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The shortened footnote template {{sfn}} creates a short author–date citation in a footnote, with a one-directional link to the first matching citation template on the same page. It will combine identical footnotes automatically.

Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Tl1 is designed to be used to create Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Sfnote, a citation style where there is an author-date citation in a footnote and a complete citation in a references section at the end of the article. (See example below.) This citation style is used to reduce clutter in the edit window and to combine identical citations.

Common problems and known workarounds are given in the section possible issues section below.

There are several other templates that are designed for use with shortened footnotes. They differ slightly in the way they format the author-date citation and how much of their functionality is automated. A full list of these related templates is below.

Note that the use (or even non-use) of these templates is an element of citation "style", and adding or removing them in articles with an established style should be consistent with that style. See WP:CITEVAR.

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This template creates a short author–date citation in a footnote. It allows you to link inline citation using Harvard citations (a form of short citations using parenthetical references) to their corresponding full bibliographic citations.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author last name	1	Last name of first (or only) author Example Smith	Line	required
Second author or year	2	Year for citations with one author, or last name of second author for citations with two or more authors Example 2006	String	required
Third author or year	3	Year for citations with two authors, or last name of third author for citations with three or more authors	String	optional
Fourth author or year	4	Year for citations with three authors, or last name of fourth author for citations with four authors	String	optional
Year (if four authors included)	5	Year for citations with four authors	Number	optional
Page	p page	Page number in source, if the relevant information is on one page (use the «pp» parameter for multiple pages, and the «loc» parameter for other location data) Example 42	Line	suggested
Pages	pp pages	Page numbers in source Example 23–24	Line	optional
Postscript	ps	Additional quote or comment Example This is an additional comment.	String	optional
Location	loc	Location in source Example section 7	Line	optional

See also

• {{p.}} – citing a page number
• {{r}} – define and reference page(s)
• {{rp}} – reference page(s)
• {{Sfnm}} – for multiple sources
• {{SfnRef}} – for the ref anchor
• {{efn}} – for explanatory foot notes