Wikipedia summary of any topic: intro, image and link

Type a topic to get the introduction of its Wikipedia article, the short description and image, with attribution and a printable layout.

Wikipedia summaries: where the text comes from and how to reuse it

The summary shown is the article's introduction as returned by the Wikimedia REST API, from the Wikipedia edition that matches the site language. The text is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0: you may copy it, even commercially, provided you credit Wikipedia with a link to the article and share your version under the same licence.

What the tool shows

As you type, title suggestions come from Wikipedia's search engine. When you confirm, the tool requests the article summary: title, short description, plain-text introduction, main image if the article has one, and date of the last edit. A disambiguation page is flagged, since it lists topics instead of describing one. The print button hides the search and buttons so only the summary and its licence notice are printed.

Example

For “Eiffel Tower” on the English edition, the tool shows the short description, the article's introduction, a photo and the date of the last edit. On the French edition, “Tour Eiffel” returned the description “tour de fer puddlé de 330 mètres à Paris, France”, a 330 × 611 pixel photo and a last edit on 07/10/2026 when we checked on 14/10/2026.

Reusing the text

  • Credit the article title, Wikipedia and a link to the page; the article history serves as the list of authors.
  • A modified version must stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Images have their own licence, shown on their Wikimedia Commons page.

The introduction summarises the article at a given moment: check sensitive figures in the full text and its references.

Sources and dates: MediaWiki, REST API; MediaWiki, Opensearch API; Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; Wikimedia Foundation, Terms of Use (checked 15/10/2026)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I cite a Wikipedia article?

Give the article title, “Wikipedia”, the date you accessed it and the page URL, for example: “Eiffel Tower”, Wikipedia, accessed 14/10/2026. For academic work, check the required style (APA, MLA…) and prefer citing the article's own sources.

Am I allowed to copy text from Wikipedia?

Yes, the text is published under CC BY-SA 4.0, including for commercial use. Two conditions: credit Wikipedia with a link to the article (or its history for the authors) and release your modified version under the same licence.

Why is the summary different in another language?

Each Wikipedia edition (English, French, Spanish, German…) is written separately by its own community; they are not translations. The tool queries the edition that matches the site language, and the same topic can have a longer or shorter introduction depending on the edition.

What is a disambiguation page?

It is a page listing several topics with the same name, for example “Mercury” (the planet, the Roman god, the chemical element). Add a qualifier to the title, such as “Mercury (planet)”, to get the right article.

Is this tool really free?

Yes, all tools on Kristools are 100% free and accessible without registration.

Is my data protected?

Yes. All processing is performed directly and securely inside your browser. No personal data is sent to our servers.