Help:Cite link labels

When automated footnotes are used on Wikipedia pages, the default form of the footnote labels is [1], [2], [3], etc. When grouped footnotes are used, the labels are [name 1], [name 2], etc., where name is the name given to the group. However, by using certain reserved group names, it is possible to make the labels appear in a different form, such as [i], [ii], etc. or [a], [b], etc.

Currently existing reserved group names are:

Label styles
Group name Style Sample
decimal Decimal numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
lower-alpha Alpha, lower case a b c d e f g h i j
upper-alpha Alpha, upper case A B C D E F G H I J
lower-greek Greek, lower case α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ
lower-roman Roman, lower case i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x
upper-roman Roman, upper case I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X


For example, a footnote which is to appear in the i, ii, iii... group can be written as:

  • <ref group=lower-roman>...</ref>

To generate the list of the footnotes in that group, use for example

Further examples, technical information and instructions for creating new reserved groups can be found below.