Help:Formatting
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Here you'll learn the basics of article formatting.
Formatting | ||
Works anywhere in the text | ||
Description | You type | You get |
Italics, bold, and both | ''italics'' , '''bold''' , and '''''both'''''
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italics, bold, and both |
Link to another page |
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"Pipe" a link to change the link's text | [[Help:Spam|Spam]]
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Spam |
Link to a section |
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Red link | [[something missing]]
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something missing |
References and footnotes
sources in the article will appear where <references/> is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page.
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References:
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Signature | ~~~~ do not sign in an article, only on talk pages |
Username (talk) 12:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC) |
Plain website | http://www.wikipedia.org
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http://www.wikipedia.org |
Link a website | [http://www.wikipedia.org]
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[1] |
Link and name a website | [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]
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Wikipedia |
Strike your talk page comment
to show your previous comment is outdated
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<del>This topic isn't notable.</del>
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Hide text somewhere for editors
consensus is how things are decided
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<!-- This had consensus, discuss at talk page -->
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Show an image | [[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]
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Templates | My email is {{Email|account|example.com}}
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My email is tnuoccamoc.elpmaxe |
Add a page to a category | [[Category:Category name]] place near the bottom of a page |
shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved |
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
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#REDIRECT [[Target page]]
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Target page |
Redirect to a section of another page
requires JavaScript
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#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]
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Target page#anchorName |
Section headings a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article
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Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
Term definition |
has a leading semicolon ";" and colon ":" in front
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Bulleted list |
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Numbered list |
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Indenting text
this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations
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no indent (normal)
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Would you like to try some formatting?
Enter ShoutWiki's Sandbox, and try the following:
- Click edit above
- Try to add some formatted text
- Click Show preview to check what you have written
- Click Save page to save your writing