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Overview

Further information: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (footnotes)

Overview

Further information: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (footnotes)

A footnote used multiple times may be defined with a name:

<ref name="foo">content</ref>

To invoke a named footnote:

<ref name="foo" />

References may also be defined within the reference list:

{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=rename1>refcontent1</ref>
<ref name=rename2>refcontent2</ref>
}}

List-defined reference may be within groups:

{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=rename1>refcontent1</ref>
<ref name=rename2 groupname=groupname>refcontent2</ref>
}}

Issues and resolution

A list-defined reference uses a group name that is not used within any <ref>...</ref> tags.

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Examples

The reference list has a defined reference with a group named note, but there is no reference in the content with that group and name.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.<ref name=aliqua/> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=ipsum group=note>ipsum</ref>
<ref name=aliqua>aliqua</ref>
}}

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

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