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Help:Formatting
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You can format your text using wiki markup (also called writing in "wikitext" or using "wikicode"). This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which cause special text formatting, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in italic, you include it in two single quotes like ''this''
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Text formatting markup
| Description | You type | You get |
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| character formatting - can be used anywhere | ||
| Italic text | ''italic'' | italic |
| Bold text | '''bold''' | bold |
| Bold and italic | '''''bold & italic''''' | bold & italic |
| Escape wiki markup |
<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | no ''markup'' |
| line formatting - only works when applied as the first character of a line | ||
| Headings of different levels |
=level 1= ==level 2== ===level 3=== ====level 4==== =====level 5===== ======level 6====== An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents. Use of a level 1 heading is highly discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing. |
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
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| Horizontal separation line |
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| Indenting text |
:Single indent ::Double indent ::::Four indents Indenting is automated to signify levels of discussion within threads on meta and discussion pages. |
This line breaks the previous indenting.
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| Bullet list |
* one * two * three ** three point one ** three point two Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another. |
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| Numbered list |
# one # two<br />spanning several lines<br />without breaking the numbering # three ## three point one ## three point two |
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| Definition list |
;item 1 :definition 1 ;item 2 :definition 2-1 :definition 2-2 |
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| Mixture of different types of list |
# one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this rather looks like the continuation of # four #: and thus often used instead of <br /> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2 ;item 1 :* definition 1-1 :* definition 1-2 : ;item 2 :# definition 2-1 :# definition 2-2 When using such combinations, always preview before saving to make sure you are getting the effect that you want. |
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| Preformatted text |
preformatted text is done with a '''space''' at the ''beginning'' of the line This way of preformatting only applies to line formatting, and character formatting markups are still effective. |
preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line |
Paragraphs
Wiki-text ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a new line within a paragraph with the HTML "break" tag <br /> , which is available among the icons on the editing bar.
HTML
Some HTML tags are allowed in wikitext, for example <code> , <div> , <span> and <font> . These apply anywhere you insert them.
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed width text |
<tt>Fixed width text</tt> |
Fixed width text |
| Blockquotes |
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text <blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> text text text text text text text text text text text text |
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text quote quote quote quote quote quote text text text text text text text text text text text text |
| Hidden Comments |
<!--Comments can document your wikitext markup without appearing in the finished text.--> | |
| Completely preformatted text |
<pre>this way, all markups are '''ignored'''</pre> |
this way, all markups are '''ignored''' |
In addition, Open Lives has enabled full HTML, but please use it carefully, always previewing to see that things are working as you intend.
Other formatting
Beyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references:
