Help:Wikitext quick reference
Wikitext markup
editmaking your page look the way you want with Wikitext
- You can see some more detailed examples at Help:Wiki markup examples.
- If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the Wikiversity:Sandbox.
Basic text formatting
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Bold | Make text '''bold'''
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Make text bold |
Italic | Make text ''italic''
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Make text italic |
Internal Link | Link to [[Help:Editing|a page]] or [[#Basic text formatting|a section of a page]].
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Link to a page or a section of a page. |
External Link | Link to [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Help:Editing a page] or [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Editing_basics a section of a page].
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Link to a page or a section of a page. |
Level 2 Heading | == Section Heading ==
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Section Heading |
Embed File | [[File:Button image.png]]
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File link | [[Media:Button media.png]]
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Media:Button media.png |
Mathematical Formulas (LaTeX) | <math>2^3</math> | |
Ignore wiki markup | <nowiki><math>2^3</math></nowiki>
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<math>2^3</math> |
Signature | Thanks guys --~~~~
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Thanks guys --Karl Wick 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) |
Horizontal line | ----
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Page Redirect | #redirect [[Help:Editing#Basic text formatting]]
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Help:Editing#Basic text formatting |
For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see HTML in wikitext. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.
Just show what I typed
editA few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them.
Name | Typing | Displays |
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<nowiki> tags
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<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special characters: &rarr;
</nowiki>
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The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''. It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces. It still interprets special characters: → |
<pre> | <pre>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] and <strong>HTML</strong> ''markup''.
It also doesn't reformat text.
It still interprets special characters: →
</pre>
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The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] and <strong>HTML</strong> ''markup''. It also doesn't reformat text. It still interprets HTML special characters: → |
Leading spaces |
Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting. Putting a space at the beginning of each line
stops the text from being reformatted. It still
interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and special
characters: &rarr;
but it puts the text in a box. |
Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting. Putting a space at the beginning of each line stops the text from being reformatted. It still interprets Wiki markup and special characters: → but it puts the text in a box. |
Organizing your writing
editWhat it looks like | What you type |
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Section headings Headings organize writing into sections. The wiki software automatically generates a table of contents from them.
Using more equals signs creates a subsection.
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with two equals signs (top-level heading); don't use single equals signs. |
== Section headings == Headings organize your writing into sections. The wiki software automatically generates a table of contents from them. === Subsection === Using more equals signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with two equals signs (top-level heading); don't use single equals signs. |
marks the end of the list.
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
*A newline
*in a list
marks the end of the list.
*Of course you can start again.
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A newline marks the end of the list.
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# Numbered lists are also good:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A newline marks the end of the list.
#New numbering starts with 1.
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* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*#* or break lines<br>in lists.
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Another kind of list is a description list:
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Another kind of list is a '''description list''':
; word : description of the word
; longer phrase
: phrase described at length, such that, even with a
relatively large window width one can see that the
wrapping of the text maintains the indentation of the
description and thus a highlight of the described term.
This accentuates readability of the list.
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A newline after that starts a new paragraph.
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:A colon indents a line or paragraph.
A newline after that starts a new paragraph.
::This is often used for discussion on talk pages.
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You can make horizontal dividing lines to separate text. But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents. |
You can make horizontal dividing lines
to separate text.
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But you should usually use sections instead,
so that they go in the table of contents.
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Images, tables, video, and sounds
editThis is a very quick introduction (please do not forget to upload your files). For more information, see:
- Images and sound files for help with media files
- w:Help:Extended image syntax for how to arrange images on the page
- Help:Table for how to create a table
What it looks like | What you type | ||||
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A picture, including alternate text: You can put the image in a frame with a caption: |
A picture, including alternate text:
[[File:Wikiversity_beta.png|50px|The logo for this Wiki]]
You can put the image in a frame with a caption:
[[File:Wikiversity_beta.png|frame|The logo for this Wiki]]
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A link to Wikiversity's page for the image: File:Wikiversity beta.png Or a link directly to the image itself: Media:Wikiversity beta.png |
A link to Wikiversity's page for the image:
[[:File:Wikiversity beta.png]]
Or a link directly to the image itself:
[[Media:Wikiversity beta.png]]
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Use media: links to link to sounds or videos. Sound File Example: A sound file pdf File Example: A pdf file |
Use '''media:''' links to link to sounds
or videos.
Sound File Example: [[media:Sound_Of_Fear.ogg|A sound file]]
pdf File Example: [[Media:Darkside-graphak1.pdf|A pdf file]]
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{{center top}}
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
| This
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| '''table'''
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{{center bottom}}
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Templates
editTemplates are segments of Wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page. You add them by putting the template's name in {{double braces}}.
Some templates take parameters, as well, which you separate with the pipe character.
What it looks like | What you type |
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This text comes from the page named Template:Transclusion demo. It has been transcluded into this page. |
{{Transclusion demo}}
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This template takes two parameters, and creates underlined text with a hover box: Hover your mouse over this text Go to this page to see the H:title template itself. |
This template takes two parameters, and creates
underlined text with a hover box:
{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}
Go to [[template:H:title|this page]] to see the H:title template itself.
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