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For a quick overview of wiki markup see the [[Help:Wiki quickie|Wiki Quickie]]! | For a quick overview of wiki markup see the [[Help:Wiki quickie|Wiki Quickie]]! | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 14 June 2008
For a quick overview of wiki markup see the Wiki Quickie!
Text will show up just as you type it (provided you begin it in the first column). Multiple spaces are compressed, and line endings are ignored (except blank lines).
Use a blank line to start a new paragraph. Multiple blank lines add more vertical space.
Wiki markup code is supposed to be simple and easy to learn. You can also use most HTML markup, if you prefer it, except for links.
Fonts
Use these to change fonts:
Description | You type | You get |
Italic text | ''italic'' | italic |
Bold text | '''bold''' | bold |
Bold and italic | '''''bold & italic''''' | bold & italic |
Fixed-width | <tt>fixed width font </tt> | fixed width font |
underscore | <u>underscored text</u> | underscored text |
Sections
It is often useful to divide articles into sections and subsections. The following markup can be used. You must begin these on a new line.
Heading | You type | You get | HTML tags |
level 1 | ==Section heading== |
Section heading |
<h2>...</h2> |
level 2 | ===Subsection heading=== | Subsection heading |
<h3>...</h3> |
level 3 | ====Sub-sub section heading==== | Sub-sub section heading |
<h4>...</h4> |
level 4 | =====Sub-sub-sub section heading===== | Sub-sub-sub section heading |
<h5>...</h5> |
An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents. Using HTML heading tags also creates proper section headings and a table of contents entry.
Lists
Wiki markup makes lists fairly easy:
List type | You type: | You get: |
Bullet list |
* one |
|
Numbered list |
# one |
|
Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists |
# one |
|
Definition list |
;Definition |
|
- HTML lists are also allowed
- Blank lines should be avoided, they break list numbering and sub-list. Use <br> instead.
Linking
Linking is covered in a separate page: Help:Links
Code Examples
Text which does not begin in the first column will be shown indented, in a fixed width font. This is appropriate for showing computer code or command examples, such as this famous little program:
main(){ printf("Hello, World!\n"); }
Tables
Tables are covered in a separate page: Help:Tables