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Short answer

Create one from the repo page with Create Dataset Card. [S1][S2]

Claims

• id: C1 claim: Each dataset should have a dataset card. source: S1 evidence: "Each dataset should have a dataset card to promote responsible usage"
• id: C2 claim: Create Dataset Card makes a new README.md. source: S1 evidence: "click on Create Dataset Card to create a new README.md file in your repository."
• id: C3 claim: The Hub web interface lets anyone upload a dataset. source: S2 evidence: "The Hub’s web-based interface allows users without any developer experience to upload a dataset."

Sources

• [S1] Create a dataset card · Hugging Face. Hugging Face (datasets docs). https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/dataset_card . License: Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs). Accessed 2026-11-04.
• [S2] Share a dataset to the Hub · Hugging Face. Hugging Face (datasets docs). https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/upload_dataset . License: Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs). Accessed 2026-11-04.

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  author = {{iinventedlight}},
  title = {{Write a dataset card on the Hugging Face Hub}},
  howpublished = {iinventedlight Library},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-11-04},
  url = {https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/hf-datasets-dataset-card/},
  note = {Permanent ID iil:note:yp1r8474. License: CC-BY-4.0.},
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