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This template produces formatted text, following the guideline for a '''[[Wikipedia:Hatnote|Wikipedia hatnote]]''':
:{{tji|Hatnote|Example hatnote text.}} &rarr;<br><!-- a construct to show hatnote as expected (using newline) -->
{{Hatnote|Example hatnote text.}}

Broadly speaking, a hatnote should answer a reader's question (maybe preemptively): ''Am I on the right page?''

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== Function ==
This template is primarily used to add a correctly formatted ''hatnote'' to a page. Often, but not always, this is a ''disambiguation link'' at the top of article pages. It places an HTML <code>div-</code> / <code>div</code> block around the text entered as its only argument, which provides standardized formatting (contents are indented and italicized in most displays); it also isolates the contained code to make sure that it is interpreted correctly.

This template is also used as the "meta-template" for additional specialized disambiguation link templates; see [[:Category:Hatnote templates]] for a list.

The template does not automatically create links of any kind. Links and other desired formatting must be explicitly added, using normal [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Wikipedia markup]].

== Usage ==
; Basic usage:
: {{tji|hatnote|text}}

; All parameters:
: {{tji|hatnote|text|extraclasses:extra classes|selfref:yes|category:no}}