Template:Unreferenced section

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Usage

{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2026}}

Only use this template when the section completely lacks references. For sections with some but too few references, use {{Refimprove section}} instead.

This template puts articles in Category:Articles needing additional references or a dated subcategory thereof. If you leave the date off, a bot will add it later. To fill the date automatically, you can use {{subst:unreferenced section}}.

Sample usage using optional "find" param:

{{Unreferenced section|find=search keyword(s)|date=January 2026}}

Parameters

• |date= : month and year the section was last checked for references; e.g., |date=January 2026
• |small= : Any value (typically "y", "yes", etc.) will make the template smaller. The template should normally be full-width when it applies to an entire section.
• |find= : any search string. This optional parameter adds a set of links produced by the {{find sources}} template to the output. If omitted, no "find sources" links are displayed.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Unreferenced section

<templatedata> { "description": "Use this template only when a section completely lacks references. For sections with some but too few references, use Template:Refimprove section instead.", "format": "inline", "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "description": "The month and year the tag was placed, such as 'June 2013', but not 'jun13'", "type": "string", "required": false, "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "example": "June 2013", "suggested": true }, "small": { "label": "Small", "description": "Any value (typically \"y\", \"yes\", etc.) will make the template smaller.", "type": "string", "required": false, "autovalue": "y", "example": "y" }, "find": { "label": "Find", "description": "Search string for 'find sources' template. May be one or more words. Leave empty to suppress 'find sources' output.", "type": "string", "required": false, "example": "Austen's early life" } }, "paramOrder": [ "date", "small",

               "find"

] } </templatedata>

See also

• Wikipedia:Citation needed and {{Citation needed}}
• Wikipedia:Citing sources