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− | You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks 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 single quotes like <tt><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></tt> | + | You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks 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 single quotes like <tt><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></tt> |
− | == Text formatting markup == | + | == Text formatting markup == |
− | {| align="center" | + | {| align="center" |
|- | |- | ||
− | + | | '''Description''' | |
− | + | | '''You type''' | |
− | + | | '''You get''' | |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | align="center" colspan="3" | ''applies anywhere'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | |Italic text | + | | Italic text |
− | |<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt> | + | | <tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt> |
− | |''italic'' | + | | ''italic'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Bold text | + | | Bold text |
− | |<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt> | + | | <tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt> |
− | |'''bold''' | + | | '''bold''' |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Bold and italic | + | | Bold and italic |
− | |<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt> | + | | <tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt> |
− | |'''''bold & italic''''' | + | | '''''bold & italic''''' |
|- | |- | ||
− | |Escape wiki markup | + | | Escape wiki markup |
− | |<tt><nowiki><nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki> | + | | <tt><nowiki><nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki></nowiki></tt> |
− | |<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | + | | <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> |
|- | |- | ||
− | |Fixed width text | + | | Fixed width text |
− | | | + | | |
− | <nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> | + | <nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> |
− | | | + | |
− | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> | + | | |
+ | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | align="center" colspan="3" | ''only at the beginning of the line'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Indent text | + | | Indent text |
− | | | + | | |
− | <tt><nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki></tt><br | + | <tt><nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki></tt> |
− | <tt><nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki></tt><br | + | |
− | <tt><nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki></tt> | + | | |
− | | | + | :Single indent |
− | :Single indent | + | ::Double indent |
− | ::Double indent | ||
:::::Multiple indent | :::::Multiple indent | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Headings of<br | + | | Headings of<br> |
− | different levels | + | different levels <ref>An article with four or more headings will automatically create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Section#Table_of_contents_.28TOC.29 table of contents].</ref> |
− | | | + | |
− | <tt><nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki></tt> | + | | |
− | <tt><nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki></tt><br | + | <tt><nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki></tt><ref>Use of a level 1 heading is '''''highly discouraged''''' as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.</ref><br> <tt><nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki></tt> |
− | <tt><nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki></tt><br | + | |
− | <tt><nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki></tt><br | + | | <!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing --> |
− | <tt><nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki></tt><br | + | <span style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 0pt; font-size: 188%; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em;">Level 1</span><br><br> <span style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 0pt; font-size: 150%; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em;">Level 2</span><br><br> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; font-size: 132%; font-weight: bold;">Level 3</span><br> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Level 4</span><br> {{DEFAULTSORT:[[[http://www.example.com link title]]#Redirect [[—[[Category:]]]]]}}<span style="border-bottom: medium none; font-size: 86%; font-weight: bold;">Level 5</span><br> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold;">Level 6</span><br> |
− | <tt><nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki></tt> | + | |
− | | | ||
− | <!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing --> | ||
− | <span style="font-size: 188% | ||
− | <span style="font-size: 150% | ||
− | <span style="font-size: 132% | ||
− | <span style="font-size: 100% | ||
− | {{DEFAULTSORT:[[[http://www.example.com link title]]#Redirect [[—[[Category:]]]]]}}<span style="font-size: 86% | ||
− | <span style="font-size: 80% | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Horizontal rule | + | | Horizontal rule |
− | | | + | | |
− | <tt><nowiki>----</nowiki></tt> | + | <tt><nowiki>----</nowiki></tt> |
− | | | + | |
+ | | | ||
---- | ---- | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Bullet list | + | | Bullet list |
− | | | + | | |
− | + | * one<br> * two<br> * three<br> ** three and one-third<br> ** three and two-thirds<br> | |
− | + | ||
− | + | | | |
− | + | *one | |
− | + | *two | |
− | | | + | *three |
− | * one | + | **three and one-third |
− | * two | + | **three and two-thirds |
− | * three | + | |
− | ** three and one-third | ||
− | ** three and two-thirds | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Numbered list | + | | Numbered list |
− | | | + | | |
− | + | # one<br> # two<nowiki><br /></nowiki>spanning several lines<nowiki><br /></nowiki>without breaking the numbering<br> # three<br> ## three point one<br> ## three point two<br> | |
− | + | ||
− | + | | | |
− | + | #one | |
− | + | #two<br>spanning several lines<br>without breaking the numbering | |
− | | | + | #three |
− | # one | + | ##three point one |
− | # two<br>spanning several lines<br>without breaking the numbering | + | ##three point two |
− | # three | + | |
− | ## three point one | ||
− | ## three point two | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Mixture of bulleted<br | + | | Mixture of bulleted<br> and numbered lists |
− | | | + | | |
− | + | # one<br> # two<br> #* two point one<br> #* two point two<br> | |
− | + | ||
− | + | | | |
− | + | #one | |
− | | | + | #two |
− | # one | + | #*two point one |
− | # two | + | #*two point two |
− | #* two point one | + | |
− | #* two point two | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Definition list | + | | Definition list |
− | | | + | | |
− | + | ;Definition<br> :item 1<br> :item 2<br> | |
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− | + | | | |
− | | | + | ;Definition |
− | ;Definition | + | :item 1 |
− | :item 1 | ||
:item 2 | :item 2 | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Preformatted text | + | | Preformatted text |
− | | | + | | |
− | preformatted text is done with<br | + | preformatted text is done with<br> a space at the<br> beginning of the line<br> |
− | a space at the<br | + | |
− | beginning of the line<br | + | | |
− | | | ||
preformatted text is done with | preformatted text is done with | ||
a space at the | a space at the | ||
beginning of the line | beginning of the line | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Preformatted text with no indentation | + | | Preformatted text with no indentation |
− | | | + | | |
− | <nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki> | + | <nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki> |
− | | | + | |
− | <pre> | + | | <pre>some preformatted |
− | some preformatted | ||
text with no indentation | text with no indentation | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Blockquotes | + | | Blockquotes |
− | | | + | | |
− | Body<br> | + | Body<br> text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text |
− | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
− | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | + | <nowiki><blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki> | |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | + | text text text text text text text text text text text text | |
− | text text text text text text text text text text text text | + | | |
+ | Body<br> text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
+ | <blockquote>quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> | ||
+ | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Comment | + | | Comment |
− | | | + | | |
− | <tt><nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki></tt> | + | <tt><nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki></tt> |
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+ | | | ||
+ | <!--This is comment-->|} | ||
− | + | == Paragraphs == | |
− | + | Wikisori ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <tt><nowiki><br> or <br/></nowiki></tt>. | |
− | + | <br> | |
− | == | + | == Other formatting == |
− | + | Beyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references: | |
− | + | *[[Help:Links|Links]] | |
+ | *[[Help:Images|Images]] | ||
+ | *[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | ||
+ | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_Page_Help/Do-It-Yourself/Formatting_Text More Formatting from Wikipedia] | ||
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[[Category:Help|Formatting]] | [[Category:Help|Formatting]] |
Latest revision as of 05:04, 5 November 2008
You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks 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 single quotes like ''this''
Text formatting markup
Description | You type | You get |
applies anywhere | ||
Italic text | ''italic'' | italic |
Bold text | '''bold''' | bold |
Bold and italic | '''''bold & italic''''' | bold & italic |
Escape wiki markup | <nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki> | no ''markup'' |
Fixed width text |
<tt>Fixed width text</tt> |
Fixed width text |
only at the beginning of the line | ||
Indent text |
:Single indent |
|
Headings of different levels <ref>An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.</ref> |
=level 1=<ref>Use of a level 1 heading is highly discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.</ref> |
Level 1 |
Horizontal rule |
---- |
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Bullet list |
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Numbered list |
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Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists |
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Definition list |
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Preformatted text |
preformatted text is done with |
preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line |
Preformatted text with no indentation |
<pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre> |
some preformatted text with no indentation |
Blockquotes |
Body <blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> text text text text text text text text text text text text |
Body quote quote quote quote quote quote text text text text text text text text text text text text |
Comment |
<!--This is comment--> |
|} ParagraphsWikisori ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <br> or <br/>.
Other formattingBeyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references: |