Template:Full-URL wiktionary link/doc

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Purpose

Link to Wiktionary with an identifiable icon, and in a way that allows linking to a specific part of a Wiktionary article.

Parameters

1: full wiktionary URL, may include #anchor
2: text in link (i.e. word or phrase)

Example

"{{Full-URL wiktionary link|https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/downtime#Noun|downtime}}"

"downtime"

Example with context

May your "downtime

" always be the relaxing kind.

:(

Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart in a loop forever

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Accessibility

This 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

The icon is pretty small, but whatever, it's just a hint.

Alternatives

If 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.

^ Avoid making an entire sentence a link if it will be lengthy
^ Avoid using italics to mark word-as-words in this case; consider using quote marks instead.

Counter-indications

The 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?

Why 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