This template is used to create an external link to YouTube in the ==External links== section. It may also be used for other YouTube links such as those in {{External media}}.
This is not a citation template. Use {{cite AV media}} to provide bibliographic citations in footnotes. Alternatively, use {{cite news}} if the video is a newscast, or {{cite episode}} if the video is in an episodic format.
h or handle is the "YouTube channel handle" which appears as:
https://www.youtube.com/@HANDLE
title gives an optional description that may replace the default title (PAGENAME)
suffix replaces the default " 's " after the channel name. It is only to be used in the rare occasion that the channel name is a compound noun ending in S, and making it possessive does not repeat the S sound. Do not use it for a brand name ending in S, for example Smosh Games, which is a singular entity. See MOS:POSS for more information.
u or user is the "YouTube channel user's name" which appears as:
https://www.youtube.com/user/USERNAME
title gives an optional description that may replace the default title (PAGENAME)
suffix replaces the default " 's " after the channel name. It is only to be used in the rare occasion that the channel name is a compound noun ending in S, and making it possessive does not repeat the S sound. Do not use it for a brand name ending in S, for example Smosh Games, which is a singular entity. See MOS:POSS for more information.
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
YouTube video id
id1
The video id which appears after https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= in the URL
Example
9bZkp7q19f0
String
suggested
Timestamp
timet
The timestamp within the video for the link target; usually appears after &t= in the full URL or ?t= in a shortened URL
Example
3m2s
String
optional
YouTube channel id
channelc
The channel id which appears after https://www.youtube.com/channel/ in the URL
Example
UC-9-kyTW8ZkZNDHQJ6FgpwQ
String
suggested
YouTube channel handle
handleh
The user name which appears after https://www.youtube.com/@ in the URL
Example
PewDiePie
String
optional
YouTube legacy username
useru
The user name which appears after https://www.youtube.com/user/ in the URL
Example
pewdiepie
String
optional
YouTube channel custom URL fragment slug
custom
The channel custom URL slug which appears after https://www.youtube.com/c/ in the URL
Example
youtube
String
optional
YouTube show id
shows
The show id which appears after https://www.youtube.com/show/ in the URL
Example
SCWdVLvom3QaFGxEKNASntaA
String
suggested
YouTube playlist id
playlistp
The playlist id which appears after https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list= in the URL
Example
PLrEnWoR732-DZV1Jc8bUpVTF_HTPbywpE
String
suggested
Title
title2
The name of the page being linked to
Default
If it is a video, Video, if it is a show, the article's page name in italics, otherwise, the article's page name unformatted
Example
Gangnam Style
String
suggested
Channel title suffix
suffix
Text immediately after the channel title. It is only to be used in the rare occasion that the channel title is a compound noun ending in S, and making it possessive does not repeat the S sound.
Default
's
Example
'
String
optional
Link on
link
Set this parameter to no to suppress the link to the YouTube article