Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]This is an inline maintenance template for ambiguous statements that need attention in Wikipedia articles.
Usage
{{Ambiguous|date=June 2026}}
This template is not to be used in Wikipedia policy pages (was previously deleted when a similarly named template was used for that purpose).
Use of this template will put the article in the Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification category, or a monthly subcategory thereof.
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Ambiguous in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Ambiguous
Inline cleanup tag marking ambiguous phrasing
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reason | reason | reason the tag is marked as ambiguous | Line | optional |
| Month and year | date | no description
| Date | suggested |
See also
- {{Definition}} – for ambiguous words.
- {{Vague}} for specific words or statements that are vague.
- {{Clarify}} for other text that is difficult to understand.
- {{Disambiguation needed}} to request the improvement of a link to a disambiguation page.
