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The term "wikitext" refers to Wikipedia's wp:wiki markup language. Formats:
A related page is Help:Table. |
The template displays a condensed helpbox about Wikitext, Wikipedia's WP:Wiki markup elements, to be displayed as a concise overview of template parameters, while editing another page.
The helpbox contains the basic wikitext elements:
- wikilinks: [[hyperlink]] or [[hyperlink|link here]] or [[expert]]ly → hyperlink or link here or expertly
- external links: [http://www.google.com external link] → external link (to an outside webpage)
- image links: [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|55px|Caption]] → (shows image, see below)
- headers: ==Header== → Header ===Subheader=== → Subheader
- italic/bolding:
''italic'' '''bold''' '''''bold-italic'''''→ italic bold bold-italic - bullets: * bullet → • bullet (or
":*"or"::*"to indent)
Caption - indenting:
:indent → indent (or"::"or"::::::"to indent more) - auto-number: # numbered → 1. numbered (
"#:"indents under numbered lines) - bullets at numbers: #* bullet under number → ° bullet under number
- categories:
[[Category:xx]]→ (internal wp:category link). - templates: {{templt|aa|bb}} → (run "Template:Templt" with parameters "aa" & "bb")
- expressions: {{#expr: (5*10 + 3^2 +8)/2 }} → calculate expression: (5×10 + 32+8)/2 = 33.5
- signature/time: ~~~~ → signature ~~~~~ → date/time (UTC)
Other major wikitext formats can be listed, as needed.
See also
edit- For a complete list of Wikitext codes, see Help:Wikitext. There is also a short list of Wikitext markup and tips at Help:Cheatsheet.
- For instructions on how to see this markup and other editing tips, see Help:Editing.
- For instructions on creating and editing tables, see Help:Table.
- For information on special words, see Help:Magic words.
- In addition to Wikitext, some HTML elements are also allowed for presentation formatting; see Help:HTML in wikitext.