MediaWiki format help
You can format your text by using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, apostrophes or equal signs which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in italic, you include it in two pairs of apostrophes like ''this''.
Text formatting markup
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere | ||
| Italic text | '' italic'' |
italic |
| Bold text | ''' bold''' |
bold |
| Bold and italic | ''''' bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
| Escape wiki markup | <nowiki> no [[wiki]] ''markup''</nowiki> |
no [[wiki]] ''markup'' |
| Section formatting – only at the beginning of the line | ||
| Section Headings of different levels | == Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ====== |
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6 |
| Horizontal rule | Text before ---- Text after |
Text before Text after |
| Bullet list |
* Start each line * with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). ** More asterisks give deeper *** and deeper levels. * Line breaks <br />don't break levels. *** But jumping levels creates empty space. Any other start ends the list. * combine bullet list ** with definition ::- definition ** creates empty space * combine bullet list ** with definition *:- definition ** without empty spaces *bullet list :- definition :* sublist that doesn't create empty :* spaces after definition |
Any other start ends the list.
|
| Numbered list |
# Start each line # with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). ## More number signs give deeper ### and deeper ### levels. # Line breaks <br />don't break levels. ### But jumping levels creates empty space. # Blank lines # end the list and start another. Any other start also ends the list. |
Any other start also ends the list. |
| Definition list | ;item 1 : definition 1 ;item 2 : definition 2-1 : definition 2-2 |
|
| Indent text | : Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent |
|
| Mixture of different types of list |
# one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this looks like a continuation #: and is often used #: instead <br />of <nowiki><br /></nowiki> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2 |
|
| Preformatted text | Start each line with a space. Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done. |
Start each line with a space. Text is preformatted and markups can be done. |
| Preformatted text blocks | <nowiki>
Start with a space in the first column,
(before the <tvar|1><nowiki></>).
Then your block format will be
maintained.
This is good for copying in code blocks:
def function():
""" documentation string"""
if True:
print True
else:
print False</nowiki>
|
Start with a space in the first column,
(before the <nowiki>).
Then your block format will be
maintained.
This is good for copying in code blocks:
def function():
""" documentation string"""
if True:
print True
else:
print False
|
Paragraphs
MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tag <br />.
HTML tags
Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tvar|1>Template:Tag</>, <tvar|2>Template:Tag</>, and <tvar|3>Template:Tag</>. These apply anywhere you insert them.
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Inserted (Displays as underline in most browsers) |
<ins> Inserted</ins> or <u> Underline</u> |
Inserted or Underline |
| Deleted (Displays as strike-through in most browsers) |
<s> Strike-through</s> or <del> Deleted</del> |
or
|
| Fixed width text | <code> Source code</code> |
Source code
|
| Blockquotes | Text before <blockquote> Blockquote</blockquote> Text after |
Text before
Text after |
| Quotes | <q> This is a quotation</q> |
This is a quotation |
| Comment | <!-- This is a comment --> Comments are visible only in the edit zone. |
Comments are visible only in the edit zone. |
| Completely preformatted text | <pre> Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done</pre> |
Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
| Customized preformatted text | <pre style="color: red"> Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done </pre> |
Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done |
continued:
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
Default preformatted text has a CSS attribute (white-space: pre-wrap;) to wrap the text according to available width
|
<pre> This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. </pre> |
This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. |
| Customized preformatted text with disabled text wrapping | <pre style="white-space: pre;"> This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. </pre> |
This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. |
Inserting symbols
Symbols and other special characters not available on your keyboard can be inserted in a multitude of ways. Many Operating Systems and browsers allow you to insert special characters through a menu option or Operating System panel. Additionally, you can use the WikiEditor or VisualEditor to insert them into the edit screen.
As a last resort, you can use a special sequence of characters. Those sequences are called HTML entities. For example, the following sequence (entity) → when inserted will be shown as right arrow HTML symbol → and — when inserted will be shown as an em dash HTML symbol —.
| Á | á | Â | â | ´ | Æ | æ | À | à | ℵ | Α | α | & | ∧ | ∠ | Å | å | ≈ | Ã | ã | Ä | ä | „ | Β | β | ¦ | • | ∩ | Ç | ç | ¸ | ¢ |
| Χ | χ | ˆ | ♣ | ≅ | © | ↵ | ∪ | ¤ | † | ‡ | ↓ | ⇓ | ° | Δ | δ | ♦ | ÷ | É | é | Ê | ê | È | è | ∅ | Ε | ε | ≡ | Η | η | ||
| Ð | ð | Ë | ë | € | ∃ | ƒ | ∀ | ½ | ¼ | ¾ | ⁄ | Γ | γ | ≥ | > | ↔ | ⇔ | ♥ | … | Í | í | Î | î | ¡ | Ì | ì | ℑ | ∞ | ∫ | Ι | ι |
| ¿ | ∈ | Ï | ï | Κ | κ | Λ | λ | ⟨ | « | ← | ⇐ | ⌈ | “ | ≤ | ⌊ | ∗ | ◊ | | ‹ | ‘ | < | ¯ | — | µ | · | − | Μ | μ | ∇ | – | |
| ≠ | ∋ | ¬ | ∉ | ⊄ | Ñ | ñ | Ν | ν | Ó | ó | Ô | ô | Œ | œ | Ò | ò | ‾ | Ω | ω | Ο | ο | ⊕ | ∨ | ª | º | Ø | ø | Õ | õ | ⊗ | Ö |
| ö | ¶ | ∂ | ‰ | ⊥ | Φ | φ | Π | π | ϖ | ± | £ | ′ | ″ | ∏ | ∝ | Ψ | ψ | " | √ | ⟩ | » | → | ⇒ | ⌉ | ” | ℜ | ® | ⌋ | Ρ | ρ | |
| › | ’ | ‚ | Š | š | ⋅ | § | | Σ | σ | ς | ∼ | ♠ | ⊂ | ⊆ | ∑ | ⊃ | ¹ | ² | ³ | ⊇ | ß | Τ | τ | ∴ | Θ | θ | ϑ | Þ | þ | ˜ | |
| × | ™ | Ú | ú | ↑ | ⇑ | Û | û | Ù | ù | ¨ | ϒ | Υ | υ | Ü | ü | ℘ | Ξ | ξ | Ý | ý | ¥ | ÿ | Ÿ | Ζ | ζ | | |
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Copyright symbol | © |
|
| Greek delta letter symbol | δ |
|
| Euro currency symbol | € |
|
See the list of all HTML entities on the Wikipedia article List of HTML entities. Additionally, MediaWiki supports two non-standard entity reference sequences: &רלמ; and &رلم; which are both considered equivalent to ‏ which is a right-to-left mark. (Used when combining right to left languages with left to right languages in the same page.)
HTML tags and symbol entities displayed themselves (with and without interpreting them)
&euro;→ €
<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span>→ Typo to be corrected
<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;">Typo to be corrected</span>→ <span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> Typo to be corrected</span>
Nowiki for HTML
<nowiki /> can prohibit (HTML) tags:
- <<nowiki />pre> → <pre>
But not & symbol escapes:
- &<nowiki />amp; → &
To print & symbol escapes as text, use "&" to replace the "&" character (eg. type "&nbsp;", which results in " ").
Other formatting
Beyond the text formatting markup shown hereinbefore, here are some other formatting references:
- LanguageConverter markup – see [[<tvar|1>Special:MyLanguage/Writing systems/Syntax</>|Writing systems/Syntax]]
- References – see [[<tvar|citephp>Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Cite/Cite.php</>|Extension:Cite/Cite.php]]
- [[<tvar|tables>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tables</>|Tables]]
You can find more references at [[<tvar|help-contents>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents</>|Help:Contents]].
References
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