Template:Distinguish

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Template	Pages using it
	28 August 2024
{{note}}	6,436
{{warning}}	1,253
{{bug}}	1,192
{{tip}}	1,516
{{todo}}	1,628
{{inline note}}	2,188
{{confirm}}	672
{{question}}	11
{{fix}}	170
{{important}}	459
{{clarify}}	169
{{elaborate}}	18
{{main}}	143
{{distinguish}}	85
{{workaround}}	122
{{seealso}}	145
{{when}}	1
{{where}}	0
{{which}}	2
{{why}}	38
{{idea}}	21
{{placementTip}}	13
{{codenote}}	21
{{altnames}}	35
{{deprecated}}	109
{{how}}	23
{{example}}	16
{{confusion}}	53
{{thanks}}	7
{{code Fix}}	9 + 7 (16)
{{vote}}	4

This template allows you to easily notify users that they may have confused one thing with another. Accepts up to 8 inputs. Only one is enough though.

Todo: Create a version without links added automatically, similar to Template:Main.

Usage

• {{distinguish|<1>|<2>|...}}
• {{distinguish|<1>|<2>|...|desc1=<text1>|desc2=<text2>|...}}

Parameters

• {{{1}}} to {{{8}}} - The things that something should not be confused with.
• {{{desc1}}} to {{{desc8}}} - Optional descriptions for {{{1}}} to {{{8}}}.

Examples

{{distinguish|1}}	→	Not to be confused with 1.
{{distinguish|1|desc1=text1}}	→	Not to be confused with 1 (text1).
{{distinguish|1|2}}	→	Not to be confused with 1 or 2.
{{distinguish|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|desc5=text5}}	→	Not to be confused with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (text5), 6, 7 or 8.

See also

• {{Confusion}}

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