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== Text formatting markup == | == Text formatting markup == | ||
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| Escape wiki markup | | Escape wiki markup | ||
− | | <tt><nowiki><nowiki>no | + | | <tt><nowiki><nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki></nowiki></tt> |
| <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | | <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | ||
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| Fixed width text | | Fixed width text | ||
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− | <nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> | + | <nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> |
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− | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> | + | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> |
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| Indent text | | Indent text | ||
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− | <tt><nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki></tt> | + | <tt><nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki></tt><br> <tt><nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki></tt> |
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− | | Headings of<br> | + | | Headings of<br> |
− | 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> | + | 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> |
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− | <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 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> |
− | | | + | | <!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing --> |
− | = Level 1 = | + | <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> |
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| Horizontal rule | | Horizontal rule | ||
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− | <tt><nowiki>----</nowiki></tt> | + | <tt><nowiki>----</nowiki></tt> |
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| Bullet list | | Bullet list | ||
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− | * one<br>* two<br>* three<br>** three and one-third<br>** three and two-thirds<br> | + | * one<br> * two<br> * three<br> ** three and one-third<br> ** three and two-thirds<br> |
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| Numbered list | | Numbered list | ||
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− | # 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<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> |
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− | | Mixture of bulleted<br>and numbered lists | + | | Mixture of bulleted<br> and numbered lists |
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− | # one<br># two<br>#* two point one<br>#* two point two<br> | + | # one<br> # two<br> #* two point one<br> #* two point two<br> |
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| Definition list | | Definition list | ||
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− | ;Definition<br>:item 1<br>:item 2<br> | + | ;Definition<br> :item 1<br> :item 2<br> |
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| Preformatted text | | Preformatted text | ||
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− | preformatted text is done with<br> a space at the<br> beginning of the line<br> | + | preformatted text is done with<br> a space at the<br> beginning of the line<br> |
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beginning of the line | beginning of the line | ||
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+ | | Preformatted text with no indentation | ||
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+ | <nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki> | ||
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+ | | <pre>some preformatted | ||
+ | text with no indentation | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
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| Blockquotes | | Blockquotes | ||
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− | 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 | + | 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 |
− | <nowiki><blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki> | + | <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 |
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− | 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 | + | 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> | + | <blockquote>quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> |
− | text text text text text text text text text text text text | + | text text text text text text text text text text text text |
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| Comment | | Comment | ||
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− | <tt><nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki></tt> | + | <tt><nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki></tt> |
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<!--This is comment-->|} | <!--This is comment-->|} | ||
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== Paragraphs == | == 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>. | |
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== Other formatting == | == Other formatting == | ||
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*[[Help:Links|Links]] | *[[Help:Links|Links]] | ||
*[[Help:Images|Images]] | *[[Help:Images|Images]] | ||
− | *[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | + | *[[Help:Tables|Tables]] |
− | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_Page_Help/Do-It-Yourself/Formatting_Text More Formatting from Wikipedia] | |
− | [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]] | + | [[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 |
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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: |