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:''See also [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] for further details on this method, specific to Wikipedia''
&This page explains how to create '''numbered footnotes and references''' using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>,<code><nowiki></ref></nowiki></code>, and <code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code> syntax, which is the current best-practice method in most circumstances.
 
This page explains how to create '''numbered footnotes and references''' using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>,<code><nowiki></ref></nowiki></code>, and <code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code> syntax, which is the current best-practice method in most circumstances.


For the policy about the need and choice of sources to cite see [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]], and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]].
For the policy about the need and choice of sources to cite see [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]], and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]].
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At the point where you want the text of the footnotes or references to appear (usually at the end of the article in a '''Notes''' or '''References''' section), insert the tag:
At the point where you want the text of the footnotes or references to appear (usually at the end of the article in a '''Notes''' or '''References''' section), insert the tag:


:<code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code>
code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code>


The template {{tl|Reflist}} is an alternative, mostly used if there are many footnotes.
The template {{tl|Reflist}} is an alternative, mostly used if there are many footnotes.
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