Usage

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Use the {{Data missing|date=November 2024}} template when you have a list or table in which specific items are missing.

Pages using this template are included in Category:Data missing.

Parameters

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  • {{{date}}} The month and year the tag was added.
  • {{{?}}} If you put a "?" as a parameter, it will shorten the template text down to "?", which is useful in very tight spaces such as tables and charts.

Examples

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Code   Result
George's father: {{Data missing}}   George's father: [data missing]
George's mother: {{Data missing|?}}   George's mother: [?]
{| class=wikitable
! Relations !! Names !! Dates
|-
| Self || George || {{Data missing}}
|-
| Father || {{Data missing}} || 1903–1975
|-
| Mother || {{Data missing|?}} || 1905–1978
|}
 
Relations Names Dates
Self George [data missing]
Father [data missing] 1903–1975
Mother [?] 1905–1978

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Data missing in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Data missing

Use this inline template indicate that a statement may be outdated and in need of updating or removal.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Month and yeardate

Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'

Example
January 2013
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Stringsuggested
Replace with '?'1

Replace the template text with a question mark ('?') for size constraints

Example
?
Auto value
?
Stringoptional

Tracking categories

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