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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 <tt><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></tt> | 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 <tt><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></tt> | ||
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|<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | |<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | ||
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|Headings of<br /> | |Headings of<br /> | ||
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<tt><nowiki>==level 1==</nowiki></tt><br /> | <tt><nowiki>==level 1==</nowiki></tt><br /> | ||
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<tt><nowiki>=====level 4=====</nowiki></tt> | <tt><nowiki>=====level 4=====</nowiki></tt> | ||
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==Level 1== | ==Level 1== | ||
===Level 2=== | ===Level 2=== | ||
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+ | *Use of a heading created by single equal signs is discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing. | ||
+ | *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]. | ||
== Paragraphs == | == Paragraphs == | ||
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Some HTML-Tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tt><nowiki><code></nowiki></tt>, <tt><nowiki><div></nowiki></tt>, <tt><nowiki><span></nowiki></tt> and <tt><nowiki><font></nowiki></tt>. | Some HTML-Tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tt><nowiki><code></nowiki></tt>, <tt><nowiki><div></nowiki></tt>, <tt><nowiki><span></nowiki></tt> and <tt><nowiki><font></nowiki></tt>. | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_Page_Help/Do-It-Yourself/Formatting_Text#Underlining More Formatting from Wikipedia] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_Page_Help/Do-It-Yourself/Formatting_Text#Underlining More Formatting from Wikipedia] | ||
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[[Category:Help|Formatting]] | [[Category:Help|Formatting]] |
Latest revision as of 14:53, 22 September 2008
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 |
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'' |
Markup that works only at the beginning of the line | ||
Headings of different sizes |
==level 1== |
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 |
Horizontal rule |
---- |
|
Bullet list |
* one |
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Numbered list |
# one |
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Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists |
# one |
|
Definition list |
;Definition |
|
Preformatted text |
preformatted text is done with |
preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line |
Notes:
- Use of a heading created by single equal signs is discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.
- An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.
Paragraphs
MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tag <br />.
HTML
Some HTML-Tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code>, <div>, <span> and <font>.
Other formatting
Beyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references: