Help:Editing

You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will bold the text.

5 apostrophes will bold & italicize the text.

Note: There's no wiki formatting for 4 apostrophes. '4 apostrophes' will be read as 3, leaving the rest 1 apostrophe on each side.

You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 
apostrophes on each side. 

3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. 

5 apostrophes will bold & italicize 
'''''the text'''''.

Note: There's no wiki formatting for 4 apostrophes. 
''''4 apostrophes'''' will be read as 3, 
leaving the rest 1 apostrophe on each side.

A single newline has no effect on the layout. But an empty line

starts a new paragraph.

A single newline
has no effect
on the layout.
But an empty line

starts a new paragraph.

You can break lines
without a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly.

You can break lines<br>
without a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.

You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
- Three tildes gives your user name: Karl Wick
- Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: Karl Wick 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
- Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

You should "sign" your comments 
on talk pages: <br>
- Three tildes gives your user
name: ~~~ <br>
- Four tildes give your user 
name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br>
- Five tildes gives the 
date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br>

You can use HTML tags, too, if you want. Some useful ways to use HTML:

Put text in a typewriter font. The same font is generally used for computer code.

Strike out or underlinetext, or write it in small caps.

Superscripts and subscripts: X², H₂O

Invisible comments to editors ( ) only appear while editing the page. Eg:

If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually go on the talk page, though.

You can use <b>HTML tags</b>,
too, if you want. Some useful
ways to use HTML:

Put text in a <tt>typewriter
font</tt>. The same font is 
generally used for <code>
computer code</code>.

<strike>Strike out</strike>
or <u>underline</u> text,
or write it <span style=
"font-variant:small-caps">
in small caps</span>.

Superscripts and subscripts:
X<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O

Invisible comments to editors ( <!-- --> ) 
only appear while editing the page. Eg:
<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->

If you wish to make comments to the public, 
you should usually go on the talk page, though.

Do you like coloring this particular word?
Do you like coloring this particular word?

White background is too dull. Change it!
White background is too dull. Change it!

'''More Examples of HTML tags'''
Do you like coloring this 
particular <font color="red">word</font>?<br>
Do you like coloring this 
particular <font color="#33FF66">word</font>?<br>

<span style="background-color: yellow">White 
background is too dull. Change it!</span><br>
<span style="background-color: #FF6633">White 
background is too dull. Change it!</span><br>