Template:Verify spelling

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Usage

{{verify spelling|reason=text to replace default message on mouseover|date=November 2024|pre-text=text to be displayed before the text in the reason parameter|post-text=text to be displayed after the text in the reason parameter}}

This should be used in articles where the correctness of a word, term or phrase's spelling or rendering is unknown. See also {{clarify}} for other text that is difficult to understand. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

Tracking categories

• Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification (0)

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This should be used in articles where the correctness of a word, term or phrase's spelling or rendering is unknown.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
mouseover text	reason	explanation of why spelling must be verified Example spelling not attested in sources cited Auto value Please check the spelling/rendering of the word, term or phrase preceding this tag.	Line	optional
month and year	date	the month and year the tag was added Default {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} Example March 2018 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	suggested

See also

• {{Typo help inline}}

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