Template:Clarify
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This inline tag flags text that is unclear or ambiguous and needs rewording or a missing specific. It is a copyedit flag in the editorial tag family. Place it immediately after the text it marks.
Usage
{{Clarify}}
With a note on what is unclear, shown on hover:
{{Clarify|reason=Which district, and which year?}}
With a date:
{{Clarify|date=May 2026}}
With alternative render text:
{{Clarify|label=clarify}}
Rendered output:
The harvest moved north[clarification needed] that decade.
Parameters
- reason
- Optional. A short note on what needs clarifying, shown as a tooltip on hover. Leave it for the next editor, for example "which district" or "figure unsourced".
- date
- Optional. The month and year the tag was added, shown as a muted suffix.
- label
- Optional. Overrides the rendered text. Defaults to "clarification needed".
When to use
On text a reader cannot pin down: a vague reference such as "the region" or "that period"; an ambiguous sentence with more than one reading; a pronoun with no clear referent; or a claim that omits a specific the sentence implies. The fact may be correct; the wording does not let the reader use it.
When not to use
Do not use it where the problem is sourcing rather than wording. For a claim with no source use Template:Citation needed. For a source that may not support the claim use Template:Verify source. For text that is clear but reads as the wiki's own synthesis use Template:Original research.