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Location Source — How to access source mode in the editor

Wikitext is the main markup language used to format content on wikias. It can be used to add photos, tables, bold styles, links, and other visual changes.

It's not necessary to know wikitext in order to edit at Wikia. You can use the visual mode in the standard editor, or the new VisualEditor (where enabled), to avoid it. However, users who learn it find that they have more control over their editing experience. It can be used in 'source mode' in either editor.

Below is a cheat sheet for basic wikitext that you can use while editing. Many of the options listed below have shortcut buttons in the visual editors' toolbars.

Wikitext cheat sheet

Text

Description	You type	You get
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic
Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold
Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic
Internal link (within a local wiki)	`[[Help:Contents]]` `[[Help:Contents\|Displayed text]]`	Help:Contents Displayed text
Redirect to another page	`#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]`	Help:Contents
External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.org]` `[http://www.example.org displayed text]` `http://www.example.org`	[1] displayed text http://www.example.org
Sign your posts on talk pages	`~~~~`	Your username 09:15, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
The following work only when used at the start of a line of code
Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	`==Level 2==` `===Level 3===` `====Level 4====` `=====Level 5=====` `======Level 6======`	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted list	`One` `Two` `*Two point one` `Three`	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list	`#One` `#Two` `##Two point one` `#Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Images

Description	You type	You get
Image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png]]`
Sized image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|150px]]`
Thumbnail image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|thumb\|Caption text]]`	Caption text
Bordered image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|border\|Caption text]]`
Aligned image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|border\|150px\|left]]` `[[File:SeaOtter.png\|border\|150px\|center]]` `[[File:SeaOtter.png\|border\|150px\|right]]`
Linked image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|link=Help:Contents]]`

Further examples

For more complex content that is sometimes more easily managed with wikitext editing, see:

Further help & feedback

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+'''Wikitext''' is the main markup language used to format content on wikias. It can be used to add photos, tables, bold styles, links, and other visual changes.
+It's not necessary to know wikitext in order to edit at Wikia. You can use the visual mode in the [[Help:Editing|standard editor]], or the [[Help:VisualEditor|new VisualEditor]] (where enabled), to avoid it. However, users who learn it find that they have more control over their editing experience. It can be used in 'source mode' in either editor.
-{| style="width:100%; border:2px #a3b1bf solid; text-align:left;"
+Below is a cheat sheet for basic wikitext that you can use while [[Help:Editing|editing]]. Many of the options listed below have shortcut buttons in the visual editors' toolbars.
+==Wikitext cheat sheet==
+===Text===
+{| class="article-table" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
+|-
+! style="width:25%;" | Description
+! style="width:45%;" | You type
+! style="width:30%;" | You get
 |-
-|colspan="3" style="background:#cee0f2; color:#000; text-align:center;" |
-<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">Wikitext Cheatsheet</h2>
-|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS-->
-| style="background:#cee0f2; color:#000; padding:0.3em; text-align:center; width: 25%;"|'''Description'''
-| style="background:#cee0f2; padding:0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''You type'''
-| style="background:#cee0f2; color:#000; padding:0.3em; text-align:center; width: 25%;"|'''You get'''
-|-<!--1ST HEADING-->
-| colspan="3" style="background:#E6F2FF; color:#000; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere
-|-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
 |Italicise text
+|<code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
-|<!--2ND COLUMN-->
-<code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
+|''italic''
+|-
-|<!--3RD COLUMN-->
-''italic''
-|-<!--HORIZONTAL LINE-->
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
-|-<!--2ND ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
 |Bold text
+|<code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
-|
-<code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
+|'''bold'''
-|
-'''bold'''
-|-
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
 |-
 |Bold and italic
+|<code><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></code>
-|
-<code><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></code>
+|'''''bold & italic'''''
-|
-'''''bold & italic'''''
 |-
+||Internal link<br />(within a local wiki)
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
+|<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code><br />
-|-
+<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents|Displayed text]]</nowiki></code>
-||Internal link<br />
+|[[Help:Contents]]<br />[[Help:Contents|Displayed text]]
-(within a local wiki)
-|
-<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents|Display text]]</nowiki></code><br />
-|
-[[Help:Contents]]<br />
-[[Help:Contents|Display text]]<br />
-|-
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
 |-
 |Redirect to another page
+|<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code>
-|
+|http://images.wikia.com/common/skins/common/images/redirectltr.png [[Help:Contents]]
-<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code>
-|
-http://images.wikia.com/common/skins/common/images/redirectltr.png [[Help:Contents]]
 |-
+|External link<br />(to other websites)
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
+|<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org]</nowiki></code><br />
-|-
+<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org displayed text]</nowiki></code><br />
-|External link<br />
-(to other websites)
-|
-<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org]</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org display text]</nowiki></code><br />
 <code><nowiki>http://www.example.org</nowiki></code>
+|[http://www.example.org]<br />
-|
-[http://www.example.org]<br />
+[http://www.example.org displayed text]<br />
-[http://www.example.org display text]<br />
 http://www.example.org
 |-
+|Sign your posts <br />on talk pages
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
+|<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
+|[[Special:Mypage|Your username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, <br />
+{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
 |-
+! colspan="3" | ''The following work only when used at the start of a line of code''
-|
-Sign your posts <br />
-on talk pages
-|
-<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
-|
-[[Special:Mypage|Your username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, <br />
-{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
-|-<!--2ND HEADING-->
-| colspan="3" style="background:#E6F2FF; color:#000; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies only at the beginning of the line
 |-
 |Headings<br />
-<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>
+<span style="font-size:80%;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>
 |
-<code><nowiki>==Level 1==</nowiki></code><br />
+<code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>===Level 2===</nowiki></code><br />
+<code><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>====Level 3====</nowiki></code><br />
+<code><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>=====Level 4=====</nowiki></code><br />
+<code><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>======Level 5======</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></code>
 |
-==Level 1==
+<h2>Level 2</h2>
-===Level 2===
+<h3>Level 3</h3>
-====Level 3====
+<h4>Level 4</h4>
-=====Level 4=====
+<h5>Level 5</h5>
-======Level 5======
+<h6>Level 6</h6>
-|-
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
 |-
 |Bulleted list
@@ Line 107: / Line 77: @@
 **Two point one
 *Three
-|-
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
 |-
 |Numbered list
@@ Line 121: / Line 89: @@
 ##Two point one
 #Three
+|}
+===Images===
+{| class="article-table" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
 |-
+! style="width:25%;" | Description
-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|&nbsp;
+! style="width:50%;" | You type
+! style="width:25%;" | You get
+|-
+|Image
+|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[File:SeaOtter.png]]
+|-
+|Sized image
+|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|150px]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[File:SeaOtter.png|150px]]
 |-
 |Thumbnail image
+|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|Caption text]]
+|-
+|Bordered image
+|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|Caption text]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|Caption text]]
+|-
+|Aligned image
 |
-<code><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|left]]</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|center]]</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|right]]</nowiki></code>
 |
-[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]
+[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|left]]
+[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|center]]
+[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|right]]
+|-
+|Linked image
+|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|link=Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[File:SeaOtter.png|link=Help:Contents]]
 |}
-==See also==
+===Further examples===
+For more complex content that is sometimes more easily managed with wikitext editing, see:
-* For print cheatsheets, see the [[:m:Help:Reference card|MediaWiki reference card]] or the [[:m:Cheatsheet|poster-size cheatsheet]] (available in many languages).
+* [[Help:Wikitext/more examples]]
-__NOTOC__
+* [[Help:Wikitext/table examples]]
+* [[Help:Galleries, Slideshows, and Sliders/wikitext]]
+* [[Help:Main page column tags]]
+* [[Help:Templates]]
+* [[Help:Infobox]]
+* [[Help:Tables]]
+* [[Help:Magic words]]
+==See also==
+* [[Help:Editing|Editing]]
+* {{#NewWindowLink:http://community.wikia.com/index.php?title=Admin Central:Guide:Wikitext|Wikitext Guide}} at ''Admin Central''
+* MediaWiki's thorough reference on {{#NewWindowLink:http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images|image formatting}}
+* For print cheatsheets, see the {{#NewWindowLink:m:Help:Reference card|MediaWiki reference card}} or the {{#NewWindowLink:m:Cheatsheet|poster-size cheatsheet}} (available in many languages).
+==Further help & feedback==
+{{Help and feedback section}}
+[[de:Hilfe:Wikitext]]
+[[eshelp:Ayuda:Wikitexto]]
+[[fr:Aide:Wikitexte]]
+[[ithelp:Aiuto:Wikitext]]
+[[nlhelp:Help:Wikitekst]]
+[[pl:Pomoc:Wikitekst]]
+[[ja:Help:ウィキテキスト]]
+[[Category:Editing]]
-[[de:Hilfe:Bearbeitungshilfe]]
+[[Category:Source editing]]
-[[es:Ayuda:Wikitexto]]
-[[nl:Help:Wikitekst]]
+[[Category:Help]]
-[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]