Help:Wikitext/more examples

The following are more examples of wikitext formatting.

Wikitext cheatsheet Edit

Description	You type	You get
Insert the current date and time (UTC), as of the time of posting	`~~~~~`	13:29, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
Insert username link Will use contents of Custom signature:* entry box in Signature section of preferences, if filled in*	`~~~`	Your username
Display wikitext code as typed	`<nowiki>[[This is not a link]]</nowiki>`	[[This is not a link]]
Add a line break	`This is<br /> broken in two.`	This is broken in two.
The following will work only when it is the only text on a line of code
A horizontal line	`----`
The following will work only when used at the start of a line of code
Bold definition term Any colons (`:`) at the end of a line starting with a semi-colon (`;`) will be ignored. Use `:` to show a colon.	`; Wikitext : Special text that is converted by a wiki into HTML or some other code.`	Wikitext Special text that is converted by a wiki into HTML or some other code.
Indents	`: One` `:: Two` `::: Three` `:::: Four`	One Two Three Four
Preformatted text	`_Text`	Text

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