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Wikitext is the markup language used to format content on wikis. It can be used to add photos, tables, bold styles, links, and other visual changes.
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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.
   
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It's not necessary to know wikitext in order to edit at Wikia. You can use the Visual mode in the [[Help:Editing|editor]] to avoid it. However, users who learn it find that they have more control over their editing experience.
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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.
   
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Here's a cheat sheet for wikitext that you can use while [[Help:Editing|editing]].
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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.
   
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==Wikitext cheat sheet==
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<!--COMMENT MARKUP. Displays:Edit mode only.-->
  
   
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===Text===
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{| style="width:100%; border:2px #a3b1bf solid; text-align:left;"
  
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{| class="article-table" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
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! style="width:25%;" | Description
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! style="width:45%;" | You type
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! style="width:30%;" | You get
 
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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">Wikitext Cheatsheet</h2>
  
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| style="background:#cee0f2; color:#000; padding:0.3em; text-align:center; width: 25%;"|'''Description'''
  
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| style="background:#cee0f2; padding:0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''You type'''
 
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| style="background:#cee0f2; color:#000; padding:0.3em; text-align:center; width: 25%;"|'''You get'''
  
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|-<!--1ST HEADING-->
  
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| colspan="3" style="background:#E6F2FF; color:#000; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere
  
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|-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
  
 
|Italicise text
  
|Italicise text
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|''italic''
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''italic''
  
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|-<!--HORIZONTAL LINE-->
  
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
  
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|-<!--2ND ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
  
 
|Bold text
  
|Bold text
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|<code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
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|'''bold'''
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'''bold'''
  
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
  
 
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|Bold and italic
  
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|<code><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></code>
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|'''''bold & italic'''''
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'''''bold & italic'''''
  
 
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||Internal link<br />(within a local wiki)
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
  
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|<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents|Displayed text]]</nowiki></code>
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||Internal link<br />
  
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|[[Help:Contents]]<br />[[Help:Contents|Displayed text]]
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(within a local wiki)
  
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<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code><br />
  
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<code><nowiki>[[Help:Contents|Display text]]</nowiki></code><br />
  
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[[Help:Contents]]<br />
  
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[[Help:Contents|Display text]]<br />
  
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
  
 
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|Redirect to another page
  
|Redirect to another page
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|<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code>
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|http://images.wikia.com/common/skins/common/images/redirectltr.png [[Help:Contents]]
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<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code>
  
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http://images.wikia.com/common/skins/common/images/redirectltr.png [[Help:Contents]]
  
 
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|External link<br />(to other websites)
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
  
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|<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org]</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org displayed text]</nowiki></code><br />
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|External link<br />
  
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<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org]</nowiki></code><br />
  
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<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org display text]</nowiki></code><br />
  
 
<code><nowiki>http://www.example.org</nowiki></code>
  
<code><nowiki>http://www.example.org</nowiki></code>
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|[http://www.example.org]<br />
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[http://www.example.org]<br />
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[http://www.example.org displayed text]<br />
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[http://www.example.org display text]<br />
  
 
http://www.example.org
  
http://www.example.org
 
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
  
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|<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
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|[[Special:Mypage|Your username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, <br />
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{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
 
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! colspan="3" | ''The following work only when used at the start of a line of code''
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[[Special:Mypage|Your username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, <br />
  
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{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
 
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| 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
  
 
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|Headings<br />
  
|Headings<br />
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<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>
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<span style="font-size:80%;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>
 
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<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 />
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<code><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></code>
  
<code><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></code>
 
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<div style="font-size: 1.5em; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.25em; line-height: 1.3; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;">Level 2</div>
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<div style="font-size: 1.17em; margin-top: 0.3em; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em;">Level 3</div>
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==Level 2==
  
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<div style="font-size: 1.1em; margin-top: 0.3em; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em;">Level 4</div>
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<div style="font-size: 1.05em; margin-top: 0.3em; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em;">Level 5</div>
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<div style="font-size: 0.95em; margin-top: 0.3em; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em;">Level 6</div>
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=====Level 5=====
  
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======Level 6======
  
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|Bulleted list
  
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**Two point one
  
**Two point one
 
*Three
  
*Three
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##Two point one
  
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#Three
  
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===Images===
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{| class="article-table" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
 
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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">Images</h2>
  
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| style="background:#cee0f2; color:#000; padding:0.3em; text-align:center; width: 25%;"|'''Description'''
  
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| style="background:#cee0f2; color:#000; padding:0.3em; text-align:center; width: 25%;"|'''You get'''
  
 
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|Image
  
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|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Cats.png]]</nowiki></code>
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|[[File:SeaOtter.png]]
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|&nbsp;
  
 
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|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|150px]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Cats.png|150px]]
  
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|&nbsp;
  
 
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|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Cats.png|thumb|Caption text]]
  
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|&nbsp;
  
 
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|[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|Caption text]]
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[[File:Cats.png|border|Caption text]]
  
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Cats.png|border|150px|right]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|right]]</nowiki></code>
 
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[[File:Cats.png|border|150px|center]]
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|&nbsp;
  
 
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===Further examples===
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For more complex content that is sometimes more easily managed with wikitext editing, see:
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* [[Help:Wikitext/more examples]]
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* [[Help:Wikitext/link examples]]
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* [[Help:Wikitext/table examples]]
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* [[Help:Galleries, Slideshows, and Sliders/wikitext]]
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* [[Help:Main page column tags]]
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* [[Help:Templates]]
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* [[Help:Infobox]]
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* [[Help:Tables]]
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* [[Help:Magic words]]
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==
 
* [[Help:Editing|Editing]]
  
* [[Help:Editing|Editing]]
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* {{#NewWindowLink:http://community.wikia.com/index.php?title=Admin Central:Guide:Wikitext|Wikitext Guide}} at ''Admin Central''
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* [[Help:More Wikitext]]
  
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* MediaWiki's thorough reference on {{#NewWindowLink:http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images|image formatting}}
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* [[w:Admin Central:Guide:Wikitext|Wikitext Guide]] at [[w:Admin Central:Main Page|Admin Central]]
  
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* 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).
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* MediaWiki's thorough reference on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images image formatting]
 
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* For print cheatsheets, see the [[:m:Help:Reference card|MediaWiki reference card]] or the [[:m:Cheatsheet|poster-size cheatsheet]] (available in many languages).
  
   
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==Further Help & Feedback==
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==Further help & feedback==
 
{{Help and feedback section}}
  
{{Help and feedback section}}
   
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Revision as of 14:30, 7 August 2014

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]] redirectltr.png 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 11:54,

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

  1. One
  2. Two
    1. Two point one
  3. Three

Images

Description You type You get
Image [[File:SeaOtter.png]] SeaOtter
Sized image [[File:SeaOtter.png|150px]] SeaOtter
Thumbnail image [[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|Caption text]]
SeaOtter

Caption text

Bordered image [[File:SeaOtter.png|border|Caption text]] Caption text
Aligned image

[[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|left]] [[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|center]] [[File:SeaOtter.png|border|150px|right]]

SeaOtter
SeaOtter
SeaOtter
Linked image [[File:SeaOtter.png|link=Help:Contents]] SeaOtter

Further examples

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

See also

Further help & feedback

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