Syntax Cheatsheet for Wiki Markup

Wikipedia syntax cheat sheet

Description	You type	You get
Italic text Bold text Bold and italic text	''italic'' ''bold'' '''''bold & italic'''''	italic bold bold & italic
Link to another Wikipedia page	[[Name of page]] [[Name of page|Text to display]]	Name of page Name of page and text to display
Add an image	[[File:filename.extension]]
Add a page to a category	[[Category:Name]]	Will display at the bottom of the wiki page.
Redirects	#REDIRECT[[pagename]]	Target page (Avoid using, this is a bad practice and creates a mess for someone else to figure out down the road.)
Section headings (Table of Contents will be automatically created when four or more headings are added to a page.)	==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4====	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Bullet points	*Item A *Item B **Item B2 *Item C	Item A Item B Item B2 Item C
Numbered list	#Item one #Item two ##Item two point one #Item three	Item one Item two Item two point one Item three
Indented text	no intentation :first indentation ::second indentation :::third indentation	no indentation (normal text) first indentation second indentation three indentation

Helpful reference pages

• For a more detailed list of formatting commands, see Help:Formatting.
• General help information can be found at Help:Contents
• To experiment with editing, use the Sandbox