This Layout Guide is an official guide as to how an in-universe article should be written and structured. Feel free to discuss the Layout Guide on the talk page.

In the vast majority of cases, we recommend taking the structure of the other articles as a reference, since the Layout can be easily deduced.

Characters[]

• Infobox Template
  • Every article should begin with an adequate "Character" template that appears at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled.
• Quote
  • Articles should have a quote by, or about, the main subject of the article.
• Description
  • The beginning of the article, before the first section, should be a (relatively) small general introduction about the topic of the article.
• Biography
  • The main section should be titled Biography for character pages, where information about the character should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • The main section should be divided if the character has recurring appearances, with a sub-section for each relevant event in the character's biography.
  • The title of these subsections should never be the name of the film/TV series he appears in, instead, it should be named matching the event it's been described, as these too should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • This section should always be written from the character's point of view, not from the point of view of characters that interact with him/her/it.
  • This must be specially considered in case of "mentions". When a character is mentioned, the event that must be highlighted in his article is the mentioned fact, not the mention itself.
  • If the character is an alternate counterpart of another, main one, the biography should NOT copy-paste the biography of the main counterpart, even if they shared similar events in their life until a Point of Divergence. Instead, and only if needed for context, an Early Life section should contain summarized information about the prior biography.
  • Only official information should be added in this section, avoiding information from other media, and speculation, even author, cast or crew's speculation.
• Personality
• It should describe the character's personality as seen in his different appearances.
• Powers and abilities
  • It should describe powers and/or abilities possessed by the character, if any; and must be formatted as a bulleted list describing each individual power/ability, whose name must be in bold.
  • The Superpower Wiki is used as a source in order to choose the accurate name for the power portrayed on screen by a character, as sometimes similar powers exist that can be mixed up.
• Equipment
  • A bulleted list with a small description of the different Weapons and Items and used by the character, and the instance where he used them.
  • Every item and weapon must have a link when available, either an internal link for a DC Universe specific item, or an external link to general Wikipedia for common items, such as firearms.
• Relationships
  • A list of people the character has relationships to, with the name and the relation that links to them. It is divided into Family, Allies and Enemies sub-sections.
• Appearances
  • A list of the chronological appearances of the character.
• External links
  • Section called "External links" even if there is currently only one link.
  • Links to other official sources, usually the articles for the character in Wikipedia, and the hub/disambiguation page in the DC Database, that show the original version of the character from the comics, or the subsequent character adapted into the comics
• References
  • A list of the referenced media in the main sections of the article, using Reflist template.
• Categories
  • Every article should have at least one category
  • Categories should be listed in order
    • Media Appearances
      • Film Appearances
      • TV series Appearances
    • Physical characteristics
      • Species
      • Affiliations
        • Every different affiliation must be listed in chronological order
      • Occupation
    • Trivia Categories
      • Heroes / Villains
      • Bilingual characters
      • Unnamed characters
      • Unseen characters
      • Comic characters
      • Deceased characters

Items/Weapons/Vehicles[]

• Infobox Template
• Quote
• Description
• History
  • The main section should be titled History for item pages, where information about the item should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • Only official information should be added in this section, avoiding information from other media, and speculation, even author, cast or crew's speculation.
• Trivia
  • Curiosities about the item, easter eggs, or references to other fictional appearances of the item.
• Gallery
  • If no separate gallery page exists for the item, a gallery section should be added to the bottom of the page.
• References
  • A list of the referenced media in the main sections of the article, using Reflist template.
  • Link to the gallery if it exists, using the adequate template.
• External links
  • Section called "External links" even if there is currently only one link.
  • Links to other official sources, mainly pages in the DC Database and Wikipedia.
• Categories
  • Every article should have at least one category
  • Categories should be listed in hierarchy, then order of appearance, and lastly affiliations.

Organizations/Teams[]

• Infobox Template
  • Every article should begin with an adequate "Organization" template, that will appear at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled, avoiding conjecture and speculation.
  • The most commonly used logo of the organization shall be used in the infobox. If the organization has no logo, the image which shows most of its members shall be used.
• Quote
  • A quote about the main subject of the article.
• Description
  • The beginning of the article, before the first section, should be relatively small.
• History
  • The main section should be titled History for organization pages, where information about the organization should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • The main section should be divided if the organization has recurring appearances, with a sub-section for each relevant event in the organization's history.
  • The title of the these subsections should never be the name of the film/TV series it appears in, instead, it should named matching the event it's been described, as these too should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • Only official information should be added in this section, avoiding information from other media, and speculation, even author, cast or crew's speculation.
• Members
  • A gallery list of organization members, arranged by hierarchy
• Relationships
  • A list of people the organization/team has relationships to, with the name and the relation that links to them. It is divided into Family, Allies and Enemies sub-sections.
• Trivia
  • Curiosities about the organization, easter eggs, or references to other fictional appearances of the organization.
• Gallery
  • If no separate gallery page exists for the location, a gallery section should be added to the bottom of the page.
• References
  • A list of the referenced media in the main sections of the article, using Reflist template template.
  • Link to the gallery if it exists, using the adequate template.
• External links
  • Section called "External links" even if there is currently only one link.
  • Links to other official sources, mainly pages in the DC Database and Wikipedia.
• Categories
  • Every article should have one or two categories. One named after the organization itself (if there are enough articles for this category to be made), and the other is "Organizations" or "Teams" category.

Locations[]

• Infobox Template
  • Every article should begin with an adequate "Location" template that appears at the right side of the article.
• Quote
  • A quote about the main subject of the article.
• Description
  • The beginning of the article, before the first section, should be relatively small.
• History
  • The main section should be titled History for location pages, where information about the location should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • The main section should be divided if the location has recurring appearances, with a sub-section for each relevant event in the location's history.
  • The title of these subsections should never be the name of the film/TV series it appears in, instead, it should be named matching the event it's been described, as these too should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • Only official information should be added in this section, avoiding information from other media, and speculation, even author, cast or crew's speculation.
• Trivia
  • Curiosities about the location, easter eggs, or references to other fictional appearances of the location.
• Gallery
  • If no separate gallery page exists for the location, a gallery section should be added to the bottom of the page.
• References
  • A list of the referenced media in the main sections of the article, using Reflist template template.
  • Link to the gallery if it exists, using the adequate template.
• External links
  • Section called "External links" even if there is currently only one link.
  • Links to other official sources, mainly pages in the DC Database and Wikipedia.
• Categories
• Every article should have at least one category.
• Categories should be listed in hierarchy, then order of appearance, and lastly affiliations. (eg. Locations, Countries, The Suicide Squad locations).

Wars[]

• Infobox Template
  • Every article should begin with an adequate "War" template that appears at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled, avoiding conjecture and speculation.
• Quote
  • A quote about the main subject of the article.
• Description
  • The beginning of the article, before the first section, should be a (relatively) small general description about the topic of the article.
• History
  • The main section should be titled History for war pages, where information about the event should be written with an in-universe point of view.
  • This main section should be divided into the different events or battles that take place within the war, using a title that links to that event specific page.
  • Only official information should be added in this section, avoiding information from other media, and speculation, even author, cast or crew's speculation.
• References
  • A list of the referenced media in the main sections of the article.
• External links
  • Section called "External links" even if there is currently only one link.
  • Links to other official sources, mainly pages in the DC Database and Wikipedia.
• Categories
  • Every article should have at least one category.
  • In this case, the category "Wars" is the only one that should be applied.

Events[]

• Infobox Template
  • Every article should begin with an adequate template that appears at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled, avoiding conjecture and speculation.
• Quote
  • A quote about the main subject of the article.
• Description
  • The beginning of the article, before the first section, should be a (relatively) small general description about the topic of the article.
• Background
  • A recap of the previous events that belong to the same War as the main event of the article, or that have directly lead to it.
  • This section could be divided into the different events or battles described, using a title that links to the that event specific page.
• Battle
  • The main section should usually with the type of event used in the article's name. The information about the event should be written with an in-universe point of view.
• Aftermath
  • A recap of subsequent events that are directly caused or influenced by the main event of the article.
• References
  • A list of the referenced media in the main sections of the article.
• External links
  • Section called "External links" even if there is currently only one link.
  • Links to other official sources, mainly pages in the DC Database and Wikipedia.
• Categories
  • Every article should have at least one category.
  • In this case, the category "Events" is the only one that should be applied.