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Use the {{Data missing|date=June 2026}} template when you have a list or table in which specific items are missing.
Pages using this template are included in Category:Data missing.
Parameters
{{{date}}}The month and year the tag was added.{{{?}}}If you put a “?” as a parameter, it will shorten the template text down to “?”, which is useful in very tight spaces such as tables and charts.
Examples
| Code | Result | |||||||||||||
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George's father: {{Data missing}}
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George’s father: [data missing] | |||||||||||||
George's mother: {{Data missing|?}}
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George’s mother: [?] | |||||||||||||
{| class=wikitable
! Relations !! Names !! Dates
|-
| Self || George || {{Data missing}}
|-
| Father || {{Data missing}} || 1903–1975
|-
| Mother || {{Data missing|?}} || 1905–1978
|}
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TemplateData
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TemplateData for Data missing
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| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Month and year of tagging; e.g., ‘January 2013’, but not ‘jan13’
| String | suggested |
| Replace with ‘?’ | 1 | Replace the template text with a question mark (‘?’) for size constraints
| String | optional |
