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'''Templates''' are used to duplicate the same content across more than one page, reducing maintenance and work needed on creating and updating pages. Changing a template in one place will immediately apply the changes to all the pages that use it.

This page lists templates of this wiki. Due to the amount of traffic and the game being controversial, template creation requires additional permission on top of registered and verified users. For more information on templates, check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_namespace Wikipedia's template page] or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template Wikimedia's template page]. If you are interested in:
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|title1=Creating a template
|text1=Create a prototype on your user page or/and propose your idea in the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]] page. 
|title2=Requesting a template
|text2=Propose your request in the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]] page.
|title3=Improving a template
|text3=Propose your suggestions in the relevant template talk page or this [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]] page.
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Alternatively, you can request template permission by asking in the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]] page or messaging us on [https://discord.gg/3kjftWK Discord].

A list of all Star Citizen Wiki templates is available at <span class="plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}/api.php?action=query&list=allpages&apnamespace=10 All pages (Template namespace)]</span>. For a list of templates, see [[Special:Allpages/Template:|this page]]. Unused templates can be found at [[Special:Unusedtemplates]].

To insert a template into a page, type <code><nowiki>{{TemplateName}}</nowiki></code> (this is known as a ''tag'') somewhere on the page, whether it be at the top or at the bottom or in a certain section. Every page with that tag in it will display the template text. TemplateName is the name after the colon symbol, e.g. the TemplateName for [[Template:In use]] is In use, so typing <code><nowiki>{{In use}}</nowiki></code> will add that tag to a page.

Below are a summary of most templates on the wiki. Please refer to the relevant documentation page for more details. Note that some templates are listed by their shorthand, and depreciated and fallback templates are not included in the list below.

== Article namespace ==
=== Citation ===
Use these templates to reference information.
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
|-
|{{tl|Cite RSI}}
|Cite a web page from [[Roberts Space Industries (website)|RSI website]]
|Inline after the statement and between the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags
|-
|{{tl|Cite Jump Point}}
|Cite pages from the [[Jump Point (magazine)|Jump Point magazine]]
|Inline after the statement and between the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags
|-
|{{tl|Fact}}
|Statements needs a reliable source cited
|Inline after the statement
|-
|{{tl|Reflist}}
|Show the list of reference
|Under the reference header <code><nowiki>== References ==</nowiki></code>
|}

=== Related articles ===
Use these templates to link relevant articles of the page or section. They must be at the very top of the page or section. Nothing should be above them (except [[Star Citizen:Short description|short description]]).

==== More pages on the same topic ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
|-
|{{tl|Main}}
|Section is a summary or snippet of another article
|Under section header
|-
|{{tl|See also}}
|Section has a related article
|Under section header
|}

==== Other uses of the same title ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
|-
|{{tl|About}}
|Noting other uses for a page or section
|Top or under section header
|-
|{{tl|For}}
|Noting other uses for a section or page, and not to display ''This page is about...''
|Top or under section header
|-
|{{tl|Redirect}}
|Noting other pages that users intended to visit but redirected 
|Top
|}

=== Maintenance ===
Use these templates to mark page or section for maintenance. Some of these templates mark pages in lists that can be founded at the top of the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] page under other review tools.
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
|-
|{{tl|Cleanup}}
|Page or section needs attention for various reasons
|Top or under section header
|-
|{{tl|Review}}
|Page needs review in copy editing
|Top
|-
|{{tl|Outdated}}
|Page or section contains outdated information more than two years old
|Top or under section header
|-
|{{tl|Stub}}
|Page only contains basic information and there is unknown vital information to add
|Bottom
|-
|{{tl|Delete}}
|Requesting a page to be deleted
|Top
|-
|{{tl|In use}}
|Page is undergoing a major edit
|Top
|}

=== Content ===
Use inside the article and with a new line.
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
|-
|{{tl|Quote}}
|Create a blockquote
|Wherever needed
|-
|{{tl|Note}}
|Post editorial notes in articles
|Before the content that the note refers to
|-
|{{tl|Gallery}}
|Include a gallery section in the page
|The end of the article but before see also and references
|}

=== Formatting ===
Should be placed inline.

==== Layout ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
|-
|{{tl|Nbsp}}
|Intentional non-breaking spaces
|-
|{{tl|{{=}}}}
|Literal "=" to avoid interpretation as syntax
|-
|{{tl|Nowrap}}
|Keeps text on a single line
|-
|{{tl|Em}}
|Put strong emphasis on the text
|-
|{{tl|Ubl}}
|Create unbulleted lists
|-
|{{tl|Blist}}
|Create bulleted lists when wikitext does not work
|}

==== Conversion ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
|-
|{{tl|MFUC}}
|Convert manufacturer name to code
|-
|{{tl|MFUN}}
|Convert manufacturer code to name
|-
|{{tl|MFURN}}
|Convert manufacturer code to name, but return parameter when there is no match
|-
|{{tl|SDA}}
|Display the date of an entity started, also support in-lore time
|-
|{{tl|SIZECNV}}
|Convert size shorthand to the full word
|}

==== Alien languages ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
|-
|{{tl|SClang}}
|Indicate a term in multiple alien languages, and its meaning, pronunciation, and audio
|-
|{{tl|Kyexiin}}
|Display text in [[Xi’an]] [[Kyexiin]]
|-
|{{tl|Ochoa}}
|Display text in [[Banu]] [[Ochoa]]
|-
|{{tl|Vanduul}}
|Display text as [[Vanduul language|Vanduul]]
|}

=== Navigation ===
WIP. Generate navigation blocks.
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
|-
|{{tl|Navplate manufacturer}}
|Generate a navplate of products from the same manufacturer
|After the references section in manufacturer and manufacturer product pages
|-
|{{tl|Navplate personal weapons}}
|Generate a navplate of all personal weapons
|After the references section in personal weapon pages
|-
|{{tl|Navplate systems}}
|Generate a navplate of all planetary systems
|After the references section in planetary system pages
|-
|{{tl|Navplate vehicles}}
|Generate a navplate of all vehicles
|After the references section in vehicle pages
|-
|{{tl|System navplate}}
|Generate a navplate of all planetary objects and landing zones in a system
|After the references section in location pages
|-
|{{tl|Planet navplate}}
|Generate a navplate of locations on a planet
|After the references section in locations page on and around a planet
|-
|{{tl|Navplate vehicle ordnances}}
|Generate a navplate of ship ordnances
|After the references section in ship ordnance pages
|-
|{{tl|Navplate vehicle weapons}}
|Generate a navplate of ship weapons
|After the references section in ship weapon pages
|-
|{{tl|Computer navplate}}
|Generate a navplate of computers
|After the references section in computer pages
|-
|{{tl|Cooler navplate}}
|Generate a navplate of coolers
|After the references section in cooler pages
|-
|{{tl|Quantum drive navplate}}
|Generate a navplate of quantum drives
|After the references section in quantum drive pages
|-
|{{tl|Radar navplate}}
|Generate a navplate of radars
|After the references section in radar pages
|}

=== Infoboxes ===
WIP
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
|-
|{{tl|Infobox company}}
|Generate a company infobox
|At the beginning of the article
|-
|{{tl|Infobox Character}}
|Generate a character's biography infobox
|At the beginning of the article
|}

=== Data tables ===
WIP
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
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== Template and Module namespace ==
WIP
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
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== File namespace ==
WIP
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
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|}

=== Licensing ===
WIP
{| class="wikitable"
!Template
!Use
!Where to put it
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