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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.
  
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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===Text===
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{| class="article-table" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
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|-
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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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|-
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|Italicise text
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|<code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
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|''italic''
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|-
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|Bold text
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|<code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
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|'''bold'''
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|-
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|Bold and italic
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|<code><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></code>
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|'''''bold & italic'''''
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|-
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||Internal link<br />(within a local wiki)
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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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|[[Help:Contents]]<br />[[Help:Contents|Displayed text]]
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|-
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|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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|-
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|External link<br />(to other websites)
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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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<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 displayed text]<br />
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http://www.example.org
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|-
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|Sign your posts <br />on talk pages
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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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|-
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! colspan="3" | ''The following work only when used at the start of a line of code''
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|-
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|Headings<br />
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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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|
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<code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></code>
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|
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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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<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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|-
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|Bulleted list
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|
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<code>*One</code><br />
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<code>*Two</code><br />
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<code>**Two point one</code><br />
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<code>*Three</code>
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|
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*One
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*Two
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**Two point one
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*Three
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|-
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|Numbered list
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|
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<code>#One</code><br />
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<code>#Two</code><br />
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<code>##Two point one</code><br />
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<code>#Three</code>
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|
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#One
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#Two
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##Two point one
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#Three
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|}
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===Images===
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{| class="article-table" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
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|-
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! style="width:25%;" | Description
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! style="width:50%;" | You type
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! style="width:25%;" | You get
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|-
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|Image
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|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png]]</nowiki></code>
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|[[File:SeaOtter.png]]
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|-
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|Sized image
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|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|150px]]</nowiki></code>
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|[[File:SeaOtter.png|150px]]
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|-
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|Thumbnail image
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|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki></code>
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|[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|Caption text]]
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|-
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|Aligned image
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|
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<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|150px|left]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|150px|center]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|150px|right]]</nowiki></code>
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|
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[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|150px|left]]
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[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|150px|center]]
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[[File:SeaOtter.png|thumb|150px|right]]
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|-
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|Linked image
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|<code><nowiki>[[File:SeaOtter.png|link=Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code>
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|[[File:SeaOtter.png|link=Help:Contents]]
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|}
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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==

Revision as of 07:57, 28 March 2015

Location Source

How to access source mode in the classic 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 classic 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.

To access an article's wikitext...

  • Classic editor: click the 'Source' tab at the top right of the edit area
  • VisualEditor: click the menu button towards the right side of the toolbar, and choose 'Source 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 02:44,

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

Aligned image

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

  • Editing
  • MediaWiki's thorough reference on {{#NewWindowLink:http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images%7Cimage 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).

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