Template:Illegible
(illegible text)
Usage
[edit]For use when a word is illegible from transcription. It allows for text to be displayed through a 'hover' function of the template.
To note that when used that the text will display in red in Page: namespace (illegible text) as an indicator to emphasise to proofreaders that attention is required, and to display in standard color in main namespace to de-emphasise.
Shortcuts
[edit]- {{unint}}
Examples
[edit]- Using named parameter
texttip = …
{{illegible|texttip=text text text}}
Gives (illegible text)
- Using positional parameter
{{illegible|text text text}}
Gives (illegible text)
- To have an underlying dash
{{illegible|texttip=text text text|nodash=no}}
Gives (illegible text)
See also
[edit]- {{?}}/{{language characters}} for characters that can be read, but need specialist entry (e.g. Arabic, Greek or Chinese)
- {{redacted}} for text that is redacted in the source document
- {{reconstruct}} for text that is missing or illegible, but can be reconstructed based on context or using other sources
Note
[edit]This template has underlying functionality derived from {{tooltip}}.
TemplateData
[edit]Illegible
Mark a word or phrase as not legible. Used in the Page namespace when transcribing from scans.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooltip | texttip 1 | The text displayed on hover. | String | optional |
| No dash? | nodash | Any value for this parameter will cause a dashed underline to be rendered under the '(illegible text)' superscript.
| Boolean | optional |
See also
[edit]- Template:inaudible, for sound films with inaudible speech