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Text formatting markup
[edit source]| Description | You type | You get |
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| character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere | ||
| Italic text | ''italic''
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italic |
| Bold text | '''bold'''
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bold |
| Bold and italic | '''''bold & italic'''''
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bold & italic |
| Escape wiki markup | <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
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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 4 or more headings automatically creates a table of contents. |
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3 Level 4Level 5 Level 6
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| Horizontal rule | ----
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| Bullet list |
* one * two * three ** three point one ** three point two Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another. |
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| Numbered list |
# one # two<br />spanning more lines<br />doesn't break numbering # three ## three point one ## three point two |
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| Definition list | ;item 1 : definition 1 ;item 2 : definition 2-1 : definition 2-2 |
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| Adopting definition list to indent text |
: Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent This workaround may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |