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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> | |||
== Text formatting markup == | == Text formatting markup == | ||
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|{{Hl2}} |'''Description''' | |{{Hl2}} |'''Description''' | ||
|{{Hl2}} |'''You type''' | |{{Hl2}} |'''You type''' | ||
|{{Hl2}} |'''You get''' | |{{Hl2}} |'''You get''' | ||
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|Italic text | |Italic text | ||
|<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki> </tt> | |||
|''italic'' | |''italic'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bold text | | Bold text | ||
|<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> </tt> | |||
|'''bold''' | |'''bold''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bold and italic | | Bold and italic | ||
|<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki> </tt> | |||
|'''''bold & italic''''' | |'''''bold & italic''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Escape wiki markup | |Escape wiki markup | ||
|<tt><nowiki><nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki></nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | |||
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|Fixed width text | |Fixed width text | ||
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<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> | |||
<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> | |||
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<tt>Fixed width text</tt> | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> | ||
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| Indent text | | Indent text | ||
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<tt><nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki></tt><br /> | <tt> | ||
<tt><nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki></tt><br /> | <nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki> </tt><br /> | ||
<tt><nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki></tt> | <tt> | ||
<nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki> </tt> | |||
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:Single indent | :Single indent | ||
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different levels <ref>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].</ref> | different levels <ref>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].</ref> | ||
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<tt><nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki></tt><ref>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.</ref><br /> | <tt> | ||
<tt><nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki></tt><br /> | <nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki> </tt><ref>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.</ref><br /> | ||
<tt><nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki></tt><br /> | <tt> | ||
<tt><nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki></tt><br /> | <nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki> </tt><br /> | ||
<tt><nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki></tt><br /> | <tt> | ||
<tt><nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki></tt> | <nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki> </tt><br /> | ||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki> </tt> | |||
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<!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing --> | <!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing --> | ||
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<span style="font-size: 132%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 3</span><br/> | <span style="font-size: 132%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 3</span><br/> | ||
<span style="font-size: 100%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 4</span><br/> | <span style="font-size: 100%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 4</span><br/> | ||
<span style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 6</span><br/> | <span style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 6</span><br/> | ||
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|Horizontal rule | |Horizontal rule | ||
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<tt><nowiki>----</nowiki></tt> | <tt> | ||
<nowiki>----</nowiki> </tt> | |||
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---- | ---- | ||
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|Numbered list | |Numbered list | ||
{{Messagebox | |||
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| text = You can continue a bullet on a separate line by using a colon after the hash (bare colon is the indent operator if that helps you remember) So, something like this<br /># one <br /># two <br />#: two continued <br />#: two continued <br /># three}} | |||
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# one<br /> | # one<br /> | ||
# two<nowiki><br /></nowiki>spanning several lines<nowiki><br /></nowiki>without breaking the numbering<br /> | # two | ||
<nowiki><br /></nowiki> spanning several lines | |||
<nowiki><br /></nowiki> without breaking the numbering<br /> | |||
# three<br /> | # three<br /> | ||
## three point one<br /> | ## three point one<br /> | ||
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beginning of the line<br /> | beginning of the line<br /> | ||
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preformatted text is done with | |||
a space at the | |||
beginning of the line | |||
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|Preformatted text with no indentation | |Preformatted text with no indentation | ||
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<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki> | | ||
<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki> | |||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
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text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
<nowiki><blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki> | |||
<nowiki><blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki> | |||
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
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|Comment | |Comment | ||
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<tt><nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki></tt> | <tt> | ||
<nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki> </tt> | |||
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<!--This is comment-->|} | <!--This is comment-->|} | ||
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== Paragraphs == | == 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 tags <tt><nowiki><br> or <br/></nowiki></tt>. | MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <tt> | ||
<nowiki><br> or <br/></nowiki> </tt>. | |||
== HTML == | == HTML == | ||
Some [[wikipedia:HTML|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 [[wikipedia:HTML|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>. | |||
{{Admin tip|tip=If you trust your users you can allow full HTML by setting <code>{{mediawiki|Manual:$wgRawHtml|$wgRawHtml}} = true;</code> in {{mediawiki|Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings.php}}.}} | {{Admin tip|tip=If you trust your users you can allow full HTML by setting <code>{{mediawiki|Manual:$wgRawHtml|$wgRawHtml}} = true;</code> in {{mediawiki|Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings.php}}.}} | ||
