Help:Introduction to navigating Wikipedia/2/table 1
| Namespace | Purpose | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Main/content no prefix |
Articles | Starfish |
| Disambiguation pages to help people find the article they're looking for | David (disambiguation) | |
| Wikipedia: a.k.a. "Project" |
Policies and guidelines | Wikipedia:Neutral point of view Wikipedia:Manual of Style |
| Process pages | Wikipedia:Articles for Creation | |
| Discussion places and noticeboards | Wikipedia:Village pump | |
| WikiProject communities focusing on a particular topic | Wikipedia:WikiProject history Wikipedia:WikiProject Doctor Who | |
| User: | Personal profile pages about users | User:Jimbo Wales |
| Sandboxes and personal draft articles | User:The wub/sandbox | |
| Draft: | Draft articles that are in progress | Draft:Exampledraft |
| Help: | Help pages | Help:Contents |
| Template: | Templates, which can be included or substituted on other pages | Template:Citation needed Template:Infobox album |
| Category: | Group pages by their similarities | Category:Painting Category:Wikipedia maintenance |
| File: | Where images and other files are stored and described | File:Wiki.png |
| Portal: | Pages to highlight Wikipedia content in a particular topic area | Portal:Current events Portal:Solar System |
| Book: | Collections of articles which can be saved as a printed book | Book:John Douglas |
| MediaWiki: | Messages which appear in the wiki software (edited by administrators) | MediaWiki:Wikimedia-copyrightwarning |
| Special: | Pages which are part of the software | Special:RecentChanges Special:Preferences |
