Help:Editing

Basic text formatting

What it looks like	What you type
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.
More Examples of HTML tags 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>

For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see HTML in wikitext. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.