Help:Wikitext quick reference
Wikitext markup
[edit | edit source ]making 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
[edit | edit source ]| Name | Typing | Displays |
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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:Editinga page] or [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Editing_basicsa 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> | {\displaystyle 2^{3}} |
| 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) [reply ] |
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| Page Redirect | #redirect[[Help:Editing#Basic text formatting]]
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#REDIRECT 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
[edit | edit source ]A few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them.
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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> |
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> |
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
[edit | edit source ]| What 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. |
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. |
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
[edit | edit source ]This 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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This
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{{center top}} {|border=1cellspacing=0cellpadding=5 | This | is |- | a | '''table''' |} {{center bottom}} |
Templates
[edit | edit source ]Templates 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. |