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This template can be used in the "source" or "author" parameters of the {{Information}} to render the word "unknown" in the language specified in the user's preferences. Uses {{Other date|?}} for unknown dates, and {{Unknown language|?}} for unknown languages.

The template automatically sets the following categories: any subcategory of Category:Templates:Unknown depending on parameter

Usage

Template parameters

Parameter Description Default Status

1

Type of the unknown entity – some languages use different forms of the word "unknown" for different types. Possible values:

Value	Used for	Pointing to
`author`	author
`artist`	artist
`language`	language	`{{Unknown language\|language}}`
`location`	physical location
`place`	facility
`country`	country
`address`, `street`	address
`town`, `city`	city
`source`	citation
`institution`	institution
`date`	calendar date	`{{Other date\|?}}`
`year`	year	`{{Other date\|?}}`

empty

required

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Example

{{unknown|location}}

renders as:

Unknown location

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)