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|<pre><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki>This makes '''all''' of the [[wiki]] coding not display.</nowiki></pre> | |<pre><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki>This makes '''all''' of the [[wiki]] coding not display.</nowiki></pre> | ||
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|< | |<small>Small text</small>, {{Large|large text}}, and {{XL|extra large text}} | ||
|<pre>< | |<pre><small>Small text</small>, {{Large|large text}}, and {{XL|extra large text}}</pre> | ||
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|<sup>Superscript</sup> or <sub>subscript</sub> | |<sup>Superscript</sup> or <sub>subscript</sub> | ||
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When adding a comment to a Discussion page, an editor should | When adding a comment to a Discussion page, an editor should | ||
sign it by adding four tildes to add | sign it by adding four tildes to add their user name | ||
plus date/time: | plus date/time: | ||
: [[User:Neo|Neo]] 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | : [[User:Neo|Neo]] 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | ||
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When adding a comment to a Discussion page, an editor should | When adding a comment to a Discussion page, an editor should | ||
sign it by adding four tildes to add | sign it by adding four tildes to add their user name | ||
plus date/time: | plus date/time: | ||
: ~~~~ | : ~~~~ | ||
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|<pre>[[Kirby]] is the main character of [[Kirby (series)|The Kirby series]].</pre> | |<pre>[[Kirby]] is the main character of [[Kirby (series)|The Kirby series]].</pre> | ||
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|[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If an editor wants to create a new page, | |[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If an editor wants to create a new page, clicking the link will do so. (Please do not actually create the page in question!)<br/> | ||
|<pre>[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. | |<pre>[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. | ||
If an editor wants to create a new page, | If an editor wants to create a new page, clicking the link will do so. (Please do not actually create the page in question!)</pre> | ||
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|Linking to a different namespace that '''is not Category''':<br/>[[Talk: | |Linking to a different namespace that '''is not Category''':<br/>[[Talk:Kirby Wiki]] | ||
|<pre>[[Talk: | |<pre>[[Talk:Kirby Wiki]]</pre> | ||
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|Linking to the category namespace:<br/>[[:Category:Abilities]] | |Linking to the category namespace:<br/>[[:Category:Abilities]] | ||
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* All of these forms lead to the URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hello | * All of these forms lead to the URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hello | ||
* Note that interwiki links use the ''internal'' link style. | * Note that interwiki links use the ''internal'' link style. | ||
* See [[ | * See [[Special:Interwiki]] for the list of shortcuts; if the site to be linked to isn't on the list, use an external link ([[#link-external|see above]]). | ||
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{{Navbox-Help}} | {{Navbox-Help}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wiki help pages]] | ||
[[Category:Basic help]] | [[Category:Basic help]] |
Latest revision as of 15:30, 15 November 2022
So, an aspiring young editor has just learned how to start editing and wants to learn more than just plain text changes? Never fear, for this page contains a handy guide to some of the most basic forms of formatting that can be applied to text.
Basic Wiki Coding
Wikis have their own special coding system. This is a short list of some of the most-used Wiki markup:
Text Formatting
This section is for applying different looks and effects to text.
Appearance in article | Appearance in edit window |
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Bold Text | '''Bold Text''' |
Italic Text | ''Italic Text'' |
Bold and Italic Text | '''''Bold and Italic Text''''' |
Underlining works, as does |
<u>Underlining</u> works, as does <s>striking out</s>. |
A line break won't be registered with only one new line. This line appears to be in the same paragraph as the previous line. Two new lines, however, begins a new paragraph. |
A line break won't be registered with only one new line. This line appears to be in the same paragraph as the previous line. Two new lines, however, begins a new paragraph. |
Editors can break lines |
Editors can break lines<br/> without starting a new paragraph. |
This makes '''all''' of the [[wiki]] coding not display. | <nowiki>This makes '''all''' of the [[wiki]] coding not display.</nowiki> |
Small text, large text, and extra large text | <small>Small text</small>, {{Large|large text}}, and {{XL|extra large text}} |
Superscript or subscript | <sup>Superscript</sup> or <sub>subscript</sub> |
Hidden page comments: not shown when viewing the page |
<!-- This is a hidden comment --> |
A typewriter font for monospace text
or for computer code:
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A typewriter font for <tt>monospace text</tt> or for computer code: <code>int main()</code> |
Signing Posts
This section is for signing the user's name on Talk pages, and should not be used in main article text.
When adding a comment to a Discussion page, an editor should sign it by adding four tildes to add their user name plus date/time:
Other, less recommended alternatives are:
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When adding a comment to a Discussion page, an editor should sign it by adding four tildes to add their user name plus date/time: : ~~~~ Other, less recommended alternatives are: *Three tildes to add user name alone: : ~~~ *Five tildes gives the date/time alone: : ~~~~~ |
Link Formatting
This section goes over inserting links into article text. Articles should always have at least one link to another page inset.
A direct link and a piped link (one that shows different text than its actual link): Kirby is the main character of The Kirby Series. Any type of link can be a piped link. |
[[Kirby]] is the main character of [[Kirby (series)|The Kirby series]]. |
This is a link to a page that doesn't exist. If an editor wants to create a new page, clicking the link will do so. (Please do not actually create the page in question!) |
[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If an editor wants to create a new page, clicking the link will do so. (Please do not actually create the page in question!) |
Linking to a different namespace that is not Category: Talk:Kirby Wiki |
[[Talk:Kirby Wiki]] |
Linking to the category namespace: Category:Abilities |
[[:Category:Abilities]] |
Linking to a subpage: User:Neo/sig |
[[User:Neo/sig]] |
External links:
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*[http://www.wikirby.com] (very bad) *http://www.wikirby.com (bad) *[http://www.wikirby.com WiKirby] (good) |
Linking to Wikipedia:
Wikipedia:Kirby |
[[Wikipedia:Kirby]]<br/> '''OR''' {{Wikipedia|Kirby}} |
To have a page automatically send a user to a different page, use this code. (See Help:Redirects for more information) |
#REDIRECT [[page name]] |
Kirby#Kirby's Adventure is a link to a section within another page. #Links and URLs is a link to a section on the current page. #example is a link to an anchor that was created using an id attribute
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[[Kirby#Kirby's Adventure]] is a link to a section within another page. [[#Links and URLs]] is a link to a section on the current page. [[#example]] is a link to an anchor that was created using <div id="example">an id attribute</div> |
Automatically hide stuff in parentheses: Kirby. Automatically hide namespace: Abilities.
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Automatically hide stuff in parentheses: [[Kirby (series)|]]. Automatically hide namespace: [[:Category:Abilities|]]. |
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[[Category:Character sets]]
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Linking to other wikis:
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