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The shortened footnote template {{sfn}} creates a short author–date citation in a footnote. For use with Template:Sfnote.
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This template creates a short author–date citation in a footnote. It allows you to link inline citation using Harvard citations (a form of short citations using parenthetical references) to their corresponding full bibliographic citations.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author last name | 1 | Last name of first (or only) author
| Line | required |
| Second author or year | 2 | Year for citations with one author, or last name of second author for citations with two or more authors
| String | required |
| Third author or year | 3 | Year for citations with two authors, or last name of third author for citations with three or more authors | String | optional |
| Fourth author or year | 4 | Year for citations with three authors, or last name of fourth author for citations with four authors | String | optional |
| Year (if four authors included) | 5 | Year for citations with four authors | Number | optional |
| Page | p page | Page number in source, if the relevant information is on one page (use the «pp» parameter for multiple pages, and the «loc» parameter for other location data)
| Line | suggested |
| Pages | pp pages | Page numbers in source
| Line | optional |
| Postscript | ps | Additional quote or comment
| String | optional |
| Location | loc | Location in source
| Line | optional |