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== Text formatting markup  ==
 
== Text formatting markup  ==
  
'''This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:'''  
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'''This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:''' <br>
  
{| class="wikitable"
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== Text formatting markup ==
|-
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! Description
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! You type
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! You get
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|-
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! 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''
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|-
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| Italic text
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| <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
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| ''italic''
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|-
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| Bold text
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| <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
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| '''bold'''
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|-
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| Bold and italic
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| <code><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></code>
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| '''''bold &amp; italic'''''
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|-
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| Escape wiki markup  
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| <code><nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>&lt;/nowiki&gt;</code>
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| <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
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|-
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! 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''
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|-
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| Headings of different levels
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| <pre>=level 1=
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==level 2==
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===level 3===
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====level 4====
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=====level 5=====
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======level 6======</pre>
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An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Section|table of contents]].
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| <!-- hack to prevent TOC viewing for h1 - h6 elements: their style is hardcopied here --> <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><!--
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-->'''Level 4'''<!--
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--><div style="font-size: 86%; font-weight: bold;">Level 5</div><!--
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-->'''Level 6'''
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|-
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| Horizontal rule
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| <code>----</code>
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|
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----
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|-
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| Bullet list
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| <pre>* one
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* two
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* three
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** three point one
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** three point two
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</pre>
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Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another.
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|
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*one
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*two
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*three
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**three point one
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**three point two
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|-
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| Numbered list
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| <pre># one
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# two&lt;br /&gt;spanning more lines&lt;br /&gt;doesn't break numbering
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# three
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## three point one
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## three point two
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</pre>
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|
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#one
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#two<br>spanning more lines<br>doesn't break numbering
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#three
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##three point one
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##three point two
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|-
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| Definition list
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| <pre>;item 1
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: definition 1
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;item 2
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: definition 2-1
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: definition 2-2
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</pre>
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|
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;item 1
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:definition 1
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;item 2
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:definition 2-1
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:definition 2-2
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|-
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| Adopting definition list to indent text
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| <pre>: Single indent
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:: Double indent
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::::: Multiple indent</pre>
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This workaround may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility.
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|
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:Single indent
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::Double indent
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:::::Multiple indent
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|-
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| Mixture of different types of list
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| <pre># one
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# two
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#* two point one
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#* two point two
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# three
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#; three item one
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#: three def one
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# four
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#: four def one
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#: this rather looks like the continuation of # four
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#: and thus often used instead of &lt;br /&gt;
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# five
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## five sub 1
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### five sub 1 sub 1
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## five sub 2
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;item 1
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:* definition 1-1
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:* definition 1-2
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:
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;item 2
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:# definition 2-1
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:# definition 2-2
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</pre>
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The usage of <code>#:</code> and <code>*:</code> for breaking a line within an item may also be controversial.
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|
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#one
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#two
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#*two point one
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#*two point two
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#three
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#;three item one
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#:three def one
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#four
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#:four def one
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#:this rather looks like the continuation of <code># four</code>
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#:often used instead of <code>&lt;br /&gt;</code>
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#five
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##five sub 1
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###five sub 1 sub 1
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##five sub 2
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;item 1
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;*definition 1-1
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;*definition 1-2
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:
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;item 2
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;#definition 2-1
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;#definition 2-2
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|-
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| Preformatted text
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| <pre> preformatted text is done with
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a '''space''' at the
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''beginning'' of the line
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</pre>
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This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting, and character formatting markups are still effective.
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|
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preformatted text is done with
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a '''space''' at the
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''beginning'' of the line
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|}
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Revision as of 14:48, 17 September 2009

Text formatting markup

This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:

Text formatting markup

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