Template:Arbitrary break

(arbitrary break)

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Usage

Use syntax {{subst:arbitrary break}} to insert an arbitrary break within a talk page. (These are often employed to break up large sections to simplify editing, and to reduce the amount of data reloaded when previewing an edit window.)

This template must be substituted—omitting subst: will prevent the edit link from being created, negating the template's utility.

See also

• Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines
• Wikipedia:Not so arbitrary breaks

Inline talk templates

Template	P?	Example shortcut	Output	Notes
Thread level
{{Moved talk}}	Y	{{Moved talk|Dresden}}	Moved: was at Talk:Dresden	Used at the thread's current location
{{Moved talk to}}	Y	{{Moved talk to|Berlin}}	Moved to: Talk:Berlin	Used at the thread's former location
{{Thread retitled}}	Y	{{Thread retitled|Old title}}	Thread retitled from Old title.	Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings
Opening
{{Summoned by bot}}	N	{{sbb}}	(Summoned by bot)	Can be used in requests for comment
{{Buttinsky}}	N	{{Buttinsky}}	( Buttinsky)	A variation of {{Talk page stalker}}
{{Edit conflict}}		{{ec}}	(edit conflict)	To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict
{{Interrupted}}	Y	{{Interrupted|User|09:58, 31 October 2025 (UTC)}}	— User 09:58, 31 October 2025 (UTC) — continues after insertion below	Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text
{{Non-admin comment}}		{{nacmt}}	(Non-administrator comment)	Optional and only for own comments, see doc
{{Pinged}}	N	{{Pinged}}	(pinged)	Indicates a notification was received
{{Responding to ping}}	N	{{rtp}}	(responding to ping)	Similar to {{pinged}}
{{Talk page stalker}}		{{tps}}	(talk page stalker)	Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker
{{Talk page watcher}}		{{tpw}}	(talk page watcher)	Ditto
Notifications	N
{{Hidden ping}}	Y	{{hp|Username}}	​	Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character
{{Ping group}}	Y	{{pinggroup|Example:|User 1|User 2|...}}	Example: (User 1—User 2—...)	Up to 10 usernames
{{Pong}}	Y	{{pong|Username}}	Username:	In reply to a ping
{{Reply to}}	Y	{{re|Username}}/ {{ping|Username}}	@Username:	Sends a notification; up to 50 names
{{To}}	Y	{{To|Username}}	To editor Username:	Sends a notification
During
{{subst:Arbitrary break}}	N	{{subst: Arbitrarybreak}}	======(arbitrary break)======	Requires substitution
{{subst:Bump}}	N	{{subst:Bump}}	Bumping thread ~~~~	Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}}
{{FBDB}}	N	{{FBDB}}		An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block
{{KISS}}	N	{{KISS}}	KISS	References the KISS principle politely
{{No ping}}	Y	{{np|Username}}	Username	Works like {{U}} but without triggering a notification
{{No ping2}}	Y	{{np2|Username}}	Username (talk · contribs)	Works like {{User}} but without triggering a notification
{{Notelist-talk}}		{{tnote}}	[not shown here]	Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion
{{Notelist-talk-collapsed}}		{{NLTC}}	[not shown here]	A convenience collapsed wrapper around {{Notelist-talk}} to save space
{{Outdent}}		{{od|:::::}}		For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep
{{Outdent2}}		{{od2}}	(←)	Alternative out-denting
{{Reflist-talk}}		{{tref}}	[not shown here]	Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion
{{Relevant discussion}}	Y	{{reldis|Talk:Berlin}}	Relevant discussion at → Talk:Berlin	Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way
{{Sock vote}}	Y	{{sock vote|Username}}	( Blocked sockpuppet of Username)	To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation.
{{Sources-talk}}		{{Sources-talk}}	[not shown here]	A convenience collapsed wrapper around {{Reflist-talk}} to save space
{{Talkfact}}		"Example"{{talkfact}}	"Example"	Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims
{{Talk quote inline}}	Y	{{tq|"Example"}}	"Example"	To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material
{{Talk quote inline italic}}	Y	{{tqi|"Example"}}	"Example"	"
{{Not talk quote inline}}	Y	{{!tq|"Example"}}	"Example"	To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have
{{Not talk quote inline italic}}	Y	{{!tqi|"Example"}}	"Example"	"
{{Talk quote block}}	Y	{{tqb|"Example"}}	"Example"	To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material
{{Talk quote block minimalist}}	Y	{{tqbm|Example}}	Example	A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting
End
{{Please sign inline}}	N	{{please}}	(Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
{{subst:Please ping}}		{{Please ping}}	(please  mention me on reply)	Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged.
{{Not watching}}	N	{{nw}}	(I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)
{{subst:Notifyme}}	N	{{subst:pingme}}	If you reply here, please put {{reply|your username will show up here}} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you!	Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {{REVISIONUSER}} when you save.
{{subst:Request ping}}	Y	{{subst:repi|Example}}	If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it.	Requires subst
{{Signote}}		{{sg}}	Please leave me a note if you reply
{{Watching}}	N	{{Watching}}	(I am watching this page, so please reply here.)
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