Refwidth defines the maximum column width of generated lists of footnotes. It's a replacement for the first unnamed parameter <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|1= of {{reflist}} that applies a specific column width to <references>...</references>, {{reflist}}, and {{notelist}}. It only has a limited amount of width presets due to a technical limitation of Wikipedia:TemplateStyles; template parameter values cannot be used as CSS values, but they can be used in CSS file names. When there are multiple lists of footnotes on a page, use {{refwidth}} only once and it will apply to each one. To give a {{reflist}} or a {{notelist}} showing a list of explanatory notes a different column width, use that template's first unnamed parameter <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|1= to provide a separate maximum column value in ems, such as 30em.

Usage

Same width

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

References

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Different widths

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

References

</syntaxhighlight>

<templatedata> { "params": { "1": { "label": "Width", "type": "string", "suggestedvalues": [ "short", "medium", "long" ], "required": true } },

"description": "Refwidth defines the maximum column width of generated lists of footnotes. It applies a specific column width to ,

, and

. When there are multiple lists of footnotes on a page, use only once and it will apply to each one. To give a

or a

showing a list of explanatory notes a different column width, use that template's first unnamed parameter |1= to provide a separate maximum column value in ems, such as 30em."

} </templatedata>