Template:Caution sign

red-outlined triangle containing exclamation point Caution

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This template is to highlight the importance / warn, commonly for use on talk pages. It is used to visually draw attention inline in a message, to a warning about something, such as inappropriate editor behavior, a coding difficulty to watch out for, etc. It is not used in article namespace, but it can be used in other namespaces. You may either use {{caution sign}} by itself for the default message or you may add a custom message as an optional parameter.

Template	Result
`{{caution sign}}`	red-outlined triangle containing exclamation point Caution
`{{caution sign\|Custom message}}`	red-outlined triangle containing exclamation point Custom message

Example

Jerk

The source is fine, you are an idiot. --User:Example0

red-outlined triangle containing exclamation point Caution personal attacks are not tolerated; please stick to discussing the content. --User:Example1

Inline icon templates by shape and color

Any of the following inline, comment-level templates can be converted into {{Resolved}}-style hatnotes by using {{Resbox}} to put a box around the icon and text.

Green check marks
File:Artículo bueno.svg Implemented	`{{Implemented}}`
check Partially implemented	`{{PImplemented}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Resolved	`{{Resolved mark}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Accepted	`{{Accepted}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Agree	`{{Agree}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Approved	`{{Approved}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Checked	`{{Checked2}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Verified	`{{Verified}}`
Conditional yesCY	`{{Conditional yes}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Confirmed	`{{Confirmed}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Confirmed with respect to the named user(s). no No comment with respect to IP address(es).	`{{Confirmed-nc}}`
File:Symbol confirmed.svg Technically indistinguishable	`{{Tallyho}}`
checkY	`{{Tick}}`
File:Yes check.svg Helped	`{{Helped}}`
File:Yes check.svg Done	`{{Done}}`
File:Yes check.svg Completed	`{{Edited2}}`
File:Yes check.svg Task complete.	`{{Donetask}}`
File:Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored on request.	`{{Unprod}}`
File:Yes check.svg Answered on user's talk page.	`{{Autp}}`
File:Yes check.svg Responded at the appropriate venue.	`{{Responded}}`
File:Yes check.svg Sure!	`{{Sure}}`
File:Yes check.svg Revoked	`{{Revoked}}`
File:Merge-arrows.svg checkY Merger complete.	`{{Merge done}}`
✓	`{{Marked}}`
✓ Pass	`{{Pass}}`
Green tickY	`{{Aye}}`
File:Yes check.svg Yes	`{{Yes check}}`
✓	`{{Y&}}`
Green checkmarkY	`{{Yeac}}`
Gray check markYg	`{{Yeag}}`

Cross marks
☒N	`{{Xmark}}`
☒N This offer has expired	`{{Expired}}`
☒N Deleted	`{{Deleted}}`
File:X mark.svg Not done	`{{Not done}}`
File:X mark.svg Not done – empty request	`{{Not done empty request}}`
File:X mark.svg Not done – please clarify	`{{Not done unclear}}`
☒N Not done and not likely to be done	`{{Not done not likely}}`
☒N Stale	`{{Stale-small}}`
File:Red x.svg Rejected	`{{Smallrejected}}`
☒N	`{{X mark}}`
Red XN	`{{Nay}}`
File:X mark.svg No	`{{No mark}}`
✗ Not done	`{{Not done-t}}`
✗ Fail	`{{Fail}}`
✗	`{{N&}}`
NoN	`{{X mark-n}}`
X'ed box	`{{Xed box}}`
File:Cancelled cross.svg Cancelled	`{{Cancelled}}`
File:Symbol unrelated.svg Prohibited	`{{Prohib}}`
File:Symbol unrelated.svg Deleted	`{{Deleted-image}}`
Red X Already declined	`{{Already declined}}`
Red X Blocked	`{{Opblocked}}`
Red X User blocked	`{{User-blocked}}`
Red X Not a bug	`{{Notabug}}`
Red X Not fixed	`{{Notfixed}}`
Red X Won't fix	`{{Won't fix}}`
Red X I withdraw my nomination	`{{Withdraw}}`
Red X No technical evidence	`{{Nojoy}}`
Red X Unrelated	`{{Unrelated}}`
Red X Off-topic	`{{Off-topic talk}}`
Red X symbolN	`{{Nayc}}`
Gray X symbolNg	`{{Nayg}}`

Black check marks
File:Black check.svg Already done	`{{Already done}}`
File:Black check.svg Resolved	`{{Resolved1}}`
YesY	`{{Check mark-n}}`
Checked	`{{Checked}}`
checked box	`{{Checked box}}`

Yellow check marks
File:Yellow check.svg Half done	`{{Half done}}`
File:Yellow check.svg Partly done	`{{Partly done}}`

Blue check marks
checkmark Semi-done	`{{Semi-done}}`
checkmark Go ahead	`{{Go ahead}}`
File:Pictogram voting keep.svg Fixed	`{{Fixed}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Fixed by reporter	`{{Fixed by reporter}}`
File:Time2wait.svg Pending	`{{Bug pending}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Resolved	`{{Bug resolved}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Blocked and tagged	`{{Blockedandtagged}}`
File:Candidato-Artículo bueno-blue.svg Blocked without tags	`{{Blockedwithouttags}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Tagged	`{{Socks tagged}}`
File:Candidato-Artículo bueno-blue.svg No tags	`{{No tags}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg IP block exemption granted	`{{Ipbedone}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg IP blocked	`{{IPblock}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Proxy blocked	`{{Pblock}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Proxies blocked	`{{Psblock}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Range blocked	`{{Rblock}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Requested actions completed, closing	`{{Action and close}}`
File:Artículo bueno-blue.svg Blocked and tagged. Closing.	`{{Blockedtaggedclosing}}`

Minus sign
File:Symbol declined.svg Closed	`{{Close}}`
File:Symbol declined.svg Denied	`{{Denied}}`
no Disagree	`{{Disagree}}`
no Not approved	`{{Unapproved}}`
no Not bug	`{{NotBug}}`
no Duplicate bug	`{{Duplicate bug}}`
no Invalid	`{{Invalid}}`
no Declined	`{{Declined}}`
no No action	`{{No action}}`
no No comment	`{{Nocomment}}`
no Unnecessary	`{{Unnecessary}}`
no No comment with respect to IP address(es)	`{{Nc}}`
minus Removed	`{{Removed}}`
minus Pulled	`{{Pulled}}`
no Closing without action	`{{Closing without action}}`
no Failed	`{{Failed-ga}}`

Plus sign
plus Added	`{{Added}}`
File:Symbol support vote.svg Posted	`{{Posted}}`
File:Symbol support vote.svg Works for me	`{{Works for me}}`
File:Symbol support vote.svg Passed	`{{Passed}}`
File:Symbol support vote.svg Likely	`{{Likely}}`
File:Symbol support vote.svg Highly likely	`{{Highly likely}}`
File:Symbol support2 vote.svg Endorsed	`{{Endorsed+}}`
File:Symbol support2 vote.svg Clerk endorsed	`{{Endorse}}`
File:Symbol unsupport2 vote.svg Clerk declined	`{{Decline}}`
File:Symbol unsupport2 vote.svg Check declined – Checkusers will not link accounts to IPs, per the privacy policy.	`{{Decline-IP}}`
File:Symbol support2 vote.svg Endorsed by a checkuser	`{{Cu-endorsed}}`
File:Symbol unsupport2 vote.svg Check declined by a checkuser	`{{Cudecline}}`
File:Symbol unsupport vote.svg Delisted	`{{Delisted}}`
File:Symbol unsupport vote.svg Inconclusive	`{{Inconclusive}}`
File:Symbol unsupport vote.svg Not Applicable	`{{N/A icon}}`

Neutral sign
File:Symbol neutral vote.svg Closed	`{{Bug closed}}`
File:Symbol neutral vote.svg New:	`{{Bug new}}`
File:Symbol neutral vote.svg Second opinion requested	`{{GA2ndopinion}}`
Gray equals sign=	`{{equc}}`

Purple turn-right
File:Symbol deferred.svg Deferred	`{{Deferred}}`
File:Symbol deferred.svg Defer to Abuse filter	`{{Deferabusefilter}}`
File:Symbol deferred.svg Defer to Local blacklist	`{{Deferblack}}`
File:Symbol deferred.svg Defer to Global blacklist	`{{Defermetablack}}`
File:Symbol deferred.svg Defer to WPSPAM	`{{Deferspam}}`
File:Symbol deferred.svg Defer to XLinkBot	`{{Deferspambot}}`
File:Symbol deferred.svg Defer to Whitelist	`{{Deferwhite}}`

Simple clock
File:Symbol wait.svg Pending approval	`{{PendingRequest}}`
File:Symbol wait.svg GA on hold	`{{GAOnHold}}`
File:Symbol wait.svg On hold	`{{On hold}}`
File:Symbol wait.svg On hold until	`{{OnHoldUntil}}`
Magenta clockclock	`{{cloc}}`

Clock
Orange clock Proposal on hold	`{{ProposalOnHold}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait blue.svg Reviewing request.	`{{Reviewing request}}`
Pink clock Awaiting administrative action	`{{Awaitingadmin}}`
ClockC	`{{Await}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait.svg Later	`{{Later}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait.svg Pending	`{{Tobedone}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait.svg Discussion ongoing...	`{{Discussing}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait.svg Doing...	`{{Doing}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait.svg [[User:\|]] is doing...	`{{Isdoing}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait orange.svg Started	`{{Started}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait orange.svg In progress	`{{In progress}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait blue.svg Checking...	`{{Checking}}`
File:Pictogram voting wait green.svg Reviewing...	`{{Reviewing}}`

Information mark
information Needs discussion	`{{NeedsDiscussion}}`
information Note:	`{{A note}}`
information Administrator note	`{{Administrator note}}`
File:Symbol information vote.svg Assigned	`{{Bug assigned}}`
information RM created	`{{RM created}}`

Exclamation
File:Ambox important red.svg High Priority	`{{High priority}}`
Nota bene*	`{{N.b.}}`
File:Ambox important.svg Urgent:	`{{Urgent}}`
File:Ambox important.svg Investigating...	`{{Investigating}}`
exclamation mark	`{{Bang}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Requesting immediate archiving...	`{{Archive now}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Bureaucrat note:	`{{Bureaucrat note}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Checkuser note:	`{{CUnote}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Acknowledged	`{{Bug acknowledged}}` (`{{Ack}}`)
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Confirmed	`{{Bug confirmed}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment:	`{{Comment}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Remind	`{{Remind}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Remark:	`{{Remark}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Clerk note:	`{{Clerk note}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Robot clerk note:	`{{Clerk note bot}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Renamer note:	`{{Renamer note}}`
File:Pictogram voting comment.svg Coordinator note:	`{{Coordinator-note}}`
File:Ambox important red.svg This review has not received any comments in two weeks.	`{{Stale GAN}}`
red-outlined triangle containing exclamation point Warning	`{{Warning sign}}`
red-outlined triangle containing exclamation point Caution	`{{Caution sign}}`

Question mark
question mark Suggestion	`{{Suggestion}}`
? Maybe	`{{Maybe-t}}`
question mark Maybe	`{{Maybe-i}}`
Question?	`{{Qmark}}`
Question?	`{{Question mark}}`
File:Crystal Clear app help index.svg	`{{InfoNeeded}}`
File:Crystal Clear app help index.svg Not done for now	`{{Not done for now}}`
File:Purple question mark.svg Not sure	`{{Not sure}}`
File:Symbol question.svg Not sure.	`{{Not sure2}}`
File:Symbol question.svg Question:	`{{Question}}`
File:Symbol question.svg foo:	`{{Question\|label=foo}}`
File:Symbol question.svg Additional information needed	`{{MoreInfo}}`
File:Pictogram voting question.svg Feedback required	`{{Bug feedback}}`
Blue question mark?	`{{Idkc}}`

Bulb
Light bulb iconB	`{{Bulb}}`
Flashing bulbB	`{{Bulb2}}`
File:Dialog-information on.svg Idea:	`{{Idea}}`
light bulb New proposal	`{{NewProposal}}`

Smile
File:Face-smile.svg Thank you	`{{Thank you}}`
File:Face-smile.svg Thank you very much!	`{{Thank you very much}}`
Smiley You're welcome!	`{{You're welcome}}`
Smiley Sorry!	`{{Sorry}}`
File:Face-wink.svg Thanks	`{{Thank}}`
File:Tournesol.png Thank you	`{{WikiThanks}}`
Smiley No problem!	`{{No problem}}`

Thumb sign
Thumbs down icon	`{{Thumbs down}}`
Thumbs up icon	`{{Thumbs up}}`
Thumbs up icon	`{{(y)}}`
Thumbs down icon	`{{(n)}}`
thumbs up Great!	`{{Great}}`
👍 Like	`{{Like}}`
File:Not facebook not like thumbs down.png Dislike	`{{Dislike}}`

Others

ω Awaiting	`{{Awaiting}}`
^{(orange butt icon Buttinsky)}	`{{Buttinsky}}`
File:Symbol dot dot dot.svg Comment.	`{{Commentvote}}`
File:Symbol redirect vote2.svg Dupe	`{{Bug dupe}}`
File:Mergefrom.svg Merged	`{{Clerk-Note-merged}}`
bug New bug	`{{NewBug}}`
File:Green bug and broom.svg Bug fixed	`{{BugFixed}}`
copy Duplicate proposal	`{{DuplicateProposal}}`
confused face icon Just curious...	`{{Justcurious}}`
shuffling arrows Proposal out of scope	`{{ProposalOutOfScope}}`
File:Symbol redirect vote.svg Moved to Commons	`{{Moved to commons}}`
File:Symbol 囧 vote.svg Orz...	`{{Orz}}`
(File:Peanuts icon.svg Peanut gallery comment)	`{{Peanut}}`
File:Symbol possible vote.svg Possibly	`{{Possibly}}`
eye I have read the above message. I will reply when I have a moment.	`{{Read}}`
Yes Received	`{{Received}}`
flag Redflag	`{{Redflag}}`
trash Redundant	`{{Redundant symbol}}`
recycle Reopened	`{{Reopened}}`
@Example:	`{{Reply to}}`
arrow Reverted	`{{Reverted}}`
File:Twemoji2 1f941.svg Audio file "Kevin MacLeod assorted rimshots - Kdum-keesh.wav" not found	`{{Rimshot}}`
lens Review	`{{Twomanrule}}`
lens Review – This section is under review or has been partially reviewed by	`{{UnderReview}}`
Facepalm Facepalm	`{{Facepalm}}`
scissors Running with scissors is too dangerous for Wikipedia!	`{{Scissors}}`
trout Self-trout	`{{Self-trout}}`
trout Self-whale... for when a trout just isn't enough	`{{Self-whale}}`
Yes Sent	`{{Sent}}`
per snowball clause File:Bouncing Snowball.png	`{{Snow}}`
File:Symbol Translate.svg SUL Check	`{{SULcheck}}`

File:Crystal Clear filesystem file temporary.png ToDo	`{{ToDo}}`
eraser Undone	`{{Undone}}`
File:Icon - upload photo 2.svg Uploaded	`{{Uploaded}}`
File:Cancelled process mini.svg Request withdrawn	`{{Withdrawn}}`
File:Icon tools.svg Working	`{{Working}}`
File:Emoji u1f52e.svg Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.	`{{WPcrystalball}}`
File:Symbol redirect vote.svg Completed	`{{Completed}}`
File:Symbol version newer.svg Blocked but awaiting tags	`{{Sblock}}`
File:Symbol possible vote.svg Possible	`{{Possible}}`
File:Symbol no support vote.svg Not possible	`{{Not possible}}`
File:Symbol version generic.svg Possilikely (a mix between possible and likely)	`{{Possilikely}}`
File:Symbol unlikely.svg Unlikely	`{{Unlikely}}`
minus Replaced	`{{Replaced}}`
File:Cyberduck icon.png Looks like a duck to me	`{{Duck}}`
File:Cyberduck icon.png	`{{Duck2}}`
File:Cyberduck icon.pngFile:Gnome-audio-volume-high.svg Sounds like a duck quacking into a megaphone to me	`{{Megaphoneduck}}`
File:Cyberduck icon.pngFile:Gnome-audio-volume-high.svg 1.75x amplified ultimate quack of ultimate destiny	`{{Megaphoneduck\|ultimate}}`
File:Symbol merge vote.svg Clerk assistance requested:	`{{Clerk Request}}`
File:Symbol move vote.svg Relisted	`{{Relisted}}`
File:Nuvola apps remote green.png No sleepers immediately visible	`{{Nosleepers}}`
File:Symbol rename vote.svg Behavioural evidence needs evaluation	`{{Behaviour}}`
Redirect arrow Global lock(s) requested	`{{GlobalLocksRequested}}`
File:Time2wait.svg Stale	`{{StaleIP}}`
magic eight ball The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says:	`{{8ball}}`
crystal ball CheckUser is not a crystal ball	`{{Crystalball}}`
fish CheckUser is not for fishing	`{{Fishing}}`
File:Pixie dust.png CheckUser is not magic pixie dust	`{{Pixiedust}}`
¯\_(ツ)_/¯	`{{Shrug}}`
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)	`{{Lenny}}`
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻	`{{Table flip}}`

Multi-sign templates

The following templates implement several icons:

{{AIV}} – used by Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism
{{AN3}} - used by Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard and its subpages
{{BOTREQ}} - used by Wikipedia:Bot requests
{{CPC}} - used by Wikipedia:Copyright problems
{{CUI}} - used by CheckUsers
{{EFFP}} – used by Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives
{{EFR}} – used by Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested
{{EP}} – used for servicing requests in edit-protected areas
{{RFPP}} – used by Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
{{RFPC}}, {{RFPNPR}}, {{RFPPM}}, {{RFPR}} – used by subpages of Wikipedia:Requests for permissions
{{UAA}} – used by Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention
{{UND}} – used by Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion
{{Smiley}} – used for informal communication purposes
{{Article history}}

Others

Template:Check mark templates, for templates like these but without text
Template:Icon, a template that creates an inline icon/image that is used in metapages
Wikipedia:List of discussion templates, a more linear table of essentially the same set of templates
Template:Resolved/See also, the smaller family of thread-level hatnote templates, similar to the above but with a box around them; any template above can be converted to one of those with {{Resbox}}
Template:Table cell templates/doc, the family of table-specific templates that work only in tables
Category:Image with comment templates
Category:Resolution templates

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Caution sign/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

Template:Caution sign

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Example

See also

Inline icon templates by shape and color

Others

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v t e Notice and warning templates
{{Caution}} – For messages indicating e.g. that errors or misuse may have wide repercussions. {{Consensus}} – For notices relating to consensus about methods, procedures, editing, etc. {{Notice}} – For significant information. {{Warning}} – For particularly significant warnings. {{Warning sign}} – Inline version of {{Warning}}.
See also {{Ambox}}, the generic message box for article messages.