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Wiki editingCheatsheet

copied from Wikipedia's editing Cheat Sheet

Use a wiki template

{{Example}}

Template:Example

Works anywhere in the text
Description You type You get
Italic text

''italic''

italic

Bold text

'''bold'''

bold

Bold and italic text

'''''bold & italic'''''

bold & italic

Link to another Wikipedia page

[[Name of page]]
[[Name of page|Text to display]]

Name of page
Text to display

Add an image

[[File:Yes_check.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]]

Alt text
Caption
Add a page to a category [[Category:Category name]] Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature
Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page.
Do not sign when contributing to an article.

~~~~

Username (talk) 01:12, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Works only at the beginning of lines
Description You type You get
Redirect to another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.

#REDIRECT [[Target page]]

Redirect arrow without text.png Target page

Section headings
A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
=Level 1= should not be used.

== Level 2 ==
=== Level 3 ===
==== Level 4 ====
===== Level 5 =====
====== Level 6 ======

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5
Level 6
Bulleted list

* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three

  • One
  • Two
    • Two point one
  • Three
Numbered list

# One
# Two
## Two point one
# Three

  1. One
  2. Two
    1. Two point one
  3. Three
Dictionary list

; term 1
: definition of term 1
; term 2
: definition of term 2

term 1
definition of term 1
term 2
definition of term 2
Indenting text
This is generally used when replying on a Talk Page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.

no indent (normal)
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent

no indent (normal)

first indent
second indent
third indent

See also



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