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Text formatting markup
Description 	You type 	You get
Character (inline) formatting – applies 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''
Section formatting – only at the beginning of the line
Section Headings of different levels

== Level 2 ==

=== Level 3 ===

==== Level 4 ====

===== Level 5 =====

====== Level 6 ======

Skip Level 1, it is page name level.
    Do not put any text on the same line after the ending equal signs.
    An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a table of contents (unless setting the magic word__NOTOC__).

Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Horizontal rule

Text before
----
Text after

Text before

Text after
Bullet list

* Start each line
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*).
** More asterisks give deeper
*** and deeper levels.
* Line breaks don't break levels.
*** But jumping levels creates empty space.
Any other start ends the list.

* combine bullet list
** with definition 
::- definition
** creates empty space

* combine bullet list
** with definition 
*:- definition
** without empty spaces

*bullet list
:- definition
:* sublist that doesn't create empty
:* spaces after definition

Start each line
    with an asterisk (*).
        More asterisks give deeper
            and deeper levels.
    Line breaks
    don't break levels.
            But jumping levels creates empty space.

Any other start ends the list.

combine bullet list
        with definition

- definition

creates empty space

combine bullet list
        with definition

- definition

without empty spaces

bullet list

- definition

sublist that doesn't create empty
        spaces after definition

Numbered list

# Start each line
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#).
## More number signs give deeper
### and deeper
### levels.
# Line breaks don't break levels.
### But jumping levels creates empty space.
# Blank lines

# end the list and start another.
Any other start also
ends the list.

Start each line
    with a number sign (#).
        More number signs give deeper
            and deeper
            levels.
    Line breaks
    don't break levels.
            But jumping levels creates empty space.
    Blank lines

end the list and start another.

Any other start also ends the list.
Definition list

;item 1
: definition 1
;item 2
: definition 2-1
: definition 2-2

item 1
    definition 1
item 2
    definition 2-1
    definition 2-2

Indent text

: Single indent
:: Double indent
::::: Multiple indent

This workaround may harm accessibility.

Single indent

Double indent

Multiple indent

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 looks like a continuation
#: and is often used
#: instead of <nowiki> </nowiki>
# five
## five sub 1
### five sub 1 sub 1
## five sub 2

The usage of #: and *: for breaking a line within an item may also harm accessibility.

one
    two
        two point one
        two point two
    three

three item one
        three def one

four

four def one
 this looks like a continuation
 and is often used
 instead
 of

five
        five sub 1
            five sub 1 sub 1
        five sub 2

Preformatted text

Start each line with a space.
 Text is '''preformatted''' and
 ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done.

This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting. Character formatting markups are still effective.

Start each line with a space.
Text is preformatted and
markups can be done.

Preformatted text blocks

<nowiki>Start with a space in the first column,
(before the <nowiki>).

Then your block format will be
    maintained.

This is good for copying in code blocks:

def function():
    """documentation string"""

if True:
 print True
 else:
 print False</nowiki>

Start with a space in the first column,
(before the <nowiki>).

Then your block format will be
    maintained.

This is good for copying in code blocks:

def function():
    """documentation string"""

if True:
        print True
    else:
        print False

Paragraphs

MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tag .
HTML tags

Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code>, <div>, and . These apply anywhere you insert them.
Description 	You type 	You get
Inserted
(Displays as underline in most browsers)

<ins>Inserted</ins>

Underline

Inserted

Underline
Deleted
(Displays as strike-through in most browsers)

<s>Strike-through</s>

<del>Deleted</del>

Strike-through

Deleted
Fixed width text

<code>Source code</code>

<code>Fixed width text</code>

Source code

Fixed width text
Blockquotes

Text before
<blockquote>Blockquote</blockquote>
Text after

Text before

Blockquote

Text after
Quotes

<q>This is a quotation</q>

The q element must not be used in place of quotation marks that do not represent quotes; for example, it is inappropriate to use the q element for marking up sarcastic statements.[1]
	"This is a quotation"
Comment

Comments are visible only 
in the edit zone.

Comments are visible only in the edit zone.
Completely preformatted text

<pre>Text is '''preformatted''' and 
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done</pre>

For marking up of preformatted text, check the "Preformatted text" entry at the end of the previous table.

Text is '''preformatted''' and 
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done

Customized preformatted text

<pre style="color: red">Text is '''preformatted''' 
with a style and 
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done
</pre>

A CSS style can be named within the style attribute.

Text is '''preformatted''' 
with a style and 
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done

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Description 	You type 	You get
Default preformatted text has a CSS attribute (white-space: pre-wrap;) to wrap the text according to available width

<pre>
This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer.
</pre>

This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer.

Customized preformatted text with disabled text wrapping

<pre style="white-space: pre;">
This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer.
</pre>

This long sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping. This additional sentence makes the text even longer. This additional sentence makes the text even longer.

Inserting symbols

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting

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