The {{clarify span}} template may be used when there is text that needs further explanation or clarification. Unlike the template {{clarify}}, this template attaches explicitly to a portion of text, for example one or more specific sentences, by surrounding the text with the template. This is especially useful for flagging multiple facts or multiple sentences as needing clarification, and for singling out a specific unclear fact among many.
Once the passage is clarified, please remove this template from the surrounded text.
{{clarify span|text=Passage(s) needing clarification|explain=Reason for the needed clarification|date=June 2024}}
The date and explain parameters are optional. The parameter names for |text= and |explain= can be omitted, as long as the text is in the first position, and the explanation is in the second. Therefore, the minimal syntax is:
{{clarify span|Passage(s) needing clarification}}
Example of usage:
... the treaty. {{clarify span|One of the terms|explain=which one?}} of the treaty of Versailles led to ...There are three parameters to the template:
|text=|explain=|date=June 2024Adding this template to an article places the article into the hidden categories Category:All Wikipedia articles needing clarification and Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification from June 2024.
TemplateData for Clarify span
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| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| text needing clarification | 1 text | The text needing clarification
| Unbalanced wikitext | required |
| Reason | 2 reason explain | An explanation as to why the text needs to be clarified
| Unknown | optional |
| Month and year | date | no description
| String | suggested |
