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This is a list of maintenance templates which are used to categorize redirect pages.

It is sometimes considered helpful to put redirects into categories where appropriate, see Infogalactic:Categorizing redirects. For pages which should ultimately be handled by a full article, add both Script error: No such module "Template link general". and one or more stub sorting templates to draw attention to the needed article.

Redirect templates are designed to be used together. For example, the redirect "Architechts" uses both Script error: No such module "Template link general". and Script error: No such module "Template link general".. Script error: No such module "Template link general". can be used to add up to seven templates to a single page by listing the appropriate redirect templates as parameters.

Hidden categories

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:

  1. Go to Preferences → Appearance
  2. Scroll down to Advanced options
  3. Check the box Show hidden categories
  4. Click Save

You may need to purge your browser cache to ensure that you can see hidden cats in the future.

Printworthy vs. unprintworthy

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 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: 
  • Script error: No such module "Template link general". and Script error: No such module "Template link general".

For more information follow the links.

List of redirects by function

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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.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling

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Usage Template Example(s)
Abbreviations
Initialisms {{R from initialism}} 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 from long name}})
J. S. Bach → Johann Sebastian Bach ({{R from short name}})
Acronyms {{R from acronym}} 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 (
  1. REDIRECT Template:Template link

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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
{{R from alternative spelling}} Humor → Humour
Colonization of Africa → Colonisation of Africa
Shed 7 → Shed Seven
One → 1 (number)

Alternate future → Alternative future ({{R from alternative name}})
Pronounciation → Pronunciation ({{R from misspelling}})
Travelling Wilburys → Traveling Wilburys ({{R from misspelling}})
ASCII {{R from ASCII-only}}
{{R to ASCII-only}}
Diacritical marks {{R from diacritics}}
{{R to diacritics}}
Misspellings
  • For:
    • incorrect differences in spelling
{{R from misspelling}} Pronounciation → Pronunciation
Travelling Wilburys → Traveling Wilburys
Stylized titles
  • For:
    • Stylized names that are outside Wikipedia naming conventions
{{R from stylization}} Ǝ (video) → E (video)
Old-style CamelCase links {{R from CamelCase}} AccessibleComputing → Computer accessibility
Different capitalisation
  • For:
    • capitalisation differences that are not incorrect
  • Not for:
    • Camel case titles from old versions of Wikipedia (see above)
    • page names with incorrect capitalisation
{{R from other capitalisation}} Aw → AW
Ascending Chain Condition → Ascending chain condition

TheBeatles → The Beatles ({{R from CamelCase}})
Incorrect capitalisation
  • For:
    • page names with incorrect capitalisation
  • Not for:
    • Camel case titles from old versions of Wikipedia (see above)
    • capitalisation differences that are not incorrect
{{R from miscapitalisation}} Cody ChesnuTT → Cody Chesnutt
The beatles → The Beatles

TheBeatles → The Beatles ({{R from CamelCase}})
Grammar and punctuation
Modifications
  • For:
    • punctuation differences
    • re-arrangement of words
{{R from modification}} North Korean-Russian → North Korean Russian
Russia – North Korea relations → North Korea – Russia relations
1962-63 Ashes series → 1962–63 Ashes series
From plurals
  • For:
    • plural nouns or noun phrases to their singular forms
    • plural nouns or noun phrases when the singular form is also a redirect to the same target
  • Not for:
    • singular nouns or noun phrases to their plural forms
{{R from plural}} Dogs → Dog
Mitochondria → Mitochondrium
To plurals
  • For:
    • singular nouns or noun phrases to their plural forms
    • singular nouns or noun phrases when the plural form is also a redirect to the same target
  • Not for:
    • plural nouns or noun phrases to their singular forms
{{R to plural}} Minimal medium → Minimal media
Parts of speech
Parts of speech {{R from adjective}}
{{R from adverb}}
{{R from common noun}}
{{R from gerund}}
{{R from proper noun}}
{{R from verb}}
happy → happiness
magically → magic
advertiser → advertising
World Island → Afro-Eurasia
coagulate → coagulation

Alternative names

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Usage Template Example(s)
Full names such as
Municipality, State
forms or
Village, City forms to briefer name form
{{R from name and country}} (see also {{R from specific geographic name}} for other geographic variations)
Full names
persons, things, topics and such alternative forms of names redirected to briefer article page names
{{R from long name}}
Short names
persons, things, topics and such alternative forms of names redirected to full article page names
{{R from short name}}
Alternative names
general pseudonyms, nicknames, and synonyms that are not historic names or a full name as above
{{R from alternative name}}
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
{{R from more specific name}} (see also {{R from more specific geographic name}} and its variants for places)
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
{{R from less specific name}}
Personal names
articles are titled by WP:COMMONNAME which often is not the subject's personal name; yet, it is relevant and should be linked—for categorization and tracking—and its search worthiness
{{R from personal name}} Peter Hernandez
David R. Jones
Unambiguous surnames {{R from surname}}
Given names {{R from given name}}
Birth names {{R from birth name}}
Married names {{R from married name}}
Pen names, stage names, etc. {{R from pseudonym}}
Incorrect names
articles that were renamed (moved) to correct name that left a redirect behind
{{R from incorrect name}}
Previous names (no historic significance) {{R from former name}}
Previous names that do have historic significance, where subsumed into a modern entity or region (also populates Category:Printworthy redirects) {{R from historic name}} Calcutta → Kolkata
Scientific names of organisms
  • from scientific name to commonplace article name (automatic Printworthy category)
  • commonplace name to scientific article name
  • from alternative scientific name to correct (or believed to be correct) scientific name

{{R from scientific name}}
{{R to scientific name}}
{{R from alternative scientific name}}
Technical names
{{R from technical name}}
{{R to technical name}}
{{R from molecular formula}}
Java package names
  • 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)

{{R from Java package name}}
Other languages {{R from alternative language}}
Topics of lists {{R from list topic}} Birds of Tunisia → List of birds of Tunisia

Disambiguation

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Usage Template Example(s)
Titles with disambiguators that aren't needed {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}} Jupiter (planet) → Jupiter
Shir Kahn (disambiguation) → Shir Kahn ({{R to disambiguation page}})
Facilitate disambiguation {{R to disambiguation page}}
For ambiguous phrases covered by another disambiguation page {{R from ambiguous page}}
Titles with different qualifiers {{R from other disambiguation}}

Merges, duplicates and moves

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Usage Template Example(s)
Duplicated articles {{R from duplicated article}}
Merges
Check page history to see if a redirect is from an article merged into another page.
{{R from merge}}
Page moves
Check page history to see if a redirect is the result of a page renaming.
{{R from move}}

To namespaces

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Usage Template Example(s)
The following can sort redirects into either a cross-namespace category or a same-namespace category:
Wikipedia (project) namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the Wikipedia namespace to a page outside of the Wikipedia namespace
{{R to project namespace}} Wikipedia:MOS → Wikipedia:Manual of Style
MOS:ABBR → Wikipedia:Manual of Style (abbreviations)
Help:IPA → Wikipedia:IPA
Help namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the help namespace to a page outside of the help namespace
{{R to help namespace}} Help:Magic word → Help:Magic words
H:R → Help:Redirect (H:R is in the Main namespace)
Wikipedia:Thumbnail → Help:Files
Portal namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the portal namespace to a page outside of the portal namespace
{{R to portal namespace}} Portal:Beatles → Portal:The Beatles
P:ENG → Portal:England
Wikipedia:0 → Portal:Contents
The following will sort redirects into a cross-namespace category:
Main namespace
  • For:
    • a page outside of the main namespace to a page in the main namespace
  • Not for:
    • a page in the main namespace to any page
{{R to main namespace}} Template:DSM IV TR → Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Beatles → The Beatles
Talk namespaces
  • For:
    • a page outside of the talk namespace to a page in the talk namespace
  • Not for:
    • a page in the talk namespace to any page
{{R to talk page}} 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:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the template namespace to any page
{{R to template namespace}} T:S → Template:Strikethrough (T:S is in the Main namespace.)
Template:R from → Template:R template index
User namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the user namespace to any page
{{R to user 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
Category namespace
  • For:
  • Not for:
    • a page in the category namespace to any page
{{R to category namespace}} CAT:A → Category:Wikipedia adminship (CAT:A is in the Main namespace)
Category:A → Category:Wikipedia adminship

Miscellaneous

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Usage Template Example(s)
To redirect to decade article {{R to decade}}
Links auto-generated from file metadata information {{R from file metadata link}}
List entry {{R to list entry}}
People who are members of a group, organisation, ensemble or team {{R from member}}
Sub-topics or closely related topics that should be explained within the text, which may possibly become a future article {{R with possibilities}}
Related terms or topics {{R to related topic}}
Related words {{R from related word}}
From school stub to merge location {{R from school}}
Section
Note R to anchor below and how the targets are similar. The target must be clicked and checked to be able to tell the difference.
{{R to section}} WP:SOURCE → Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources
N270 → Intel Atom (CPU)#Diamondville ({{R to anchor}})
Embedded anchor
The category page notes that this does not apply to anchors that are in or near section headers. Use R to section instead.
{{R to anchor}} Fire-lizard → Pern#fire-lizard
FAT-32 → File Allocation Table#FAT32 (Note the hyphen – use {{R to section}} because this is a "section anchor".)
To target from a shortcut (not a "template shortcut"—see below) {{R from shortcut}} WP:BOLD → Wikipedia:Be bold
Template:Vanchor → Template:Visible anchor ({{R from template shortcut}})
To target from a template shortcut
If the target is a template, then the redirect is a "template shortcut" no matter what namespace it is in.
{{R from template shortcut}} Template:Cn → Template:Citation needed
T:S → Template:Strikethrough
Template:WP:UTM → Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace ({{R from shortcut}})
From a song to an album or artist {{R from song}}
From an album to an artist {{R from album}}
From an Internet domain name {{R from domain name}} (alias {{R from dotcom}})

{{R from top-level domain}}
Thomas.loc.gov → THOMAS
Gnu.org → GNU
Openoffice.org → OpenOffice.org ({{R from other capitalisation}})
From a single Unicode character {{R from Unicode}}
From a phrase {{R from phrase}}
To an article without mention {{R to article without mention}}
From a film title {{R from film}}
From a book title {{R from book}}
From a gender-specific title {{R from gender}}

Alphanumeric listing

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  • Look for "significant" words, because in this listing the leading "for, from, to and with" type words are ignored except when the subjects are identical (e.g. <templatestyles src="Talk quote inline/styles.css" />R from acronym or <templatestyles src="Talk quote inline/styles.css" />R to acronym).
  • Printability (in mainspace only) keys for third column of table:
  1. Printable – rcat will populate {{R printworthy}} by default
    • Hard = cannot be altered
    • Soft = can be altered to unprintworthy by a parameter
  2. Unprintable – rcat will populate {{R unprintworthy}} by default
    • Hard = cannot be altered
    • Soft = can be altered to printworthy by a parameter
  3. No default – editors manually choose printability of redirects
  4. N/A – non-applicable – rcat is not used in mainspace or it is deprecated
What to type What it makes Printability

"0–9"
{{R from ISO 4}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is an ISO 4 standardized serial abbreviation to the expansion of the abbreviation. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from ISO 639 code}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from ISO 3166 code}}
category links talk edit
  • 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:MMRedirect arrow without text.svgMyanmar. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for places and common names and can help writing and searches. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
No default
{{R from ISO 15924 code}}
category links talk edit
No default

"A"
{{R from abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from an initialism to a related topic, such as the expansion of the initialism. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from postal abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a postal abbreviation to its associated city, state or other geographic entity. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from scientific abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a scientific abbreviation, such as H. sapiens, to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from systematic abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a systematic abbreviation to a related topic such as the expanded form. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from acronym}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an acronym to a related topic, such as the expansion of the acronym. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R to acronym}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect to an acronym from its expanded form. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from adjective}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an adjective, a word or phrase that describes a noun, to a related word or topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from adverb}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an adverb, a word that describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb, to a related word or topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from airport code}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an IATA or ICAO airport code to its associated airport article. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from album}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an album to a related topic such as the recording artist. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from alternative character}}
category links talk edit
Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative language}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an alternative language – a page name in one language to a page name in another language. These words may directly translate or they may be related words, names or phrases. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • This redirect leads to its target in accordance with the naming conventions for titles in other languages and can help writing and searches. However, per WP:NOTBROKEN do not replace these redirected links with a piped link unless the page is updated for another reason.
No default (Exception: Printable
from English terms only – hard)
{{R from alternative military designation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an alternative military designation to a more common military designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative name}}
category links talk edit
Script error: No such module "Template link general". may also be used.
  • This is a redirect from a title that is another name such as a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R comics from alternative name}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R ME from alternative name}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from alternative scientific name}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– soft
{{R from alternative spelling}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title with a different spelling. 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R ME from alternative spelling}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a Middle-earth related title with a different 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from alternative transliteration}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an alternative English transliteration to a more common variation. The prevalent spelling is given by the target of the redirect. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ambiguous page}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. Use {{R to disambiguation page}} instead. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R to anchor}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a topic that does not have its own page to an anchored part of a page on the subject. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • An Script error: No such module "Template link general". template, a <span id="anchor name"> element, or an |id=anchor name parameter might be installed above a paragraph 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 == Heading name == are themselves a type of anchor, use {{R to section}} instead.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from animal}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from one or more animals to a related main topic that describes the animal(s). For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from antonym}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page that is an antonym or opposite of the target page. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R to article without mention}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect to an article without any mention of the redirected word or phrase. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • For titles that are obvious omissions from target articles, check the index for more specific rcats to use instead, e.g., {{R typo}} for misspellings of article titles, {{R from unsuitable title}}, etc.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ASCII-only}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title in only basic ASCII characters to a title with differences that are non-ASCII symbols that are not diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.). For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to ASCII-only}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ATC code}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is an ATC code to an article about a pharmaceutical drug or to a section of an ATC list. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from ATCvet code}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is an ATCvet code to an article about a veterinary drug or to a section of an ATCvet list. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R avoided double redirect}}
category links talk edit
See also: Category:Avoided double redirects to be updated No default

"B"
{{R to joint biography}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from one person's name to a biographical article that includes this person along with one or more other persons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
No default
{{R from birth name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a person's birth name (née or) to a more common name or a related topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Use this rcat to tag mainspace redirects when the title matches the subject's name given to them at birth. If the redirect is a personal name that differs from the birth name, then use {{R from personal name}} instead.
No default
{{R from book}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from brand name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a brand name to a generic name. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from bus route}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from London bus route}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from NYC bus route}}
category links talk edit
No default

"C"
{{R from calling code}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a country calling code to its associated telephone/country article. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from CamelCase}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from Canadian settlement name}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from miscapitalisation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a miscapitalisation. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 template tags redirects with a subcategory of the Redirects from incorrect names category, so template {{R from incorrect name}} should not be used with this template.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from other capitalisation}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • If this redirect is an incorrect capitalization (a typo), then it is made available to aid searches, so pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target.
    • Use this rcat to tag only mainspace redirects; when other capitalisations are in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from case citation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a legal case citation to its associated article about the case. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from catchphrase}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a catchphrase to an article or section of an article about the catchphrase. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R to category namespace}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to character list entry}}
category links talk edit
Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general". and also sorts to Category:Fictional character redirects to lists
  • 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 subsection or a standalone list of characters. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from chemical name}}
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Alias of Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a more technical name to a common name. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from city and province}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from city and state}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from code}}
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No default
{{R from postal code}}
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  • This is a redirect from a postal code to its assigned geographic area. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R comics from alternative name}}
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  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R comics to list entry}}
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  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R comics from merge}}
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  • 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), nor delete this page. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R comics naming convention}}
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No default
{{R comics with possibilities}}
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  • This is a redirect from a comics-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Printable
– hard
{{R comics from related word}}
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  • 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. For more information follow the bold category 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.
No default
{{R comics to section}}
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  • This is a redirect from a comics-related title that does not have its own page to a comprehensive-type comics-related article section that covers the subject. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from common noun}}
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  • This is a redirect from a common noun (or noun phrase), basically a person, place or thing, to a related word or topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from predecessor company name}}
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  • This is a redirect from the name of a former company to a successor company. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from contraction}}
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Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a shortened form of a person's full name, a book title or other more complete article title.
    • Use this rcat (not {{R from initialism}}) to tag redirects that are the initials of a person's name. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R for convenience}}
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  • 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 page. Since many types of redirects may fall into this category, this rcat should be reserved for redirects that do not fit other descriptions. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • For example, this may be a redirect from a title that is another name, a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym as is used colloquially, but is not currently an officially accepted term, though it may have been in the past. 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 piped links unless the page is updated for another reason.
No default

"D"
{{R to decade}}
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  • This is a redirect from a year (or years) to the associated decade article. Years from 1700–500 BCE should redirect to the relevant decade per Wikipedia:Timeline standards. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Printable
– soft
{{R from diacritics}}
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  • This is a redirect from a page name that has diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to essentially the same page name without those marks. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
    • Sort these redirects with {{DEFAULTSORT:(title without diacritics)}}.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R to diacritics}}
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For actual transliterations use {{R from transliteration}}.
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME without diacritics}}
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  • This is a redirect from essentially the same Middle-earth page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to the same title with those marks. For more information follow the bold category 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to disambiguation page}}
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  • 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)" in its title. Ambiguous titles that do not have "(disambiguation)" in their page names may use {{R from ambiguous page}}, instead. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from domain name}}
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  • This is a redirect from a domain name 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 domain name. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from top-level domain}}
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  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R avoided double redirect}}
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See also: Category:Avoided double redirects to be updated No default
{{R from duplicated article}}
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  • This is a redirect from a page on the same or very similar subject matter that was kept as a redirect in order to preserve this page's edit history after the content was merged. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not delete this redirect nor remove this tag unless the need to recreate this article is demonstrated.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME from duplicated article}}
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  • This is a redirect from a page on the same or very similar subject matter related to the Middle-earth legendarium. This title was kept as a redirect in order to preserve this page's edit history after the content was merged. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not delete this redirect nor remove this tag unless the need to recreate this article is demonstrated.
Unprintable
– hard

"E"
{{R from E number}}
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  • This is a redirect from an E number (see article) to its subject's article in mainspace. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from E2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R to TV episode list entry}}
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See also: Script error: No such module "Template link general".Category:Episode redirects to lists or one of its subcategories may also be populated by default.
  • This is a redirect from a television episode title to a list of episodes, a type of article that is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from eponym}}
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No default
{{R from mathematical symbol or equation}}
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No default
{{ER to list entry}}
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Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".Category:Episode redirects to lists or one of its subcategories may also be populated by default.
  • This is a redirect from a television episode title to a list of episodes, a type of article that is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from Exif}}
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Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard

"F"
{{R from fictional character}}
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Also sorts to Category:Fictional character redirects to lists by default
  • 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 subsection or a standalone list of characters. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from fictional element}}
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Also sorts to Category:Fictional element redirects to lists by default.
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from fictional place}}
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  • This is a redirect from a fictional place 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{FictR to list entry}}
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Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from file extension}}
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  • This is a redirect from a title that is a file extension (such as .exe and .txt) to a related topic, such as an explanatory article, section of an article or a table, e.g., .jpgRedirect arrow without text.svgJPEG. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from file metadata link}}
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See also Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from filename}}
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  • This is a redirect from a title that is a filename of the target, e.g., Notepad.exeRedirect arrow without text.svgNotepad (software). For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from film}}
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  • This is a redirect from a film title that is a subtopic of the redirect target. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from former name}}
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No default
{{R to former name}}
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  • This is a redirect to a former name or title of the subject's name or title. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R ME from former name}}
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No default
{{R from former Swiss municipality}}
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  • This is a redirect from a title for a former Swiss municipality to the municipality into which it was incorporated and into the article of which it may have been merged. This redirect also populates Category:Redirects with possibilities. For more information follow the bold category links.
    • With time, this former Swiss municipality 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.
Printable
– hard
{{R fully protected}}
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  • This is a redirect from a title that is fully protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
No default
{{R future}}
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Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
No default

"G"
{{R from gender}}
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  • This is a redirect from a word or phrase that specifies gender to one that is either gender-neutral or specific to the opposite gender. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– soft
{{R from gene symbol}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R from gerund}}
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  • This is a redirect from a gerund (or gerund phrase), a verb form that ends with "ing" and can function as a noun, to a related word(s) or topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from given name}}
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  • This is a redirect from a person's given name. It is used because Wikipedia has only one biographical article of a person by this given name, or because one individual is ubiquitously known by this given name (other persons who share this name might be listed at a primary topic disambiguation page). For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from Greek letter organization letters}}
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Printable
– hard

"H"
{{R from H2 symmetry}}
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Unprintable
– hard
{{R mentioned in hatnote}}
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  • This is a redirect from a title that is mentioned in a hatnote. The mention is usually at the top of the target article, but it may also be mentioned in a section hatnote or in another article's hatnote. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 in its own right (see {{R with possibilities}}), or it may be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link.
No default
{{R to help namespace}}
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Also sorts to: Category:Redirects to help pages
  • This is a redirect from any page inside or outside of help namespace to a page in that namespace. For more information follow the bold category links.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from highway}}
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  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from highway in region}}
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  • This is a redirect from the format "(highway) in (region)" to the (highway) article. When the target page becomes too big, this redirect may be replaced with an article carved out of the target page. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from highway in region without possibilities}}
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  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from historic name}}
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  • This is a redirect from a title that is another name, a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym that has a significant historic past, e.g., a region, state, principate's holding, city, city-state or such, and which region has been subsumed into a modern era municipality, district or state, or otherwise has experienced a name change. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • This redirect leads to its target in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. However, do not replace this type of redirected link with a piped link unless the page is updated for another reason.
Printable
– hard
{{R to historic name}}
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  • This is a redirect to a title that is another name, a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym that has a significant historic past, e.g., a historical region subsumed into a modern nation-state, a commonly used company name that is not technically the present legal name, or something that otherwise has experienced a name change without the article being moved to the new name. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R with history}}
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  • 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).
No default
{{R with old history}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page that was from a historic version of Wikipedia. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– soft

"I"
{{R from IMO number}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is an IMO number to an article about the corresponding ship, ship owner or management company. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from imprint}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a publisher's imprint to a related article that gives information about the imprint. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from incomplete disambiguation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an incomplete disambiguation, a page name that has been disambiguated and is still 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from incomplete name}}
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Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a shortened form of a person's full name, a book title or other more complete article title.
    • Use this rcat (not {{R from initialism}}) to tag redirects that are the initials of a person's name. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from incorrect disambiguation}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from incorrect name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an erroneous name, i.e., either an incorrect name or a title that is unsuitable as a Wikipedia article title or other project page name. The correct name is given by the target of the redirect. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from initialism}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an initialism to a related topic, such as the expansion of the initialism. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R to initialism}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect to an initialism (see article) from its expanded form. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from ISO 4}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is an ISO 4 standardized serial abbreviation to the expansion of the abbreviation. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from ISO 639 code}}
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Categories Redirects from ISO 639-1 and 639-5 may also be populated.
No default
{{R from ISO 3166 code}}
category links talk edit
  • 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:MMRedirect arrow without text.svgMyanmar. It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for places and common names and can help writing and searches. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with piped links.
No default
{{R from ISO 15924 code}}
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No default

"J–K–L"
{{R from Java package name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a Java package name (see article), 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to joint biography}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from one person's name to a biographical article that includes this person along with one or more other persons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Be sure to include {{DEFAULTSORT:(surname), (given name)}} for correct category sorting of this person's name.
No default
{{R from less specific name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a less specific name to a more specific, less general one. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 Script error: No such module "Template link general". should also be added.
No default
{{R from letter–word combination}}
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  • This is a redirect from a title that is a letter–word combination to a topic that describes or explains the combination. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R to list entry}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect to a list in which the subject is an entry. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • For redirects from a topic to a related list and not to an entry on that list, use {{R from list topic}} instead.
No default
{{R comics to list entry}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R ME to list entry}}
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No default
{{R to TV episode list entry}}
category links talk edit
See also: Script error: No such module "Template link general".Category:Episode redirects to lists or one of its subcategories may also be populated by default.
  • This is a redirect from a television episode title to a list of episodes, a type of article that is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from list topic}}
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Printable
– hard
{{R from London bus route}}
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No default
{{R from London place name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a London place name (see London article). For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from long name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a complete, more complete or longer version of the name of a person, organization, legislative act, etc. 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default

"M"
{{R to main namespace}}
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N/A
{{R from manufacturer's designation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a manufacturer's designation to a more common military or commercial designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from married name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a person's married name to that person's more notable birth name when appropriate. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from mathematical symbol or equation}}
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No default
{{R ME from alternative name}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R ME from alternative spelling}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a Middle-earth related title with a different 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R ME without diacritics}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from essentially the same Middle-earth page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to the same title with those marks. For more information follow the bold category 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME from duplicated article}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page on the same or very similar subject matter related to the Middle-earth legendarium. This title was kept as a redirect in order to preserve this page's edit history after the content was merged. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not delete this redirect nor remove this tag unless the need to recreate this article is demonstrated.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME from former name}}
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No default
{{R ME to list entry}}
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No default
{{R from member}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R without mention}}
category links talk edit
Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect to an article without any mention of the redirected word or phrase. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • For titles that are obvious omissions from target articles, check the index for more specific rcats to use instead, e.g., {{R typo}} for misspellings of article titles, {{R from unsuitable title}}, etc.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R mentioned in hatnote}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is mentioned in a hatnote. The mention is usually at the top of the target article, but it may also be mentioned in a section hatnote or in another article's hatnote. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 in its own right (see {{R with possibilities}}), or it may be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link.
No default
{{R from merge}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page that was merged into another page. This redirect was kept in order to preserve this page's edit history after its content was merged into the target page'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 more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R comics from merge}}
category links talk edit
  • 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), nor delete this page. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R scouting from merge}}
category links talk edit
  • 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 more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from file metadata link}}
category links talk edit
See also Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME with possibilities}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a Middle-earth title for a topic that currently redirects to a section or to an entry in a list, and for which it may be possible to expand into a separate Middle-earth article. The topic described by the title is more detailed than what is currently provided on the target page, or section of that page. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
    • If the topic is not susceptible to a major expansion, tag instead with {{R ME to section}} or {{R ME to list entry}} as applicable.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
Printable
– hard
{{R ME to section}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from military designation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a military designation to a more common civilian or manufacturer's designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative military designation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an alternative military designation to a more common military designation of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from variant military designation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a variant military designation to the parent type of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from miscapitalisation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a miscapitalisation. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 template tags redirects with a subcategory of the Redirects from incorrect names category, so template {{R from incorrect name}} should not be used with this template.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from misspelling}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a misspelling or typographical error. The correct form is given by the target of the redirect. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from modification}}
category links talk edit
Do not use this template in addition to {{R from transliteration}}, which is a subcategory.
No default
{{R from molecular formula}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from monotypic taxon}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R to monotypic taxon}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Use {{R from monotypic taxon}} when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.
No default
{{R from more specific name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a more specific name to a less specific, more general one. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from more specific geographic name}}
category links talk edit
An alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from from a geographic location that includes extraneous identifiers such as the county or region of a city. These redirects are mainly used to conform to Wikipedia conventions on geographic location article titles. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from move}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default

"N"
{{R from name and country}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R comics naming convention}}
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No default
{{R from non-neutral name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a non-neutral, perhaps pejorative, 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from noun}}
category links talk edit
Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general". – see also Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a common noun (or noun phrase), basically a person, place or thing, to a related word or topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from E number}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an E number (see article) to its subject's article in mainspace. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from numerals}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to numerals}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from NYC bus route}}
category links talk edit
No default

"O"
{{R with old history}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page that was from a historic version of Wikipedia. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from other capitalisation}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • If this redirect is an incorrect capitalization (a typo), then it is made available to aid searches, so pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the target.
    • Use this rcat to tag only mainspace redirects; when other capitalisations are in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from other disambiguation}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from other tense}}
category links talk edit
Alias of Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a word (or phrase) to a page title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different than redirects from subtopics or related terms or topics, 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.
No default

"P"
{{R from person}}
category links talk edit
Script error: No such module "Template link general". may also be used.
  • This is a redirect from a person or persons to a related article that includes the person(s). For more information follow the bold category link.
    • It is a topic more specific than currently provided on the target page or section of that page, and so a subject that may be suitable for expansion in accordance with Wikipedia's policy on biographies of notable people.
Printable
– soft
{{R from personal name}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 this redirect's talk page must be created and the reference(s) added there. 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.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from phrase}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a phrase to a more general relevant article covering the topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
    • If the phrase is a catchphrase, use {{R from catchphrase}}; if it is a slogan, then use {{R from slogan}}; if it is a quotation, then use {{R from quotation}}.
No default
{{R plants with possibilities}}
category links talk edit
  • 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 more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Printable
– hard
{{R from plural}}
category links talk edit
See also: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a plural noun to its singular form. Either {{R from plural}} or {{R to singular}} may be used to tag plural redirects. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 only mainspace redirects; when plural forms are found in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R to plural}}
category links talk edit
See also: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a singular noun to its plural form. Either {{R to plural}} or {{R from singular}} may be used to tag singular redirects. For more information, follow the bold category link.
    • Redirects of this sort exist for reader convenience in cases of singular–plural pairs or 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.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from popular name}}
category links talk edit
Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a title that is another name such as a pseudonym, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R to portal namespace}}
category links talk edit
Also sorts to Category:Redirects to portals
  • This is a redirect from any page inside or outside of portal space to a page in that namespace. For more information follow the bold category links.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R with possibilities}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that potentially could be expanded into a new article or other type of associated Wikipedia page. The topic described by this title is more detailed than what is currently provided on the target page, or section of that page. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • When the target page becomes too large, this redirect may be replaced with a page carved out of the target page. See also {{R to section}}, and when appropriate, use both together.
    • If the topic is not susceptible to a major expansion, then instead of this rcat, tag this redirect with {{R to section}} or {{R to list entry}} as applicable.
    • Do not replace links to this redirect with a link directly to the target page.
Printable
– hard
{{R comics with possibilities}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a comics-related title that potentially could be expanded into an article. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Printable
– hard
{{R ME with possibilities}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a Middle-earth title for a topic that currently redirects to a section or to an entry in a list, and for which it may be possible to expand into a separate Middle-earth article. The topic described by the title is more detailed than what is currently provided on the target page, or section of that page. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
    • If the topic is not susceptible to a major expansion, tag instead with {{R ME to section}} or {{R ME to list entry}} as applicable.
    • Do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
Printable
– hard
{{R plants with possibilities}}
category links talk edit
  • 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 more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Printable
– hard
{{R from postal abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a postal abbreviation to its associated city, state or other geographic entity. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from US postal abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a US postal abbreviation to its associated municipality. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from postal code}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a postal code to its assigned geographic area. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from UK postcode}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from predecessor company name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from the name of a former company to a successor company. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R printworthy}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that would be helpful in a printed or CD/DVD version of Wikipedia. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from product}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R to project namespace}}
category links talk edit
Also sorts to: Category:Redirects to Wikipedia project pages
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from proper noun}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R fully protected}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is fully protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
No default
{{R semi-protected}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is semi-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
No default
{{R template protected}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page that is template protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
No default
{{R from pseudonym}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a pseudonym, for example a stage name of a performing artist or a pen name of a writer. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default

"Q–R"
{{R from quotation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a quotation to its best-known source. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from railroad name with ampersand}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from the title of a railroad that is correct, but uses an ampersand (&) in place of the word "and". Wikipedia's naming convention for railroad companies is to use "and". For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R rcat example}}
category links talk edit
  • Rcat example: This is a redirect. Since this rcat is designed to be used only in the Article namespace, an error message would be generated here in template namespace. Therefore, this example rcat prevents that error-message. This example is used to display {{This is a redirect}} template usage. When this rcat is used to tag a redirect, the text will be the same as or similar to the text that appears below for individual use. The text in bold at the beginning of this example will usually be a link to the rcat's populated category. See also: the Comparison page.
N/A
{{R to redirect template}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to related topic}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect to an article about a similar topic or related term. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Redirects from related terms are different than redirects from related words, since a related topic or term is more likely to warrant a full subtopic in the target page, and has a much better possibility of someday becoming an article.
No default
{{R from related word}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a word (or phrase) to a page title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different than redirects from subtopics or related terms or topics, 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.
No default
{{R comics from related word}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category 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.
No default
{{R from relative}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from the name of a relative (family member) of a person to the article about the person. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from reporting name}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R restricted}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a technically restricted page name to a page titled as closely as possible to the actual and true subject name. When possible, use the {{Correct title}} template in a hatnote on the target page. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from Wade–Giles romanization}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard

"S"
{{R from S2 symmetry}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from school}}
category links talk edit
  • 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 an appropriate location, school district page, or school list. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from scientific abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a scientific abbreviation, such as H. sapiens, to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from scientific name}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative scientific name}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– soft
{{R to scientific name}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R scouting from merge}}
category links talk edit
  • 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 more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R to section}}
category links talk edit
  • 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.
No default
{{R comics to section}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a comics-related title that does not have its own page to a comprehensive-type comics-related article section that covers the subject. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R ME to section}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R semi-protected}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is semi-protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
No default
{{R from short name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a shortened form of a person's full name, a book title or other more complete article title.
    • Use this rcat (not {{R from initialism}}) to tag redirects that are the initials of a person's name. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from shortcut}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a shortcut in any namespace to a page in any namespace except template namespace. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from template shortcut}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a shortcut page name in any namespace to a page in template namespace. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • If target page is not a template, then use {{R from shortcut}} instead. Template shortcuts are wikilinked on community pages, talk pages and edit summaries, but not in mainspace articles.
    • Note: Template talk pages are in a talk namespace; they are not in the template namespace. All shortcuts to talk pages should be tagged with Script error: No such module "Template link general"..
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from singular}}
category links talk edit
An alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a singular noun to its plural form. Either {{R to plural}} or {{R from singular}} may be used to tag singular redirects. For more information, follow the bold category link.
    • Redirects of this sort exist for reader convenience in cases of singular–plural pairs or 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.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R to singular}}
category links talk edit
An alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a plural noun to its singular form. Either {{R from plural}} or {{R to singular}} may be used to tag plural redirects. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 only mainspace redirects; when plural forms are found in other namespaces, use {{R from modification}} instead.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from slogan}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a slogan to an article or section of an article about the slogan. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from song}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a song title to a more general, relevant article such as an artist, album or film. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
Unprintable
– soft
{{R from sort name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from the target's sorting name, e.g., the surname of a person's article that begins with their given name. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R to Spanish municipality}}
category links talk edit
An alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from from a geographic location that includes extraneous identifiers such as the county or region of a city. These redirects are mainly used to conform to Wikipedia conventions on geographic location article titles. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from specific geographic name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from from a geographic location that includes extraneous identifiers such as the county or region of a city. These redirects are mainly used to conform to Wikipedia conventions on geographic location article titles. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from less specific name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a less specific name to a more specific, less general one. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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 Script error: No such module "Template link general". should also be added.
No default
{{R from more specific name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a more specific name to a less specific, more general one. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from spouse}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from the name of a person's husband or wife (spouse) or former spouse to the article about the person. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from stock symbol}}
category links talk edit
Also known as a "ticker symbol".
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to stub template}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a template shortcut or title that was moved (renamed) or merged to the target stub template. For more information follow the bold category link.
N/A
{{R from stylization}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a stylized article title. It leads to the target in accordance with the Wikipedia naming conventions for symbols and stylizations. This may help writing, searching and international language issues. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from subpage}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to subpage}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from subsidiary title}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a subsidiary title in the peerage system. The correct name is given by the target of the redirect. This is a special case of, and subcategory of, Category:Redirects from incorrect names. For more information follow the bold category links.
    • Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the redirect target without using a piped link that hides the correct details.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from subtopic}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R to subtopic}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from surname}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a person's surname. It is used because Wikipedia has only one biographical article of a person by this surname, or because one individual is ubiquitously known by this surname (other persons who share this name might be listed at a primary topic disambiguation page). For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from former Swiss municipality}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title for a former Swiss municipality to the municipality into which it was incorporated and into the article of which it may have been merged. This redirect also populates Category:Redirects with possibilities. For more information follow the bold category links.
    • With time, this former Swiss municipality 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.
Printable
– hard
{{R to Swiss municipality 2L}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title in the form "[name of Swiss municipality](space)[two-letter abbreviation for canton]" to a municipality of Switzerland. The municipality Aclens in the canton of Vaud would be a redirect titled "Aclens VD". For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to Swiss municipality (canton)}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title in the form "[name of Swiss municipality]space[(name of canton)]" to a municipality of Switzerland. The municipality Aclens in the canton of Vaud would be a redirect titled "Aclens (Vaud)". For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R to Swiss municipality (, Switzerland)}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title in the form "[name of municipality], Switzerland" to a municipality of Switzerland. The municipality Aclens in the canton of Vaud would be a redirect titled "Aclens, Switzerland". For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from symbol}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a symbol to the meaning of the symbol or to a related topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from gene symbol}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from mathematical symbol or equation}}
category links talk edit
No default
{{R from stock symbol}}
category links talk edit
Also known as a "ticker symbol".
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from E2 symmetry}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from H2 symmetry}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from S2 symmetry}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from synonym}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a synonym of the target page title. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from systematic abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a systematic abbreviation to a related topic such as the expanded form. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from systematic name}}
category links talk edit
Examples:
No default
{{R to systematic name}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard

"T"
{{R to talk page}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from monotypic taxon}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R to monotypic taxon}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Use {{R from monotypic taxon}} when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.
No default
{{R from technical name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a more technical name to a common name. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R to technical name}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a common term to a more technical name. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from telephone number}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a telephone number to a related topic, such as the company that can be reached there. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to template namespace}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R template protected}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page that is template protected from editing for any of several possible reasons. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Please do not replace these redirected links with a link directly to the target page.
No default
{{R from template shortcut}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a shortcut page name in any namespace to a page in template namespace. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • If target page is not a template, then use {{R from shortcut}} instead. Template shortcuts are wikilinked on community pages, talk pages and edit summaries, but not in mainspace articles.
    • Note: Template talk pages are in a talk namespace; they are not in the template namespace. All shortcuts to talk pages should be tagged with Script error: No such module "Template link general"..
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from other tense}}
category links talk edit
Alias of Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect from a word (or phrase) to a page title that is related in some way. This redirect might be a good candidate for a Wiktionary link. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • Redirects from related words are not properly redirects from alternative spellings of the same word. They are also different than redirects from subtopics or related terms or topics, 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.
No default
{{R test purposes only}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an rcat that is for test purposes only. For more information follow the bold category link.
N/A
{{R from title without diacritics}}
category links talk edit
Alias of Script error: No such module "Template link general". – for actual transliterations use {{R from transliteration}}.
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from list topic}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from top-level domain}}
category links talk edit
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from trademark}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R from trade name}}
category links talk edit
Script error: No such module "Template link general". may also be used.
Printable
– hard
{{R from alternative transliteration}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from an alternative English transliteration to a more common variation. The prevalent spelling is given by the target of the redirect. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to TV episode list entry}}
category links talk edit
See also: Script error: No such module "Template link general".Category:Episode redirects to lists or one of its subcategories may also be populated by default.
  • This is a redirect from a television episode title to a list of episodes, a type of article that is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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.
No default
{{R from Twitter username}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a Twitter username to its subject's article in mainspace. Every redirect title in this category must begin with an "@" (at sign). For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from tzid}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard

"U"
{{R from UK postcode}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from Unicode}}
category links talk edit
Template:UnicodeTitle
  • This is a redirect from a single Unicode character to an article or Wikipedia project page that names the character and describes its usage. For a multiple-character long title with diacritics, use template {{R from diacritics}} instead. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to unicode name}}
category links talk edit
Alias of Script error: No such module "Template link general". with a more intuitive name.
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from UN/LOCODE}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R unprintworthy}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R to userbox}}
category links talk edit
N/A
{{R to user namespace}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a page outside the user namespace to a user page (not to a user talk page). This redirect page must be outside the user namespace. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from US military aircraft designator}}
category links talk edit
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from US postal abbreviation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a US postal abbreviation to its associated municipality. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard

"V–W"
{{R from variant military designation}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a variant military designation to the parent type of an aircraft, vehicle, or other item. For more information follow the bold category link.
Printable
– hard
{{R from verb}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a verb to a related word or topic. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from Wade–Giles romanization}}
category links talk edit
Printable
– hard
{{R to warning template}}
category links talk edit
Alias Script error: No such module "Template link general". may also be used.
  • This is a redirect from a user warning template to a user warning template. For more information follow the category link.
N/A
{{R from title without diacritics}}
category links talk edit
Alias of Script error: No such module "Template link general". – for actual transliterations use {{R from transliteration}}.
  • 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. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R ME without diacritics}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from essentially the same Middle-earth page name that does not have diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.) to the same title with those marks. For more information follow the bold category 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).
Unprintable
– hard
{{R without mention}}
category links talk edit
Alias of: Script error: No such module "Template link general".
  • This is a redirect to an article without any mention of the redirected word or phrase. For more information follow the bold category link.
    • For titles that are obvious omissions from target articles, check the index for more specific rcats to use instead, e.g., {{R typo}} for misspellings of article titles, {{R from unsuitable title}}, etc.
Unprintable
– hard
{{R from letter–word combination}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a title that is a letter–word combination to a topic that describes or explains the combination. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from work}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a creative work to a related topic such as the author/artist, publisher, or subject of the work. If it is an album, book, comic, film, or song, please use the more specific appropriate template. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default
{{R from writer}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a writer (or writers) to a related topic usually about one of their works. For more information follow the bold category link.
No default

"X–Y–Z"
{{R from year}}
category links talk edit
  • This is a redirect from a formatted year to the related year article. For more information follow the bold category link.
Unprintable
– hard

Related templates

What to type What it makes
{{This is a redirect}}
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
{{Deprecated shortcut}}
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
{{Deprecated template}}
links talk edit
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
{{Talk page of redirect}}
links talk edit
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Soft redirects
{{Category redirect}}
links talk edit
__EXPECTUNUSEDCATEGORY__

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

This template should only be used on category pages.
{{Soft redirect}}
links talk edit
#REDIRECT[[new page name|]]
This page is a soft redirect.
Header for redirect categories
{{Redirect category}}
links talk edit
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

__EXPECTUNUSEDCATEGORY__ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Notes

  • {{This is a redirect}} may be used to add up to seven appropriate rcats to redirects. Click the link and read its template documentation for details. Also, see its /Comparison subpage to compare it with individual rcat tagging.
  • For Talk pages, there are only certain redirect category templates 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}}.
  • If a redirect is tagged incorrectly, for example, if an editor places a mainspace-only rcat on a redirect in another namespace, the redirect will not be sorted into the expected category. Instead, the redirect may be sorted into Category:Pages with incorrectly transcluded templates or its subcategory Pages with templates in the wrong namespace‎, categories that should stay empty.
  • 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 the Category:Redirects from moves at the bottom of the page under section heading Media in category "Redirects from moves", an image-file redirect has been correctly categorized, and yet {{Redr|move|short}}'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.

See also