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== Text formatting markup == | == Text formatting markup == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Description |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | You type |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | You get |
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | | + | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | Character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere'' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Italic text |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | '' | + | ''italic'' |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | '' | + | ''italic'' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Bold text |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''bold''' |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''bold''' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Bold and italic |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | ''''' | + | '''''bold & italic''''' |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | ''''' | + | '''''bold & italic''''' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Escape wiki markup |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | <nowiki> | + | <nowiki> no ''markup''</nowiki> |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | + | <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | | + | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | Section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line'' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Section Headings of different levels |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | + | == Level 2 == | |
| − | + | === Level 3 === | |
| − | ===== Level 5 ===== | + | ==== Level 4 ==== |
| + | |||
| + | ===== Level 5 ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Level 6 ====== | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
{{note| | {{note| | ||
| − | * | + | * <!--T:31--> [[<tvar|lv1>Special:MyLanguage/Help_talk:Formatting#Level_1</>|Skip Level 1]], it is page name level. |
* Do not put any text on the same line after the ending equal signs. | * Do not put any text on the same line after the ending equal signs. | ||
| − | * | + | * An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a [[wikipedia:Help:Section#Table of contents (TOC)|table of contents]] (unless setting the magic word<nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki>). |
}} | }} | ||
| | | | ||
<!-- using HTML markup to avoid creating new sections --> | <!-- using HTML markup to avoid creating new sections --> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
<h2>Level 2</h2> | <h2>Level 2</h2> | ||
| − | |||
<h3>Level 3</h3> | <h3>Level 3</h3> | ||
| − | |||
<h4>Level 4</h4> | <h4>Level 4</h4> | ||
| − | |||
<h5>Level 5</h5> | <h5>Level 5</h5> | ||
| − | |||
<h6>Level 6</h6> | <h6>Level 6</h6> | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Horizontal rule |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | + | Text before | |
---- | ---- | ||
| − | + | Text after | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | + | Text before | |
---- | ---- | ||
| − | + | Text after | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Bullet list |
| | | | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
* Start each line | * Start each line | ||
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). | * with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). | ||
| Line 102: | Line 96: | ||
Any other start ends the list. | Any other start ends the list. | ||
| − | |||
* combine bullet list | * combine bullet list | ||
** with definition | ** with definition | ||
| Line 108: | Line 101: | ||
** creates empty space | ** creates empty space | ||
| − | |||
* combine bullet list | * combine bullet list | ||
** with definition | ** with definition | ||
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** without empty spaces | ** without empty spaces | ||
| − | |||
*bullet list | *bullet list | ||
:- definition | :- definition | ||
:* sublist that doesn't create empty | :* sublist that doesn't create empty | ||
:* spaces after definition | :* spaces after definition | ||
| − | + | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
* Start each line | * Start each line | ||
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). | * with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). | ||
| Line 132: | Line 122: | ||
Any other start ends the list. | Any other start ends the list. | ||
| − | |||
* combine bullet list | * combine bullet list | ||
** with definition | ** with definition | ||
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** creates empty space | ** creates empty space | ||
| − | |||
* combine bullet list | * combine bullet list | ||
** with definition | ** with definition | ||
| Line 144: | Line 132: | ||
** without empty spaces | ** without empty spaces | ||
| − | |||
*bullet list | *bullet list | ||
:- definition | :- definition | ||
:* sublist that doesn't create empty | :* sublist that doesn't create empty | ||
:* spaces after definition | :* spaces after definition | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Numbered list |
| | | | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
# Start each line | # Start each line | ||
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). | # with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). | ||
| Line 165: | Line 151: | ||
# Blank lines | # Blank lines | ||
| − | |||
# end the list and start another. | # end the list and start another. | ||
Any other start also | Any other start also | ||
ends the list. | ends the list. | ||
| − | + | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
# Start each line | # Start each line | ||
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). | # with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). | ||
| Line 183: | Line 167: | ||
# Blank lines | # Blank lines | ||
| − | |||
# end the list and start another. | # end the list and start another. | ||
Any other start also | Any other start also | ||
ends the list. | ends the list. | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Definition list |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
;item 1 | ;item 1 | ||
: definition 1 | : definition 1 | ||
| Line 198: | Line 180: | ||
: definition 2-1 | : definition 2-1 | ||
: definition 2-2 | : definition 2-2 | ||
| − | + | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
;item 1 | ;item 1 | ||
: definition 1 | : definition 1 | ||
| Line 208: | Line 189: | ||
: definition 2-1 | : definition 2-1 | ||
: definition 2-2 | : definition 2-2 | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Indent text |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
: Single indent | : Single indent | ||
:: Double indent | :: Double indent | ||
::::: Multiple indent | ::::: Multiple indent | ||
| − | + | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| − | {{Note| | + | {{Note|This workaround may harm accessibility.}} |
| | | | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
: Single indent | : Single indent | ||
:: Double indent | :: Double indent | ||
::::: Multiple indent | ::::: Multiple indent | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Mixture of different types of list |
| | | | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
# one | # one | ||
# two | # two | ||
| Line 250: | Line 228: | ||
### five sub 1 sub 1 | ### five sub 1 sub 1 | ||
## five sub 2 | ## five sub 2 | ||
| − | + | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| − | {{note| | + | {{note|The usage of <code>#:</code> and <code>*:</code> for breaking a line within an item may also harm accessibility.}} |
| | | | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
# one | # one | ||
# two | # two | ||
| Line 273: | Line 250: | ||
### five sub 1 sub 1 | ### five sub 1 sub 1 | ||
## five sub 2{{anchor|pre}} | ## five sub 2{{anchor|pre}} | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Preformatted text |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
Start each line with a space. | Start each line with a space. | ||
Text is '''preformatted''' and | Text is '''preformatted''' and | ||
''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. | ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. | ||
| − | + | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| − | {{note| | + | {{note|This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting. Character formatting markups are still effective.}} |
| | | | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
Start each line with a space. | Start each line with a space. | ||
Text is '''preformatted''' and | Text is '''preformatted''' and | ||
''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. | ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Preformatted text blocks |
| − | | <pre | + | | <pre> |
<nowiki><nowiki>Start with a space in the first column, | <nowiki><nowiki>Start with a space in the first column, | ||
(before the <nowiki>). | (before the <nowiki>). | ||
| − | |||
Then your block format will be | Then your block format will be | ||
maintained. | maintained. | ||
| Line 305: | Line 279: | ||
This is good for copying in code blocks: | This is good for copying in code blocks: | ||
| − | |||
def function(): | def function(): | ||
"""documentation string""" | """documentation string""" | ||
| − | |||
if True: | if True: | ||
print True | print True | ||
else: | else: | ||
| − | print False</nowiki></nowiki | + | print False</nowiki></nowiki> |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | |||
<nowiki>Start with a space in the first column, | <nowiki>Start with a space in the first column, | ||
(before the <nowiki>). | (before the <nowiki>). | ||
| − | |||
Then your block format will be | Then your block format will be | ||
maintained. | maintained. | ||
| − | |||
This is good for copying in code blocks: | This is good for copying in code blocks: | ||
| − | |||
def function(): | def function(): | ||
"""documentation string""" | """documentation string""" | ||
| − | |||
if True: | if True: | ||
print True | print True | ||
else: | else: | ||
| − | print False</nowiki | + | print False</nowiki> |
|} | |} | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | + | == Paragraphs == | |
| + | |||
MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tag <code><br /></code>. | MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tag <code><br /></code>. | ||
| − | == HTML tags == | + | == HTML tags == |
| − | |||
Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code><code></code>, <code><div></code>, and <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code>. These apply anywhere you insert them. | Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code><code></code>, <code><div></code>, and <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code>. These apply anywhere you insert them. | ||
| − | + | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Description |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | You type |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | You get |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | <!--T:85--> Inserted <br />(Displays as underline in most browsers) |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | <ins | + | <ins>Inserted</ins> |
| − | + | or | |
| − | <u | + | <u> Underline</u> |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | <ins | + | <ins>Inserted</ins> |
| − | + | or | |
| − | <u | + | <u>Underline</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Deleted <br />(Displays as strikethrough in most browsers) |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | <s | + | <s>Struck out</s> |
| − | + | or | |
| − | <del | + | <del> Deleted</del> |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | <s | + | <s> Struck out</s> |
| − | + | or | |
| − | <del | + | <del>Deleted</del> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Fixed width text |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | <code | + | <code> Source code</code> |
| − | + | or | |
| − | <code | + | <code> Fixed width text</code> |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | <code | + | <code> Source code</code> |
| − | + | or | |
| − | <code | + | <code>Fixed width text</code> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Blockquotes |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | + | Text before | |
| − | <blockquote | + | <blockquote> Blockquote</blockquote> |
| − | + | Text after | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
| − | + | Text before | |
| − | <blockquote | + | <blockquote>Blockquote</blockquote> |
| − | + | Text after | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Comment |
| − | | <pre | + | | <pre> |
| − | |||
<!-- This is a comment --> | <!-- This is a comment --> | ||
Comments are visible only | Comments are visible only | ||
in the edit zone. | in the edit zone. | ||
| − | + | </pre> | |
| | | | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
<!-- This is a comment --> | <!-- This is a comment --> | ||
Comments are visible only | Comments are visible only | ||
in the edit zone. | in the edit zone. | ||
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Completely preformatted text |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | <pre | + | <pre> |
| − | |||
Text is '''preformatted''' and | Text is '''preformatted''' and | ||
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done</pre> | ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done</pre> | ||
| − | + | </pre> | |
---- | ---- | ||
| − | {{note| | + | {{note|For marking up of preformatted text, check the "Preformatted text" entry at the end of the previous table.}} |
| | | | ||
| − | <pre | + | <pre> |
| − | |||
Text is '''preformatted''' and | Text is '''preformatted''' and | ||
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done | ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done | ||
| − | + | </pre> | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | '''Customized''' preformatted text |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
| − | <pre style="color: red" | + | <pre style="color: red"> |
| − | |||
Text is '''preformatted''' | Text is '''preformatted''' | ||
with a style and | with a style and | ||
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done | ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| − | + | </pre> | |
---- | ---- | ||
| − | {{note| | + | {{note| A CSS style can be named within the <code>style</code> attribute.}} |
| | | | ||
| − | <pre style="color: red" | + | <pre style="color: red"> |
| − | |||
Text is '''preformatted''' | Text is '''preformatted''' | ||
with a style and | with a style and | ||
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done | ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done | ||
| − | + | </pre> | |
|} | |} | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | + | continued: | |
| − | continued: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%" | {| class="wikitable" | style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%" | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Description |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | <!--T:124--> You type |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | <!--T:125--> You get |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | '''Default''' preformatted text has a CSS attribute (<code>white-space: pre-wrap;</code>) to wrap the text according to available width |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
| − | + | This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
| − | + | This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | '''Customized''' preformatted text with '''disabled''' text wrapping |
| <pre> | | <pre> | ||
<pre style="white-space: pre;"> | <pre style="white-space: pre;"> | ||
| − | + | This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| | | | ||
<pre style="white-space: pre;"> | <pre style="white-space: pre;"> | ||
| − | + | This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
|} | |} | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | + | == Inserting symbols == | |
| + | |||
Symbols and other special characters not available on your keyboard can be inserted in a multitude of ways. Many [http://www.howtogeek.com/210824/how-to-quickly-type-special-characters-on-any-computer-smartphone-or-tablet/ Operating Systems and browsers] allow you to insert special characters through a menu option or Operating System panel. Additionally, you can use the WikiEditor or [[VisualEditor/Special characters|VisualEditor]] to insert them into the edit screen. | Symbols and other special characters not available on your keyboard can be inserted in a multitude of ways. Many [http://www.howtogeek.com/210824/how-to-quickly-type-special-characters-on-any-computer-smartphone-or-tablet/ Operating Systems and browsers] allow you to insert special characters through a menu option or Operating System panel. Additionally, you can use the WikiEditor or [[VisualEditor/Special characters|VisualEditor]] to insert them into the edit screen. | ||
| − | + | As a last resort, you can use a special sequence of characters. Those sequences are called HTML entities. For example, the following sequence (entity) '''&rarr;''' when inserted will be shown as <ins>right arrow</ins> HTML symbol → and '''&mdash;''' when inserted will be shown as an <ins>em dash</ins> HTML symbol —. | |
| − | As a last resort, you can use a special sequence of characters. Those sequences are called HTML entities. For example, the following sequence (entity) '''&rarr;''' when inserted will be shown as <ins>right arrow</ins> HTML symbol → and '''&mdash;''' when inserted will be shown as an <ins>em dash</ins> HTML symbol —. | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| − | {{note| | + | {{note|Hover over any character to find out the symbol that it produces. Some symbols not available in the current font will appear as empty squares.}} |
{| class="wikitable" align=center width=100% | {| class="wikitable" align=center width=100% | ||
| Line 768: | Line 724: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Description |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | <!--T:136--> You type |
| − | ! width=40% | | + | ! width=40% | <!--T:137--> You get |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Copyright symbol |
|class=mw-code| &copy; | |class=mw-code| &copy; | ||
| | | | ||
:::'''©''' | :::'''©''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Greek delta letter symbol |
|class=mw-code|&delta; | |class=mw-code|&delta; | ||
| | | | ||
:::'''δ''' | :::'''δ''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Euro currency symbol |
|class=mw-code|&euro; | |class=mw-code|&euro; | ||
| | | | ||
:::'''€''' | :::'''€''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
See the list of all HTML entities on the Wikipedia article [[wikipedia:List of HTML entities|List of HTML entities]]. Additionally, MediaWiki supports two non-standard entity reference sequences: <code>&רלמ;</code> and <code>&رلم;</code> which are both considered equivalent to <code>&rlm;</code> which is a [[wikipedia:Right-to-left mark|right-to-left mark]]. (Used when combining right to left languages with left to right languages in the same page.) | See the list of all HTML entities on the Wikipedia article [[wikipedia:List of HTML entities|List of HTML entities]]. Additionally, MediaWiki supports two non-standard entity reference sequences: <code>&רלמ;</code> and <code>&رلم;</code> which are both considered equivalent to <code>&rlm;</code> which is a [[wikipedia:Right-to-left mark|right-to-left mark]]. (Used when combining right to left languages with left to right languages in the same page.) | ||
| − | == HTML tags and symbol entities displayed themselves (with and without interpreting them) == | + | == HTML tags and symbol entities displayed themselves (with and without interpreting them) == |
| − | + | ||
:<code>&amp;euro;</code> → '''&euro;''' | :<code>&amp;euro;</code> → '''&euro;''' | ||
| − | :<code><span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;" | + | :<code><span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"><!--T:143--> Typo to be corrected</span></code> → '''<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"><!--T:144--> Typo to be corrected</span>''' |
| + | |||
| + | :<code><nowiki>&lt;span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;">Typo to be corrected</span></nowiki></code> → '''<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"><!--T:145--> Typo to be corrected</span>''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Nowiki for HTML === | ||
| − | + | <<nowiki />nowiki /> can prohibit (HTML) tags: | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
* <nowiki><<</nowiki>nowiki />pre> → <<nowiki/>pre> | * <nowiki><<</nowiki>nowiki />pre> → <<nowiki/>pre> | ||
| − | + | But ''not'' & symbol escapes: | |
* &<<nowiki />nowiki />amp; → & | * &<<nowiki />nowiki />amp; → & | ||
| − | |||
To print & symbol escapes as text, use "<code>&amp;</code>" to replace the "&" character (eg. type "<code>&amp;nbsp;</code>", which results in "<code>&nbsp;</code>"). | To print & symbol escapes as text, use "<code>&amp;</code>" to replace the "&" character (eg. type "<code>&amp;nbsp;</code>", which results in "<code>&nbsp;</code>"). | ||
| − | == Other formatting == | + | == Other formatting == |
| − | |||
Beyond the text formatting markup shown hereinbefore, here are some other formatting references: | Beyond the text formatting markup shown hereinbefore, here are some other formatting references: | ||
| − | + | ||
* {{ll|Help:Links|nsp=0}} | * {{ll|Help:Links|nsp=0}} | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
* [[<tvar|lists>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Lists</>|Lists]] | * [[<tvar|lists>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Lists</>|Lists]] | ||
| − | + | ||
* {{ll|Help:Images|nsp=0}} | * {{ll|Help:Images|nsp=0}} | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
* References - see [[<tvar|citephp>Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Cite/Cite.php</>|Extension:Cite/Cite.php]] | * References - see [[<tvar|citephp>Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Cite/Cite.php</>|Extension:Cite/Cite.php]] | ||
* [[<tvar|tables>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tables</>|Tables]] | * [[<tvar|tables>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tables</>|Tables]] | ||
| − | |||
You can find more references at [[<tvar|help-contents>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents</>|Help:Contents]]. | You can find more references at [[<tvar|help-contents>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents</>|Help:Contents]]. | ||
| − | + | ||
[[Category:Help{{#translation:}}|Formatting]] | [[Category:Help{{#translation:}}|Formatting]] | ||
Revision as of 05:40, 10 July 2018
You can format your text by using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, apostrophes or equal signs 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 pairs of apostrophes like ''this''.
Contents
Text formatting markup
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Character (inline) formatting – 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'' |
| Section formatting – only at the beginning of the line | ||
| Section Headings of different levels | == Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ====== |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Horizontal rule | Text before ---- Text after |
Text before Text after |
| Bullet list |
* Start each line * with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). ** More asterisks give deeper *** and deeper levels. * Line breaks <br />don't break levels. *** But jumping levels creates empty space. Any other start ends the list. * combine bullet list ** with definition ::- definition ** creates empty space * combine bullet list ** with definition *:- definition ** without empty spaces *bullet list :- definition :* sublist that doesn't create empty :* spaces after definition |
Any other start ends the list.
|
| Numbered list |
# Start each line # with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). ## More number signs give deeper ### and deeper ### levels. # Line breaks <br />don't break levels. ### But jumping levels creates empty space. # Blank lines # end the list and start another. Any other start also ends the list. |
Any other start also ends the list. |
| Definition list | ;item 1 : definition 1 ;item 2 : definition 2-1 : definition 2-2 |
|
| Indent text | : Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent |
|
| Mixture of different types of list |
# one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this looks like a continuation #: and is often used #: instead <br />of <nowiki><br /></nowiki> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2 |
|
| Preformatted text | Start each line with a space. Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. |
Start each line with a space. Text is preformatted and markups can be done. |
| Preformatted text blocks |
<nowiki>Start with a space in the first column,
(before the <nowiki>).
Then your block format will be
maintained.
This is good for copying in code blocks:
def function():
"""documentation string"""
if True:
print True
else:
print False</nowiki>
|
Start with a space in the first column, (before the <nowiki>). Then your block format will be maintained. This is good for copying in code blocks: def function(): """documentation string""" if True: print True else: print False |
Paragraphs
MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tag <br />.
HTML tags
Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code>, <div>, and <span>. These apply anywhere you insert them.
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Inserted (Displays as underline in most browsers) |
<ins>Inserted</ins> or <u> Underline</u> |
Inserted or Underline |
| Deleted (Displays as strikethrough in most browsers) |
<s>Struck out</s> or <del> Deleted</del> |
or
|
| Fixed width text | <code> Source code</code> or <code> Fixed width text</code> |
or
|
| Blockquotes | Text before <blockquote> Blockquote</blockquote> Text after |
Text before
Text after |
| Comment | <!-- This is a comment --> Comments are visible only in the edit zone. |
Comments are visible only in the edit zone. |
| Completely preformatted text | <pre> Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done</pre> |
Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
| Customized preformatted text | <pre style="color: red"> Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done </pre> |
Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
continued:
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
Default preformatted text has a CSS attribute (white-space: pre-wrap;) to wrap the text according to available width
|
<pre> This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. </pre> |
This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. |
| Customized preformatted text with disabled text wrapping | <pre style="white-space: pre;"> This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. </pre> |
This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. |
Inserting symbols
Symbols and other special characters not available on your keyboard can be inserted in a multitude of ways. Many Operating Systems and browsers allow you to insert special characters through a menu option or Operating System panel. Additionally, you can use the WikiEditor or VisualEditor to insert them into the edit screen.
As a last resort, you can use a special sequence of characters. Those sequences are called HTML entities. For example, the following sequence (entity) → when inserted will be shown as right arrow HTML symbol → and — when inserted will be shown as an em dash HTML symbol —.
| HTML symbol entities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Á | á | Â | â | ´ | Æ | æ | À | à | ℵ | Α | α | & | ∧ | ∠ | Å | å | ≈ | Ã | ã | Ä | ä | „ | Β | β | ¦ | • | ∩ | Ç | ç | ¸ | ¢ |
| Χ | χ | ˆ | ♣ | ≅ | © | ↵ | ∪ | ¤ | † | ‡ | ↓ | ⇓ | ° | Δ | δ | ♦ | ÷ | É | é | Ê | ê | È | è | ∅ | Ε | ε | ≡ | Η | η | ||
| Ð | ð | Ë | ë | € | ∃ | ƒ | ∀ | ½ | ¼ | ¾ | ⁄ | Γ | γ | ≥ | > | ↔ | ⇔ | ♥ | … | Í | í | Î | î | ¡ | Ì | ì | ℑ | ∞ | ∫ | Ι | ι |
| ¿ | ∈ | Ï | ï | Κ | κ | Λ | λ | 〈 | « | ← | ⇐ | ⌈ | “ | ≤ | ⌊ | ∗ | ◊ | | ‹ | ‘ | < | ¯ | — | µ | · | − | Μ | μ | ∇ | – | |
| ≠ | ∋ | ¬ | ∉ | ⊄ | Ñ | ñ | Ν | ν | Ó | ó | Ô | ô | Œ | œ | Ò | ò | ‾ | Ω | ω | Ο | ο | ⊕ | ∨ | ª | º | Ø | ø | Õ | õ | ⊗ | Ö |
| ö | ¶ | ∂ | ‰ | ⊥ | Φ | φ | Π | π | ϖ | ± | £ | ′ | ″ | ∏ | ∝ | Ψ | ψ | " | √ | 〉 | » | → | ⇒ | ⌉ | ” | ℜ | ® | ⌋ | Ρ | ρ | |
| › | ’ | ‚ | Š | š | ⋅ | § | | Σ | σ | ς | ∼ | ♠ | ⊂ | ⊆ | ∑ | ⊃ | ¹ | ² | ³ | ⊇ | ß | Τ | τ | ∴ | Θ | θ | ϑ | Þ | þ | ˜ | |
| × | ™ | Ú | ú | ↑ | ⇑ | Û | û | Ù | ù | ¨ | ϒ | Υ | υ | Ü | ü | ℘ | Ξ | ξ | Ý | ý | ¥ | ÿ | Ÿ | Ζ | ζ | | | ||||
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Copyright symbol | © |
|
| Greek delta letter symbol | δ |
|
| Euro currency symbol | € |
|
See the list of all HTML entities on the Wikipedia article List of HTML entities. Additionally, MediaWiki supports two non-standard entity reference sequences: &רלמ; and &رلم; which are both considered equivalent to ‏ which is a right-to-left mark. (Used when combining right to left languages with left to right languages in the same page.)
HTML tags and symbol entities displayed themselves (with and without interpreting them)
&euro;→ €
<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span>→ Typo to be corrected
<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;">Typo to be corrected</span>→ <span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span>
Nowiki for HTML
<nowiki /> can prohibit (HTML) tags:
- <<nowiki />pre> → <pre>
But not & symbol escapes:
- &<nowiki />amp; → &
To print & symbol escapes as text, use "&" to replace the "&" character (eg. type "&nbsp;", which results in " ").
Other formatting
Beyond the text formatting markup shown hereinbefore, here are some other formatting references:
- [[<tvar|lists>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Lists</>|Lists]]
- References - see [[<tvar|citephp>Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Cite/Cite.php</>|Extension:Cite/Cite.php]]
- [[<tvar|tables>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tables</>|Tables]]
You can find more references at [[<tvar|help-contents>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents</>|Help:Contents]].
[[Category:Help{{#translation:}}|Formatting]]
