Template:Redact/doc

redact stylistically renders text that has been censored (see redact in Wiktionary). This template will commonly be used when transcribing formerly-classified documents that have been released via a Freedom of Information Act request or similar.

Full width
Set the parameter to   to get a full width redaction:

and  render as:

Redaction colour
To redact in another colour then utilise the parameter, eg. . This can be useful when the redaction still shows the original text.

renders as:

Text content
If the redacted text is still visible, you can add the text with the parameter. Note you probably need to change the colour to something other than black for it to be visible.

renders as:

Remarks (Tooltip)
By default, when hovering over a redaction, a tooltip will show that reads "redacted text". If the parameter is used, this value will be added to the tooltip. Hover your mouse over the examples below.

'''NOTE: this functionality makes use of "hovering" a mouse. It is therefore available to users on mobile devices, tablets, touch screens, visually impaired users with text readers, and so on. Use sparingly.'''

A regular redaction with no parameter:   →

A redaction with a parameter:   →

Freedom of Information Act Request Exceptions (Tooltip)
The US Freedom of Information Act, which forces the US government to release documents, includes a number of listed exceptions. When a document is released, these exceptions may cause information to be redacted. If present and documented, this exception can be included in a tooltip on the redacted area using the parameter.

This parameter may be used in conjunction with the parameter.

The following redaction includes an FOIA request exception:  →

Categories
The template sets the following tracking categories: