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| - | + | You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like <code><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></code> | |
| - | You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like | + | |
== Text formatting markup == | == Text formatting markup == | ||
| - | {| class= | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| - | ! style= | + | ! style="width:15%" |Description |
| - | ! style= | + | ! style="width:45%" |You type |
| - | ! style= | + | ! style="width:40%" |You get |
|- | |- | ||
| - | ! colspan= | + | ! colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#A7C1F2" | character formatting - ''applies anywhere'' |
|- | |- | ||
|Italic text | |Italic text | ||
| - | | | + | |<pre>''italic''</pre> |
|''italic'' | |''italic'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bold text | | Bold text | ||
| - | | | + | |<pre>'''bold'''</pre> |
|'''bold''' | |'''bold''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bold and italic | | Bold and italic | ||
| - | | | + | |<pre>'''''bold & italic'''''</pre> |
| - | |'''''bold & | + | |'''''bold & italic''''' |
|- | |- | ||
|Escape wiki markup | |Escape wiki markup | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></pre> | |
| - | | | + | |<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> |
|- | |- | ||
| - | ! colspan= | + | ! colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#A7C1F2"| section formatting - ''only at the beginning of the line'' |
|- | |- | ||
|Headings of different levels | |Headings of different levels | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre>=level 1= | |
==level 2== | ==level 2== | ||
===level 3=== | ===level 3=== | ||
====level 4==== | ====level 4==== | ||
=====level 5===== | =====level 5===== | ||
| - | ======level 6====== | + | ======level 6======</pre> |
An article with four or more headings will automatically create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Section#Table_of_contents_.28TOC.29 table of contents]. | An article with four or more headings will automatically create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Section#Table_of_contents_.28TOC.29 table of contents]. | ||
Use of a level 1 heading is '''''highly discouraged''''' as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing. | Use of a level 1 heading is '''''highly discouraged''''' as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing. | ||
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| - | + | <!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing --> | |
| - | + | <div style="font-size: 188%; margin: 0; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;">Level 1</div> | |
| - | + | <div style="font-size: 150%; margin: 0; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;">Level 2</div> | |
| - | + | <div style="font-size: 132%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 3</div> | |
| - | + | <div style="font-size: 100%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 4</div> | |
| - | + | <div style="font-size: 86%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 5</div> | |
| - | + | <div style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 6</div> | |
|- | |- | ||
|Horizontal rule | |Horizontal rule | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre>----</pre> | |
| | | | ||
---- | ---- | ||
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|Bullet list | |Bullet list | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre> | |
* one | * one | ||
* two | * two | ||
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** three point one | ** three point one | ||
** three point two | ** three point two | ||
| - | + | </pre> | |
Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another. | Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another. | ||
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|Numbered list | |Numbered list | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre> | |
# one | # one | ||
| - | # two | + | # two<br />spanning several lines<br />without breaking the numbering |
# three | # three | ||
## three point one | ## three point one | ||
## three point two | ## three point two | ||
| - | + | </pre> | |
| | | | ||
# one | # one | ||
| - | # two | + | # two<br />spanning several lines<br />without breaking the numbering |
# three | # three | ||
## three point one | ## three point one | ||
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|Definition list | |Definition list | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre> | |
;item 1 | ;item 1 | ||
:definition 1 | :definition 1 | ||
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:definition 2-1 | :definition 2-1 | ||
:definition 2-2 | :definition 2-2 | ||
| - | + | </pre> | |
| | | | ||
;item 1 | ;item 1 | ||
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| Adopting definition list to indent text | | Adopting definition list to indent text | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre>:Single indent | |
::Double indent | ::Double indent | ||
| - | :::::Multiple indent | + | :::::Multiple indent</pre> |
This adoption may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility. | This adoption may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility. | ||
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| Mixture of different types of list | | Mixture of different types of list | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre> | |
# one | # one | ||
# two | # two | ||
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#: four def one | #: four def one | ||
#: this rather looks like the continuation of # four | #: this rather looks like the continuation of # four | ||
| - | #: and thus often used instead of | + | #: and thus often used instead of <br /> |
# five | # five | ||
## five sub 1 | ## five sub 1 | ||
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:# definition 2-1 | :# definition 2-1 | ||
:# definition 2-2 | :# definition 2-2 | ||
| - | + | </pre> | |
| - | The usage of | + | The usage of <code>#:</code> and <code>*:</code> for breaking a line within an item may also be controversial. |
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# one | # one | ||
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# four | # four | ||
#: four def one | #: four def one | ||
| - | #: this rather looks like the continuation of | + | #: this rather looks like the continuation of <code># four</code> |
| - | #: and thus often used instead of | + | #: and thus often used instead of <code><nowiki><br /></nowiki></code> |
# five | # five | ||
## five sub 1 | ## five sub 1 | ||
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|Preformatted text | |Preformatted text | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre> | |
preformatted text is done with | preformatted text is done with | ||
a '''space''' at the | a '''space''' at the | ||
''beginning'' of the line | ''beginning'' of the line | ||
| - | + | </pre> | |
This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting, and character formatting markups are still effective. | This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting, and character formatting markups are still effective. | ||
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== Paragraphs == | == Paragraphs == | ||
| - | MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tags | + | MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tags <code><nowiki><br /></nowiki></code>. |
== HTML == | == HTML == | ||
| - | Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example | + | Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code><nowiki><code></nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki><div></nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><font></nowiki></code>. These apply anywhere you insert them. |
| - | {| class= | + | {| class="wikitable" |
!Description | !Description | ||
!You type | !You type | ||
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|Fixed width text | |Fixed width text | ||
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| - | + | <pre><tt>Fixed width text</tt></pre> | |
| | | | ||
| - | + | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> | |
|- | |- | ||
|Blockquotes | |Blockquotes | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre> | |
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
| - | + | <blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> | |
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
| - | + | </pre> | |
| | | | ||
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
| - | + | <blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> | |
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Comment | |Comment | ||
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| - | + | <pre><!--This is comment--></pre> | |
| | | | ||
| - | + | <!--This is comment--> | |
|- | |- | ||
|Completely preformatted text | |Completely preformatted text | ||
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre><pre>this way, all markups are '''ignored'''</pre></pre> | |
| | | | ||
| - | + | <pre> | |
| - | this way, all markups are '''ignored''' | + | this way, all markups are '''ignored'''</pre> |
|} | |} | ||
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== Other formatting == | == Other formatting == | ||
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*[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | *[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | ||
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[[Category:Help|Formatting]] | [[Category:Help|Formatting]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 10 April 2009
You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in italic, you include it in two single quotes like ''this''
Contents |
Text formatting markup
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| character formatting - applies anywhere | ||
| Italic text | ''italic'' | italic |
| Bold text | '''bold''' | bold |
| Bold and italic | '''''bold & italic''''' | bold & italic |
| Escape wiki markup |
<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | no ''markup'' |
| section formatting - only at the beginning of the line | ||
| Headings of different levels |
=level 1= ==level 2== ===level 3=== ====level 4==== =====level 5===== ======level 6====== An article with four or more headings will automatically create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Section#Table_of_contents_.28TOC.29 table of contents]. Use of a level 1 heading is highly discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing. |
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
|
| Horizontal rule |
---- |
|
| Bullet list |
* one * two * three ** three point one ** three point two Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another. |
|
| Numbered list |
# one # two<br />spanning several lines<br />without breaking the numbering # three ## three point one ## three point two |
|
| Definition list |
;item 1 :definition 1 ;item 2 :definition 2-1 :definition 2-2 |
|
| Adopting definition list to indent text |
:Single indent ::Double indent :::::Multiple indent This adoption may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility. |
|
| Mixture of different types of list |
# one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this rather looks like the continuation of # four #: and thus often used instead of <br /> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2 ;item 1 :* definition 1-1 :* definition 1-2 : ;item 2 :# definition 2-1 :# definition 2-2 The usage of |
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| Preformatted text |
preformatted text is done with a '''space''' at the ''beginning'' of the line This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting, and character formatting markups are still effective. |
preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line |
Paragraphs
MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tags <br />.
HTML
Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code>, <div>, <span> and <font>. These apply anywhere you insert them.
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed width text |
<tt>Fixed width text</tt> |
Fixed width text |
| Blockquotes |
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text <blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> text text text text text text text text text text text text |
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text quote quote quote quote quote quote text text text text text text text text text text text text |
| Comment |
<!--This is comment--> | |
| Completely preformatted text |
<pre>this way, all markups are '''ignored'''</pre> |
this way, all markups are '''ignored''' |
Other formatting
Beyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references:
