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Purpose
editLink to Wiktionary with an identifiable icon, and in a way that allows linking to a specific part of a Wiktionary article.
Parameters
edit1: full wiktionary URL, may include #anchor2: text in link (i.e. word or phrase)
Example
edit"{{Full-URL wiktionary link|https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/downtime#Noun|downtime}}"
"downtime"
Example with context
edit{{User:Jruderman/CrowdStruck_thanks}}
" always be the relaxing kind.Accessibility
editBlind
editThis template does absolutely nothing for screen-reader users. It's intended to be used as "just a little extra hint" – anyone, sighted or not, could plausibly guess that the link goes to a definition even without the hint.
I might add an option for the icon to have alt text such as " (wiktionary)". But I'd only recommend its use if the hint is especially important and the link is especially relevant, because I wouldn't want to slow down screen-readers with irrelevant extras.
Low-vision or reading on a smartphone
editThe icon is pretty small, but whatever, it's just a hint.
Alternatives
editIf you want to be 100% clear to everyone, this template probably isn't the right answer, regardless of your audience's sensory abilities.
Instead, consider
| Tone | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-encyclopedic[a] | Full statement | "Trucking" means .... Therefore, ... |
| Encyclopedic | Noun phrase (specific) | According to the definition of "hot sauce" on Wiktionary ... |
| Encyclopedic | Noun phrase (slightly vague) | I read the definition of "wand" and learned ... |
| Encyclopedic | Words-as-words (more blue) | The word uncle can mean ... |
| Encyclopedic[b] | Words-as-words (less blue) | The word "uncle" can mean ... |
| Semi-encyclopedic | Verb phrase (informational) | Wiktionary defines "footwork" as ... |
| Semi-encyclopedic | Verb phrase (instructional) | The word "downtime" can refer to either relaxation or outages (at least in American English; see Wiktionary). |
| Talk pages only | Prepositional phrase | The word "downtime" can refer to either relaxation or outages. Well, at least in American English. |
| Encyclopedic | Parenthetical disambiguation | See moonlight (Wiktionary). |
| Semi-encyclopedic | Qualifier | According to Wiktionary, a "mush room" is ... |
| Talk pages only | Qualifier in aside | A cantaloupe is a type of melon (at least according to Wiktionary). |
| Talk pages only | Verb phrase (narrative) | I looked up "cyber" and OMG, ... |
| Talk pages only | Snide remark | Are you sure that's a good source to cite in our paper? Wiktionary can be weird sometimes |
I guess you could do any of these and use this template to show a pretty icon. It's up to you. I'm not your boss.
Counter-indications
editThe use of position: relative makes it a little sketchy in paragraphs, especially at small font sizes and small line-spacing. It's fine for short, standalone lines of text, such as in infoboxes.
I wonder if there's some way to fix this.
Why did you make this?
editWhy are you putting questions in headers? According to MOS you're not supposed to do that.
Anyway, to answer your question, I made it in order to have a joke in an award template explain itself