Template:Page numbers/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Page numbers.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

Designed to sit in a parent template (e.g. the Cite family) and ensure that p. or pp is prepended as and if appropriate.

Code	Result
`{{Page numbers}}`.	.
`{{Page numbers\|page 22}}`.	page 22.
`{{Page numbers\|Page 122}}`.	Page 122.
`{{Page numbers\|4, 6–12}}`.	pp. 4, 6–12.
`{{Page numbers\|2232}}`.	p. 2232.
`{{Page numbers\|22a}}`.	p. 22a.
`{{Page numbers\|22 f.}}`.	p. 22 f..
`{{Page numbers\|22 ff.}}`.	p. 22 ff..
`{{Page numbers\|22 etc.}}`.	p. 22 etc..
`{{Page numbers\|22 and index}}`.	p. 22 and index.
`{{Page numbers\|1,22}}`.	pp. 1,22.
`{{Page numbers\|12-23}}`.	pp. 12-23.
`{{Page numbers\|15–123}}`.^A	pp. 15–123.
`{{Page numbers\|15–123}}`.^B	pp. 15–123.
`{{Page numbers\|xvi}}`.	p. xvi.
`{{Page numbers\|Introduction}}`.	Introduction.
`{{Page numbers\|Section 4 part 2}}`.	Section 4 part 2.

Notes

A - Uses an n-dash character, "–".
B - Uses an n-dash HTML entity, "–".