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Wikis use symbols such as asterisks, single-quotes, square-brackets and braces to represent formatting elements like making words into links to other sites or articles, or creating tables for layout and dividing the text into headings. This kind of text markup used in the MediaWiki (Wikipedia) project is called wikitext.

Wikitext formatting

Below is a table of the most commonly used wikitext formatting, the middle column is what you type into the article in "edit mode" (after clicking the edit link at the top of the page), and the right-hand column shows what the result would be when viewing the article normally. For more detailed information about editing and wikitext, see Help:Wikitext.

Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Internal link (within this wiki) Internal link (to a category) Interwiki Link (to partner wiki)	`[[name of page]]` `[[name of page\|display text]]` `[[:Category:name of category]]` `[[w:name of article]]` `[[wiki:name of article]]` `[[wiki:name of article\|display text]]`	name of page display text Category:name of category w:name of article wiki:name of article display text Note: red links mean the page doesn't exist yet

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.com]` `[http://www.example.com display text]` `http://www.example.com` `[mailto:jane@example.com Jane's email]`	[1] display text http://www.example.com Janes's email

Redirect	`#redirect [[Target page]]`	1. redirect Target page

Signature	`~~~` `~~~~` `~~~~~`	J.Doe J.Doe 17:07, 18 July 2026 17:07, 18 July 2026

Escape wiki markup	`with ''markup''` `<nowiki>without ''markup''</nowiki>`	with markup without ''markup''
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes	`== level 1 ==` `=== level 2 ===` `==== level 3 ====` `===== level 4 =====` Tip: put __NOTOC__ in an article to remove its table-of-contents	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Outline Numbered Headings	`# one` `# two` `## two point one` `# three`	1. one 2. two 2.1 two point one 3. three

Bullet list	`* one` `* two` `** two point one` `* three`	one two two point one three

Definition list	`;Definition` `:item 1` `:item 2`	Definition item 1 item 2

Thumbnail image	[[File:Example.jpg\|thumb\|Caption text]]	Caption text

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 Wikis use symbols such as asterisks, single-quotes, square-brackets and braces to represent formatting elements like making words into links to other sites or articles, or creating tables for layout and dividing the text into headings. This kind of text markup used in the MediaWiki (Wikipedia) project is called ''wikitext''.
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 Below is a table of the most commonly used wikitext formatting, the middle column is what you type into the article in "edit mode" (after clicking the edit link at the top of the page), and the right-hand column shows what the result would be when viewing the article normally. For more detailed information about editing and wikitext, see [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext Help:Wikitext].
-{| style="border:none; text-align:left;  background:#f0f0f0; font-size: 95%;"
+{| style="border:none; text-align:left; font-size: 95%;"
 |-
-| width="25%" style="background: #e4e4e4; padding: 3px 5px; text-align:center;"|'''Description'''
+| width="25%" style="background: hsla(0, 0%, 50%, .2); padding: 3px 5px; text-align:center;"|'''Description'''
-| style="background: #e4e4e4; padding: 3px 5px; text-align:center;"|'''You type'''
+| style="background: hsla(0, 0%, 50%, .2); padding: 3px 5px; text-align:center;"|'''You type'''
-| width="25%" style="background: #e4e4e4; padding: 3px 5px; text-align:center;"|'''You get'''
+| width="25%" style="background: hsla(0, 0%, 50%, .2); padding: 3px 5px; text-align:center;"|'''You get'''
 |-
-| colspan="3" style="background: #e4e4e4; padding: 3px 5px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere
+| colspan="3" style="background: hsla(0, 0%, 50%, .2); padding: 3px 5px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere
 |-
 |Italicise text
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 <nowiki>without ''markup''</nowiki>
 |-
-| colspan="3" style="background: #e4e4e4; padding: 3px 5px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies only at the beginning of the line
+| colspan="3" style="background: hsla(0, 0%, 50%, .2); padding: 3px 5px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies only at the beginning of the line
 |-
 |valign="top"|Headings<br />
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 [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]
 |}
-== Useful tools and templates ==
-=== Tools ===
-==== [https://www.tablesgenerator.com/mediawiki_table Table Generator] ====
-A browser based tool that can greatly aid in making complex wiki-tables.
-=== Templates ===
-==== [[Template:Color]] ====
-An easy way to change the color and background color of text.
-==== [[Template:Font]] ====
-Allows you to change the font size and family.
-==== [[Template:Mbox]] ====
-Allows you add a message box for particularly important information. The [[Obsidian Notes]] article is a good example of a proper use of a message box.
 [[Category:Help]]
 __NOTOC__
 __NOEDITSECTION__

Latest revision as of 15:29, 23 October 2024

Wikitext formatting

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

1. one

2. two

2.1 two point one

3. three