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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 <code><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></code>. |
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 <code><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></code>. |
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− | == Text formatting markup == |
+ | == Text formatting markup == |
{| class="wikitable" |
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− | ! |
+ | ! Description |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You type |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You get |
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− | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | |
+ | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | Character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere'' |
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+ | | Italic text |
| <pre> |
| <pre> |
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− | '' |
+ | '' italic'' |
</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | '' |
+ | '' italic'' |
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+ | | Bold text |
| <pre> |
| <pre> |
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− | ''' |
+ | ''' bold''' |
</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | ''' |
+ | ''' bold''' |
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− | | |
+ | | Bold and italic |
| <pre> |
| <pre> |
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− | ''''' |
+ | ''''' bold & italic''''' |
</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | ''''' |
+ | ''''' bold & italic''''' |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|nowiki|<nowiki>|.3Cnowiki.3E}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|nowiki|<nowiki>|.3Cnowiki.3E}} |
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+ | | Escape wiki markup |
| {{#tag:syntaxhighlight| |
| {{#tag:syntaxhighlight| |
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<!-- This can't use <syntaxhighlight><nowiki>, as that breaks the <translate> tag --> |
<!-- This can't use <syntaxhighlight><nowiki>, as that breaks the <translate> tag --> |
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− | {{^(}}nowiki{{)^}} |
+ | {{^(}}nowiki{{)^}} no [[wiki]] ''markup''{{^(}}/nowiki{{)^}} |
| lang = "html" |
| lang = "html" |
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}} |
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− | + | <nowiki>no [[wiki]] ''markup''</nowiki> |
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− | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | |
+ | ! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" | Section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line'' |
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+ | | Section Headings of different levels |
| <pre> |
| <pre> |
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− | == Level 2 == |
+ | == Level 2 == |
− | === Level 3 === |
+ | === Level 3 === |
− | ==== Level 4 ==== |
+ | ==== Level 4 ==== |
− | ===== Level 5 ===== |
+ | ===== Level 5 ===== |
− | ====== Level 6 ====== |
+ | ====== Level 6 ====== |
</pre> |
</pre> |
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{{note|1=<nowiki/> |
{{note|1=<nowiki/> |
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− | * |
+ | * [[<tvar name=lv1>Special:MyLanguage/Help_talk:Formatting#Level_1</tvar>|Skip Level 1]], it is page name level. |
− | * |
+ | * 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 <tvar name=1><code><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></code></tvar>). |
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<!-- using HTML markup to avoid creating new sections --> |
<!-- using HTML markup to avoid creating new sections --> |
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<h2>Level 2</h2> |
<h2>Level 2</h2> |
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− | <!--T:36--> |
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<h3>Level 3</h3> |
<h3>Level 3</h3> |
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− | <!--T:37--> |
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<h4>Level 4</h4> |
<h4>Level 4</h4> |
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<h5>Level 5</h5> |
<h5>Level 5</h5> |
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− | <!--T:39--> |
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<h6>Level 6</h6> |
<h6>Level 6</h6> |
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+ | | Horizontal rule |
| <pre> |
| <pre> |
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− | + | Text before |
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− | + | Text after |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | + | Text before |
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− | + | Text after |
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+ | | Bullet list |
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<pre> |
<pre> |
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* Start each line |
* Start each line |
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* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). |
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). |
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Any other start ends the list. |
Any other start ends the list. |
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* combine bullet list |
* combine bullet list |
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** with definition |
** with definition |
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** creates empty space |
** creates empty space |
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* combine bullet list |
* combine bullet list |
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** with definition |
** with definition |
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** without empty spaces |
** without empty spaces |
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*bullet list |
*bullet list |
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:- definition |
:- definition |
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* Start each line |
* Start each line |
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* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). |
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). |
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Any other start ends the list. |
Any other start ends the list. |
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* combine bullet list |
* combine bullet list |
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** with definition |
** with definition |
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** creates empty space |
** creates empty space |
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* combine bullet list |
* combine bullet list |
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** with definition |
** with definition |
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** without empty spaces |
** without empty spaces |
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*bullet list |
*bullet list |
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:- definition |
:- definition |
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+ | | Numbered list |
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<pre> |
<pre> |
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# Start each line |
# Start each line |
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# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). |
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). |
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# Blank lines |
# Blank lines |
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# end the list and start another. |
# end the list and start another. |
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Any other start also |
Any other start also |
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ends the list. |
ends the list. |
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<tvar name=1><nowiki>#</nowiki></tvar> use "nowiki" tags to display a literal (#) at the beginning of a line without interpreting it as a numbered list. |
<tvar name=1><nowiki>#</nowiki></tvar> use "nowiki" tags to display a literal (#) at the beginning of a line without interpreting it as a numbered list. |
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# Start each line |
# Start each line |
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# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). |
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). |
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# Blank lines |
# Blank lines |
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# end the list and start another. |
# end the list and start another. |
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Any other start also |
Any other start also |
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ends the list. |
ends the list. |
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<tvar name=1><nowiki>#</nowiki></tvar> use "nowiki" tags to display a literal (#) at the beginning of a line without interpreting it as a numbered list. |
<tvar name=1><nowiki>#</nowiki></tvar> use "nowiki" tags to display a literal (#) at the beginning of a line without interpreting it as a numbered list. |
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{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|Definition list}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|Definition list}} |
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+ | | Definition list |
| <pre> |
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;item 1 |
;item 1 |
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: definition 1 |
: definition 1 |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | {{note|1= |
+ | {{note|1= At the end of the line, if the line begins with a semicolon (;), any inserted colon (:) will not be displayed. If you want for the colon to be displayed, escape it by writing <tvar name=1><code>&#58;</code></tvar>.}} |
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;item 1 |
;item 1 |
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: definition 1 |
: definition 1 |
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+ | | Indent text |
| <pre> |
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: Single indent |
: Single indent |
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:: Double indent |
:: Double indent |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | {{Note|1= |
+ | {{Note|1= This workaround may harm accessibility.}} |
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: Single indent |
: Single indent |
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:: Double indent |
:: Double indent |
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+ | | Mixture of different types of list |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="html"> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="html"> |
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# one |
# one |
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# two |
# two |
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</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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− | {{note|1= |
+ | {{note|1= The usage of <tvar name=1><code>#:</code></tvar> and <tvar name=2><code>*:</code></tvar> for breaking a line within an item may also harm accessibility.}} |
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# one |
# one |
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# two |
# two |
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+ | | Preformatted text |
| <pre> |
| <pre> |
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− | + | Start each line with a space. |
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− | + | Text is '''preformatted''' and |
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− | + | ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | {{note|1= |
+ | {{note|1= This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting. Character formatting markups are still effective.}} |
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− | + | Start each line with a space. |
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− | + | Text is '''preformatted''' and |
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− | + | ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. |
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+ | | Preformatted text blocks |
− | | <pre> <nowiki> |
+ | | <pre> <nowiki> |
Start with a space in the first column, |
Start with a space in the first column, |
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(before the <tvar name=1><nowiki></tvar>). |
(before the <tvar name=1><nowiki></tvar>). |
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Then your block format will be |
Then your block format will be |
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maintained. |
maintained. |
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This is good for copying in code blocks: |
This is good for copying in code blocks: |
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def function(): |
def function(): |
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− | """ |
+ | """ documentation string""" |
if True: |
if True: |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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− | {{#tag:nowiki| |
+ | {{#tag:nowiki| |
Start with a space in the first column, |
Start with a space in the first column, |
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(before the <nowiki>). |
(before the <nowiki>). |
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Then your block format will be |
Then your block format will be |
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maintained. |
maintained. |
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This is good for copying in code blocks: |
This is good for copying in code blocks: |
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def function(): |
def function(): |
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+ | """ documentation string""" |
if True: |
if True: |
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{{anchor|<p>|.3Cp.3E}} |
{{anchor|<p>|.3Cp.3E}} |
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− | == Paragraphs == |
+ | == Paragraphs == |
{{anchor|<br>|.3Cbr.3E}} |
{{anchor|<br>|.3Cbr.3E}} |
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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 <tvar name=1>{{tag|br|single}}</tvar>. |
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 <tvar name=1>{{tag|br|single}}</tvar>. |
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− | == HTML tags == |
+ | == HTML tags == |
{{anchor|<div>|.3Cdiv.3E|<span>|.3Cspan.3E}} |
{{anchor|<div>|.3Cdiv.3E|<span>|.3Cspan.3E}} |
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Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tvar name=1>{{tag|code|open}}</tvar>, [[w:Div and span|<tvar name=2>{{tag|div|open}}</tvar>, and <tvar name=3>{{tag|span|open}}</tvar>]]. These apply anywhere you insert them. |
Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tvar name=1>{{tag|code|open}}</tvar>, [[w:Div and span|<tvar name=2>{{tag|div|open}}</tvar>, and <tvar name=3>{{tag|span|open}}</tvar>]]. These apply anywhere you insert them. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable" |
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− | ! |
+ | ! Description |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You type |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You get |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<ins>|.3Cins.3E|<u>|.3Cu.3E}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<ins>|.3Cins.3E|<u>|.3Cu.3E}} |
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+ | | Inserted <br />(Displays as underline in most browsers) |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
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− | <ins |
+ | <ins> Inserted</ins> |
+ | or |
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− | <!--T:87--> or |
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− | <u |
+ | <u> Underline</u> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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− | <ins |
+ | <ins> Inserted</ins> |
+ | or |
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− | <!--T:90--> or |
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− | <u |
+ | <u> Underline</u> |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<del>|.3Cdel.3E|<s>|.3Cs.3E}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<del>|.3Cdel.3E|<s>|.3Cs.3E}} |
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+ | | Deleted <br />(Displays as strike-through in most browsers) |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
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− | <s |
+ | <s> Strike-through</s> |
+ | or |
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− | <!--T:94--> or |
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− | <del |
+ | <del> Deleted</del> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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− | <s |
+ | <s> Strike-through</s> |
+ | or |
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− | <!--T:97--> or |
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− | <del |
+ | <del> Deleted</del> |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<code>|.3Ccode.3E}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<code>|.3Ccode.3E}} |
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+ | | Fixed width text |
− | | <syntaxhighlight lang=html><code |
+ | | <syntaxhighlight lang=html><code> Source code</code></syntaxhighlight> |
− | | <code |
+ | | <code> Source code</code> |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<blockquote>|.3Cblockquote.3E}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<blockquote>|.3Cblockquote.3E}} |
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+ | | Blockquotes |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
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− | + | Text before |
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− | <blockquote |
+ | <blockquote> Blockquote</blockquote> |
− | + | Text after |
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</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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− | + | Text before |
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− | <blockquote |
+ | <blockquote> Blockquote</blockquote> |
− | + | Text after |
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{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<q>|.3Cq.3E}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<q>|.3Cq.3E}} |
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+ | | Quotes |
− | | <syntaxhighlight lang=html><q |
+ | | <syntaxhighlight lang=html><q> This is a quotation</q></syntaxhighlight> |
− | {{Note|1= |
+ | {{Note|1= The q element '''must not''' be used in place of quotation marks that do not represent quotes; for example, it is inappropriate to use the q element for marking up sarcastic statements.<ref>[<tvar name=url>https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/text-level-semantics.html#the-q-element</tvar> HTML Living Standard—The <tvar name=q><'''q'''></tvar> element]</ref>}} |
− | | <q |
+ | | <q> This is a quotation</q> |
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+ | | Comment |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
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<!-- This is a comment --> |
<!-- This is a comment --> |
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Comments are visible only |
Comments are visible only |
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<!-- This is a comment --> |
<!-- This is a comment --> |
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Comments are visible only |
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{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<pre>|.3Cpre.3E}} |
{{Table-AnchorRow|colspan=3|<pre>|.3Cpre.3E}} |
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+ | | Completely preformatted text |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="html"> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="html"> |
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<pre> |
<pre> |
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Text is '''preformatted''' and |
Text is '''preformatted''' and |
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''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
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</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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− | {{note|1= |
+ | {{note|1= For marking up of preformatted text, check the "Preformatted text" entry at the end of the previous table.}} |
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<pre> |
<pre> |
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Text is '''preformatted''' and |
Text is '''preformatted''' and |
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''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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+ | | '''Customized''' preformatted text |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="html"> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="html"> |
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<pre style="color: red"> |
<pre style="color: red"> |
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Text is '''preformatted''' |
Text is '''preformatted''' |
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with a style and |
with a style and |
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</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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+ | {{note|1= A CSS style can be named within the <code>style</code> attribute.}} |
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<pre style="color: red"> |
<pre style="color: red"> |
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Text is '''preformatted''' |
Text is '''preformatted''' |
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with a style and |
with a style and |
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continued: |
continued: |
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{| class="wikitable" | style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%" |
{| class="wikitable" | style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%" |
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− | ! |
+ | ! Description |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You type |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You get |
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+ | | '''Default''' preformatted text has a CSS attribute (<code>white-space: pre-wrap;</code>) to wrap the text according to available width |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
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<pre> |
<pre> |
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− | + | 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. |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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<pre> |
<pre> |
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− | + | 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. |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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+ | | '''Customized''' preformatted text with '''disabled''' text wrapping |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
| <syntaxhighlight lang=html> |
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<pre style="white-space: pre;"> |
<pre style="white-space: pre;"> |
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− | + | 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. |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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</syntaxhighlight> |
</syntaxhighlight> |
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<pre style="white-space: pre;"> |
<pre style="white-space: pre;"> |
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− | + | 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. |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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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. |
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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 —. |
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+ | {{note|1= Hover over any symbol to reveal the entity that produces it. Some symbols not available in the current font will appear as empty squares.}} |
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
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| <span title="&Aacute;">Á</span> |
| <span title="&Aacute;">Á</span> |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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− | ! |
+ | ! Description |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You type |
− | ! width=40% | |
+ | ! width=40% | You get |
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+ | | Copyright symbol |
|class=mw-code| &copy; |
|class=mw-code| &copy; |
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:::'''©''' |
:::'''©''' |
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+ | | Greek delta letter symbol |
|class=mw-code|&delta; |
|class=mw-code|&delta; |
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:::'''δ''' |
:::'''δ''' |
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+ | | Euro currency symbol |
|class=mw-code|&euro; |
|class=mw-code|&euro; |
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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.) |
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− | == HTML tags and symbol entities displayed themselves (with and without interpreting them) == |
+ | == HTML tags and symbol entities displayed themselves (with and without interpreting them) == |
:<syntaxhighlight lang=html inline>&euro;</syntaxhighlight> → '''&euro;''' |
:<syntaxhighlight lang=html inline>&euro;</syntaxhighlight> → '''&euro;''' |
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− | :<syntaxhighlight lang=html inline><span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;" |
+ | :<syntaxhighlight lang=html inline><span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span></syntaxhighlight> <!-- |
− | --> → '''<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;" |
+ | --> → '''<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span>''' |
− | :<syntaxhighlight lang=html inline><span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;" |
+ | :<syntaxhighlight lang=html inline><span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span></syntaxhighlight> <!-- |
− | --> → '''<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;" |
+ | --> → '''<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span>''' |
− | === Nowiki for HTML === |
+ | === Nowiki for HTML === |
− | {{tag|nowiki|s}} |
+ | {{tag|nowiki|s}} can prohibit (HTML) tags: |
* <nowiki><<</nowiki>nowiki />pre> → <<nowiki/>pre> |
* <nowiki><<</nowiki>nowiki />pre> → <<nowiki/>pre> |
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* &<<nowiki />nowiki />amp; → &<nowiki />amp; |
* &<<nowiki />nowiki />amp; → &<nowiki />amp; |
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To print & symbol escapes as text, use "<tvar name=1><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html">&</syntaxhighlight></tvar>" to replace the "&" character (eg. type "<tvar name=2><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html">&nbsp;</syntaxhighlight></tvar>", which results in "<tvar name=3><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html"> </syntaxhighlight></tvar>"). |
To print & symbol escapes as text, use "<tvar name=1><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html">&</syntaxhighlight></tvar>" to replace the "&" character (eg. type "<tvar name=2><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html">&nbsp;</syntaxhighlight></tvar>", which results in "<tvar name=3><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html"> </syntaxhighlight></tvar>"). |
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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: |
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* {{ll|Help:Images|nsp=0}} |
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* LanguageConverter markup – see <tvar name=1>{{ll|Writing systems/Syntax}}</tvar> |
* LanguageConverter markup – see <tvar name=1>{{ll|Writing systems/Syntax}}</tvar> |
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* References – see <tvar name=1>{{ll|Extension:Cite}}</tvar> |
* References – see <tvar name=1>{{ll|Extension:Cite}}</tvar> |
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* [[<tvar name=tables>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tables</tvar>|Tables]] |
* [[<tvar name=tables>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tables</tvar>|Tables]] |
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You can find more references at <tvar name=1>{{ll|Help:Contents}}</tvar>. |
You can find more references at <tvar name=1>{{ll|Help:Contents}}</tvar>. |
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<references /> |
<references /> |
Latest revision as of 16:47, 23 March 2022
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''
.
Text formatting markup
Description | You type | You get |
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Character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere | ||
Italic text | '' italic'' |
italic |
Bold text | ''' bold''' |
bold |
Bold and italic | ''''' bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic Template:Table-AnchorRow |
Escape wiki markup | <syntaxhighlight lang="html">
Template:^(nowikiTemplate:)^ no wiki markupTemplate:^(/nowikiTemplate:)^ </syntaxhighlight> |
no [[wiki]] ''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 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 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.
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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. <tvar name=1><nowiki>#</nowiki></tvar> use "nowiki" tags to display a literal (#) at the beginning of a line without interpreting it as a numbered list. |
Any other start also ends the list.
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Definition list | ;item 1 : definition 1 ;item 2 : definition 2-1 : definition 2-2 |
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Indent text | : Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent |
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Mixture of different types of list | <syntaxhighlight lang="html">
</syntaxhighlight> |
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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 <tvar name=1><nowiki></tvar>). 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 <tvar name=1>Template:Tag</tvar>.
HTML tags
Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tvar name=1>Template:Tag</tvar>, [[w:Div and span|<tvar name=2>Template:Tag</tvar>, and <tvar name=3>Template:Tag</tvar>]]. These apply anywhere you insert them.
Description | You type | You get |
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Inserted (Displays as underline in most browsers) |
<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
Inserted or Underline </syntaxhighlight> |
Inserted or Underline Template:Table-AnchorRow |
Deleted (Displays as strike-through in most browsers) |
<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
or
</syntaxhighlight> |
or
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Fixed width text | <syntaxhighlight lang=html> Source code </syntaxhighlight>
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Source code
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Blockquotes | <syntaxhighlight lang=html>
Text before
Text after </syntaxhighlight> |
Text before
Text after |
Quotes | <syntaxhighlight lang=html>This is a quotation</syntaxhighlight> |
This is a quotation |
Comment | <syntaxhighlight lang=html>
</syntaxhighlight> |
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Completely preformatted text | <syntaxhighlight lang="html">
Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done </syntaxhighlight> |
Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
Customized preformatted text | <syntaxhighlight lang="html">
Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done </syntaxhighlight> |
Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
continued:
Description | You type | You get |
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Default preformatted text has a CSS attribute (white-space: pre-wrap; ) to wrap the text according to available width
|
<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
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. </syntaxhighlight> |
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 | <syntaxhighlight lang=html>
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. </syntaxhighlight> |
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 —.
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 |
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Copyright symbol | © |
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Greek delta letter symbol | δ |
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Euro currency symbol | € |
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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)
- <syntaxhighlight lang=html inline>€</syntaxhighlight> → €
- <syntaxhighlight lang=html inline> Typo to be corrected</syntaxhighlight> → Typo to be corrected
- <syntaxhighlight lang=html inline><span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</syntaxhighlight> → <span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span>
Nowiki for HTML
Template:Tag can prohibit (HTML) tags:
- <<nowiki />pre> → <pre>
But not & symbol escapes:
- &<nowiki />amp; → &
To print & symbol escapes as text, use "<tvar name=1><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html">&</syntaxhighlight></tvar>" to replace the "&" character (eg. type "<tvar name=2><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html"> </syntaxhighlight></tvar>", which results in "<tvar name=3><syntaxhighlight inline lang="html"> </syntaxhighlight></tvar>").
Other formatting
Beyond the text formatting markup shown hereinbefore, here are some other formatting references:
- LanguageConverter markup – see <tvar name=1>Template:Ll</tvar>
- References – see <tvar name=1>Template:Ll</tvar>
- [[<tvar name=tables>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tables</tvar>|Tables]]
You can find more references at <tvar name=1>Template:Ll</tvar>.
References
<references />
[[Category:Help{{#translation:}}|Formatting]]