This template is meant for articles that incorporate text from pre-1929 documents not better covered by other attribution templates. Title and year of publication are mandatory. The author parameter is optional.

  • {{PD-old-text|title=|year=|author=}}

|title= can also be given as |work=. And |year= can also be given as |date=.

  • {{PD-old-text|title=An Out of Copyright Book|year=1900}}

 This article incorporates text from An Out of Copyright Book, a publication from 1900, now in the public domain in the United States.

  • {{PD-old-text|title=An Out of Copyright Book|author=Jane Doe|year=1900}}

 This article incorporates text from An Out of Copyright Book, by Jane Doe, a publication from 1900, now in the public domain in the United States.

If no |title= is given, the page will be placed in Category:Pages using PD-old-text with no text title, and red warning text will appear.