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On 8 July 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved to Scottish and Irish tartan. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Section sizes

Section size for Tartan (63 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,167	5,167
Etymology and terminology	9,125	9,125
Weaving and design	268	63,938
Weaving construction	31,471	31,471
Styles and design principles	8,146	8,146
Colour, palettes, and meaning	24,053	24,053
Early history	177	111,417
Pre-medieval origins	15,899	15,899
Medieval	4,441	4,441
16th century	28,129	28,129
17th century	16,259	16,259
18th century	13,357	46,512
Union protest and Jacobite rebellion	13,357	13,357
Proscription and its aftermath	19,798	19,798
Regimental tartans	21,595	21,595
Clan tartans	8,513	125,608
Long-running debate	11,884	11,884
Earliest evidence	15,490	15,490
Lack of further evidence of early adoption	40,735	40,735
19th century broad adoption	31,744	31,744
20th century consolidation	7,070	7,070
Recognition by clan chiefs	10,172	10,172
Modern general use	1,182	99,393
Late Georgian	7,420	23,460
The King's jaunt in tartan	7,704	7,704
Civilian spread	8,336	8,336
Victorian	1,507	31,628
Vestiarium Scoticum	2,665	2,665
The Queen and "Balmorality"	11,478	11,478
Ripple effects	15,978	15,978
20th century to present	4,329	43,123
Diaspora and globalisation	9,591	9,591
Industry and politics	13,973	13,973
In popular culture	15,230	15,230
Popular designs	6,052	6,052
Tartans for specific purposes	2,753	37,035
Regional	13,533	13,533
Hunting, mourning, dress, and dance	8,974	8,974
Family and individual	6,008	6,008
Corporate and commercial	4,072	5,767
Fashion	1,695	1,695
Regulation	437	29,707
Registration	9,236	9,236
Legal protection	11,261	11,261
Etiquette	8,773	8,773
In other cultures	831	32,280
Africa	13	7,416
Maasai shúkà	7,403	7,403
East and South Asia	1,614	14,920
Bhutanese mathra	4,235	4,235
Indian madras	4,124	4,124
Japanese kōshi	4,947	4,947
Eastern Europe to Western Asia	2,254	7,809
Russian shotlandka	5,555	5,555
Oceania	14	1,304
Adoption by the Māori	1,290	1,290
See also	697	1,095
Patterns	398	398
Notes	29	29
References	15	12,309
Citations	38	38
Sources	12,256	12,256
External links	923	923
Total	555,673	555,673