Talk:Syntax Cheatsheet for Wiki Markup

New Method

Wikipedia Cheatsheet

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.)
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Old Method

Wikipedia Cheatsheet
Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italic text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic text	'''''bold & italic'''''	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:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption ]]	Caption
Add a page to a category	[[Category:Category name]]	Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page. Do not sign when contributing to an article.	~~~~	Username (talk) 06:39, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	Target page
Redirect to a section of another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]	Target page#anchorName
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. Do not use =Level 1=; it is reserved for page titles.	== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted listTemplate:Anchor	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered listTemplate:Anchor	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Indenting textTemplate:Anchor This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
Adding references
Cheatsheet for citing a website or publication Referencing for beginners

See also

• For a full list of editing commands, see Wiki markup
• To experiment with editing, use the sandbox
• For a guide to editing, see How to edit a page
• For a PDF, printable cheatsheet, see File:Cheatsheet.pdf

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