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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 | -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 | |
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. |
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) | |
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) |
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. |
What it looks like in view mode | What you type in edit mode |
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(resized picture) | |
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. |
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 | |
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 | |
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