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Citation Style 2 (CS2) is a style applied to citations on Wikipedia. It is used by default in the general purpose citation template {{ Citation}}, and available as an option in many other templates. The commonly-used citation templates have two style modes. [1] These modes change how the citation is punctuated when it's rendered. CS2 primarily uses the comma as a separator, and it does not have a punctuation mark at the end of the citation. Citation Style 1 (CS1) uses the full stop as a separator and for terminal punctuation. [2] For example:
When you use any template, please consider reviewing its documentation. You can find it at the template's page in the
template namespace by searching for Template:
plus the name of the template; for example, to find the documentation for {{Citation}}
, enter Template:Citation
in the
Search box.
Citation Style 2 differs from Citation Style 1 in these specific style characteristics:
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(CS1 is a fullstop)By default, the {{
Citation}} template uses CS2 formatting. To apply CS2 formatting to other citation templates, add |mode=cs2
to the template's parameters. For example, {{
cite web}} uses CS1 formatting, but {{cite web |mode=cs2}}
uses CS2 formatting.
Add {{cs1 config |mode=cs2}}
to the article, preferably near the top of the page,
[3] to apply CS2 formatting to all citations on a page using
Module:Citation/CS1.
The general purpose {{
Citation}} template uses CS2 by default. It determines the citation type by examining which parameters are used. As with other citation templates, it can be used either in a footnote (between <ref>...</ref>
tags) or in a section that lists sources. For example:
{{
Citation
| last = Turner | first = Orsamus | title = History of the pioneer settlement of Phelps and Gorham's purchase, and Morris' reserve | publisher = William Alling | place = Rochester, New York | year = 1851 | ol = 7120924W }} |
Turner, Orsamus (1851), History of the pioneer settlement of Phelps and Gorham's purchase, and Morris' reserve, Rochester, New York: William Alling, OL 7120924W |
Editors should not attempt to change an article's established citation style merely on the grounds of personal preference, to make it match other articles, or without first seeking consensus for the change.