Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout
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This guide presents the typical layout of Wikipedia articles, including the sections an article usually has, ordering of sections, and formatting styles for various elements of an article. For advice on the use of wiki markup, see Help:Editing; for guidance on writing style, see Manual of Style.
Order of article elements
A simple article should have, at least, (a) a lead section and (b) references. The following list includes additional standardized sections in an article. A complete article need not have all, or even most, of these elements.
Some elements also appear in sections. The order of elements after a section heading is the same as it would have been if the elements were placed before the lead.
- Before the article content
- Short description[1]
- {{DISPLAYTITLE}}, {{Lowercase title}}, {{Italic title}},[2] {{Italic disambiguation}} (some of these may also be placed before the infobox[3] or after the infobox[4]). See complete list at Category:Correct title templates.
- Hatnotes
- {{Featured list}}, {{Featured article}} and {{Good article}} (where appropriate for article status)
- Deletion or protection tags (CSD, PROD, AFD, PP notices)
- Maintenance, cleanup, and