Help:Explanatory notes

Explanatory or content notes are used to add explanations, comments or other additional information relating to the main content but would make the text too long or awkward to read. Such notes may include supporting references.

Please read Help:Footnotes and Help:Shortened footnotes first, as this guide builds upon the methods described on those help pages. WP:REFGROUP is of particular importance.

Note formats

There are several ways to include notes:

Footnotes mixed with explanatory notes

This example uses list-defined references mixed with explanatory notes. Template:Testcases side by side

Footnotes with separate explanatory notes

This example creates a separate notes section by using group names. Template:Testcases side by side

Shortened footnotes with separate explanatory notes

This example creates a separate notes section by using group names.

Shortened footnotes with separate explanatory notes with references

This method uses {{sfn}} to create the main footnotes, {{refn}} to create the explanatory notes and {{sfn}} to create footnotes in the explanatory notes.