Template:Cat
[[:Category:]]
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Usage
Creates a link to the specified category. Canonalizes the displayed category name.
Example:
{{Cat|Stubs}}→ Category:Stubs{{Cat|stubs}}→ Category:Stubs{{Cat|cat:stubs}}→ Category:Stubs{{Cat|category:stubs}}→ Category:Stubs
See also
- {{c}} – pipetricked category name – skips 'Category:' and displays bare link.
- {{cl}} – links to category and includes the 'Category:' label
- {{cls}} – compromise macro between 'C' and 'Cat': [[:Category:{{{1}}}|Cat:{{{1}}}]]
- {{catlist}} – list of many, variable output format
- {{cat see also}} – list of many, fixed output format for a category-namespace hatnote
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