Template:Introductory article

This article is a non-technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see [[{{{1}}}]].

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• Template:Introduction to Wikipedia
• Template:Introduction/navigation
• Template:Introduction cleanup maintenance templates

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This template should be used on articles that serve as general introductions to some technical topic, also known as trampoline articles. It takes one input variable, the title of the main encyclopaedia article. For example,

{{Introductory article|Quantum mechanics}} produces:

This article is a non-technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see Quantum mechanics.

A second main article is supported. e.g.

{{Introductory article|Quantum mechanics|Uncertainty principle}} produces:

This article is a non-technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia articles, see Quantum mechanics and Uncertainty principle.

To customize the first sentence of the leadin text, an optional |leadin= parameter can be used:

{{Introductory article|Quantum mechanics|leadin=This article is an less detailed introduction to the subject.}} produces:

This article is a less detailed introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see Quantum mechanics.

For the main article, place {{See introduction}} at the top.

See also

• For templates identifying potential issues with an article's introductory lead section, see Category:Introduction cleanup maintenance templates or Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Introduction.
• {{See introduction}}, the counterpart for use at the main article
• {{Simple help page}}, an editnotice for use in the WP: and Help: namespaces
• {{Beginner version}}, a banner indicating there is a simplified version of the project/help page available

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