Template:Main article

→ Main article: [[:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]

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Adds a link to the main article. It is usually placed at the beginning of a paragraph which is further explained in the referenced article.

It support links to pages in this wiki as well as external links. Usually the complete second parameter text is linked, but own linking can be applied when omitting the first parameter (see the third example).

Parameters

#	Optional	Description	Default
1	Yes	Target page name if in this wiki.	Not set
2	Yes	Link text.	{{{1}}}

Examples

Code	Example	Result
{{Main article|Target}}	{{Main article|Synchronous orbit}}	→ Main article: Synchronous orbit
{{Main article|Target|Description}}	{{Main article|Synchronous orbit|Stationary orbit}}	→ Main article: Stationary orbit
{{Main article||Description}}	{{Main article||{{Wikipedia|Synchronous orbit}}}}	→ Main article: Synchronous orbit on Wikipedia

See also

• {{See also}} with a similar functionality