Help:Formatting

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

Formatting

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Description	You type	You get
character formatting - 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''
section formatting - only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different levels	=level 1= ==level 2== ===level 3=== ====level 4==== =====level 5===== ======level 6====== An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents. 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.	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Horizontal rule	----
Bullet list	* one * two * three ** three point one ** three point two Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another.	one two three three point one three point two
Numbered list	# one # two<br />spanning several lines<br />without breaking the numbering # three ## three point one ## three point two	one two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering three three point one three point two
Definition list	;item 1 :definition 1 ;item 2 :definition 2-1 :definition 2-2	item 1 definition 1 item 2 definition 2-1 definition 2-2
Adopting definition list to indent text	:Single indent ::Double indent :::::Multiple indent This adoption may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility.	Single indent Double indent Multiple indent
Mixture of different types of list	# one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this rather looks like the continuation of # four #: and thus often used instead of <br /> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2 ;item 1 :* definition 1-1 :* definition 1-2 : ;item 2 :# definition 2-1 :# definition 2-2 The usage of #: and *: for breaking a line within an item may also be controversial.	one two two point one two point two three three item one three def one four four def one this rather looks like the continuation of # four and thus often used instead of <br /> five five sub 1 five sub 1 sub 1 five sub 2 item 1 definition 1-1 definition 1-2 item 2 definition 2-1 definition 2-2
Preformatted text	preformatted text is done with a '''space''' at the ''beginning'' of the line This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting, and character formatting markups are still effective.	preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line

Paragraphs

MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tags <br>.

HTML tags

Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki. These apply anywhere you insert them.

Underline	<u>Underline</u>	Underline
Strikethrough	<s>Strike-through</s>	Strike-through
Fixed width text	<code>Source code</code>	Source code
Blockquotes	Text before <blockquote>Blockquote</blockquote> Text after	Text before Blockquote Text after
Comment	<!-- This is a comment --> Comments are visible only in the edit zone.	Comments are visible only in the edit zone.
Completely preformatted text	Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done.	Text is '''preformatted''' and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done.
Customised preformatted text	<pre style="color: red"> Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done	Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done