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On Wikipedia and other sites running on [[MediaWiki]], '''[[Special:Random]]''' can be used to access a random article in the main [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]]; this feature is useful as a tool to generate a random article. Depending on your browser, it's also possible to load a random page using a [[Wikipedia:Keyboard shortcuts|keyboard shortcut]] (in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome {{keypress|Alt-Shift}}+{{keypress|X}}).

To create a link to a random page in a different [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]], use <code><nowiki>[[Special:Random/</nowiki>''Namespace''<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>. For example, '''[[Special:Random/Talk]]''' will take you to a random article's talk page.

<table style="border: 1px solid #999; background: #fff; margin: .5em .5em .5em 1em; padding: 5px; display: inline-table;">
<th align="center" valign="top">Display a random page in other namespaces: {{{1|}}}
[[Special:Random|Article]] [[Special:Random/Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/User|User]] [[Special:Random/User Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] [[Special:Random/Wikipedia Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/File|File]] [[Special:Random/File Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] [[Special:Random/MediaWiki Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/Template|Template]] [[Special:Random/Template Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/Help|Help]] [[Special:Random/Help Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/Category|Category]] [[Special:Random/Category Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/Portal|Portal]] [[Special:Random/Portal Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/Draft|Draft]] [[Special:Random/Draft Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/TimedText|TimedText]] [[Special:Random/TimedText Talk|Talk]] 
[[Special:Random/Module|Module]] [[Special:Random/Module Talk|Talk]] 
</table>

<table style="border: 1px solid #999; background: #fff; margin: .5em .5em .5em 1em; padding: 5px; display: inline-table;">
<th align="center" valign="top">Display a random redirect in other namespaces: {{{1|}}}
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:0}}|Main]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:1}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:2}}|{{ns:2}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:3}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:4}}|{{ns:4}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:5}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:6}}|{{ns:6}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:7}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:8}}|{{ns:8}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:9}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:10}}|{{ns:10}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:11}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:12}}|{{ns:12}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:13}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:14}}|{{ns:14}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:15}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:100}}|{{ns:100}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:101}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:118}}|{{ns:118}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:119}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:710}}|{{ns:710}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:711}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:828}}|{{ns:828}}]] [[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:829}}|{{ns:1}}]] 
</table>


If you are wondering if the "random article" feature is really [[random]], read the answer [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical#random|here]].

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Random page patrol]]
* [[Wikipedia:Random pages test]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wiki-Link Game]] – fun with the Random article feature
* [[Wikipedia:Enhanced Random Article]] – custom script
* [[User talk:GregU/randomlink.js|randomlink.js]] – tool to follow a random link or go to a random page in a category, list or WikiProject
* [[Special:RandomInCategory]]
* [[Template:Random page in category]]

; Wikimedia sister projects
* [[Wikiversity:Wikiversity:Random|Wikiversity:Random]]
* [[Wiktionary:Wiktionary:Random page|Wiktionary:Random page]]
* [[Wikinews:Portal:Random]]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200123081419/http://www.randomarticleproject.com/ Random Article Project]
* [http://tools.wmflabs.org/erwin85/randomarticle.php Wikimedia Tool Labs random article tool]—Random article per category in most Wikimedia projects

{{Wikipedia technical help|collapsed}}

[[Category:Wikipedia features]]
[[Category:Wikipedia sidebar help|Random page]]
[[Category:Wikipedia interface help|Random page]]

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