Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
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Description | You type | You get |
Applies anywhere | ||
Italicise text |
''italic'' |
italic |
Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
Bold and italic |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
Internal link (within Wikipedia) |
[[name of page]] |
name of page |
Redirect to another page |
#redirect [[Target page]] |
1. redirect Target page |
External link (to other websites) |
[http://www.example.com] |
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Escape wiki markup |
with ''markup'' |
with markup |
Sign your posts |
~~~~ |
Username 05:20, |
Applies only at the beginning of the line | ||
Headings of different sizes |
==level 1== |
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 |
Bullet list |
* one |
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Numbered list |
# one |
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Definition list |
;Definition |
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Thumbnail image |
[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]] |
See Help:Editing for more detailed explanations.
See also
- Use a sandbox such as Wikipedia:Sandbox for experimentation with editing
- Wikipedia:Introduction, a tour of features
- Wikipedia:How to edit a page, an extended cheatsheet
- Wikipedia:The perfect article, a checklist of components required to make a "perfect" article
- Poster-size .pdf cheatsheet, intended for printing, available in many languages
- The encyclopedic article on cheat sheets