{Unreferenced section}} instead.
Date parameter:
The|date= parameter is (generally[1]) used to indicate when the template was added to a page. An example of its usage is{{Unreferenced|date=February 2026}}. Adding this parameter sorts the article into monthly subcategories ofCategory:Articles lacking sources, rather than adding it toCategory:Articles lacking sources itself, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. If the date parameter is omitted, abot will add it later.
Find parameters:
There are two 'find' parameters available to control the presentation and operation of the{{find sources}} links optionally displayed by the{{Unreferenced}} template. By default, the template displays{{find sources}} with a quoted search query equivalent to the exact article title. Sometimes, especially if the article has a long,descriptive title, or if it includesparenthetical disambiguation terms, this may not give useful results. The find parameters can be used to provide the search keywords of your choice to the{{find sources}} links. Use:
|find= to specify keywords for an exact search (double-quoted query); this corresponds to{{find sources}} positional param|1.
|find2= to specify keywords for an unquoted search; this corresponds to{{find sources}} param|2. The alias|unquoted= may be used instead.
The value "none" may be passed to 'find' (|find=none) to suppress display offind sources links. (Note that specifying|find=none and a nonempty value for|find2= is not a valid combination.)
General information
This template can either be placed at the top of an article, at the bottom of the article page (in an empty "References" or "Notes" section—usually just before a{{Reflist}} template), or on the article's talk page.
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Type (e.g., section)
1
Text to replace the word "article", usually "section". This is a legacy feature, and this usage has been replaced with the separate '{{Unreferenced section}}' template.
Example
section
Auto value
article
String
optional
Month and year
date
Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
Example
January 2013
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
String
suggested
Find sources keywords
find
Search string for 'find sources' template. May be one or more words. Set to value 'none' to suppress 'find sources' output.
Example
Your keyword list
Auto value
empty string
String
optional
Find2
find2unquoted
Search keywords for 'find sources' unquoted search.
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