napkin

piece of cloth or paper used to wipe one's face or skin while eating
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napkin

Summary

napkin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • napkin is made of textile[2].
  • napkin is made of paper[3].
  • napkin is a type of linens[4].
  • napkin is a type of hygiene[5].
  • napkin is part of table service[6].
  • napkin is part of Q21372553[7].
  • napkin is used for cleanliness[8].
  • napkin's Commons category is recorded as Napkins[9].
  • napkin's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[10].
  • napkin's shape is recorded as rectangle[11].
  • napkin's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q140249898[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include linens[4] and hygiene[5].

Use and Application

napkin is used for cleanliness[8]. Part of include table service[6] and Q21372553[7], founded in 1301[13].

Why It Matters

napkin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).[1] napkin has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] napkin is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → napkins
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: napkins, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289955630|napkins (#289955630)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 15w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0262261-ubrousky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0262261-ubrousky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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