This is a list of all featured articles that have been showcased on the main page. For a list of articles scheduled to appear on the main page, see the queue.
For an alphabetical list, see the previous featured articles category.
Featured articles were originally displayed on the main page for one week and changed every Sunday.
Featured articles by year[]
2006[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 11/12/06 | 11/19/06 | 7 | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | 11/19/06 | 11/26/06 | 7 | 2 |
| Link | 11/26/06 | 12/3/06 | 7 | 3 |
| Hyrule Castle | 12/3/06 | 12/10/06 | 7 | 4 |
| Ganondorf | 12/10/06 | 12/17/06 | 7 | 5 |
| Termina | 12/17/06 | 12/24/06 | 7 | 6 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 12/24/06 | 12/31/06 | 7 | 7 |
| Goron | 12/31/06 | 1/7/07 | 7 | 8 |
2007[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda series manga | 1/7/07 | 1/14/07 | 7 | 9 |
| Moblin | 1/14/07 | 1/21/07 | 7 | 10 |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 1/21/07 | 1/28/07 | 7 | 11 |
| Princess Zelda | 1/28/07 | 2/4/07 | 7 | 12 |
| Sacred Realm | 2/4/07 | 2/11/07 | 7 | 13 |
| BS Zelda no Densetsu Kodai no Sekiban | 2/11/07 | 2/18/07 | 7 | 14 |
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 2/18/07 | 2/25/07 | 7 | 15 |
| Zant's Invasion of Hyrule (deleted per discussion) | 2/25/07 | 3/4/07 | 7 | 16 |
| Hylian Language | 3/4/07 | 3/11/07 | 7 | 17 |
| Wind Temple | 3/11/07 | 3/18/07 | 7 | 18 |
| The Legend of Zelda | 3/18/07 | 4/1/07 | 14* | 19 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Return of Ganon** | 4/1/07 | 4/2/07 | 1 | - |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | 4/2/07 | 4/8/07 | 6 | 20 |
| Tower of Winds | 4/8/07 | 4/15/07 | 7 | 21 |
| Zora | 4/15/07 | 4/22/07 | 7 | 22 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | 4/22/07 | 4/29/07 | 7 | 23 |
| Triforce | 4/29/07 | 5/6/07 | 7 | 24 |
| Volvagia | 5/6/07 | 5/13/07 | 7 | 25 |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | 5/13/07 | 5/20/07 | 7 | 26 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | 5/20/07 | 5/27/07 | 7 | 27 |
| Twili | 5/27/07 | 6/10/07 | 14* | 28 |
| ChuChu | 6/10/07 | 6/24/07 | 14* | 29 |
| Stalfos | 6/24/07 | 7/8/07 | 14* | 30 |
| Kakariko Village | 7/8/07 | 7/22/07 | 14* | 31 |
| Midna | 7/22/07 | 9/2/07 | 42* | 32 |
| Great Sea | 9/2/07 | 11/25/07 | 70* | 33 |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 12/2/07 | 12/9/07 | 7 | 34 |
| Gohma | 12/9/07 | 12/16/07 | 7 | 35 |
| Dungeon | 12/16/07 | 1/27/08 | 42 | 36 |
*The Legend of Zelda and all featured articles from 27 May to 22 July appeared on the main page for two weeks running as no suitable replacements could be found in time. For the same reason, Midna remained on the page for 6 weeks, and Great Sea for 10 weeks.
**The Legend of Zelda: Return of Ganon was featured on the main page as an April Fools' Day joke and was not intended to be a serious article.
2008[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| Goron | 1/27/08 | 2/3/08 | 7 | 37 |
| Imprisoning War | 2/3/08 | 2/24/08 | 21 | 38 |
| Wind Temple | 2/24/08 | 3/2/08 | 7 | 39 |
| Great Moblin | 3/2/08 | 3/9/08 | 7 | 40 |
| Moblin | 3/9/08 | 3/30/08 | 21 | 41 |
| Link | 3/30/08 | 4/6/08 | 7 | 42 |
| Capture of the Children (deleted per discussion) | 4/6/08 | 6/9/08 | 65 | 43 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 6/9/08 | 9/11/08 | 95 | 44 |
| Triforce | 9/11/08 | 10/18/08 | 38 | 45 |
| Sheikah | 10/18/08 | 1/27/09 | 102 | 46 |
2009[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| Attack on Hyrule Castle (deleted per discussion) | 1/27/09 | 4/27/09 | 91 | 47 |
| Imprisoning War | 4/27/09 | 7/14/09 | 51 | 48 |
| Bombers' Notebook Tasks | 7/14/09 | 7/24/09 | 11 | 49 |
| Princess Zelda | 7/24/09 | 8/9/09 | 17 | 50 |
| Spiritual Stones | 8/9/09 | 8/27/09 | 19 | 51 |
| Majora | 8/27/09 | 9/28/09 | 32 | 52 |
| Death Mountain | 9/28/09 | 11/25/09 | 58 | 53 |
| Seven Sages | 11/25/09 | 1/2/10 | 39 | 54 |
2010[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| Agahnim (A Link to the Past) | 1/2/10 | 2/3/10 | 33 | 55 |
| Dark Link | 2/3/10 | 3/22/10 | 48 | 56 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 3/22/10 | 4/25/10 | 35 | 57 |
| Darknut | 4/25/10 | 5/13/10 | 19 | 58 |
| Linked Game | 5/13/10 | 7/3/10 | 43 | 59 |
| Hyrule | 7/3/10 | 8/4/10 | 33 | 60 |
| Shooting Gallery | 8/4/10 | 9/2/10 | 30 | 61 |
| Epona | 9/2/10 | 10/2/10 | 31 | 62 |
| Wizzrobe | 10/2/10 | 10/28/10 | 26 | 63 |
| Happy Mask Salesman | 10/28/10 | 11/23/10 | 27 | 64 |
| Hero's Shade | 11/23/10 | 12/17/10 | 24 | 65 |
| Spin Attack | 12/17/10 | 1/16/11 | 30 | 66 |
2011[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| Zant | 1/16/11 | 2/10/11 | 24 | 67 |
| Iron Knuckle | 2/10/11 | 3/5/11 | 23 | 68 |
| Tetra | 3/5/11 | 4/1/11 | 26 | 69 |
| Windfall Island | 4/1/11 | 5/1/11 | 30 | 70 |
| Mirror of Twilight | 5/1/11 | 6/1/11 | 31 | 71 |
| Deku Mask | 6/1/11 | 7/2/11 | 31 | 72 |
| Tingle | 7/2/11 | 8/1/11 | 30 | 73 |
| Master Sword | 8/1/11 | 9/1/11 | 31 | 74 |
| Kokiri | 9/1/11 | 10/1/11 | 30 | 75 |
| Navi | 10/1/11 | 11/1/11 | 31 | 76 |
| Sheik | 11/1/11 | 12/1/11 | 30 | 77 |
| Lost Woods | 12/1/11 | 1/1/12 | 31 | 78 |
2012[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| List of locations in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 1/1/12 | 2/4/12 | 34 | 79 |
| Rito | 2/4/12 | 3/3/12 | 28 | 80 |
| General Onox | 3/3/12 | 4/1/12 | 28 | 81 |
| Skull Kid (character) | 4/1/12 | 5/1/12 | 30 | 82 |
| Postman | 5/1/12 | 6/3/12 | 33 | 83 |
| Ganon | 6/3/12 | 8/15/12 | 71 | 84 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | 8/15/12 | 3/9/13 | 206 | 85 |
2013[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| Anju | 3/9/13 | 4/10/13 | 32 | 86 |
| Marin | 4/10/13 | 5/4/13 | 24 | 87 |
| Hide-and-Seek | 5/4/13 | 6/1/13 | 28 | 88 |
| Carpenters | 6/1/13 | 7/8/13 | 37 | 89 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | 7/8/13 | 6/1/14 | 328 | 90 |
2014[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | 6/1/14 | 11/4/14 | 156 | 91 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 11/4/14 | 5/17/19 | 1655 | 92 |
2015[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 11/4/14 | 5/17/19 | 1655 | 92 |
2016[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 11/4/14 | 5/17/19 | 1655 | 92 |
2017[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 11/4/14 | 5/17/19 | 1655 | 92 |
2018[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 11/4/14 | 5/17/19 | 1655 | 92 |
2019[]
| Article | Beginning showcase date | End showcase date | Total days showcased | No. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 11/4/14 | 5/17/19 | 1655 | 92 |
| Hookshot | 5/17/19 | -- | -- | 93 |
Featured articles by topic[]
| Category | Number featured |
| Characters | 26 |
| Dungeons | 3 |
| Enemies | 9 |
| Events | 5 |
| Games | 20 |
| Items | 7 |
| Locations | 11 |
| Races | 7 |
| Other | 6 |
| Total | 93 |