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''. Also note that when editing a page there are buttons that can help you if you forget such code, the ones at the top that look like this: By clicking them, an example will appear with the wikitext and text for you to replace.
Text formatting markup
Description | You type… | You get… |
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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== Notes:
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Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 |
Horizontal rule |
---- |
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Bullet list |
* one |
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Numbered list |
# one |
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Numbered list starting from any number (must use HTML or a combination of HTML and Wiki Markup; # begins a new order list so it can only be used for sub-lists) |
<ol start="50"> |
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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 |
Note that using =Top-level headings= is not allowed, as they disrupt page flow. For the top-level headings in a page, use ==First-level headings==.
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/>". However, it is advised you always start new paragraphs by leaving an empty line, as it is more semantically correct than just using an HTML linebreak; this also helps us keep a consistent style across the wiki.
HTML
Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki; for example <code>, <div>, <pre>, <span> and <font>.
Automated Table of Contents
Although an automated Table of Contents will appear on pages with enough headings, sometimes you don't want this. You can force pages to always display a table of contents (for instance if you have only two very long sections) or never display a table of contents (usually for aesthetic purposes).
To force a table of contents, or to change the position of the table of contents, use __TOC__ at the top of your page. To never show a table of contents, use __NOTOC__.
Note that this is not the same as a guide's /Table of Contents subpage. For information on creating and modifying those see Table of contents.
Section Editing
If your preferences enable it, edit by section links will appear on pages containing headings. You can force these not to display regardless of preferences by putting __NOEDITSECTION__ on the top of the page.