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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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Mediawiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a newline with the HTML tag <tt><nowiki><br /></nowiki></tt>. | Mediawiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a newline with the HTML tag <tt><nowiki><br /></nowiki></tt>. | ||
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*[[Help:Images|Images]] | *[[Help:Images|Images]] | ||
*[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | *[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 23 January 2013
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''
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'' |
| 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 |
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| Definition list |
;Definition |
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| Preformatted text |
preformatted text is done with |
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 also start a newline with the HTML tag <br />.
More advanced formatting
Beyond the basic text formatting markup shown above, there are some more advanced formatting tricks:
