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==Usage== {{csdoc|usage}} {{csdoc|usage common}} ; To cite a book with a credited author : <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}</syntaxhighlight> ; To cite a book with no credited author : <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">{{cite book |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}</syntaxhighlight> ; To cite an online book that has been archived : <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |url-status= |location= |publisher= |isbn= |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</syntaxhighlight> ; To cite a book written in a foreign language : <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |location= |publisher= |isbn=}}</syntaxhighlight> ; To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language book re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription : <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy=1>{{cite book |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |url-status= |url-access= |format= |language= |location= |publisher= |isbn= |archive-url= |archive-date= |via= |quote=}}</syntaxhighlight> {{end}} {{csdoc|usage vertical common}} <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{cite book | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | title = | url = | location = | publisher = | page = <!-- or pages: --> | isbn = }} </syntaxhighlight> {{end}} {{csdoc|usage full}} <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{cite book |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask1= |author-mask2= |author-mask3= |author-mask4= |author-mask5= |editor-last1= |editor-first1= |editor-link1= |editor-last2= |editor-first2= |editor-link2= |editor-last3= |editor-first3= |editor-link3= |editor-last4= |editor-first4= |editor-link4= |editor-last5= |editor-first5= |editor-link5= |display-editors= |editor-mask1= |editor-mask2= |editor-mask3= |editor-mask4= |editor-mask5= |translator-last1= |translator-first1= |translator-link1= |translator-last2= |translator-first2= |translator-link2= |translator-last3= |translator-first3= |translator-link3= |translator-last4= |translator-first4= |translator-link4= |translator-last5= |translator-first5= |translator-link5= |display-translators= |translator-mask1= |translator-mask2= |translator-mask3= |translator-mask4= |translator-mask5= |others= |name-list-style= |date= |year= |orig-date= |chapter= |script-chapter= |trans-chapter= |chapter-url= |chapter-url-access= |chapter-format= |title= |script-title= |trans-title= |title-link= |url= |url-status= |url-access= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |edition= |publication-place= |location= |publisher= |publication-date= |page= |pages= |at= |no-pp= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |mode= |postscript= |ref=}}</syntaxhighlight> {{end}} {| class="wikitable" |+Full parameter set in vertical format ! Parameters !! Prerequisites !! Brief instructions / notes !! Vertical list |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: last; author1; author; author-last1; author-last; (etc.)|last1}} | | Author's last name or single name author. Don't link. | rowspan="111" style="vertical-align:top;" | <pre style="margin:0px; border:none;"> {{cite book |last1 = |first1 = |author-link1 = |last2 = |first2 = |author-link2 = |last3 = |first3 = |author-link3 = |last4 = |first4 = |author-link4 = |last5 = |first5 = |author-link5 = |display-authors = |author-mask1 = |author-mask2 = |author-mask3 = |author-mask4 = |author-mask5 = |editor-last1 = |editor-first1 = |editor-link1 = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = |editor-link2 = |editor-last3 = |editor-first3 = |editor-link3 = |editor-last4 = |editor-first4 = |editor-link4 = |editor-last5 = |editor-first5 = |editor-link5 = |display-editors = |editor-mask1 = |editor-mask2 = |editor-mask3 = |editor-mask4 = |editor-mask5 = |translator-last1 = |translator-first1 = |translator-link1 = |translator-last2 = |translator-first2 = |translator-link2 = |translator-last3 = |translator-first3 = |translator-link3 = |translator-last4 = |translator-first4 = |translator-link4 = |translator-last5 = |translator-first5 = |translator-link5 = |display-translators = |translator-mask1 = |translator-mask2 = |translator-mask3 = |translator-mask4 = |translator-mask5 = |others = |name-list-style = |date = |year = |orig-date = |chapter = |script-chapter = |trans-chapter = |chapter-url = |chapter-url-access = |chapter-format = |title = |script-title = |trans-title = |title-link = |url = |url-status = |url-access = |format = |type = |series = |language = |volume = |edition = |publication-place = |location = |publisher = |publication-date = |page = |pages = |at = |no-pp = |arxiv = |asin = |asin-tld = |bibcode = |bibcode-access = |biorxiv = |citeseerx = |doi = |doi-access = |doi-broken-date = |eissn = |hdl = |hdl-access = |isbn = |ismn = |issn = |jfm = |jstor = |jstor-access = |lccn = |mr = |oclc = |ol = |ol-access = |osti = |osti-access = |pmc = |pmc-embargo-date = |pmid = |rfc = |sbn = |ssrn = |s2cid = |s2cid-access = |zbl = |id = |archive-url = |archive-date = |access-date = |via = |quote = |script-quote = |trans-quote = |quote-page = |quote-pages = |mode = |postscript = |ref = }} </pre> |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: first; given1; given; author-first1; author-first; (etc.)|first1}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: last; author1; author; author-last1; author-last; (etc.)|last1}} | Author's first name. Don't link. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author-link; author-link1; subject-link1; subject-link; (etc.)|author-link1}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: last; author1; author; author-last1; author-last; (etc.)|last1}} | Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author2; author-last2; (etc.)|last2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: last; author1; author; author-last1; author-last; (etc.)|last1}} | Like <code>last1</code>, but for 2nd author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: given2; author-first2; (etc.)|first2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author2; author-last2; (etc.)|last2}} | Like <code>first1</code>, but for 2nd author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: subject-link2; (etc.)|author-link2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author2; author-last2; (etc.)|last2}} | Like <code>author-link1</code>, but for 2nd author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author3; author-last3; (etc.)|last3}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author2; author-last2; (etc.)|last2}} | Like <code>last1</code>, but for 3rd author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: given3; author-first3; (etc.)|first3}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author3; author-last3; (etc.)|last3}} | Like <code>first1</code>, but for 3rd author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: subject-link3; (etc.)|author-link3}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author3; author-last3; (etc.)|last3}} | Like <code>author-link1</code>, but for 3rd author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author4; author-last4; (etc.)|last4}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author3; author-last3; (etc.)|last3}} | Like <code>last1</code>, but for 4th author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: given4; author-first4; (etc.)|first4}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author4; author-last4; (etc.)|last4}} | Like <code>first1</code>, but for 4th author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: subject-link4; (etc.)|author-link4}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author4; author-last4; (etc.)|last4}} | Like <code>author-link1</code>, but for 4th author. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author5; author-last5; (etc.)|last5}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author4; author-last4; (etc.)|last4}} | Like <code>last1</code>, but for 5th author. Similar: last6, etc. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: given5; author-first5; (etc.)|first5}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author5; author-last5; (etc.)|last5}} | Like <code>first1</code>, but for 5th author. Similar: first6, etc. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: subject-link5; (etc.)|author-link5}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author5; author-last5; (etc.)|last5}} | Like <code>author-link1</code>, but for 5th author. Similar: author-link6, etc. |- | {{tooltip|2=or alias displayauthors|display-authors}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: last; author1; author; author-last1; author-last; (etc.)|last1}} | Number (number of authors displayed) or <code>etal</code> (more authors) |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author-mask; author1-mask; (etc.)|author-mask1}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: last; author1; author; author-last1; author-last; (etc.)|last1}} | rowspan="5" | See [[#Display options|Display options]] below; not for lists of cited works |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author2-mask; (etc.)|author-mask2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author2; author-last2; (etc.)|last2}} |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author3-mask; (etc.)|author-mask3}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author3; author-last3; (etc.)|last3}} |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author4-mask; (etc.)|author-mask4}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author4; author-last4; (etc.)|last4}} |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author5-mask; (etc.)|author-mask5}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author5; author-last5; (etc.)|last5}} |- || editor-last1 || || may also use "editor-last" |- || editor-first1 || editor-last1 || may also use "editor-first" |- || editor-link1 || editor-last1 || may also use "editor-link" |- || editor-mask1 || editor-last1 || |- || display-editors || || |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-last; translator1; translator; translator-surname; (etc.)|translator-last1}} | | Like <code>last1</code>, but for translator |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-first; translator-given1; translator-given; (etc.)|translator-first1}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-last; translator1; translator; translator-surname; (etc.)|translator-last1}} | Like <code>first1</code>, but for translator |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-link; (etc.)|translator-link1}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-last; translator1; translator; translator-surname; (etc.)|translator-last1}} | Like <code>author-link1</code>, but for translator |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator2; translator-surname2; (etc.)|translator-last2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-last; translator1; translator; translator-surname; (etc.)|translator-last1}} | Like <code>last1</code>, but for 2nd translator. Similar: translator-last3, etc. |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator2-first; translator-given2; (etc.)|translator-first2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator2; translator-surname2; (etc.)|translator-last2}} | Like <code>first1</code>, but for 2nd translator. Similar: translator-first3, etc. |- | {{tooltip|2=or alias translator2-link|translator-link2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator2; translator-surname2; (etc.)|translator-last2}} | Like <code>author-link1</code>, but for 2nd transl. Similar: translator-link3, ... |- | {{nowrap|display-translators}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-last; translator1; translator; translator-surname; (etc.)|translator-last1}} | Like <code>display-authors</code>, but for translators |- | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-mask; (etc.)|translator-mask1}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator-last; translator1; translator; translator-surname; (etc.)|translator-last1}} | rowspan="2" | See [[#Display options|Display options]] below; not for lists of cited works |- | {{tooltip|2=or alias translator2-mask|translator-mask2}} | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: translator2; translator-surname2; (etc.)|translator-last2}} |- | name-list-style | {{tooltip|2=or any of its aliases, including: author2; author-last2; (etc.)|last2}} | Set to <code>amp</code> or <code>ampersand</code> to separate the last author with {{nowrap|"<code> & </code>"}}; set to <code>and</code> to separate with {{nowrap|"<code> and </code>"}} |- || others || || |- || date || || |- || year || || |- || orig-date || date or year || |- || chapter || || This should be the title of the chapter cited. Do not wikilink "chapter" if "chapter-url" is provided |- || script-chapter || || |- || trans-chapter || chapter or script-chapter || |- || chapter-url || chapter or script-chapter || |- || chapter-format || chapter-url || |- || title || || |- || script-title || || |- || trans-title || title or script-title || |- || title-link || title or script-title || Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if "url" is provided |- || url || title or script-title || Do not use if "title-link" is provided |- || url-status || archive-url || |- || url-access || url || |- || format || url || |- || type || || |- || series || || |- || language || || |- || volume || || |- || edition || || |- || publication-place || publisher || |- || location || publisher || can be used for written-at location when "publication-place" is used for publication place |- || publisher || || |- || publication-date || || |- || page || || choose one: "page", "pages", or "at" |- || pages || || choose one: "page", "pages", or "at". Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text. |- || at || || choose one: "page", "pages", or "at" |- || no-pp || page or pages || set no-pp to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers |- || arxiv || || |- || asin || || |- || asin-tld || asin || |- || bibcode || || |- || biorxiv || || |- || citeseerx || || |- || doi || || |- || doi-broken-date || doi || |- || eissn || || |- || hdl || || |- || isbn || || '''always include ISBN''', if one has been assigned |- || issn || || |- || ismn || || |- || jfm || || |- || jstor || || |- || lccn || || |- || mr || || |- || oclc || || |- || ol || || |- || osti || || |- || pmc || || |- || pmc-embargo-date || pmc || |- || pmid || || |- || rfc || || |- || sbn || || |- || ssrn || || |- || s2cid || || |- || zbl || || |- || id || || |- || archive-url || archive-date, url || |- || archive-date || archive-url || |- || access-date || url || |- || via || || |- || quote || || |- || script-quote || || |- || trans-quote || || |- || quote-page || || choose one: "quote-page", "quote-pages" |- || quote-pages || || choose one: "quote-page", "quote-pages". Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages. |- || mode || || <code>cs1</code> or <code>cs2</code> |- || postscript || || |- || ref || || |- | colspan="4" style="text-align: center" | If a field name is listed in the '''Prerequisites''' column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left. |}
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