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Basic text formatting
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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. |
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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. |
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You can break lines |
You can break lines<br> without a new paragraph.<br> Please use this sparingly. |
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: |
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> |
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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
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? 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.
Organizing your writing
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Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. Subsection
Using more equals signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
== Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. === Subsection === Using more equals signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
marks the end of the list.
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. * A newline * in a list marks the end of the list. * Of course you can start again. |
A newline marks the end of the list.
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# ''Numbered lists'' are also good: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow A newline marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. |
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Another kind of list is a definition list:
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Another kind of list is a ''definition list'': ; Word : Definition of the word ; Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition : Phrase defined ; A word : Which has a definition : Also a second one : And even a third |
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* You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *# inside each other *#* or break lines<br>in lists. *#; definition lists *#: can be *#;; nested too |
A newline after that starts a new paragraph.
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline after that starts a new paragraph. <br> This is often used for discussion on talk pages. : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on. |
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You can make horizontal dividing lines (----) to separate text. But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents. |
You can make horizontal dividing lines (----) to separate text. ---- But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents. |
| Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences.
We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg: Reference: <references/> |
Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences. We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg: <br> There are XX numbers of people in the world.<ref>The source is quoted from ...</ref> <br> Reference: <references/> |
Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them.
Subsection
Using more equals signs creates a subsection.
A smaller subsection
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.
Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. </pre> |- |
- Unordered lists are easy to do:
- Start every line with a star.
- More stars indicate a deeper level.
- Start every line with a star.
- A newline
- in a list
marks the end of the list.
- Of course you can start again.
* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. * A newline * in a list marks the end of the list. * Of course you can start again.
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- Numbered lists are:
- Very organized
- Easy to follow
A newline marks the end of the list.
- New numbering starts with 1.
# ''Numbered lists'' are also good: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow A newline marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1.
|- | Another kind of list is a definition list:
- Word
- Definition of the word
- Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition
- Phrase defined
- A word
- Which has a definition
- Also a second one
- And even a third
Another kind of list is a ''definition list'': ; Word : Definition of the word ; Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition : Phrase defined ; A word : Which has a definition : Also a second one : And even a third
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- You can even do mixed lists
- and nest them
- inside each other
- or break lines
in lists.
- definition lists
- can be
- nested too
- or break lines
* You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *# inside each other *#* or break lines<br>in lists. *#; definition lists *#: can be *#;; nested too
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- A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline after that starts a new paragraph.
This is often used for discussion on talk pages.
- We use 1 colon to indent once.
- We use 2 colons to indent twice.
- We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
- We use 2 colons to indent twice.
: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline after that starts a new paragraph. <br> This is often used for discussion on talk pages. : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
|- | You can make horizontal dividing lines (----) to separate text.
But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents.
|You can make horizontal dividing lines (----) to separate text. ---- But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents.
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|Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences.
We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg:
There are XX numbers of people in the world.<ref>The source is quoted from ...</ref>
Reference: <references/>
For details, see Wikipedia:Footnotes & Help:Footnotes.
|Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences. We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg: <br> There are XX numbers of people in the world.<ref>The source is quoted from ...</ref> <br> Reference: <references/> For details, see Wikipedia:Footnotes & Help:Footnotes.
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