Wikipedia:Hatnote

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This page in a nutshell: Hatnotes provide links at the top of an article or a section to help readers locate a different article if the one they are viewing is not the one they're looking for.

Hatnotes are short notes placed at the top of a page or a section, in the way that a hat is placed on top of one's head. For an example, see the notes in italics immediately preceding the boxes above. The purpose of a hatnote is to help readers locate a different article if the one they are at is not the one they're looking for. Readers may have arrived at the article containing the hatnote because:

• They were redirected.
• They may be seeking an article that uses a more specific, disambiguated title.
• They may be seeking an article with a similar name to, or that otherwise might be confused with, the article with the hatnote.

Hatnotes provide links to the possibly sought article or to a disambiguation page.