Most of the categories populated by redirect category (rcat) templates are hidden categories. Hidden categories cannot be seen by viewers who are not logged in, nor by editors who have not set their preferences to view them. So if you have tagged a redirect with an rcat and saved the redirect, but you cannot see the category, the first thing to check is if you have set your preferences to view hidden cats:
Some rcats place a redirect in either Category:Printworthy redirects or Category:Unprintworthy redirects by default. Other rcats do not, which means that it is up to editors to choose to the best of their knowledge which of those categories, Printworthy or Unprintworthy, is appropriate and should be populated. The rcats that can be used separately to populate those categories are:
Each and every rcat template in the following functional index is also found in the above navbar, which is used as a reference on all rcat pages. Changes made to the navbar must also be made below, and vice versa.
UN → United Nations Member states of the UN → Member states of the United Nations ANZAC → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ({{R from acronym}}) British Broadcasting Corporation → BBC ({{R to initialism}}) J. S. Bach → Johann Sebastian Bach ({{R from short name}})
Acronyms
For:
acronyms (letters often spoken as a single word) to their expanded forms
Not for:
initialisms (letters often spoken letter-by-letter)
U.N.C.L.E. → United Network Command for Law and Enforcement APPLE → Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment RBI → Run batted in ({{R from initialism}}) TLDR → Top-level domain registry ({{R from initialism}})
Capitalisation and spelling
Alternative spellings
For:
correct spelling alternatives
numbers to words
words to numbers
Not for:
misspellings
spelling differences that result in different pronunciations
Humor → Humour Colonization of Africa → Colonisation of Africa Shed 7 → Shed Seven Thousand → 1000 (number) Alternate future → Alternative future ({{R from alternative name}}) Pronounciation → Pronunciation ({{R from misspelling}}) Travelling Wilburys → Traveling Wilburys ({{R from misspelling}})
More specific names names that are more specific, less general than that used for the actual article (often as the result of WP:RM discussions involving WP:COMMONNAME), but not simply longer versions of the target names
Less specific names names that are less specific, more general than that used for the actual article (often as the result of WP:RM discussions involving WP:COMMONNAME), but not simply shorter versions of the target names
Personal / legal names article is titled by the WP:COMMONNAME, which often is not the subject's personal/legal name; yet, the redirect title is relevant and should be linked for categorization, tracking and for its search worthiness
Incorrect names redirects with an erroneous name that is either incorrect or unsuitable as a Wikipedia article title; e.g., may be a redirect left behind after a move
from a Java package name, or the fully qualified name of a Java class or interface, to the software project or language feature that provides that package (automatic Unprintworthy category)
{{Redirect|Jump}} renders the hatnote, (and mention), atop the target page. {{Wiktionary}} is also used.
Bold → Emphasis (typography)#Methods and use
{{redirect2|Bold|Boldface}} renders the hatnote, (and mention), under a section header of the target page; {{R to section}} and {{Wiktionary}} are also used.
Section Note {{R to anchor}} and how the targets are similar. The target must be clicked and checked to be able to tell the difference.
Williams (family name) → Williams (surname) where neither is incorrect, or incomplete but one is the MOS common name title and the other is an equivalent alternative redirect.
Corvette (automobile) → Chevrolet Corvette where Corvette (automobile) will appear in search predictions when searching "Corvette" but Chevrolet Corvette will not.
Help:Table → Talk:Library Wikipedia:Edit conflict → Wikipedia talk:Edit conflict User talk:Simon → User:Simon ({{R to user namespace}}) User talk:Jimbo → Talk:Genius
Template namespace
For:
a page outside of the template namespace to a page in the template namespace
Wikipedia:MOS → User:Jimbo Wales User talk:Tricky Ed → User:SuperEditor User:SuperEditor → User talk:Tricky Ed ({{R to talk page}}) User:SuperEditor → User:Tricky Ed User:Jimbo Wales/Workpage → User:Jimbo Wales
Miscellaneous
Check each rcat's template page to see in which namespace(s) it may be used.
ISO 4 – J. Nutr. → Journal of Nutrition ISO 639:zho → Chinese language ISO 3166-1:MM → Myanmar ISO 4217:USD → United States dollar ISO 15924:Ethi → Ge'ez script
Look for the first "significant" word, because this listing is sorted in a way that skips common prefixes like "R from". For example, R from move is in the "M" group. To make them easier to find, some rcats are listed more than once. For example, R from postal abbreviation will be found in the "P" group as well as in the "A" group.
From an ISO 4 abbreviation: This is a redirect from an ISO 4 publication title abbreviation to the unabbreviated publication title, or an article containing information about the publication.
In cases of an ISO 4 abbreviation with partially missing dots, or dots used inappropriately, please use {{R from misspelling}}.
From an ISO 3166 code: This is a redirect from a title that contains an ISO 3166 geographical code to an article about the location. An example is ISO 3166-1:MMMyanmar. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for places and common names and can help writing and searches.
Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
From an ISO 4217 code: This is a redirect from a title that contains an ISO 4217 currency code to an article about the currency. An example is ISO 4217:USDUnited States dollar. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches.
Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
From an abbreviation: This is a redirect from an abbreviation to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation. Use this template for any length reduction other than the following.
Instead of this template:
use {{R from acronym}} for abbreviations that are pronounced as words, such as NATO and RADAR;
use {{R from initialism}} for those abbreviations that are pronounced as letters, such as CIA and HIV;
use {{R from short name}} for the initials of a person's name or for any other length reduction that is not typically classed as an abbreviation.
From a scientific abbreviation: This is a redirect from a scientific abbreviation, such as H. sapiens, to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation.
From an old AfC draft: This is a redirect from an draft page in the Wikipedia talk namespace to the published article in mainspace. This redirect page must be in the Wikipedia talk namespace.
From an alternative hyphenation: This is a redirect from a title with an alternative hyphenation of the target name. Pages that link to this redirect may be updated to link directly to the target page if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. Also, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
From an alternative military designation: This is a redirect from an alternative military designation to a more common military designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item.
From an alternative name: This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity such as an alter ego, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.
This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names to aid searches and writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
If this redirect is an incorrect name for the target, then {{R from incorrect name}} should be used instead.
From an alternative name in comics: This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity, a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the comic book character detailed in the target article.
In accordance with the Manual of Style (comics) guidelines, when the target article becomes too big, this redirect may be replaced with an article carved out of the target page after discussion on the target talk page.
From a Middle-earth alternative name: This is a redirect from an alternative article title of a Middle-earth related topic such as a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.
This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
If this redirect is an incorrect name for the target, then use {{R from incorrect name}}instead.
From an alternative punctuation: This is a redirect from a title with an alternative punctuation of the target name. Pages that link to this redirect may be updated to link directly to the target page if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. Also, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
From an alternative spacing: This is a redirect from a title with an alternative spacing of the target name. Pages that link to this redirect may be updated to link directly to the target page if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. Also, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
From an alternative spelling: This is a redirect from a title with an alternative spelling of the target name. Pages that link to this redirect may be updated to link directly to the target page if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. Also, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
From a Middle-earth alternative spelling: This is a redirect from a Middle-earth related title with an alternative spelling. Pages that use this link may be updated to link directly to the target page. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
From an alternative translation: This is a redirect from an alternative English translation to a more common variation. The prevalent translation is given by the target of the redirect.
From an ambiguous sort name: This is a redirect from an ambiguous sort name to a page or list that disambiguates it. These redirects are pointed to by links that should always be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should never appear on a page that has "(disambiguation)" in its title unless the target page also has "(disambiguation)" in its title. For those redirects use {{R to disambiguation page}}instead.
From an ambiguous term: This is a redirect from an ambiguous page name to a page or list that disambiguates it. These redirects are pointed to by links that should always be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should never appear on a page that has "(disambiguation)" in its title – in that case use {{R to disambiguation page}}instead.
From American English: This is a redirect from a term in American English spelling to an alternate spelling variation. The spelling is given by the target of the redirect.
An {{anchor|(anchor name)}} or {{visible anchor}} template, a HTML element with id="(anchor name)", or an |id=(anchor name) parameter might be installed at the beginning of a paragraph, in or near a section header or within a table. The anchor might also be an old section header that has been edited and is anchored within or near the new header to prevent broken internal and external links.
Even though section headers of the general form ==(Header name)== are themselves a type of anchor, use {{R to section}}instead.
To an article without mention: This is a redirect to an article without any mention of the redirected word or phrase.
For titles that are obvious omissions from target articles, check the rcat index for more specific templates to use instead of this rcat – examples: {{R from misspelling}} for misspellings of article titles or {{R from incorrect name}} for wrong names.
From a band name: This is a redirect from a musical band or musical group name that redirects to an article on a single person, i.e. the band or group leader.
This template should not appear on a page solely with the name of a person who is a member of a group in its title that redirects to a band or group name. In that case, use {{R from member}}instead. If the redirected subtopic could potentially have its own article in the future, then also use {{R with possibilities}} and {{R printworthy}}. If independent notability of the subject can be shown, then be bold and convert this redirect into an article on the subtopic.
To a joint biography: This is a redirect from one person's name to a biographical article that includes this person along with one or more other persons.
Be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
From birth name: This is a redirect from a person's birth name (née or né) to a more common name or a related topic.
Use this rcat to tag mainspace redirects when the title matches the subject's name given to them at birth. If the redirect is from a personal name that differs from the birth name, then use {{R from personal name}}instead. In either case, be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
From a book: This is a redirect from a book title to a more general, relevant article, such as the author or publisher of the book or to its title in an alternative language.
Books should only have an individual article when they meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines and there is enough material to warrant a detailed article.
From British English: This is a redirect from a term in British English spelling to an alternative spelling variation. The spelling is given by the target of the redirect.
From a camel case title: This is a redirect from a camel case page name. In the initial versions of Wikipedia, all links had to be "CamelCase", i.e., words that used medial capitals; they are "two-humped" like a Bactrian camel. These are kept as redirects to maintain edit history and to avoid breaking links that may have been made externally.
From a Canadian settlement name: This is a redirect from an article title related to a Canadian settlement. This title has been redirected in accordance with the article naming conventions for Canada-related articles in the Manual of Style.
From a miscapitalisation: This is a redirect from a capitalisation error. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect.
This redirect is made available to aid searches or to maintain links. Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the correct form without using a piped link hiding the correct details.
From other capitalisation: This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. It leads to the title in accordance with the Wikipedia naming conventions for capitalisation, or it leads to a title that is associated in some way with the conventional capitalisation of this redirect title. This may help writing, searching and international language issues.
If this redirect is an incorrect capitalisation, then {{R from miscapitalisation}} should be used instead, and pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target. Miscapitalisations can be tagged in any namespace.
Use this rcat to tag onlymainspace redirects; when other capitalisations are in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}}instead.
From outside category namespace: This is a redirect from a page outside the category namespace to a category page. This redirect page must be outside the category namespace.
Redirects in category namespace are soft redirects, and most rcats must never be used to tag soft redirects.
From a category with possibilities: This is a redirect from a category title that potentially could be populated as a separate category.
For Example: Mount Yao Mountains of Guangxi.
Other pages should not populate this redirected category. If you find category links to this redirect from articles, templates, categories, or portals, please retarget those links to the category page to which this entry redirects.
To a century: This is a redirect from a year or decade to the associated century article. Years from 4000 to 1700 BC should redirect to the relevant century per Wikipedia:Timeline standards.
Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page. Individual articles may be created for these years or decades in the future.
From a code: This is a redirect from a code that has no distinctive category to which it may be sorted. Examples are DOCTYPE, and redirects from HTML and hexadecimal codes.
From an alternative name in comics: This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity, a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the comic book character detailed in the target article.
In accordance with the Manual of Style (comics) guidelines, when the target article becomes too big, this redirect may be replaced with an article carved out of the target page after discussion on the target talk page.
To a comics list entry: This is a redirect from a comics related title for a minor topic to a list of minor entities, a type of article which is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively.
Links to list entries should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target pagename. This allows "what links here" to be used to identify the links to the individual sections.
From a comics merge: This is a redirect from a comics title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
For comics redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{R with history}}instead.
For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline (here is a helpful essay), and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
From a comics-related word or phrase: This is a redirect from a word, phrase, concept, character, story or item to a comics title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link.
Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different than redirects from a subtopic or related topic, since a related word is unlikely to warrant a full subtopic in the target page, or to have the possibility of ever becoming an article.
Used for convenience: This is a redirect from a title that is intended to make it easier to get to the target page; the target is a more appropriate page for the purpose of the redirected title. This rcat is reserved for redirects that may not fit other descriptions.
This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It does not need to be replaced with a piped link.
From a song's cover version: This is a redirect from a cover version of a song to the article about the original song this version covers. This accords with editing guidelines located at WP:SONGDAB.
Use this rcat only on redirects that are in Wikipedia's main-article namespace, and only when the redirect's topic is a song which is a cover version of its target. If it is not a cover version of its target, use {{R from song}} instead.
To a decade: This is a redirect from a year (or years) to to the associated decade article. Years from 1700 to 500 BCE should redirect to the relevant decade per Wikipedia:Timeline standards.
Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page. Individual articles may be created for these years in the future.
From a demonym: This is a redirect from a term that denotes the inhabitants of a target place.
This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names to aid searches and writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
From the same page name with diacritics: This is a redirect from a page name that has diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to essentially the same page name without those marks or a "List of..." page anchored to a promising list item name without diacritics.
Apply this redirect (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
To the same page name with diacritics: This is a redirect from a page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to essentially the same page name with diacritical marks or a "List of..." page anchored to a promising list item name with diacritics. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect.
This redirect aids in searches and may be applied (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
This rcat template must not be used to tag redirects to a title with differences that are 1: ligatures (like æ and Œ – use {{R to ligature}} instead), or 2: other non-ASCII characters that do not include diacritics (like Greek letters – use {{R from ASCII-only}} instead).
This rcat template can also be used on redirects to sections and anchors to indicate the diacritics-free version of a term/name written both ways.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the page concerns language translation or English language equivalents. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
To a disambiguation page: This is a redirect to a disambiguation page. This redirect is intended for use in links from other articles that need to refer to the disambiguation page, rather than be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should only appear on a redirect page that has "(disambiguation)" at the end of its title. Ambiguous titles that do not have page names ending with "(disambiguation)" should use {{R from ambiguous term}} instead. For disambiguations that later prove to still be ambiguous (e.g. "(painter)" when there are multiple notable painters by the same name) and which redirect to disambiguation pages, then {{R from incomplete disambiguation}} is the appropriate rcat template.
From incomplete disambiguation: This is a redirect from an incomplete disambiguation, a page name that is too ambiguous to be the title of an article or other project page. Such titles should redirect to an appropriate disambiguation page (or section of it), or to a more complete disambiguation.
From incorrect disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with incorrect disambiguation due to a typographical error, a format that does not follow Wikipedia convention or a previous editorial misconception.
From predictable disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with parenthetical disambiguation that will appear in search predictions for an ambiguous term that readers are likely to search, to a page name using natural disambiguation that otherwise would not appear in predictions for the probable search term.
When the redirect and its target have the same base page name and only the disambiguation qualifier is different, use {{R from other disambiguation}}instead.
From a domain name: This is a redirect from a domain name to an article about an associated entity or website, which is more often referred to by its official name than by its domain name.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the website. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
Use the |domain= parameter to specify the top-level domain name, for categorisation.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the second-level domain. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
From a top-level domain: This is a redirect from a top-level domain to an article about a website (or the company that hosts it) that is more often referred to by its short name or company name rather than its top-level domain name.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the website. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
From a draft: This is a redirect from a draft page in the draft namespace or a userspace draft to the published article in mainspace. This redirect page must not be in mainspace.
The draft is located at Draft:Template index/Redirect pages. You are welcome to improve the draft article while it is being considered for inclusion in article namespace. If the draft link is a redirect, then you may boldly turn that redirect into a draft article.
From an emoji: This is a redirect from an emoji to an article describing the depicted concept or the emoji itself, per WP:REMOJI.
Only use {{R from Unicode character}} in addition to this redirect template if the title consists of a single Unicode character. Do not use it for multiple-character emoji sequences, such as skin tone variants or national flags.
Extended-confirmed protected: This is a redirect from a title that is extended confirmed protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
From a fictional character: This is a redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional work or list of characters. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this character, a standalone list of characters, or a subsection of an article or list.
From a fictional element: This is a redirect from a fictional element (such as an object or concept) to a related fictional work or list of similar elements. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this element, a subsection, or a standalone list of elements.
From a fictional location: This is a redirect from a fictional location or setting to a related fictional work or list of places. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this place, a subsection, or a standalone list of settings.
From a fictional species: This is a redirect from a fictional species to a related fictional work or list of species. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this fictional species, a standalone list of fictional species, or a subsection of an article or list.
From a file extension: This is a redirect from a title that is a file extension (such as .svg and .txt) to a related topic, such as an explanatory article, section of an article or a table. An example is: .jpgJPEG.
It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
This redirect is automatically sorted by the first letter (not by the leading dot).
From a file metadata link: This is a redirect from a wikilink created from Exif, XMP or other information (i.e. the "metadata" section on some file description pages) to a more detailed description of the metadata subject that is linked. Since MediaWiki offers only limited control over the targets of these camera-generated links, redirects like this are created to make them useful.
WARNING: It might happen that few or no pages link to this redirect. That is because the metadata links are from the File namespace (often Commons) and do not appear in those listings. This redirect is most likely notorphaned!
From a filename: This is a redirect from a title that is a filename of the target.
It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
From a film: This is a redirect from a film title that is a subtopic of the redirect target or a title in an alternative language that has been produced in that language.
With time, this topic may become an article of its own. This redirect may be replaced with an article started from scratch and carved out of the target page. When appropriate, article categories may also be added to the redirect page.
Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
Fully protected: This is a redirect from a title that is fully protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. It may have been protected by an administrator, or it may be on the Cascade-protected list, or both.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
From a gendered term: This is a redirect from a word or phrase that specifies gender to one that is either gender-neutral or specific to a different gender.
From a gerund: This is a redirect from a gerund (or gerund phrase), a verb form that ends with "ing" and that functions as a noun, to a related part of speech or topic.
Mentioned in a hatnote: This is a redirect from a title that is mentioned in a hatnote at the redirect target. The mention is usually atop the target article. It may, however, be directly under a section header, or in another article's hatnote (whenever the hatnote is under a section, {{R to section}} should also be used).
The titles of redirects mentioned in hatnotes may refer to a subject other than that of the target page. It is possible that this redirect may need to be retargeted, or become an article under its own title (see {{R with possibilities}}). If the title is a good candidate for a Wiktionary link, it may also be added.
To a help page: This is a redirect from any page inside or outside of help namespace to a page in that namespace.
The above category link leads to a list of redirects from inside help namespace. For redirects from outside help space, see Category:Redirects to help namespace.
The above template is being used incorrectly. Please remove it from this redirect.
From a highway: This is a redirect from a highway page title that may be a topic more detailed than the target page. When the target page becomes too long, this redirect may be converted into an article that will be carved out of the target page.
Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
From "highway in region" without possibilities: This is a redirect from the format "(highway) in (region)" to the (highway) article, a redirect that is unlikely to ever be expanded into its own article.
Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page, since times change, and there is still a chance, however slight, that this redirect will someday become a separate article in Wikipedia.
This template is used on a very large number of pages. To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
With history: This is a redirect from a page containing substantive page history. This page is kept as a redirect to preserve its former content and attributions. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated), nor delete this page.
This template should not be used for redirects having some edit history but no meaningful content in their previous versions, nor for redirects created as a result of a page merge (use {{R from merge}} instead), nor for redirects from a title that forms a historic part of Wikipedia (use {{R with old history}} instead).
From an identifier: This is a redirect from a unique (alpha-)numerical identifier (like an EAN) to an article discussing that particular class of identifiers in mainspace. By convention the redirect must include the parenthetical disambiguator "(identifier)". Its purpose is to avoid clutter in "What links here" of the target article and to improve reverse lookup of articles containing references to individual manifestations of this particular class of identifiers (typically linked to through templates (of the various {{catalog lookup link}}, {{infobox}}, {{authority control}} and similar types) but it can also be used directly in piped links naming such manifestations), so that all mentionings of this class of identifier can be found in articles more easily. Do not use this redirect for "normal" links to the target page (in many cases, a similarly named redirect without the "(identifier)" disambiguator exists for this purpose).
From an IMO number: This is a redirect from a title that is an IMO number to an article about the corresponding ship, ship owner or management company.
From incomplete disambiguation: This is a redirect from an incomplete disambiguation, a page name that is too ambiguous to be the title of an article or other project page. Such titles should redirect to an appropriate disambiguation page (or section of it), or to a more complete disambiguation.
From an incomplete name: This is a redirect from a title that is an incomplete form of a topic's correct name. The correct name is given by the target of this redirect.
Use this rcat to tag redirects from an incomplete form of a name, including a person's, a geographic entity's full name, or a book title. For acceptable short names, please use {{R from short name}} instead. For outright erroneous names, please use {{R from incorrect name}} instead.
This redirect is kept to aid searches. Pages linking to this title should be updated to link directly to the correct title given above, unless the form is an acceptable short name better tagged by {{R from short name}}.
From incorrect disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with incorrect disambiguation due to a typographical error, a format that does not follow Wikipedia convention or a previous editorial misconception.
From incorrect hyphenation: This is a redirect from misuse of or failure to use a hyphen or en dash. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect.
This redirect is made available to aid searches. Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target without the use of a piped link that hides the correct details.
From an incorrect name: This is a redirect from an incorrect name, that serves readers as a good search term. The correct name is given by the target of the redirect.
Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target without the use of a piped link that hides the correct details.
From an ISO 4 abbreviation: This is a redirect from an ISO 4 publication title abbreviation to the unabbreviated publication title, or an article containing information about the publication.
In cases of an ISO 4 abbreviation with partially missing dots, or dots used inappropriately, please use {{R from misspelling}}.
From an ISO 3166 code: This is a redirect from a title that contains an ISO 3166 geographical code to an article about the location. An example is ISO 3166-1:MMMyanmar. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for places and common names and can help writing and searches.
Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
From a Java package name: This is a redirect from a Java package name, or the fully-qualified name of a Java class or interface, to the software project or language feature that provides that package, or the computer-science concept that it implements.
To a joint biography: This is a redirect from one person's name to a biographical article that includes this person along with one or more other persons.
Be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
From journal: This is a redirect from a trade or professional journal article to a more general, relevant Wikipedia article, such as the author or publisher of the article or to the title in an alternative language.
Journal articles should only have an individual article when they meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines and there is enough material to warrant a detailed article.
From enacted legislation: This is a redirect from the alphanumeric form of enacted legislation to an article titled in an alternative form that corresponds directly with the enacted legislation's alphanumeric form.
Use this rcat only on redirects that are in Wikipedia's main-article namespace, and only when the alphanumeric legislation has formally been enacted to law. If not enacted, use {{R from alternative name}}instead.
From a less specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a less specific name to a more specific, less general one.
It may be a less specialized term, a broader usage, a generic term or simply be worded less narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
Such names often indicate that a broader, overview article needs to be written. For such redirects {{R with possibilities}} should also be added.
From a letter–word combination: This is a redirect from a title that is a letter–word combination to a topic that describes or explains the combination.
From a title with ligatures: This is a redirect from a page name that has ligatures – (Æ or æ; Œ or œ; IJ or ij, or ß) – to essentially the same page name without ligatures.
Apply this redirect (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
Always sort these redirects with {{DEFAULTSORT:(title without ligatures)}} on the first new line after the categorization template(s).
Apply this redirect (without piping) when the subject page concerns language translation or foreign language equivalents. Other pages that use this redirect should be updated with a direct link to the redirect target (again, without piping).
This redirect is used for searches and leads to its target in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions.
This rcat template must not be used to tag redirects to a title with differences that are 1: diacritics (like ◌̈ and ◌́ – use {{R to diacritic}} instead), or 2: other non-ASCII characters that do not include ligatures (use {{R from ASCII-only}} instead).
To a comics list entry: This is a redirect from a comics related title for a minor topic to a list of minor entities, a type of article which is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively.
Links to list entries should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target pagename. This allows "what links here" to be used to identify the links to the individual sections.
To a Middle-earth list entry: This is a redirect from the name of a Middle-earth "minor topic" to a list article, or list section of an article, that covers that topic.
Links to list entries should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target pagename. This allows "What links here" pages to be used to identify the links to the individual sections, e.g., compare "What links here" for Old Took with "What links here" for List of hobbits.
From a list topic: This is a redirect from the topic of a list to the equivalent list. It is not necessary to replace links to this redirect with a piped link to the target page.
For redirects to a specific entry in a list use {{R to list entry}}instead.
From a longer title: This is a redirect from a title that is a complete, more complete or longer version of the topic's name. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. However, do not replace these redirected links with a piped link unless the page is updated for another reason.
From outside mainspace: This is a redirect from a page outside the main-article namespace (mainspace) to an article in mainspace. This redirect page must be outside of mainspace.
From a manufacturer's designation: This is a redirect from a manufacturer's designation to a more common military or commercial designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item.
From a Middle-earth alternative name: This is a redirect from an alternative article title of a Middle-earth related topic such as a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.
This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
If this redirect is an incorrect name for the target, then use {{R from incorrect name}}instead.
From a Middle-earth alternative spelling: This is a redirect from a Middle-earth related title with an alternative spelling. Pages that use this link may be updated to link directly to the target page. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the page concerns language translation or English language equivalents. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
To a Middle-earth list entry: This is a redirect from the name of a Middle-earth "minor topic" to a list article, or list section of an article, that covers that topic.
Links to list entries should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target pagename. This allows "What links here" pages to be used to identify the links to the individual sections, e.g., compare "What links here" for Old Took with "What links here" for List of hobbits.
Middle-earth, with possibilities: This is a redirect from the name of a Middle-earth topic which currently redirects to a section or to an entry in a list or other article, and which may be expandable into a separate article. The topic described by the title is more detailed than what is currently provided on the target page, or section of that page.
When the target page becomes too large, this redirect may be replaced with an article carved out of the target page. See also {{R ME to section}}, and when appropriate, use both together.
From a member: This is a redirect from a person who is a member of a group to a general, related topic, such as the group name, organization, ensemble, or team of membership.
Mentioned in a hatnote: This is a redirect from a title that is mentioned in a hatnote at the redirect target. The mention is usually atop the target article. It may, however, be directly under a section header, or in another article's hatnote (whenever the hatnote is under a section, {{R to section}} should also be used).
The titles of redirects mentioned in hatnotes may refer to a subject other than that of the target page. It is possible that this redirect may need to be retargeted, or become an article under its own title (see {{R with possibilities}}). If the title is a good candidate for a Wiktionary link, it may also be added.
From a merge: This is a redirect from a page that was merged into another page. This redirect was kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the target page. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
For redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{R with history}} instead.
From a comics merge: This is a redirect from a comics title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
For comics redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{R with history}}instead.
From a Scouting page merge: This is a redirect from a Scouting title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) nor delete this page.
For Scouting redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{R with history}}instead.
From a file metadata link: This is a redirect from a wikilink created from Exif, XMP or other information (i.e. the "metadata" section on some file description pages) to a more detailed description of the metadata subject that is linked. Since MediaWiki offers only limited control over the targets of these camera-generated links, redirects like this are created to make them useful.
WARNING: It might happen that few or no pages link to this redirect. That is because the metadata links are from the File namespace (often Commons) and do not appear in those listings. This redirect is most likely notorphaned!
From a military designation: This is a redirect from a military designation to a more common civilian or manufacturer's designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item.
From an alternative military designation: This is a redirect from an alternative military designation to a more common military designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item.
From a miscapitalisation: This is a redirect from a capitalisation error. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect.
This redirect is made available to aid searches or to maintain links. Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the correct form without using a piped link hiding the correct details.
This redirect is made available to aid searches. Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target without the use of a piped link that hides the correct details.
Do not use this template in addition to {{R from transliteration}}, which is a subcategory.
From a modification: This is a redirect from a modification of the target's title or a closely related title. For example, the words may be rearranged.
In cases of modification from distinctly longer or shorter names, please use {{R from long name}} or {{R from short name}}, respectively. An abbreviation should be tagged with {{R from initialism}} or, if it can be spoken like a word such as NASA and RADAR, use {{R from acronym}}.
Use this rcat instead of {{R from other capitalisation}} and {{R from plural}} in namespaces other than mainspace for those types of modification. This may also apply to several other subcategories of modification; please check those templates' output before saving if using outside of mainspace.
From a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only lower-ranking member. In a biology-related article, when for example a family has only one genus, the family may be a redirect to the genus.
Use {{R to monotypic taxon}} when making a redirect to a monotypic taxon from its only member, for example, from a species to the genus of which it is the only member.
To a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from the only lower-ranking member of a monotypic taxon to its monotypic taxon. In a biology-related article, when for example a genus has only one species, the binomial name may be a redirect to the genus.
Use {{R from monotypic taxon}} instead when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.
From a more specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a more specific name to a less specific, more general one.
It may be a more specialized term, include extraneous identifiers, or simply be worded more narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
From a page move: This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
From location and country: This is a redirect from a geographic location that includes the country name to an article about the location. These redirects are mainly used to conform to Wikipedia conventions on geographic location article titles.
From name with title: This is a redirect from a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Smith" or "Cardinal Doe" to the name with no title or with the title in parentheses.
To name with title: This is a redirect from the name with no title to a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Foo" or "Cardinal Foo", or with the title in parentheses ().
From a natural disambiguation: This is a redirect from a precise title without a parenthetical disambiguation to a title with a parenthetical disambiguation.
It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
If this redirect also has a parenthetical disambiguator, then {{R from other disambiguation}} should be used instead.
From a non-neutral name: This is a redirect from a title that contains a non-neutral, pejorative, controversial, or offensive word, phrase, or name. It leads to the target page in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions for neutrality in page titles and can help writing and searches. Normally, these redirected links should be replaced with links that go directly to the target page.
From numeral(s): This is a redirect from a title that includes the mathematical symbol of a number (or numbers) to an article with the word form of the number, or any other name of the number.
To numeral(s): This is a redirect from a title that includes the word form of a number (or numbers) to an article with the mathematical symbol of the number in its title.
From other capitalisation: This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. It leads to the title in accordance with the Wikipedia naming conventions for capitalisation, or it leads to a title that is associated in some way with the conventional capitalisation of this redirect title. This may help writing, searching and international language issues.
If this redirect is an incorrect capitalisation, then {{R from miscapitalisation}} should be used instead, and pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target. Miscapitalisations can be tagged in any namespace.
Use this rcat to tag onlymainspace redirects; when other capitalisations are in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}}instead.
From a person(s): This is a redirect from a person or persons' name to a related article or section that describes the person(s).
It is a topic more specific than currently provided on the target article or a section of that article, hence this redirect is a potential article that may be suitable for expansion in accordance with Wikipedia's notability policy on biographies of notable people. The magic word{{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} should be included below the #REDIRECT code in this page for correct category sorting of this person's name.
From personal name: This is a redirect from an individual's personal name to an article titled with the subject's professional stage name, pen name, or other better known moniker.
This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names; it may help writing and aid searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
If this is the name of a living person, then one or more reliable sources must be included in the target article that will support the existence of this personal name, or else a reference(s) must be added to this redirect's talk page. This is in accord with Wikipedia's biography of living persons (BLP) policy, which applies to all Wikipedia pages, to include redirects.
Use this rcat only on redirects that are in Wikipedia's main-article namespace, and only when the personal name differs from the subject's name when born. If the redirect title is the subject's birth name, use {{R from birth name}}instead.
From a phrase: This is a redirect from a phrase to a more general relevant article covering the topic.
Phrases should only have an individual article when there is enough (usually historical background) material to warrant a detailed article on the genesis and sociological impact of the phrase in question.
From a plant with possibilities: This is a redirect from a plant-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article. A redirect that employs this template will usually be a generally accepted species name that targets an article about a genus (or higher taxon).
For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline, and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
From the plural form: This is a redirect from a plural noun to its singular form.
This redirect link is used for convenience; it is often preferable to add the plural directly after the link (for example, [[link]]s). However, do not replace these redirected links with a simpler link unless the page is updated for another reason (see WP:NOTBROKEN).
Use this rcat to tag onlymainspace redirects; when plural forms are found in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}}instead.
To its plural form: This is a redirect from a singular noun to its plural form.
Redirects of this sort exist for reader convenience in cases of singular–plural pairs. It is also used for "false singulars", wherein the plural or plural-looking form is better attested in usage, such that the normal "prefer the singular" Wikipedia naming convention is not followed. Examples:
Use this rcat to tag qualified mainspace redirects only; if qualified singular forms are found in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}}instead.
To a portal page: This is a redirect from any page inside or outside of portal namespace to a page in that namespace. The above category link leads to a list of redirects from inside portal space. For a list of redirects from outside portal space, see Category:Redirects to portal namespace.
The above template is being used incorrectly. Please remove it from this redirect.
From a portmanteau: This is a redirect from a portmanteau to a related topic, such as the expansion of the portmanteau. The expanded form is given by the target of the redirect.
Use {{R from short name}}, instead, for abbreviations that are shortened names but not portmanteaus.
With possibilities: This is a redirect from a title that is in draft namespace at Draft:Template index/Redirect pages, so please do not create an article from this redirect (unless moving a ready draft here). You are welcome to improve the draft article while it is being considered for inclusion in article namespace. If the draft link is a redirect, then you may boldly turn that redirect into a draft article. The topic described by this title may be more detailed than is currently provided on the target page or in a section of that page.
When the target page becomes too large, or for any reason a new page would be an improvement, this redirect may be replaced with an article, template or other project page that is carved out of the target page. See also {{R to section}} and use together with this rcat when appropriate.
If the topic of the redirect is not susceptible to expansion, then use other rcats such as {{R to section}} or {{R to list entry}}when appropriate.
Since a new page may be created, links to this redirect should not be replaced with a direct link to the target page. To make redirects to this page, use {{R avoided double redirect}}.
{{R printworthy}} should be used together with this template when applied to a redirect in mainspace.
From a category with possibilities: This is a redirect from a category title that potentially could be populated as a separate category.
For Example: Mount Yao Mountains of Guangxi.
Other pages should not populate this redirected category. If you find category links to this redirect from articles, templates, categories, or portals, please retarget those links to the category page to which this entry redirects.
For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline (here is a helpful essay), and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
Middle-earth, with possibilities: This is a redirect from the name of a Middle-earth topic which currently redirects to a section or to an entry in a list or other article, and which may be expandable into a separate article. The topic described by the title is more detailed than what is currently provided on the target page, or section of that page.
When the target page becomes too large, this redirect may be replaced with an article carved out of the target page. See also {{R ME to section}}, and when appropriate, use both together.
From a plant with possibilities: This is a redirect from a plant-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article. A redirect that employs this template will usually be a generally accepted species name that targets an article about a genus (or higher taxon).
For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline, and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
From predictable disambiguation: This is a redirect from a page name with parenthetical disambiguation that will appear in search predictions for an ambiguous term that readers are likely to search, to a page name using natural disambiguation that otherwise would not appear in predictions for the probable search term.
When the redirect and its target have the same base page name and only the disambiguation qualifier is different, use {{R from other disambiguation}}instead.
From a product or service: This is a redirect from a title that is the name of a product or service to a more general, relevant article such as the company or person that sells it.
This redirect leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
From a proper noun: This is a redirect from a proper noun, a noun that begins with an upper-case letter (such as "Africa"), to a related word or topic that may or may not use a proper noun in its title.
Extended-confirmed protected: This is a redirect from a title that is extended confirmed protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
Fully protected: This is a redirect from a title that is fully protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. It may have been protected by an administrator, or it may be on the Cascade-protected list, or both.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
Semi-protected: This is a redirect from a title that is semi-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
Template-protected: This is a redirect from a page that is template-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. Only administrators and template editors may edit this page.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
From a radio frequency: This is a redirect from a radio frequency to a related topic, most commonly the single radio station that broadcasts on the frequency..
If more than one station with an article broadcasts using the frequency, a disambiguation page should be used instead.
To a redirect category (rcat) template: This is a redirect from an alias/shortcut (usually), or from a redirect that is the result of a page move/rename, to a redirect category (rcat) template.
To a related topic: This is a redirect to an article about a similar topic.
Redirects from related topics are different than redirects from related words, because a related topic is more likely to warrant a full and detailed description in the target article. If this redirect's subject is notable, then also tag it with {{R with possibilities}} and {{R printworthy}}.
From a related word or phrase: This is a redirect from a word or phrase (term) to a page title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good search term, or it could be a candidate for a Wiktionary link.
Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different from redirects that are subtopics or related topics, because unlike those, a related word or phrase probably does not warrant its own subtopic section in the target page or possess the possibility of ever becoming an article, template, project page, and so forth.
From a comics-related word or phrase: This is a redirect from a word, phrase, concept, character, story or item to a comics title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link.
Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different than redirects from a subtopic or related topic, since a related word is unlikely to warrant a full subtopic in the target page, or to have the possibility of ever becoming an article.
From a remote talk page: This is a redirect from a talk pagein any talk namespace to a corresponding centralized talk page that is more heavily watched, and thus more likely to be answered or acted on. Please start discussions there.
From a route number: This is a redirect from a numbered road that is insufficiently notable for an independent article to a list of roads that covers the route.
From a school: This is a redirect from a school article that may have had very little information or did not meet notability criteria. The information from this article may have been merged into a list of schools or an article on the appropriate school district or geographical location.
From a scientific abbreviation: This is a redirect from a scientific abbreviation, such as H. sapiens, to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation.
From a Scouting page merge: This is a redirect from a Scouting title that was merged into the target article. This page was kept as a redirect in order to preserve its edit history after its content was merged into the target article's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) nor delete this page.
For Scouting redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{R with history}}instead.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the second-level domain. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
To a section: This is a redirect from a topic that does not have its own page to a section of a page on the subject. For redirects to a subsection or subheader, use {{R to subsection}}. For redirects to embedded anchors on a page, use {{R to anchor}}instead.
Semi-protected: This is a redirect from a title that is semi-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
From a short name: This is a redirect from a title that is a shortened form of a more complete page title, such as a person's full name or the unbroken title of a written work.
From a song: This is a redirect from a song title to a more general, relevant article such as an album, film or artist where the song is mentioned. Redirecting to the specific album or film in which the song appears is preferable to redirecting to the artist when possible.
There is consensus that the majority of songs do not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Songs should only have an individual article when there is enough material to warrant a detailed article.
For redirects of cover songs to the article about the original song, use {{R from cover song}} instead.
For redirects of remixes to the article about the original song, use {{R from remix}} instead.
From a song's cover version: This is a redirect from a cover version of a song to the article about the original song this version covers. This accords with editing guidelines located at WP:SONGDAB.
Use this rcat only on redirects that are in Wikipedia's main-article namespace, and only when the redirect's topic is a song which is a cover version of its target. If it is not a cover version of its target, use {{R from song}} instead.
From the sorting name: This is a redirect from the target's sort name; for example, it begins with the surname of a person whose article begins with their given name.
From an ambiguous sort name: This is a redirect from an ambiguous sort name to a page or list that disambiguates it. These redirects are pointed to by links that should always be disambiguated. Therefore, this template should never appear on a page that has "(disambiguation)" in its title unless the target page also has "(disambiguation)" in its title. For those redirects use {{R to disambiguation page}}instead.
From South Indian spelling: This is a redirect from a term in South Indian spelling to an alternate spelling variation. The prevalent spelling is given by the target of the redirect.
From a species to a genus: This is a redirect from a taxon's full binomial name (genus & species) to the taxon's higher level genus. Note that the practice of creating redirects from species names that could be articles is strongly discouraged.
From a less specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a less specific name to a more specific, less general one.
It may be a less specialized term, a broader usage, a generic term or simply be worded less narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
Such names often indicate that a broader, overview article needs to be written. For such redirects {{R with possibilities}} should also be added.
From a more specific name: This is a redirect from a title that is a more specific name to a less specific, more general one.
It may be a more specialized term, include extraneous identifiers, or simply be worded more narrowly. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
From a stylization: This is a redirect from a stylized article title. It leads to the target in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions for symbols and stylizations. This may help writing, searching, and international language issues.
Use this rcat to tag onlymainspace redirects; when stylized titles are in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}}instead.
From a subpage: This is a redirect from a subpage. In a page title, a subpage name appears after a forward slash (/); for example, "Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket/Articles", which is a subpage of "Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket", redirects to Template:CricketRecentChanges. Not all articles or other pages with "/" in their titles are subpages (e.g. CP/M).
If this redirect is in mainspace, then it will populate the Redirects with old history category bold-linked above; if in any other namespace, then Category:Redirects from subpages will be populated.
From a surname: This is a redirect from a person's surname. It is used because Wikipedia has only one article about a person with this surname, or because one individual is the most likely topic sought by this surname (other persons who share this name might be listed at an anthroponymy article or at the end of a disambiguation page).
With time, this topic may become an article of its own. This redirect may be replaced with an article started from scratch and carved out of the target page. When appropriate, article categories may also be added to the redirect page.
Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
To a Swiss municipality 2L: This is a redirect from a title in the form "[name of municipality](space)[two-letter abbreviation for canton]" to a municipality of Switzerland. With this format, the municipality Aclens in the canton of Vaud is a redirect titled "Aclens VD".
To a Swiss municipality (canton): This is a redirect from a title in the form "[name of municipality]space[(name of canton)]" to a municipality of Switzerland. The municipality Aclens in the canton of Vaud is a redirect titled "Aclens (Vaud)".
From a remote talk page: This is a redirect from a talk pagein any talk namespace to a corresponding centralized talk page that is more heavily watched, and thus more likely to be answered or acted on. Please start discussions there.
From a taxon with possibilities: This is a redirect from a title related to an organism that potentially could be expanded into an article. A redirect that employs this template will usually be a generally accepted species name that targets an article about a genus (or higher taxon).
For guidance on how to start a new page from a section, please see Wikipedia:Summary style. It is important that the topic is notable in accordance with the guideline, and that the article is structured in line with the manual of style; otherwise, there is a possibility that the article will be re-merged and turned back into a redirect.
Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
From a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only lower-ranking member. In a biology-related article, when for example a family has only one genus, the family may be a redirect to the genus.
Use {{R to monotypic taxon}} when making a redirect to a monotypic taxon from its only member, for example, from a species to the genus of which it is the only member.
To a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from the only lower-ranking member of a monotypic taxon to its monotypic taxon. In a biology-related article, when for example a genus has only one species, the binomial name may be a redirect to the genus.
Use {{R from monotypic taxon}} instead when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.
From outside template namespace: This is a redirect from a page outside the template namespace to a template page. This redirect page must be outside the template namespace.
Template-protected: This is a redirect from a page that is template-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. Only administrators and template editors may edit this page.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
From name with title: This is a redirect from a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Smith" or "Cardinal Doe" to the name with no title or with the title in parentheses.
To name with title: This is a redirect from the name with no title to a person's name (typically surname) preceded (or followed) by a title, such as "Mayor Foo" or "Cardinal Foo", or with the title in parentheses ().
From a list topic: This is a redirect from the topic of a list to the equivalent list. It is not necessary to replace links to this redirect with a piped link to the target page.
For redirects to a specific entry in a list use {{R to list entry}}instead.
From a top-level domain: This is a redirect from a top-level domain to an article about a website (or the company that hosts it) that is more often referred to by its short name or company name rather than its top-level domain name.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the link in the context specifically concerns the website. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace the text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
From an alternative translation: This is a redirect from an alternative English translation to a more common variation. The prevalent translation is given by the target of the redirect.
From a television episode: This is a redirect from a television or radio episode title to a related work or lists of episodes. The destination may be an article about a related episode, a subsection or a standalone list of episodes.
From a Unicode character: This is a redirect from a single Unicode character to an article or Wikipedia project page that infers meaning for the symbol. Examples would be monetary symbols like dollar and euro signs, language symbols, emoji, and so on. For a multiple-character-long title with diacritics, use template {{R from diacritic}}instead. For codes such as "U+00E6", use {{R from Unicode code}}.
Upcoming films: This is a redirect from a title that is in draft namespace at Draft:Template index/Redirect pages, so please do not create an article from this redirect (unless moving a ready draft here). You are welcome to improve the draft article while it is being considered for inclusion in article namespace. If the draft link is a redirect, then you may boldly turn that redirect into a draft article. The topic described by this title may be more detailed than is currently provided on the target page or in a section of that page
From outside userspace: This is a redirect from a page outside the user namespace to a user page (not to a user talk page). If this redirect targets a user talk page, then use {{R to talk page}} instead. This redirect page must be outside the user namespace. If this redirect is in the user namespace, then instead of the expected category, it will populate Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace.
The above template is being used incorrectly. Please remove it from this redirect.
Use this redirect link (without piping) when the page concerns language translation or English language equivalents. Other pages using this link should be updated to replace text with the redirect target (again, without piping).
From a letter–word combination: This is a redirect from a title that is a letter–word combination to a topic that describes or explains the combination.
From a creative work: This is a redirect from a creative work to a related topic such as the author, artist, publisher, or a subject related to the work.
Creative works should only have an individual article when they meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines and there is enough material to warrant a detailed article.
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
Semi-protected: This is a redirect from a title that is semi-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons.
Please do not replace these redirected links with links directly to the target page unless expressly advised to do so below or elsewhere on this page, or if the change is supported by a policy or guideline.
From a page move: This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
From a former name: This is a redirect from a former name or working title of the target topic to the new name that resulted from a name change.
This is the "Talk page of redirect" template. ERROR: This template is only for use on talk pages of redirects. If this message is visible, then the subject page is not a redirect nor at RfD, and this template should be removed from this page.
These categories can be used to track, build and organize lists of pages needing "attention en masse" (for example, pages using deprecated syntax), or that may need to be edited at someone's earliest convenience.
These categories also serve to aggregate members of several lists or sub-categories into a larger, more efficient list (discriminated by classifications).
Notes
{{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more appropriate redirect category (rcat) templates to redirects. Click the template link and read its documentation page for more information. Also, see its comparison page, which illustrates its differences with individual rcat tagging.
For talk pages, there are only certain rcats that should be used. The only rcats that apply to pages in the talk namespaces are {{R from alternative name}}, {{R from shortcut}}, and those associated with moves, merges, disambiguations and cross-namespace redirects. For more information, read the templates' documentation pages. See also {{Talk page of redirect}}.
When rcats are used to categorize image-file redirects, the category(ies) may not appear on the redirect page after saving even if they appeared on preview, and even if preferences are set to view hidden categories. Yet the image-file redirect will still populate the category(ies). For example, in Category:Redirects from moves under the section heading Media in category "Redirects from moves", many image-file redirects have been correctly categorized, and yet for example {{Rcat shell|{{R from move}}{{R from short name}}}}'s categories may not appear on the image-file redirect's page. Hidden categories on image-file redirects can be detected by clicking on "Page information" in the Tools menu on the sidebar.
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