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Marcus at 07:22, 17 September 2009

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Marcus: Replaced content with '== Text formatting markup == '''This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:'''
== Text formatting markup =='

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== Text formatting markup ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Description
! You type
! You get
|-
! style="background: rgb(170, 187, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="3" | character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere''
|-
| Italic text
| <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
| ''italic''
|-
| Bold text
| <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
| '''bold'''
|-
| Bold and italic
| <code><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></code>
| '''''bold & italic'''''
|-
| Escape wiki markup
| <code><nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></nowiki></code>
| <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
|-
! style="background: rgb(170, 187, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="3" | section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line''
|-
| Headings of different levels
| <pre>=level 1=
==level 2==
===level 3===
====level 4====
=====level 5=====
======level 6======</pre>
An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Section|table of contents]].

|  <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 0pt; font-size: 188%; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em;">Level 1</div> <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 0pt; font-size: 150%; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em;">Level 2</div> <div style="font-size: 132%; font-weight: bold;">Level 3</div>'''Level 4'''<div style="font-size: 86%; font-weight: bold;">Level 5</div>'''Level 6'''
|-
| Horizontal rule
| <code>----</code>
|
----

|-
| Bullet list
| <pre>* one
* two
* three
** three point one
** three point two
</pre>
Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another.

|
*one
*two
*three
**three point one
**three point two

|-
| Numbered list
| <pre># one
# two<br />spanning more lines<br />doesn't break numbering
# three
## three point one
## three point two
</pre>
|
#one
#two<br>spanning more lines<br>doesn't break numbering
#three
##three point one
##three point two

|-
| Definition list
| <pre>;item 1
: definition 1
;item 2
: definition 2-1
: definition 2-2
</pre>
|
;item 1
:definition 1
;item 2
:definition 2-1
:definition 2-2

|-
| Adopting definition list to indent text
| <pre>: Single indent
:: Double indent
::::: Multiple indent</pre>
This workaround may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility.

|
:Single indent
::Double indent
:::::Multiple indent

|-
| Mixture of different types of list
| <pre># 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
</pre>
The usage of <code>#:</code> and <code>*:</code> 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 <code># four</code>
#:often used instead of <code><br /></code>
#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
| <pre> preformatted text is done with
a '''space''' at the
''beginning'' of the line
</pre>
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

|}

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 |-
 | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>
-*Three tildes gives your signature: &lt;a href="User:Example"&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt; <br>
+*Three tildes gives your signature: Yourname <br>
-*Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: &lt;a href="User:Example"&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt; 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
+*Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: Yourname 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
 *Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>

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 But an empty line starts a new paragraph.
-When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout (&lt;a href="#lists"&gt;see below&lt;/a&gt;).
+When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout .
 | <pre>A single newline
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 When used in a list, a newline ''does''
-affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
+affect the layout.
 </pre>
 |-

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	'''This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:''' <br>		'''This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:''' <br>

−	== ~~Text~~ formatting ~~markup~~ ==	+	== Basic text formatting ==
		+
		+	You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.
		+
		+	{\| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="width: 640px; height: 1000px;"
		+	\|-
		+	! What it looks like
		+	! What you type
		+	\|-
		+	\|
		+	You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on '''each''' side.
		+
		+	3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''.
		+
		+	5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize'' '''''the text'''''.
		+
		+	(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br> the last pair are just ''''left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.)
		+
		+	\| <pre>You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
		+	apostrophes on '''each''' side.
		+
		+	3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''.
		+
		+	5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize''
		+	'''''the text'''''.
		+
		+	(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything
		+	special -- <br /> the last pair are just
		+	''''left over ones'''' that are included
		+	as part of the text.)
		+	</pre>
		+	\|-
		+	\|
		+	A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the ''diff'' function (used internally to compare different versions of a page).
		+
		+	But an empty line starts a new paragraph.
		+
		+	When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout ([[#lists\|see below]]).
		+
		+	\| <pre>A single newline
		+	generally has no effect on the layout.
		+	These can be used to separate
		+	sentences within a paragraph.
		+	Some editors find that this aids editing
		+	and improves the ''diff'' function
		+	(used internally to compare
		+	different versions of a page).
		+
		+	But an empty line
		+	starts a new paragraph.
		+
		+	When used in a list, a newline ''does''
		+	affect the layout ([[#lists\|see below]]).
		+	</pre>
		+	\|-
		+	\|
		+	You can break lines<br> without a new paragraph.<br> Please use this sparingly.
		+
		+	Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line and end on the next.
		+
		+	\| <pre>You can break lines<br/>
		+	without a new paragraph.<br/>
		+	Please use this sparingly.
		+
		+	Please do not start a link or
		+	''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line
		+	and end on the next.
		+	</pre>
		+	\|-
		+	\| You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>
		+	*Three tildes gives your signature: [[User:Example\|Example]] <br>
		+	*Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: [[User:Example\|Example]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
		+	*Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
		+
		+	\| <pre>You should "sign" your comments
		+	on talk pages:
		+	- Three tildes gives your
		+	signature: ~~~
		+	- Four tildes give your
		+	signature plus date/time: ~~~~
		+	- Five tildes gives the
		+	date/time alone: ~~~~~
		+	</pre>
		+	\|}

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 == Text formatting markup  ==
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ! You get
 |-
-! style="background: rgb(170, 187, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="3" | character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere''
+! colspan="3" style="background: rgb(170, 187, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere''
 |-
 | Italic text
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 |-
 | Escape wiki markup
-| <code><nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></nowiki></code>
+| <code><nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>&lt;/nowiki&gt;</code>
 | <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
 |-
-! style="background: rgb(170, 187, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="3" | section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line''
+! colspan="3" style="background: rgb(170, 187, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line''
 |-
 | Headings of different levels
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 ##five sub 2
 ;item 1
 ;*definition 1-1
 ;*definition 1-2
+:
 ;item 2
 ;#definition 2-1
 ;#definition 2-2

Help:Formatting - Revision history

Marcus at 08:43, 20 September 2009

Marcus at 09:31, 17 September 2009

Marcus at 09:27, 17 September 2009

Marcus at 09:24, 17 September 2009

Marcus at 07:22, 17 September 2009

Marcus: Replaced content with '== Text formatting markup == '''This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:''' == Text formatting markup =='

Marcus: /* level 2 */

Marcus: Created page with '== Text formatting markup == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Description ! You type ! You get |- ! style="background: rgb(170, 187, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-c…'

Marcus: Replaced content with '== Text formatting markup == '''This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:'''
== Text formatting markup =='