Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input
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Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
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Overview
References are defined within <ref> tags.
Issues and resolution
- There is no content between the
<ref>tags, and the reference has no name. Either delete the two tags, or put content between them, for example:<ref>content</ref>; or, if you're reusing a named reference that's been defined elsewhere in the article use a single tag, for example<ref name="refname" /> - There is an
=(equals sign) in an explanatory footnote:{{efn|Explanatory footnote with = sign}}. Unnamed template parameters cannot contain an equals sign. To solve this issue, start the parameter with|1=like this:{{efn|1=Explanatory footnote with = sign}}
