Help:Citation Style 2
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Citation Style 2 (CS2) is a style applied to citations on Wikipedia. It is used by default in the general purpose citation template {{Citation}}, and available as an option in many other templates. The commonly-used citation templates have two style modes.[1] These modes change how the citation is punctuated when it's rendered. CS2 primarily uses the comma as a separator, and it does not have a punctuation mark at the end of the citation. Citation Style 1 (CS1) uses the full stop as a separator and for terminal punctuation.[2] For example:
- CS2
- Carroll, Lewis (1866), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan
- CS1
- Carroll, Lewis (1866). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. London: Macmillan.
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