Halopedia:Acronyms

For the sake of brevity, Halopedia makes use of acronyms in its wikitext in a number of templates and in filenames. This helps to make it quicker to edit pages without significantly impacting readability of the wikitext, and also helps with organisation in some cases.

Usage

File names

When uploading files, their filenames should always be prefixed with one of these acronyms, usually relating to the source of the image. For instance, if you were uploading an image taken in Halo 5: Guardians, you would prefix its filename with "H5G". This helps with organisation, and also makes it easier to search for images - if you know that you're looking for an image from a particular piece of media, you can search for it using its prefix.

Additionally, images intended for official use on the wiki - for instance logos - will be prefixed with the acronym "HP", meaning Halopedia. This acronym is reserved for use by Halopedia, and other pieces of media sharing the acronym, for instance Halo: Primordium, are assigned different ones.

Templates

A number of templates support passing acronyms as arguments, including a number of reference templates.

Furthermore, when writing templates, there exist a number of templates to simplify interacting with these acronyms. These are documented here.

Acronyms

Official and reserved

These acronyms are reserved for use by Halopedia itself, and will never be used for a piece of Halo media, even if one exists with the same initials.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
HP	-	Halopedia, the Halo wiki	Halopedia	Halopedia	Halopedia:About

Video games

These acronyms correspond to video games.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
CE	CEX, HCE, HCEX, H1, H1C, H1X	Halo: Combat Evolved	Halo: Combat Evolved	Halo: CE	Halo: Combat Evolved
HPC	PC	Halo: Combat Evolved for PC	Halo: Combat Evolved for PC	Halo: CE for PC	Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)
CuEd	-	Halo Custom Edition	Halo Custom Edition	Halo Custom Edition	Halo Custom Edition
H2	H2C, H2X	Halo 2	Halo 2	Halo 2	Halo 2
H2V	H2PC	Halo 2 for Windows Vista	Halo 2 for Windows Vista	Halo 2 Vista	Halo 2 (Windows Vista)
H2MMP	-	Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack	Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack	Halo 2 MP Map Pack	Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack
H3	-	Halo 3	Halo 3	Halo 3	Halo 3
HW	-	Halo Wars	Halo Wars	Halo Wars	Halo Wars
ODST	H3ODST, H3R	Halo 3: ODST	Halo 3: ODST	Halo 3: ODST	Halo 3: ODST
H3M	-	Halo 3: Mythic	Halo 3: Mythic	Halo 3: Mythic	Halo 3: Mythic
HR	-	Halo: Reach	Halo: Reach	Halo: Reach	Halo: Reach
CEA	HA, H1A, HCEA	Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary	Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary	Halo: CEA	Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
H4KotH	KotH	Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled by Mountain Dew	Halo 4: King of the Hill	Halo 4: KotH	Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled by Mountain Dew
H4	-	Halo 4	Halo 4	Halo 4	Halo 4
SA	HSA	Halo: Spartan Assault	Halo: Spartan Assault	Halo: Spartan Assault	Halo: Spartan Assault
MCC	HMCC, TMCC, HTMCC	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Halo: MCC	Halo: The Master Chief Collection
H2A	-	Halo 2: Anniversary	Halo 2: Anniversary	Halo 2: Anniversary	Halo 2: Anniversary
SS	HSS	Halo: Spartan Strike	Halo: Spartan Strike	Halo: Spartan Strike	Halo: Spartan Strike
H5G	H5	Halo 5: Guardians	Halo 5: Guardians	Halo 5	Halo 5: Guardians
HO	-	Halo Online	Halo Online	Halo Online	Halo Online
H5F	-	Halo 5: Forge	Halo 5: Forge	Halo 5: Forge	Halo 5: Forge
HWDE	-	Halo Wars: Definitive Edition	Halo Wars: Definitive Edition	Halo Wars: DE	Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
HW2	-	Halo Wars 2	Halo Wars 2	Halo Wars 2	Halo Wars 2
HRec	-	Halo Recruit	Halo Recruit	Halo Recruit	Halo Recruit
FTR	HFR, HFTR	Halo: Fireteam Raven	Halo: Fireteam Raven	Halo: Fireteam Raven	Halo: Fireteam Raven
HI	HInf	Halo Infinite	Halo Infinite	Halo Infinite	Halo Infinite
NHM	-	Marathon	Marathon	Marathon	Marathon#Marathon
NHM2D	-	Marathon 2: Durandal	Marathon 2: Durandal	Marathon 2: Durandal	Marathon#Marathon 2: Durandal
NHMI	-	Marathon Infinity	Marathon Infinity	Marathon Infinity	Marathon#Marathon Infinity
NHDoA4	-	Dead of Alive 4	Dead or Alive 4	Dead or Alive 4	Wikipedia:Dead or Alive 4
NHFa2	-	Fable II	Fable II	Fable II	Wikipedia:Fable II
NHMC	-	Minecraft	Minecraft	Minecraft	Wikipedia:Minecraft
NHKI	-	Killer Instinct	Killer Instinct	Killer Instinct	Wikipedia:Killer Instinct (2013 video game)
NHSBR	-	Super Bomberman R	Super Bomberman R	Super Bomberman R	Wikipedia:Super Bomberman R
NHG5	-	Gears 5	Gears 5	Gears 5	Wikipedia:Gears 5
NHFM4	-	Forza Motorsport 4	Forza Motorsport 4	Forza 4	Wikipedia:Forza Motorsport 4
NHFH3	-	Forza Horizon 3	Forza Horizon 3	Forza Horizon 3	Wikipedia:Forza Horizon 3
NHFH4	-	Forza Horizon 4	Forza Horizon 4	Forza Horizon 4	Wikipedia:Forza Horizon 4

Novels

These acronyms correspond to novels.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
TFoR	HTFoR	Halo: The Fall of Reach	Halo: The Fall of Reach	Halo: The Fall of Reach	Halo: The Fall of Reach
TF	HTF	Halo: The Flood	Halo: The Flood	Halo: The Flood	Halo: The Flood
FS	HFS	Halo: First Strike	Halo: First Strike	Halo: First Strike	Halo: First Strike
GoO	HGoO	Halo: Ghosts of Onyx	Halo: Ghosts of Onyx	Halo: Ghosts of Onyx	Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
CH	HCH	Halo: Contact Harvest	Halo: Contact Harvest	Halo: Contact Harvest	Halo: Contact Harvest
TCP	HTCP	Halo: The Cole Protocol	Halo: The Cole Protocol	Halo: The Cole Protocol	Halo: The Cole Protocol
Evo	HEvo	Halo: Evolutions – Essential Tales of the Halo Universe	Halo: Evolutions	Halo: Evolutions	Halo: Evolutions
Cry	HCry	Halo: Cryptum	Halo: Cryptum	Halo: Cryptum	Halo: Cryptum
Gla	HGla	Halo: Glasslands	Halo: Glasslands	Halo: Glasslands	Halo: Glasslands
Pri	HPri	Halo: Primordium	Halo: Primordium	Halo: Primordium	Halo: Primordium
TTW	HTTW	Halo: The Thursday War	Halo: The Thursday War	Halo: The Thursday War	Halo: The Thursday War
Sil	HSil	Halo: Silentium	Halo: Silentium	Halo: Silentium	Halo: Silentium
MorDi	HMorDi	Halo: Mortal Dictata	Halo: Mortal Dictata	Halo: Mortal Dictata	Halo: Mortal Dictata
BC	HBC	Halo: Broken Circle	Halo: Broken Circle	Halo: Broken Circle	Halo: Broken Circle
NB	HNB	Halo: New Blood	Halo: New Blood	Halo: New Blood	Halo: New Blood
HitD	HHitD	Halo: Hunters in the Dark	Halo: Hunters in the Dark	Halo: Hunters in the Dark	Halo: Hunters in the Dark
ST	HST	Halo: Saint's Testimony	Halo: Saint's Testimony	Halo: Saint's Testimony	Halo: Saint's Testimony
LL	HLL	Halo: Last Light	Halo: Last Light	Halo: Last Light	Halo: Last Light
SoI	HSoI	Halo: Shadow of Intent	Halo: Shadow of Intent	Halo: Shadow of Intent	Halo: Shadow of Intent
Fra	HFra	Halo: Fractures – Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon	Halo: Fractures	Halo: Fractures	Halo: Fractures
SaS	HSaS	Halo: Smoke and Shadow	Halo: Smoke and Shadow	Halo: Smoke and Shadow	Halo: Smoke and Shadow
Env	HEnv	Halo: Envoy	Halo: Envoy	Halo: Envoy	Halo: Envoy
Ret	HRet	Halo: Retribution	Halo: Retribution	Halo: Retribution	Halo: Retribution
LoO	HLoO	Halo: Legacy of Onyx	Halo: Legacy of Onyx	Halo: Legacy of Onyx	Halo: Legacy of Onyx
BadB	HBadB	Halo: Bad Blood	Halo: Bad Blood	Halo: Bad Blood	Halo: Bad Blood
SiSto	HSiSto	Halo: Silent Storm – A Master Chief Story	Halo: Silent Storm	Halo: Silent Storm	Halo: Silent Storm
BatB	HBatB	Halo: Battle Born	Halo: Battle Born	Halo: Battle Born	Halo: Battle Born
Ren	HRen	Halo: Renegades	Halo: Renegades	Halo: Renegades	Halo: Renegades
Oblv	HOblv	Halo: Oblivion – A Master Chief Story	Halo: Oblivion	Halo: Oblivion	Halo: Oblivion
MerDi	HMerDi	Halo: Battle Born – Meridian Divide	Halo: Meridian Divide	Halo: Meridian Divide	Halo: Meridian Divide
SoR	HSoR	Halo: Shadows of Reach – A Master Chief Story	Halo: Shadows of Reach	Halo: Shadows of Reach	Halo: Shadows of Reach
PoL	HPoL	Halo: Point of Light	Halo: Point of Light	Halo: Point of Light	Halo: Point of Light
DW	HDW	Halo: Divine Wind	Halo: Divine Wind	Halo: Divine Wind	Halo: Divine Wind
TRP	HTRP, RP, HRP	Halo: The Rubicon Protocol	Halo: The Rubicon Protocol	Halo: The Rubicon Protocol	Halo: The Rubicon Protocol
Out	HOut	Halo: Outcasts	Halo: Outcasts	Halo: Outcasts	Halo: Outcasts
Epi	HEpi	Halo: Epitaph	Halo: Epitaph	Halo: Epitaph	Halo: Epitaph
ET	HET	Halo: Empty Throne	Halo: Empty Throne	Halo: Empty Throne	Halo: Empty Throne

Comics and graphic novels

These acronyms correspond to comics and graphic novels.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
HGN	-	Halo Graphic Novel	Halo Graphic Novel	Halo Graphic Novel	Halo Graphic Novel
HU	-	Halo: Uprising	Halo: Uprising	Halo: Uprising	Halo: Uprising
H3CoL	H3TCoL	Halo 3: The Cradle of Life	Halo 3: The Cradle of Life	Halo 3: The Cradle of Life	Halo 3: The Cradle of Life
HWG	-	Halo Wars: Genesis	Halo Wars: Genesis	Halo Wars: Genesis	Halo Wars: Genesis
HHj	-	Halo: Helljumper	Halo: Helljumper	Halo: Helljumper	Halo: Helljumper
HBL	-	Halo: Blood Line	Halo: Blood Line	Halo: Blood Line	Halo: Blood Line
FoR	HFoR	Halo: Fall of Reach	Halo: Fall of Reach	Halo: Fall of Reach	Halo: Fall of Reach
FoRBC	HFoRBC	Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp	Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp	Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp	Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp
FoRCov	HFoRCov	Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant	Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant	Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant	Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant
FoRInv	HFoRInv	Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion	Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion	Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion	Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion
HInit	-	Halo: Initiation	Halo: Initiation	Halo: Initiation	Halo: Initiation
HE	HEsc	Halo: Escalation	Halo: Escalation	Halo: Escalation	Halo: Escalation
TFS	HTFS, TFSS, HTFSS	Halo: Tales from Slipspace	Halo: Tales from Slipspace	Halo: Tales from Slipspace	Halo: Tales from Slipspace
RoA	HRoA	Halo: Rise of Atriox	Halo: Rise of Atriox	Halo: Rise of Atriox	Halo: Rise of Atriox
HCD	-	Halo: Collateral Damage – A Master Chief Story	Halo: Collateral Damage	Halo: Collateral Damage	Halo: Collateral Damage
HLW	-	Halo: Lone Wolf	Halo: Lone Wolf	Halo: Lone Wolf	Halo: Lone Wolf

Art books

These acronyms correspond to art books.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
AoH	-	The Art of Halo: Creating a Virtual World	The Art of Halo	The Art of Halo	The Art of Halo: Creating a Virtual World
AoH3	-	The Art of Halo 3	The Art of Halo 3	The Art of Halo 3	The Art of Halo 3
AoBW	-	Halo: The Great Journey – The Art of Building Worlds	Halo: The Art of Building Worlds	Halo: The Art of Building Worlds	Halo: The Great Journey - The Art of Building Worlds
AoH4	AAoH4	Awakening: The Art of Halo 4	Awakening: The Art of Halo 4	The Art of Halo 4	Awakening: The Art of Halo 4
AoH5G	AoH5	The Art of Halo 5: Guardians	The Art of Halo 5: Guardians	The Art of Halo 5	The Art of Halo 5: Guardians
AoHI	-	The Art of Halo Infinite	The Art of Halo Infinite	The Art of Halo Infinite	The Art of Halo Infinite

Reference books

These acronyms correspond to reference books.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
Enc09	Enc, HEnc, Enc9, HEnc9, HEnc09	Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe (2009)	Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)	Halo Encyclopedia (2009)	Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)
EVG	HEVG	Halo: The Essential Visual Guide	Halo: The Essential Visual Guide	Halo: The Essential Visual Guide	Halo: The Essential Visual Guide
Enc11	HEnc11	Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe (2011)	Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)	Halo Encyclopedia (2011)	Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)
H4EVG	-	Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide	Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide	Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide	Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide
HM	Myth, HMyth, Mythos	Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo	Halo Mythos	Halo Mythos	Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo
HWF	-	Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo	Halo: Warfleet	Halo: Warfleet	Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo
OSFM	HOSFM	Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual	Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual	Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual	Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual
Enc22	HEnc22	Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)	Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)	Halo Encyclopedia (2022)	Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)
OHC	OHCB	The Official Halo Cookbook – Recipes from Across the Galaxy	The Official Halo Cookbook	Official Halo Cookbook	The Official Halo Cookbook

Films and TV

These acronyms correspond to films, motion pictures and TV shows.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
HLa	-	Halo: Landfall	Halo: Landfall	Halo: Landfall	Halo: Landfall
HAR	-	Halo: Arms Race	Halo: Arms Race	Halo: Arms Race	Halo: Arms Race
HCom	-	Halo: Combat	Halo: Combat	Halo: Combat	Halo: Combat
HLOS	-	Halo: Last One Standing	Halo: Last One Standing	Halo: Last One Standing	Halo: Last One Standing
HLeg	-	Halo Legends	Halo Legends	Halo Legends	Halo Legends
EvoMC	HEvoMC	Halo: Evolutions – Motion Comics	Halo: Evolutions – Motion Comics	Halo: Evolutions motion comics	Halo: Evolutions (motion comics)
H4FuD	FuD	Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn	Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn	Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn	Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
HN	NF, HNF	Halo: Nightfall	Halo: Nightfall	Halo: Nightfall	Halo: Nightfall
TFoRAS	-	Halo: The Fall of Reach – The Animated Series	Halo: The Fall of Reach – The Animated Series	Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series	Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
TV	-	Halo: The Television Series	Halo: The Television Series	Halo: The TV Series	Halo: The Television Series

Tabletop and board games

These acronyms correspond to board games and other tabletop games.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
HISG	ISG	Halo Interactive Strategy Game	Halo Interactive Strategy Game	Halo Interactive Strategy Game	Halo Interactive Strategy Game
HFB	FB	Halo: Fleet Battles	Halo: Fleet Battles	Halo: Fleet Battles	Halo: Fleet Battles
HGC	GC	Halo: Ground Command	Halo: Ground Command	Halo: Ground Command	Halo: Ground Command
HFP	FP	Halo: Flashpoint	Halo: Flashpoint	Halo: Flashpoint	Halo: Flashpoint

Marketing and ARGs

These acronyms correspond to marketing materials and alternate reality games.

Primary acronym	Secondary acronyms	Long title	Short title	Shortest title	Associated article
ILB	-	i love bees	i love bees	i love bees	I love bees
IRIS	-	Iris	Iris	Iris	Iris
Bel	H3Bel	Believe	Believe	Believe	Believe
Sec3	-	Section 3	Section 3	Section 3	Section 3 ARG
HtT	-	HUNTtheTRUTH	HUNTtheTRUTH	HUNTtheTRUTH	Hunt the Truth
HtS	-	Hunt the Signal	Hunt the Signal	Hunt the Signal	Hunt the Signal
HIMA	HMA, MA	Halo Infinite: Memory Agent	Memory Agent	Memory Agent	Halo Infinite: Memory Agent

Merchandise

These acronyms correspond to with Halo merchandise. This acronym is unique as in for files its required to put a sub acronym to account for who made the toy.

Primary acronym	What is tied too
Merch-MEGA	MEGA Brands
Merch-Joyride	Joyride Studios
Merch-McFarlane	McFarlane Toys
Merch-Jasman	Jasman Toys
Merch-BoomCo	BOOMco
Merch-Nerf	Nerf
Merch-Misc	Miscellaneous merchandise

Misc

These acronyms are to be used when there is no specific piece of media to tie it too.

Primary acronym	What is tied too
Fr	Franchise files