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Wiki Syntax
Character Formatting
| What it looks like in view mode | What you type in edit mode |
| bold text | *bold text* |
| italic text | =italic text= |
| underlined text | _underlined text_ |
| -strikethrough text- | |
| superscript text | ^superscript text^ |
| subscript text | ~subscript text~ |
| Character formats can also be used together. | |
| bold italic text | *=bold italic text=* |
| To use the character without the markup, type it twice without spaces. | |
| an asterisk: * | an asterisk: ** |
| Colours may also be applied. | |
| purple on yellow text | |
Headings, Lists, Quotes
| What it is | What you type in edit mode |
| The heading, list, and quote markup characters must be the first character on the line. | |
| Level 1 heading | +Heading |
| Level 2 heading | ++Heading |
| The maximum level for a heading is 6. | |
| Bullet list | -List item |
| Bullet sub list | --List sub item |
| Numbered list | #List item |
| Numbered sub list | ##List sub item |
| Quote | >Quote |
| Indented Quote | >>Quote |
| Lists, numbered lists, and quotes can be indented several times. | |
Paragraph Formatting
| What it looks like in view mode | What you type in edit mode |
| left text | left text (no spaces before 'left') |
| justified text | justified text (1 space before 'justified') |
| centered text | centered text (2 spaces before 'centered') |
| right text | right text (3 spaces before 'right') |
| (new line) |
Horizontal Line
| What it is | What you type in edit mode |
| The horizontal line markup characters must be the first characters on the line. The rest of the line is ignored. | |
| a horizontal dividing line | ___ (3 underscores) |
Tables
| What it is | What you type in edit mode |
| a table cell | (also known as the 'pipe' character) |
| two cells joined together | |
| two rows joined together | |
| A at the end of the line indicates a table with visible borders. | |
| a table row with borders around cells | some text |
| a table row without borders | some text |
| You can change the background color of cells in a table. | |
| a cell with a different colored background | `green' a cell with a green background |
| Paragraph formatting may be used within a table cell. | |
Pictures
| What it looks like in view mode | What you type in edit mode |
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| (resized picture) |
Links
| What it looks like in view mode | What you type in edit mode |
| homepage | |
| homepage | |
| renamed link | |
| renamed link | |
| http://www.wikipedia.org | |
| Renamed external link | |
| file://c:\ | |
| renamed file link | |
| inline link | |
| These are links with special functions. | |
| my category | (index of pages in 'my category') |
| renamed link | |
| Pictures may also be used in links. | |
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Footnotes
| What it is | What you type in edit mode |
| a new footnote | |
| refer to the previous footnote | |
| refer to a particular footnote that was defined above | |
| You can place links and paragraph formatting inside of footnotes. Footnotes are displayed with the variable. | |
Variables
| What it is | What you type in edit mode |
| the current date and time | |
| These variables can only be used once on a page. | |
| table of contents of page headings | |
| do not automatically generate a table of contents for this page | |
| place footnotes at this location on the page | |
| allow table sorting on this page | |
| also refer to this page by aliases | |
| assign this page to each of the given categories | |
| display a map of the given location | |
Other Markups
| What it is | What you type in edit mode |
| in-line bookmarks | #bookmark text# |
| html code | |
| HTML code may be disabled by default. | |
| ignore markups | }] |
| inner page links | |
| formatted as source code | |