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On Wikipedia and other sites running onMediaWiki,Special:Random can be used to access a random article in the mainnamespace; this feature is useful as a tool to view a random article.
Depending on your browser, it's also possible to load a random page using akeyboard shortcut (inEdge andChromeAlt+X, inFirefoxAlt-Shift+X).
To create a link to a random page in a differentnamespace, use[[Special:Random/Namespace]]. For example,Special:Random/Talk will take you to a random article's talk page.
| Display a random page in other namespaces: ArticleTalk |
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| Display a randomredirect in other namespaces: MainTalk |
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If you are wondering if the "random article" feature is reallyrandom, read the answerhere.