Difference between revisions of "Help:Wiki syntax"

You can put text in italics by putting 2 apostrophes on each side.

What to type:

''text''

It is also possible to do in HTML:

<i>text</i>

Or on the toolbar:

'''text'''

It is also possible to do in HTML:

<b>text</b>

Or on the toolbar:

'''''text'''''

Sky blue color and pink color

<font color=DeepSkyBlue>Sky blue color</font> 

<font color=deeppink>pink color</font>

Or on the toolbar:

<u>text</u>

Or on the toolbar:

Section headings

Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them.

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.

== Section headings ==

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a table of contents from them.

=== Subsection ===

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

==== A smaller subsection ====
Don't skip levels, 
like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1 
because 1 creates H1 tags
which should be reserved for page title.

Or on the toolbar:

Lists and indents

• Unordered lists are easy to do:
  • Start every line with a star.
    • More stars indicate a deeper level.
• Previous item continues.
  • A new line
• in a list

marks the end of the list.

• Of course you can start again.

* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
* Previous item continues.
** A new line
* in a list  
marks the end of the list.
* Of course you can start again.

Or on the toolbar:

1. Numbered lists are:
   1. Very organized
   2. Easy to follow
2. Previous item continues

A new line marks the end of the list.

1. New numbering starts with 1.

# ''Numbered lists'' are:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
# Previous item continues
A new line marks the end of the list.
# New numbering starts with 1.

Or on the toolbar:

A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.

A newline starts a new paragraph.
Often used for discussion on talk pages.

We use 1 colon to indent once.

We use 2 colons to indent twice.

3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br>
Often used for discussion on talk pages.
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

Or on the toolbar: