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{{Image reference needed}} is a template used to identify user-made images such as graphs, charts, drawings, and maps in articles, particularly if questionable, that need a citation to a reliable source, either after the image's caption or on the image description page. This template produces the superscripted message [image reference needed] and is installed with no spaces directly after the image's caption.
Enter this tag in the thumbnail caption of an image as a request for other editors to find citations for that image.
Input:
{{Image reference needed|date=August 2024}}
Result:
Hovering over the link reveals the date that the tag was added.
This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
This template automatically adds articles to Category:Articles with unsourced statements.
{{Image reference needed|date=Month and year}}
The {{Image reference needed}} template is intended for use when there is a general question of the verifiability of an image, or when an editor believes that a reference verifying the image should be provided. Other templates are available for other or more specific issues:
An image representing data or information (e.g., a graph) is usually considered verifiable if:
{{{date}}}
: The date the tag was added.TemplateData for Image reference needed
Use this inline template in an image's caption to identify the image as needing citations. Do not use it for disputing the image's copyright status.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Month and year | date | Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |