CunningWiki - User contributions [en]

Getting Started

2011-04-15T22:45:35Z

Atticdweller:

Adding content samples

2011-04-15T22:42:52Z

Atticdweller:

There are several different ways to add content to the wiki. This is images, videos, audio, code and more.

== Adding Code snippets ==
The way to add code is with the "pre" tag in-front of and after your code. Here is an example:

<pre>

Hello {%first_name%} {%last_name%},

Your shipment of {%item%} is now ready to pick up.

Thanks {%first_name%}!
</pre>

== Adding Images ==

Images can be added and embedded into posts. You have to upload the image to the wikipedia site. On the left hand side of the screen is a toolbox menu with an option called "Upload File" or click [http://www.cunningturtle.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload].

On the upload file page is a Dialog for you to choose and upload a file. The Destination Filename is the filename that will be used when the image is embedded.

Here is code to generate the following image:
<pre>
[[Image:samplemotorcycle.jpg|500px|none|alt=alternate text|caption text]].
</pre>
The Destination Filename is "samplemotorcycle.jpg". The width is 500px. Alignment is set to none.

[[Image:samplemotorcycle.jpg|500px|none|alt=alternate text|caption text]].

There are many other ways to format photos in Media Wiki. Infact they have a very detailed guide here [[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images]] and all of it is compatible with our media wiki site.

== Adding Video ==
Videos can be embedded from youtube. Lets take the following Video as the example:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/XoHIm-ODmZQ
That video can be embedded in these different ways with the following code:
<pre>

{{#ev:youtube|XoHIm-ODmZQ|100|right|This is an embedded video!}}
{{#ev:youtube|XoHIm-ODmZQ|200|left|This is an embedded video!}}
{{#ev:youtube|XoHIm-ODmZQ}}
</pre>

{{#ev:youtube|XoHIm-ODmZQ|100|right|This is an embedded video!}}
{{#ev:youtube|XoHIm-ODmZQ|200|left|This is an embedded video!}}
{{#ev:youtube|XoHIm-ODmZQ}}

More information on how to format the videos are available here [[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/EmbedVideoPlus]]. If you want to ever use HTML5 videos we'll switch to this plugin [[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VideoFlash]]

Adding content samples

2011-04-15T22:23:58Z

Atticdweller:

There are several different ways to add content to the wiki. This is images, videos, audio, code and more.

== Adding Code snippets ==
The way to add code is with the "pre" tag in-front of and after your code. Here is an example:

<pre>

Hello {%first_name%} {%last_name%},

Your shipment of {%item%} is now ready to pick up.

Thanks {%first_name%}!
</pre>

== Adding Images ==

Images can be added and embedded into posts. You have to upload the image to the wikipedia site. On the left hand side of the screen is a toolbox menu with an option called "Upload File" or click [http://www.cunningturtle.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload].

On the upload file page is a Dialog for you to choose and upload a file. The Destination Filename is the filename that will be used when the image is embedded.

Here is code to generate the following image:
<pre>
[[Image:samplemotorcycle.jpg|500px|none|alt=alternate text|caption text]].
</pre>
The Destination Filename is "samplemotorcycle.jpg". The width is 500px. Frames are set to none.

[[Image:samplemotorcycle.jpg|500px|none|alt=alternate text|caption text]].

There are many other ways to format photos in Media Wiki. Infact they have a very detailed guide here [[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images]] and all of it is compatible with our media wiki site.

== Adding Video ==
Videos can be embedded directly from YOutube. The embed code that is provided in the share

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XoHIm-ODmZQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Adding content samples

2011-04-15T22:14:24Z

Atticdweller:

Adding content samples

2011-04-15T20:43:03Z

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File:Samplemotorcycle.jpg

2011-04-15T20:42:18Z

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Adding content samples

2011-04-15T19:45:21Z

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2011-04-15T19:43:34Z

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Main Page

2011-03-31T14:10:08Z

Atticdweller:

Welcome to the Cunning Turtle Wikisite.

This is the place for all of your information regarding Cunning Turtle and all of our projects that need explanation.

To get started adding to or editing the wiki check out our stolen [[Getting Started|Getting Started Guide]].

==Wiki Main Page==
==Contact Info==
[[Contact Information|Contact Information]]
[[About us|About us]]
==Products ==
*[[Product A|Product A]]
*[[Product B|Product B]]

==Projects==
*[[Photobooth|Photobooth]]
*[[MegaClaw|MegaClaw]]
*[[DAVE|DAVE]]
*[[Thermoelectric Generator|Thermoelectric Generator]]
==Software==
*[[Microcontrollers|Microcontrollers]]
**[[Arduino cheat sheet|Arduino cheat sheet]]
**[[How to burn the Bootloader|How to burn the Bootloader]]
*[[Autoit|Autoit]]
**[[Webcam|Autoit webcam]]
*[[Sketchup|Sketchup]]
*[[Misc|Misc]]
==General Shop Help & How-Tos==
*[[Workshop|Workshop]]
**[[Belt Sander|Belt Sander]]
**[[Drill Press|Drill Press]]
**[[Band Saw|Band Saw]]
**[[Hot Wire Cutter|Hot Wire Cutter]]
==Soldering==
**[[Soldering 101|Soldering 101]]
**[[How to reflow|How to reflow]]
**[[Solder Wick (Braid)|Solder Wick (Braid)]]
*[[CNC Milling|CNC Milling]]
**[[Fireball V90 setup|Fireball V90 setup]]
*[[3D Printing|3D Printing]]
**[[How to print an object|How to print an object]]
*[[PCB Designs|PCB Designs]]
**[[How to make a symbol in Eagle Library|How to make a symbol in Eagle Library]]
**[[How to rotate parts in eagle|How to rotate parts in eagle]]
**[[How to generate bitmaps in eagle|How to generate bitmaps in eagle]]
**[[How to generate g code from eagle|How to generate g code from eagle]]
**[[How use the toner transfer method|How use the toner transfer method]]
**[[How to manufacture your PCB|How to manufacture your PCB]]
*[[How to add a Project|How to add a Project]]
*[[Where to buy hardware|Where to buy hardware]]
*[[Where to buy electronics|Where to buy electronics]]
==Friends & sites we like==
*[http://www.adafruit.com AdaFruit]
*[http://www.Hackaday.com HackaDay]
==Features and Awards==

�Project Page

Uhh TBD?

Main Page

2011-03-31T14:06:44Z

Atticdweller:

Welcome to the Cunning Turtle Wikisite.

This is the place for all of your information regarding Cunning Turtle and all of our projects that need explanation.

To get started adding to or editing the wiki check out our stolen [[Getting Started|Getting Started Guide]].

==Wiki Main Page==
==Contact Info==
[[Contact Information|Contact Information]]
[[About us|About us]]
==Products ==
*[[Product A|Product A]]
*[[Product B|Product B]]

==Projects==
*[[Photobooth|Photobooth]]
*[[MegaClaw|MegaClaw]]
*[[DAVE|DAVE]]
*[[Thermoelectric Generator|Thermoelectric Generator]]
==Software==
*[[Microcontrollers|Microcontrollers]]
**[[Arduino cheat sheet|Arduino cheat sheet]]
**[[How to burn the Bootloader|How to burn the Bootloader]]
*[[Autoit|Autoit]]
**[[Webcam|Autoit webcam]]
*[[Sketchup|Sketchup]]
*[[Misc|Misc]]
==General Shop Help & How-Tos==
*[[Workshop|Workshop]]
**[[Belt Sander|Belt Sander]]
**[[Drill Press|Drill Press]]
**[[Band Saw|Band Saw]]
**[[Hot Wire Cutter|Hot Wire Cutter]]
==Soldering==
**[[Soldering 101|Soldering 101]]
**[[How to reflow|How to reflow]]
**[[Solder Wick (Braid)|Solder Wick (Braid)]]
*[[CNC Milling|CNC Milling]]
**[[Fireball V90 setup|Fireball V90 setup]]
*[[3D Printing|3D Printing]]
**[[How to print an object|How to print an object]]
*[[PCB Designs|PCB Designs]]
**[[How to make a symbol in Eagle Library|How to make a symbol in Eagle Library]]
**[[How to rotate parts in eagle|How to rotate parts in eagle]]
**[[How to generate bitmaps in eagle|How to generate bitmaps in eagle]]
**[[How to generate g code from eagle|How to generate g code from eagle]]
**[[How use the toner transfer method|How use the toner transfer method]]
**[[How to manufacture your PCB|How to manufacture your PCB]]
*[[How to add a Project|How to add a Project]]
*[[Where to buy hardware|Where to buy hardware]]
*[[Where to buy electronics|Where to buy electronics]]
==Friends & sites we like==
Adafruit
Hackaday.com
==Features and Awards==

�Project Page

Uhh TBD?

Main Page

2011-03-31T14:06:02Z

Atticdweller:

Welcome to the Cunning Turtle Wikisite.

This is the place for all of your information regarding Cunning Turtle and all of our projects that need explanation.

To get started adding to or editing the wiki check out our stolen [[Getting started|Getting Started Guide]].

==Wiki Main Page==
==Contact Info==
[[Contact Information|Contact Information]]
[[About us|About us]]
==Products ==
*[[Product A|Product A]]
*[[Product B|Product B]]

==Projects==
*[[Photobooth|Photobooth]]
*[[MegaClaw|MegaClaw]]
*[[DAVE|DAVE]]
*[[Thermoelectric Generator|Thermoelectric Generator]]
==Software==
*[[Microcontrollers|Microcontrollers]]
**[[Arduino cheat sheet|Arduino cheat sheet]]
**[[How to burn the Bootloader|How to burn the Bootloader]]
*[[Autoit|Autoit]]
**[[Webcam|Autoit webcam]]
*[[Sketchup|Sketchup]]
*[[Misc|Misc]]
==General Shop Help & How-Tos==
*[[Workshop|Workshop]]
**[[Belt Sander|Belt Sander]]
**[[Drill Press|Drill Press]]
**[[Band Saw|Band Saw]]
**[[Hot Wire Cutter|Hot Wire Cutter]]
==Soldering==
**[[Soldering 101|Soldering 101]]
**[[How to reflow|How to reflow]]
**[[Solder Wick (Braid)|Solder Wick (Braid)]]
*[[CNC Milling|CNC Milling]]
**[[Fireball V90 setup|Fireball V90 setup]]
*[[3D Printing|3D Printing]]
**[[How to print an object|How to print an object]]
*[[PCB Designs|PCB Designs]]
**[[How to make a symbol in Eagle Library|How to make a symbol in Eagle Library]]
**[[How to rotate parts in eagle|How to rotate parts in eagle]]
**[[How to generate bitmaps in eagle|How to generate bitmaps in eagle]]
**[[How to generate g code from eagle|How to generate g code from eagle]]
**[[How use the toner transfer method|How use the toner transfer method]]
**[[How to manufacture your PCB|How to manufacture your PCB]]
*[[How to add a Project|How to add a Project]]
*[[Where to buy hardware|Where to buy hardware]]
*[[Where to buy electronics|Where to buy electronics]]
==Friends & sites we like==
Adafruit
Hackaday.com
==Features and Awards==

�Project Page

Uhh TBD?

Wiki Markup

2011-03-31T13:35:52Z

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{{Wiki markup}}
{{shortcut|H:MARKUP|WP:MARKUP}}
'''Wiki markup''' is the syntax and keywords used by the [[MediaWiki]] software to format a page; see [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]] for details on using it.
{{TOC limit}}

==Layout==
===Sections===
====Section headings====
{{further|[[Help:Section]]}}
Use headings to split articles into sections. Put a heading on a separate line. A level-two heading is the highest level editors use in an article.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
|
<div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);">Section headings</div>

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a [[Help:Section|table of contents]] from them.
Start with 2 'equals' characters.

<div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div>
Using more 'equals' characters creates a subsection.

<div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div>

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

|<pre>
==Section headings==

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a table of contents from them.
Start with 2 'equals' characters.

===Subsection===

Using more 'equals' characters creates a subsection.

====A smaller subsection====

Don't skip levels, like from two to four 'equals' characters.
</pre>
|-
|'''Horizontal line'''
Separating with a horizontal dividing line: 
:this is above it...
----
:...and this is below it.

If you don't use a section header, you don't get a TOC entry.
|<pre><nowiki>'''Horizontal line'''
Separating with a horizontal dividing line:
this is above it...
----
...and this is below it.
If you don't use a section header, you don't get a TOC entry.

</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Table of contents====
When a page has at least four headings, a table of contents (TOC) will appear in front of the first header (after the lead). Putting <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> anywhere forces the TOC to appear at that point (instead of just before the first heading). Putting <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> anywhere forces the TOC to disappear. See also [[Wikipedia:Section#Compact_TOC|Compact TOC]] for alphabet and year headings.

===Line breaks===
* You can make the wikitext more readable by putting in newlines, but see [[Wikipedia:Don't use line breaks]] for possible problems.
* To break lines use the <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> element. The HTML tag <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> will be converted to the XHTML <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> tag by [[HTML Tidy]] in most instances. The <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> tag is not converted when used in [[Wikipedia:Editnotice|editnotices]] or in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]]— it will render invalid XHTML and will break tools such as [[Wikipedia:Twinkle|Twinkle]].
* Please use these sparingly.
* Close markup between lines; do not start a [[Help:link|link]] or ''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line and close it on the next.
* When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout (See [[Help:List]]).
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
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A single newline has no
effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph, or ends a list or indented part.
|
<pre><nowiki>
A single newline has no
effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph, or ends a list or indented part.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
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You can break lines 
without starting a new paragraph.
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<pre><nowiki>You can break lines 
without starting a new paragraph.</nowiki></pre>
|}

===Indent text===

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
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'''Left indent'''
|-
|
:A colon at the start of a line
::causes the line to be indented,
:::most commonly used on Talk pages.
|
<pre><nowiki>
:A colon at the start of a line
::causes the line to be indented,
:::most commonly used on Talk pages.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
| colspan="2"|
'''Blockquote''' 
When there is a need for separating a block of text. This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text.
|-
|
<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.
</blockquote>
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<code><nowiki>
<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.
</blockquote>
</nowiki></code>
|}

===Center text===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
|<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Centered text</div>
|<code><nowiki><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Centered text</div> </nowiki></code>
|}

Template {{tl|center}} uses the same markup. To center a table, see [[Help:Table#Centering tables]].

===Lists===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|- id="lists"
|
* ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' 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.
|<pre>
* ''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.
</pre>
|-
|
# ''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.

|<pre>
# ''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.
</pre>
|}

===Retaining newlines and spaces===
{{shortcut|H:POEM}}
The MediaWiki software suppresses single newlines and converts lines starting with a space to preformatted text in a dashed box. HTML suppresses multiple spaces. It is often desirable to retain these elements for poems, lyrics, mottoes, oaths and the like. The [[mw:Extension:Poem|Poem]] extension adds HTML-like {{tag|poem}} tags to maintain newlines and spaces. These tags may be used inside other tags such as {{tag|blockquote}}.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
| <poem>
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
</poem>
|<pre>
<poem>
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
</poem>
</pre>
|}

==Format==
===Text formatting===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|- id="emph" valign="top"
|
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will '''bold the text'''.

5 apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize''
'''''the text'''''.
|<pre>
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will '''bold the text'''.

5 apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize''
'''''the text'''''.
</pre>
|- valign="top"
|
[[mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight GeSHi|Syntax highlighting]] for source code.

Computer code has a colored background
and more stringent formatting. Suppose we
want to define <code>int main()</code>:
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include <iostream>
int main ( int argc, char **argv ) {
std::cout << "Hello World!";
return 0;
}</syntaxhighlight>
|
<pre><nowiki>
Computer code has a colored background
and more stringent formatting. Suppose we
want to define <code>int main()</code>:

<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include <iostream>
int main ( int argc, char **argv ) {
std::cout << "Hello World!";
return 0;
}</syntaxhighlight>
</nowiki></pre>
|- valign=top
|
You can use small text for captions.
|
<pre><nowiki>
You can use small text for captions.
</nowiki></pre>
|- valign="top"
|
Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless
 it's <big>within</big> small text.
|
<pre><nowiki>
Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless
 it's <big>within</big> small text.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
You can include a '''non-breaking space''' (sometimes called '''non-printing character''') where you require two words to always appear together on the same line, such as ''Mr. Smith'' or ''400 km/h'' using '''<code>&nbsp;</code>''' in place of a regular space between the two "words" that need to behave as a single word (never be separated on different lines).

|
 
<pre>Mr.&nbsp;Smith or 400&nbsp;km/h.</pre>
|-
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'''Extra spacing''' within text can best be achieved using the [[Template:Pad|pad]] template:

Mary {{pad|4em}} had a little lamb.
|
 
<pre><nowiki>Mary {{pad|4em}} had a little lamb.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
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'''Typewriter font'''
(does also work beyond the end of a paragraph): 
<tt>arrow →</tt>

<tt>''italics''</tt>
<tt>[[link]]

New paragraph </tt>started here.
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<pre><nowiki><tt>arrow &rarr;</tt>

<tt>''italics''</tt>
<tt>[[link]]</nowiki>

New paragraph </tt>started here.</pre>
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===Special characters===
''See also: [[Chess symbols in Unicode]].''
====Diacritical marks====
* See [[Help:Special characters]].

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|-
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À Á Â Ã Ä Å 
Æ Ç È É Ê Ë 
Ì Í
Î Ï Ñ Ò 
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Ö Ø Ù 
Ú Û Ü ß
à á 
â ã ä å æ
ç 
è é ê ë ì í 
î ï ñ ò ó ô 
œ õ
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<pre><nowiki>
&Agrave; &Aacute; &Acirc; &Atilde; &Auml; &Aring;
&AElig; &Ccedil; &Egrave; &Eacute; &Ecirc; &Euml;
&Igrave; &Iacute; &Icirc; &Iuml; &Ntilde; &Ograve;
&Oacute; &Ocirc; &Otilde; &Ouml; &Oslash; &Ugrave;
&Uacute; &Ucirc; &Uuml; &szlig; &agrave; &aacute;
&acirc; &atilde; &auml; &aring; &aelig; &ccedil;
&egrave; &eacute; &ecirc; &euml; &igrave; &iacute;
&icirc; &iuml; &ntilde; &ograve; &oacute; &ocirc;
&oelig; &otilde; &ouml; &oslash; &ugrave; &uacute;
&ucirc; &uuml; &yuml;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Punctuation====

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
¿ ¡ § ¶ 
† ‡ • – — 
‹ › « » 
‘ ’ “ ”
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<pre><nowiki>
&iquest; &iexcl; &sect; &para;
&dagger; &Dagger; &bull; &ndash; &mdash;
&lsaquo; &rsaquo; &laquo; &raquo;
&lsquo; &rsquo; &ldquo; &rdquo;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Other Punctuation====
The &lsaquo;[[HTML_element#Other_block_elements|pre]]&rsaquo; and &lsaquo;[[Help:Wiki_markup#Limiting_formatting.2Fescaping_wiki_markup|nowiki]]&rsaquo; markup tags are also available. (Permits '''<nowiki>[ { & } ]</nowiki>''' for example.

====Commercial symbols====
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
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™ © ® ¢ € ¥ 
£ ¤
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<pre><nowiki>
&trade; &copy; &reg; &cent; &euro; &yen;
&pound; &curren;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Subscripts and superscripts====
*The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (mathematics)#Superscripts and subscripts|Manual of Style]] prefers the <nowiki>x1</nowiki> format.
*The latter methods of sub/superscripting cannot be used in the most general context, as they rely on Unicode support which may not be present on all users' machines. For the 1-2-3 superscripts, it is nevertheless preferred when possible (as with units of measurement) because most browsers have an easier time formatting lines with it.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Subscripts''
|
x1 x2 x3 or
 
x₀ x₁ x₂ x₃ x₄
 
x₅ x₆ x₇ x₈ x₉
|
<pre><nowiki>
x1 x2 x3 or
x&#8320; x&#8321; x&#8322; x&#8323; x&#8324;
x&#8325; x&#8326; x&#8327; x&#8328; x&#8329;
</nowiki></pre>
|-
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''Superscripts''
|
x1 x2 x3 or
 
x⁰ x¹ x² x³ x⁴
 
x⁵ x⁶ x⁷ x⁸ x⁹
|
<pre><nowiki>
x1 x2 x3 or
x&#8304; x&sup1; x&sup2; x&sup3; x&#8308;
x&#8309; x&#8310; x&#8311; x&#8312; x&#8313;
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
''Combined''
|
ε0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C² / J m.
 
1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m²]]
|
<pre><nowiki>
&epsilon;0 = 8.85 &times;
10&minus;12 C&sup2; / J m.

1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m&sup2;]]
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Greek characters====
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
α β γ δ ε ζ 
η θ ι κ λ μ ν 
ξ ο π ρ σ ς 
τ υ φ χ ψ ω 
Γ Δ Θ Λ Ξ Π 
Σ Φ Ψ Ω
|
<pre><nowiki>
&alpha; &beta; &gamma; &delta; &epsilon; &zeta;
&eta; &theta; &iota; &kappa; &lambda; &mu; &nu;
&xi; &omicron; &pi; &rho; &sigma; &sigmaf;
&tau; &upsilon; &phi; &chi; &psi; &omega;
&Gamma; &Delta; &Theta; &Lambda; &Xi; &Pi;
&Sigma; &Phi; &Psi; &Omega;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Mathematical characters====
* See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics|WikiProject Mathematics]] and [[TeX]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
∫ ∑ ∏ √ − ± ∞ 
≈ ∝ ≡ ≠ ≤ ≥ 
× · ÷ ∂ ′ ″ 
∇ ‰ ° ∴ ℵ ø 
∈ ∉ ∩ ∪ ⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇ 
¬ ∧ ∨ ∃ ∀ 
⇒ ⇐ ⇓ ⇑ ⇔ 
→ ↓ ↑ ← ↔ 
|
<pre><nowiki>
&int; &sum; &prod; &radic; &minus; &plusmn; &infin;
&asymp; &prop; &equiv; &ne; &le; &ge;
&times; &middot; &divide; &part; &prime; &Prime;
&nabla; &permil; &deg; &there4; &alefsym; &oslash;
&isin; &notin; &cap; &cup; &sub; &sup; &sube; &supe;
&not; &and; &or; &exist; &forall;
&rArr; &lArr; &dArr; &uArr; &hArr;
&rarr; &darr; &uarr; &larr; &harr;
</nowiki></pre>
|}
==Links and URLs==
===Free links===
In [[Wikipedia]] and some other [[Wiki]]s, '''free links''' are used in [[Wikitext]] markup to produce [[internal link]]s between pages, as opposed to the concept of [[CamelCase]] for the same purpose, which was used in the early days of Wikipedia, see [[Wikipedia:CamelCase and Wikipedia|CamelCase and Wikipedia]].

In [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page#Wiki markup|Wikipedia's markup language]], you create free links by putting double square brackets around text designating the title of the page you want to link to. Thus, <code><nowiki>[[Texas]]</nowiki></code> will be rendered as [[Texas]]. Optionally, you can use a [[vertical bar]] (|) to customize the link title. For example, typing <code><nowiki>[[Texas|Lone Star state]]</nowiki></code> will produce [[Texas|Lone Star state]], a link that is displayed as "Lone Star state" but in fact links to [[Texas]].

====Link to another Wiki article====
* Internally, the first letter of the target page is automatically capitalized and spaces are represented as underscores (typing an underscore in the link has the same effect as typing a space, but is not recommended).
* Thus the link below is to the [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport, which is the Wikipedia article with the name "Public transport". See also [[Help:Link#Conversion to canonical form|Canonicalization]].
*[[Intentionally permanent red link|A red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet; it can be created by clicking on the link.
*A [[Help:Self link|link to its own page]] will appear only as bold text.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
London has [[public transport]].
|
<code><nowiki>London has [[public transport]].</nowiki></code>
|}

====Renamed link====
* Same target, different name.
* The target ("piped") text must be placed '''first''', then the text to be displayed '''second'''.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
New York also has [[public transport|public transportation]].
|
<code><nowiki>New York also has [[public transport|public transportation]].</nowiki></code>
|}

====Automatically rename links====

* Simply typing the pipe character (|) after a link will automatically rename the link in certain circumstances. The next time you open the edit box you will see the expanded piped link. When [[Help:Show preview|previewing]] your edits, you will not see the expanded form until you press '''Save''' and '''Edit''' again. The same applies to [[#link-to-section|links to sections within the same page]].
* See [[Help:Pipe trick|Pipe trick]] for details.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Automatically hide stuff in parentheses.''
|
[[kingdom (biology)|kingdom]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[kingdom (biology)|]].</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Automatically hide namespace.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Village pump|]].</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Or both.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|Manual of Style]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|]]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''This doesn't work for section links.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]</nowiki></code>
|}

====Blend link====
* Endings are blended into the link.
**''Exception'': a trailing [[apostrophe]] (') and any characters following the apostrophe are ''not'' blended.
* Preferred style is to use this instead of a piped link, if possible.
* Blending can be suppressed by using <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></nowiki> tags, which may be desirable in some instances.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Blending active.''
|
San Francisco also has [[public transport]]ation. Examples include [[bus]]es, [[taxicab]]s, and [[tram]]s.
|
<code><nowiki>San Francisco also has [[public transport]]ation. Examples include [[bus]]es, [[taxicab]]s, and [[tram]]s.</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Blending suppressed.''
|
A [[micro-]]<nowiki></nowiki>second.
|
<code><nowiki>A [[micro-]]<nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>second</code>
|}

====Link to a section of a page====
* The part after the number sign (#) must match a [[Section_editing#Creation_and_numbering_of_sections|section heading]] on the page. Matches must be exact in terms of spelling, case, and punctuation. Links to non-existent sections are not broken; they are treated as links to the top of the page.
* Include "| link title" to create a stylish (piped) link title.
*If sections have the same title, add a number to link to any but the first. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". You can use the pipe and retype the section title to display the text without the # symbol.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics]] is a link to a section within another page.
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics]] is a link to a section within another page.</nowiki></code>
|-
|
[[#Links and URLs]] is a link to another section on the current page. [[#Links and URLs|Links and URLs]] is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.
|
<code><nowiki>[[#Links and URLs]] is a link to another section on the current page. [[#Links and URLs|Links and URLs]] is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.</nowiki></code>
|-
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics|Italics]] is a piped link to a section within another page.
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics|Italics]] is a piped link to a section within another page.</nowiki></code>
|}

====Create page link====
* To create a new page:
*# Create a link to it on some other (related) page.
*# Save that page.
*# Click on the link you just made. The new page will open for editing.
* For more information, see [[Wikipedia:Starting an article|starting an article]] and check out Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|naming conventions]].
* Please do not create a new article without linking to it from at least one other article.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Links to pages that don’t exist yet look red.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Community portal/Opentask/Requested articles]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Community portal/Opentask/Requested articles]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Redirects===
* [[Wikipedia:Redirect|Redirect]] one article title to another by placing a directive like the one shown to the right on the ''first'' line of the article (such as at a page titled "[[USA]]").
* It is possible to redirect to a section. For example, a redirect to [[United States#History]] will redirect to the History section of the [[United States]] page, if it exists.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
|-
|
''Redirect to an article.''
|
<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[United States]] </nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Redirect to a section.''
|
<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[United States#History]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Link to another [[Help:namespace|namespace]]===
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
See the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]].
|
<code><nowiki>See the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]].</nowiki></code>
|}

===Link to the same article in another language (interlanguage links)===
* To link to a page on the same subject in another language, use the form: <nowiki>[[language code:Title]]</nowiki>.
* It is recommended interlanguage links be placed at the very end of the article.
* Interlanguage links are not visible within the formatted article but, instead, appear as language links on the sidebar (to the left) under the menu section "languages".
* Please see [[Help:Interlanguage links|Interlanguage links]] and the [[Wikipedia:Complete list of language wikis available|Complete list of language wikis available]].
'''NOTE:''' To create an '''''inline link''''' (a clickable link within the text), see [[Help:Interlanguage links#Inline interlanguage links|Inline interlanguage links]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
|-
|
''Link to the German version of "[[Plankton]]".'' 
''"de" is the language-code for ''"Deutsch"'' (the [[German language]]).''
|
<code><nowiki>[[de:Plankton]]</nowiki></code> 
|-
|
''Other examples.''
|
<code><nowiki>
[[de:Plankton]]
[[es:Plancton]]
[[ru:Планктон]]
[[simple:Plankton]]
</nowiki></code>
|}

===[[InterWiki]] link===
* Link to any page on other Wikimedia wikis.
* Note that interwiki links use the ''internal'' link style.
* See [[MetaWikiPedia:Interwiki_map]] for the list of shortcuts; if the site you want to link to is not on the list, use an external link ([[#External links|see below]])
* See also [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects|Wikimedia sister projects]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
| colspan="3"|
Linking to a page on another wiki in English. 
All of these forms lead to the URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hello
|-
|
''Simple link.''

''Without prefix.''

''Named link.''
|
[[Wiktionary:Hello]]

[[Wiktionary:Hello|Hello]]

[[Wiktionary:Hello|Wiktionary definition of 'Hello']]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:Hello]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:Hello|]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:Hello|Wiktionary definition of 'Hello']] </nowiki></code>
|-
| colspan="3"|
Linking to a page on another wiki in another language. 
All of these forms lead to the URL http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/bonjour
|-
|
''Simple link.''

''Without prefix.''

''Named link.''
|
[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour]]

[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|fr:bonjour]]

[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|bonjour]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|bonjour]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Categories===
* To put an article in a [[Wikipedia:Categorization|category]], place a link like the one to the right anywhere in the article. As with interlanguage links, placing these links at the end of the edit box is recommended.
* To link to a category page without putting the article into the category, use a colon prefix (":Category") in the link.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Categorize an article.''
|
|
<code><nowiki>[[Category:Character sets]]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Link to a category.''
|
[[:Category:Character sets]].
|
<code><nowiki>[[:Category:Character sets]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===External links===

* Square brackets indicate an external link. Note the use of a ''space'' (not a pipe) to separate the URL from the link text in the "named" link. Square brackets may be used as normal when not linking to anything - [like this].
* In the [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]], all symbols must be among: '''A-Z a-z 0-9 . _ \ / ~ % - + & # ? ! = ( ) @'''
* If a URL contains a character not in this list, it should be encoded by using a percent sign (%) followed by the [[hexadecimal|hex]] code of the character, which can be found in the table of [[ASCII#ASCII printable characters|ASCII printable characters]]. For example, the caret character (^) would be encoded in a URL as '''%5E''', and square brackets as '''%5B''' and '''%5D'''.
* If the "named" version contains a closing square bracket "]", then you must use the [[HTML]] special character syntax, i.e. '''&#93;''' otherwise the [[MediaWiki]] software will prematurely interpret this as the end of the external link.
* See [[Wikipedia:External links|External links]] for style issues.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Named link.''
|
[http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Unnamed link'' 
''(only used within article body for footnotes).''
|
[http://www.wikipedia.org/]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org/]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Bare URL'' 
''(bad style).''
|
http://www.wikipedia.org/
|
<code><nowiki>http://www.wikipedia.org/</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Image markup only.''
|
 [http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/winobj.shtml WinObj]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/winobj.shtml WinObj]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Miscellaneous===

===="As of" tag====
* "[[Wikipedia:As of|As of]]" tags like "As of April 2009" and "as of April 2009" categorize info that will need updating.
For an explanation of the parameters see [[Template:As_of|template documentation]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
{{As of|2009|4|df=us}}
|
<code><nowiki>{{As of|2009|4|df=us}}</nowiki></code>
|-
|
{{As of|2009|4|df=us|lc=on}}
|
<code><nowiki>{{As of|2009|4|df=us|lc=on}}</nowiki></code>
|}

====Media link====
*To include links to non image uploads such as sounds, use a "media" link. For images, [[#Images|see next section]].
*Some uploaded sounds are listed at [[Commons:Sound]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[[media:Classical guitar scale.ogg|Sound]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[media:Classical guitar scale.ogg|Sound]]</nowiki></code>
|}

====Links directly into edit mode====
{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Full URL.''
|
{{fullurl:Help:Wiki markup|action=edit}}
|
<code><nowiki>{{fullurl:Help:Wiki markup|action=edit}}</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''"Edit" label.''
|
{{edit}}
|
[[template:edit|<code><nowiki>{{edit}}</nowiki></code>]]
|}

====Automatic links====
=====Book sources=====
* Link to books using their [[Wikipedia:ISBN|ISBN]]. This is preferred to linking to a specific online bookstore, because it gives the reader a choice of vendors. However, if one bookstore or online service provides additional free information, such as table of contents or excerpts from the text, then a link to that source will aid the user and is recommended. ISBN links do not need any extra markup, provided you use one of the indicated formats.
* To create a link to [[Special:BookSources|Book Sources]] using alternate text (e.g. the book's title), use the internal link style with the appropriate namespace.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
ISBN 012345678X
|
<code><nowiki>ISBN 012345678X</nowiki></code>
|-
|
ISBN 0-12-345678-X
|
<code><nowiki>ISBN 0-12-345678-X</nowiki></code>
|-
|
Link to a book using [[Special:BookSources/0670037818|alternate text, such as its title]].
|
<code><nowiki>[[Special:BookSources/0670037818|alternate text, such as its title]]</nowiki></code>
|}

=====RFC number=====
* Link to [[Internet Engineering Task Force]] [[Request for Comments|Request for Comments (RFCs)]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
Text mentioning an RFC number anywhere, e.g. RFC 4321.
|
<code><nowiki>Text mentioning an RFC number anywhere, e.g. RFC 4321.</nowiki></code>
|}

==Images==
Only images that have been uploaded to Wikipedia can be used. To upload images, use the [[Special:Upload|upload page]]. You can find the uploaded image on the [[Special:Imagelist|image list]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What it looks like
! What you type
|- valign="top"
|A picture:
[[File:wiki.png]]
|<pre>A picture:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre>

|- valign="top"
|With alternative text:
[[File:wiki.png|alt=Puzzle globe logo]]
|<pre>With alternative text:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|alt=Puzzle globe logo]]</nowiki></pre>
* Alternative text, used when the image is unavailable or when the image is loaded in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud, is '''strongly''' encouraged. See [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|Alternative text for images]] for help on choosing it.

|- valign="top"
|Floating to the right side of the page using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption:
[[File:wiki.png|frame|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]] 
|<pre>Floating to the right side of the page
using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|frame|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The frame tag automatically floats the image right.
* The last parameter is the caption that appears below the image.

|- valign="top"
|Floating to the right side of the page using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption:
[[File:wiki.png|thumb|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]] 
|<pre>Floating to the right side of the page
using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|thumb|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The thumb tag automatically floats the image right.
* An enlarge icon is placed in the lower right corner.

|- valign="top"
|Floating to the right side of the page ''without'' a caption:
[[File:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]
|<pre>Floating to the right side of the page
''without'' a caption:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The [[WP:PIC|picture tutorial]] explains more options.

|- valign="top"
|A picture resized to 30 pixels...
[[File:wiki.png|30 px|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]
|<pre>A picture resized to 30 pixels...
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|30 px|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The [[WP:PIC|picture tutorial]] explains more options.

|- valign="top"
|Linking directly to the description page of an image:
[[:File:wiki.png]]
|<pre>Linking directly to the description page
of an image:
<nowiki>[[:File:wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre>
* Clicking on an image displayed on a page (such as any of the ones above) also leads to the description page.

|- valign="top"
|Linking directly to an image without displaying it:
[[Media:wiki.png|Image of the jigsaw globe logo]]
|<pre>Linking directly to an image
without displaying it:
<nowiki>[[Media:wiki.png|Image of the jigsaw globe logo]]</nowiki></pre>
* To include links to images shown as links instead of drawn on the page, use a "media" link.

|- valign="top"
|Using the [[Span and div|span and div tag]] to separate images from text (note that this may allow images to cover text):
|<pre><nowiki>Example:
<div style="display:inline;
width:220px; float:right;">
Place images here </div></nowiki></pre>

|- valign="top"
|Using wiki markup to make a table in which to place a vertical column of images (this helps edit links match headers, especially in Firefox browsers):
|<pre><nowiki>Example: {| align=right
|-
|
Place images here
|}
</nowiki></pre>
|}

See the Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|image use policy]] as a guideline used on Wikipedia.

For further help on images, including some more versatile abilities, see the [[WP:PIC|picture tutorial]].

==Tables==
There are two ways to build tables:
*in special Wiki-markup (see [[Help:Table|Table]])
*Using HTML elements: <table>, <tr>, <td> or <th>.

For the latter, and a discussion on when tables are appropriate, see [[Wikipedia:When to use tables|When to use tables]].

==References and citing sources==
Making a reference citing a printed or online source can be accomplished by using the ref tag. Inside the reference tag details about the reference are added.
You can add additional attributes to add detail about the source and reference, a pipe (|) precedes each reference, each attribute goes inside the cite portion of the tag.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What it's for !! What you type
|-
| For creating the reference || <nowiki><ref name="name for reference">Use a closing tag</ref></nowiki>
|-
| When you cite a book || <nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>
|-
| To cite a web source || <nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>
|-
| Book ISBN || <nowiki>|isbn=0-8018-6646-4 (ISBN of the book)</nowiki>
|-
| Web URL || <nowiki>|url=http://wikipedia.com</nowiki>
|-
| Title || <nowiki>|title=title of source</nowiki>
|-
| Author || <nowiki>|author=authors, use commas for multiple</nowiki>
|-
| First Name || <nowiki>|first=first name</nowiki>
|-
| Last Name || <nowiki>|last=last name</nowiki>
|-
| Location || <nowiki>|location=location of occurrence</nowiki>
|-
| Publisher || <nowiki>|publisher=who published the source</nowiki>
|-
| Date || <nowiki>|date=2007-03-04 (date of source)</nowiki>
|-
| Year || <nowiki>|year=year of source</nowiki>
|-
| Accessed Date || <nowiki>|accessdate=2008-12-07</nowiki>
|-
| a complete reference tag || <nowiki><ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup |title=Help:Wiki Markup |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation, Inc}}</ref></nowiki>
|-
| referencing this again || <nowiki><ref name="WikiMarkup"/></nowiki>
|-
| Citation Needed || <nowiki>{{citation needed}}</nowiki>
|}

==Templates and transcluding pages==
{{main|Wikipedia:Transclusion}}
{{see also|Help:Template#Noinclude, includeonly, and onlyinclude}}

Examples for templates: <nowiki>{{pad|...}}, {{math|...}}, {{as of|...}}, {{edit}}</nowiki>

'''[[Help:Template|Templates]]''' are segments of Wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page.
You add them by putting the template's name in <nowiki>{{double braces}}</nowiki>. It is also possible to transclude other pages by using <nowiki>{{:colon and double braces}}</nowiki>.

There are three pairs of [[html element|tags]] that can be used in [[wikitext]] to control how transclusion affects parts of a template or article.
They determine whether or not wikitext renders, either in its own article, which we will call "'''here'''", or in another article where it is transcluded, which we will call "'''there'''".
*'''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>: ''' the content '''will not be rendered ''there'''''. These tags have no effect ''here''.
*'''<nowiki><includeonly></nowiki>: ''' the content '''will render only ''there''''', and '''will not render ''here''''' (like [[invisible ink]] made visible by means of transclusion).
*'''<nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki>: '''the content '''will render ''here''''' and '''will render ''there''''', but it will only render ''there'' what is between these tags.
There can be several such section "[[HTML#Elements|elements]]". Also, they can be nested. All possible renderings are achievable. For example, to render ''there'' one or more sections of the page ''here'' use '''<nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki>''' tags. To append text ''there'', wrap the addition in '''<nowiki><includeonly></nowiki>''' tags above, within, or below the section. To omit portions of the section, nest '''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>''' tags within it.

If a page is transcluded without transclusion markup,
it may cause an unintentional [[Help:Category#Putting_pages_in_categories|categorization]].
Any page transcluding it will contain the same category as the original page.
Wrap the category markup with '''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>''' tags to prevent incorrect categorization.

Some templates take ''parameters'', as well, which you separate with the pipe character.

{| class="wikitable"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
|-
|
{{Transclusion demo}}
|<pre>
{{Transclusion demo}}
</pre>
|-
|
{{Help:Transclusion Demo}}
|<pre>
{{Help:Transclusion Demo}}
</pre>
|-
|

This template takes two parameters, and
creates underlined text with a hover box
for many modern browsers supporting CSS:

{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}

Go to this page to see the H:title template
itself: {{tl|H:title}}

|<pre>
This template takes two parameters, and
creates underlined text with a hover box
for many modern browsers supporting CSS:

{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}

Go to this page to see the H:title template
itself: {{tl|H:title}}
</pre>
|}

==Talk and project pages==
===Signing comments===
* The character '''tilde''' (~) is used when adding a comment to a Talk page.
* Your username provides a link to your [[Wikipedia:user page|user page]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''You should sign your comments by appending four tildes to the comment, which adds your user name plus date/time.''
|
[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|
<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Adding three tildes will add just your user name.''
|
[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]])
|
<code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Adding five tildes gives the date/time alone.''
|
{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|
<code><nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki></code>
|}

===What links here and Related changes===
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Help:Wiki markup]]
|
<tt><nowiki>[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Help:Wiki markup]]</nowiki></tt>
|-
|
[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Help:Wiki markup]]
|
<tt><nowiki>[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Help:Wiki markup]]</nowiki></tt>
|}

===Linking to old revisions of pages, diffs, and specific history pages===
* External link function is used for these.
* Open an old revision or diff and copy the url from the address bar, pasting it where you want it.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup&diff=330350877&oldid=330349143 previous edit]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup&diff=330350877&oldid=330349143 previous edit]</nowiki></code>
|}

===User edits===
* Link to a user's '''Contributions''' page.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Username (registered users).''
|
[[Special:Contributions/UserName]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Special:Contributions/UserName]]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''IP address (unregistered users).''
|
[[Special:Contributions/192.0.2.0]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Special:Contributions/192.0.2.0]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Show deleted or inserted text===
* When editing regular Wikipedia articles, just make your changes and do not mark them up in any special way.
* When editing your own previous remarks in talk pages, it is sometimes appropriate to mark up deleted or inserted material.
* For striking out material, the <nowiki><s></s></nowiki> (deprecated) markup is an alternative to <nowiki><del></del></nowiki>.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
You can <del>strike out deleted material</del> and <ins>underline new material</ins>. {{du|Double underlining}} is also possible.
|
<code><nowiki>
You can <del>strike out deleted material</del> and <ins>underline new material</ins>. {{du|Double underlining}} is also possible.
</nowiki></code>
|}

==Limiting formatting/escaping wiki markup==

A few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them — what you see, is what you get!

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!What it looks like
!What you type
|-
|'''<nowiki> tag:''' 
<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special characters: →
</nowiki>
|<pre><nowiki>
<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It reformats text by removing newlines
and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: &rarr;
</nowiki>
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|'''<pre> tag:'''
<pre>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It also doesn't reformat text.
It still interprets special characters: →
</pre>
|<pre><pre><nowiki>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It also doesn't reformat text.
It still interprets special characters:
&rarr;
</nowiki></pre></pre>
|-
|'''[text without a URL]:'''
Single square brackets containing
[text without a URL] are preserved,
but single square brackets containing
a URL first are treated as external
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink links]
|<pre><nowiki>
Single square brackets containing
[text without a URL] are preserved,
but single square brackets containing
a URL first are treated as external
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink links]
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|'''Leading space:''' 
Leading spaces are another way
to preserve formatting.

Putting a space at the beginning of each line
stops the text from being reformatted.
It still interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and
special characters: →
|<pre><nowiki>
Leading spaces are another way
to preserve formatting.
Putting a space at the beginning of each line
stops the text from being reformatted.
It still interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and
special characters: &rarr;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

==Invisible text (comments)==
{{see also|Help:Hidden text}}
It's uncommon, but on occasion acceptable for notes to other editors, to add a hidden comment within the text of an article. These comments are only visible when editing or viewing the source of a page. Most comments should go on the appropriate [[Wikipedia:Talk page|Talk page]].  The format is to surround the hidden text with '' and may cover several lines, e.g.:
<nowiki></nowiki>

==Variables==
{{seealso| Help:Magic_words#Variables}}
{{namespaces}}
{| style="text-align:center"
|-
! Code
! Effect
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTWEEK}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTWEEK}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDOW}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDOW}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTH}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTMONTH}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}</nowiki>
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}</nowiki>
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDAY}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDAYNAME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTYEAR}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTTIME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFPAGES}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> || {{PAGENAME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NAMESPACE}}</nowiki> || {{NAMESPACE}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{REVISIONID}}</nowiki> || {{REVISIONID}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{REVISIONUSER}}</nowiki> || {{REVISIONUSER}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{localurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
| {{localurl:pagename}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{localurl:</nowiki>''Wikipedia:Sandbox''<nowiki>|action=edit}}</nowiki>
| {{localurl:Wikipedia:Sandbox|action=edit}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
| {{fullurl:pagename}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename|</nowiki>''query_string''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
| {{fullurl:pagename|query_string}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{SERVER}}</nowiki> || {{SERVER}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{ns:</nowiki>''index''<nowiki>}} e.g. '{{ns:1}}' </nowiki> || fullname of namespace e.g '{{ns:1}}'
|-
| <nowiki>{{SITENAME}}</nowiki> || {{SITENAME}}
|}

'''NUMBEROFARTICLES''' is the number of pages in the main namespace which contain a link and are not a redirect, in other words number of articles, stubs containing a link, and disambiguation pages.

'''CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN''' is the genitive (possessive) grammatical form of the month name, as used in some languages; '''CURRENTMONTHNAME''' is the nominative (subject) form, as usually seen in English.

In languages where it makes a difference, you can use constructs like <nowiki>{{grammar:case|word}}</nowiki> to convert a word from the nominative case to some other case. For example, <nowiki>{{grammar:genitive|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}}</nowiki> means the same as <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}</nowiki>. 

==HTML==
{{main|Help:HTML in wikitext}}
Many [[HTML]] tags can be used in Wiki markup. You can check your HTML by using [[Help:Markup validation|markup validation]].

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to]]
[[Category:Wikipedia editor help]]
[[Category:Wikipedia text help]]

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[[es:Ayuda:Edición]]
[[ru:Википедия:Викификация]]
[[ml:സഹായം:എഡിറ്റിങ്‌ വഴികാട്ടി]]

Getting Started

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Help:Wiki markup

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{{Wiki markup}}
{{shortcut|H:MARKUP|WP:MARKUP}}
'''Wiki markup''' is the syntax and keywords used by the [[MediaWiki]] software to format a page; see [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]] for details on using it.
{{TOC limit}}

==Layout==
===Sections===
====Section headings====
{{further|[[Help:Section]]}}
Use headings to split articles into sections. Put a heading on a separate line. A level-two heading is the highest level editors use in an article.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
|
<div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);">Section headings</div>

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a [[Help:Section|table of contents]] from them.
Start with 2 'equals' characters.

<div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div>
Using more 'equals' characters creates a subsection.

<div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div>

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

|<pre>
==Section headings==

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a table of contents from them.
Start with 2 'equals' characters.

===Subsection===

Using more 'equals' characters creates a subsection.

====A smaller subsection====

Don't skip levels, like from two to four 'equals' characters.
</pre>
|-
|'''Horizontal line'''
Separating with a horizontal dividing line: 
:this is above it...
----
:...and this is below it.

If you don't use a section header, you don't get a TOC entry.
|<pre><nowiki>'''Horizontal line'''
Separating with a horizontal dividing line:
this is above it...
----
...and this is below it.
If you don't use a section header, you don't get a TOC entry.

</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Table of contents====
When a page has at least four headings, a table of contents (TOC) will appear in front of the first header (after the lead). Putting <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> anywhere forces the TOC to appear at that point (instead of just before the first heading). Putting <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> anywhere forces the TOC to disappear. See also [[Wikipedia:Section#Compact_TOC|Compact TOC]] for alphabet and year headings.

===Line breaks===
* You can make the wikitext more readable by putting in newlines, but see [[Wikipedia:Don't use line breaks]] for possible problems.
* To break lines use the <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> element. The HTML tag <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> will be converted to the XHTML <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> tag by [[HTML Tidy]] in most instances. The <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code> tag is not converted when used in [[Wikipedia:Editnotice|editnotices]] or in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]]— it will render invalid XHTML and will break tools such as [[Wikipedia:Twinkle|Twinkle]].
* Please use these sparingly.
* Close markup between lines; do not start a [[Help:link|link]] or ''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line and close it on the next.
* When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout (See [[Help:List]]).
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
|
A single newline has no
effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph, or ends a list or indented part.
|
<pre><nowiki>
A single newline has no
effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph, or ends a list or indented part.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
You can break lines 
without starting a new paragraph.
|
<pre><nowiki>You can break lines 
without starting a new paragraph.</nowiki></pre>
|}

===Indent text===

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
| colspan="2"|
'''Left indent'''
|-
|
:A colon at the start of a line
::causes the line to be indented,
:::most commonly used on Talk pages.
|
<pre><nowiki>
:A colon at the start of a line
::causes the line to be indented,
:::most commonly used on Talk pages.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
| colspan="2"|
'''Blockquote''' 
When there is a need for separating a block of text. This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text.
|-
|
<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.
</blockquote>
|
<code><nowiki>
<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.
</blockquote>
</nowiki></code>
|}

===Center text===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
|<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Centered text</div>
|<code><nowiki><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Centered text</div> </nowiki></code>
|}

Template {{tl|center}} uses the same markup. To center a table, see [[Help:Table#Centering tables]].

===Lists===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|- id="lists"
|
* ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' 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.
|<pre>
* ''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.
</pre>
|-
|
# ''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.

|<pre>
# ''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.
</pre>
|}

===Retaining newlines and spaces===
{{shortcut|H:POEM}}
The MediaWiki software suppresses single newlines and converts lines starting with a space to preformatted text in a dashed box. HTML suppresses multiple spaces. It is often desirable to retain these elements for poems, lyrics, mottoes, oaths and the like. The [[mw:Extension:Poem|Poem]] extension adds HTML-like {{tag|poem}} tags to maintain newlines and spaces. These tags may be used inside other tags such as {{tag|blockquote}}.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
| <poem>
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
</poem>
|<pre>
<poem>
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
</poem>
</pre>
|}

==Format==
===Text formatting===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|- id="emph" valign="top"
|
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will '''bold the text'''.

5 apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize''
'''''the text'''''.
|<pre>
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will '''bold the text'''.

5 apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize''
'''''the text'''''.
</pre>
|- valign="top"
|
[[mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight GeSHi|Syntax highlighting]] for source code.

Computer code has a colored background
and more stringent formatting. Suppose we
want to define <code>int main()</code>:
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include <iostream>
int main ( int argc, char **argv ) {
std::cout << "Hello World!";
return 0;
}</syntaxhighlight>
|
<pre><nowiki>
Computer code has a colored background
and more stringent formatting. Suppose we
want to define <code>int main()</code>:

<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include <iostream>
int main ( int argc, char **argv ) {
std::cout << "Hello World!";
return 0;
}</syntaxhighlight>
</nowiki></pre>
|- valign=top
|
You can use small text for captions.
|
<pre><nowiki>
You can use small text for captions.
</nowiki></pre>
|- valign="top"
|
Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless
 it's <big>within</big> small text.
|
<pre><nowiki>
Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless
 it's <big>within</big> small text.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
You can include a '''non-breaking space''' (sometimes called '''non-printing character''') where you require two words to always appear together on the same line, such as ''Mr. Smith'' or ''400 km/h'' using '''<code>&nbsp;</code>''' in place of a regular space between the two "words" that need to behave as a single word (never be separated on different lines).

|
 
<pre>Mr.&nbsp;Smith or 400&nbsp;km/h.</pre>
|-
|
'''Extra spacing''' within text can best be achieved using the [[Template:Pad|pad]] template:

Mary {{pad|4em}} had a little lamb.
|
 
<pre><nowiki>Mary {{pad|4em}} had a little lamb.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
'''Typewriter font'''
(does also work beyond the end of a paragraph): 
<tt>arrow →</tt>

<tt>''italics''</tt>
<tt>[[link]]

New paragraph </tt>started here.
|
<pre><nowiki><tt>arrow &rarr;</tt>

<tt>''italics''</tt>
<tt>[[link]]</nowiki>

New paragraph </tt>started here.</pre>
|}

===Special characters===
''See also: [[Chess symbols in Unicode]].''
====Diacritical marks====
* See [[Help:Special characters]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
À Á Â Ã Ä Å 
Æ Ç È É Ê Ë 
Ì Í
Î Ï Ñ Ò 
Ó Ô Õ
Ö Ø Ù 
Ú Û Ü ß
à á 
â ã ä å æ
ç 
è é ê ë ì í 
î ï ñ ò ó ô 
œ õ
ö ø ù ú 
û ü ÿ
|
<pre><nowiki>
&Agrave; &Aacute; &Acirc; &Atilde; &Auml; &Aring;
&AElig; &Ccedil; &Egrave; &Eacute; &Ecirc; &Euml;
&Igrave; &Iacute; &Icirc; &Iuml; &Ntilde; &Ograve;
&Oacute; &Ocirc; &Otilde; &Ouml; &Oslash; &Ugrave;
&Uacute; &Ucirc; &Uuml; &szlig; &agrave; &aacute;
&acirc; &atilde; &auml; &aring; &aelig; &ccedil;
&egrave; &eacute; &ecirc; &euml; &igrave; &iacute;
&icirc; &iuml; &ntilde; &ograve; &oacute; &ocirc;
&oelig; &otilde; &ouml; &oslash; &ugrave; &uacute;
&ucirc; &uuml; &yuml;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Punctuation====

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
¿ ¡ § ¶ 
† ‡ • – — 
‹ › « » 
‘ ’ “ ”
|
<pre><nowiki>
&iquest; &iexcl; &sect; &para;
&dagger; &Dagger; &bull; &ndash; &mdash;
&lsaquo; &rsaquo; &laquo; &raquo;
&lsquo; &rsquo; &ldquo; &rdquo;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Other Punctuation====
The &lsaquo;[[HTML_element#Other_block_elements|pre]]&rsaquo; and &lsaquo;[[Help:Wiki_markup#Limiting_formatting.2Fescaping_wiki_markup|nowiki]]&rsaquo; markup tags are also available. (Permits '''<nowiki>[ { & } ]</nowiki>''' for example.

====Commercial symbols====
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
™ © ® ¢ € ¥ 
£ ¤
|
<pre><nowiki>
&trade; &copy; &reg; &cent; &euro; &yen;
&pound; &curren;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Subscripts and superscripts====
*The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (mathematics)#Superscripts and subscripts|Manual of Style]] prefers the <nowiki>x1</nowiki> format.
*The latter methods of sub/superscripting cannot be used in the most general context, as they rely on Unicode support which may not be present on all users' machines. For the 1-2-3 superscripts, it is nevertheless preferred when possible (as with units of measurement) because most browsers have an easier time formatting lines with it.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Subscripts''
|
x1 x2 x3 or
 
x₀ x₁ x₂ x₃ x₄
 
x₅ x₆ x₇ x₈ x₉
|
<pre><nowiki>
x1 x2 x3 or
x&#8320; x&#8321; x&#8322; x&#8323; x&#8324;
x&#8325; x&#8326; x&#8327; x&#8328; x&#8329;
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
''Superscripts''
|
x1 x2 x3 or
 
x⁰ x¹ x² x³ x⁴
 
x⁵ x⁶ x⁷ x⁸ x⁹
|
<pre><nowiki>
x1 x2 x3 or
x&#8304; x&sup1; x&sup2; x&sup3; x&#8308;
x&#8309; x&#8310; x&#8311; x&#8312; x&#8313;
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
''Combined''
|
ε0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C² / J m.
 
1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m²]]
|
<pre><nowiki>
&epsilon;0 = 8.85 &times;
10&minus;12 C&sup2; / J m.

1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m&sup2;]]
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Greek characters====
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
α β γ δ ε ζ 
η θ ι κ λ μ ν 
ξ ο π ρ σ ς 
τ υ φ χ ψ ω 
Γ Δ Θ Λ Ξ Π 
Σ Φ Ψ Ω
|
<pre><nowiki>
&alpha; &beta; &gamma; &delta; &epsilon; &zeta;
&eta; &theta; &iota; &kappa; &lambda; &mu; &nu;
&xi; &omicron; &pi; &rho; &sigma; &sigmaf;
&tau; &upsilon; &phi; &chi; &psi; &omega;
&Gamma; &Delta; &Theta; &Lambda; &Xi; &Pi;
&Sigma; &Phi; &Psi; &Omega;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Mathematical characters====
* See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics|WikiProject Mathematics]] and [[TeX]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
∫ ∑ ∏ √ − ± ∞ 
≈ ∝ ≡ ≠ ≤ ≥ 
× · ÷ ∂ ′ ″ 
∇ ‰ ° ∴ ℵ ø 
∈ ∉ ∩ ∪ ⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇ 
¬ ∧ ∨ ∃ ∀ 
⇒ ⇐ ⇓ ⇑ ⇔ 
→ ↓ ↑ ← ↔ 
|
<pre><nowiki>
&int; &sum; &prod; &radic; &minus; &plusmn; &infin;
&asymp; &prop; &equiv; &ne; &le; &ge;
&times; &middot; &divide; &part; &prime; &Prime;
&nabla; &permil; &deg; &there4; &alefsym; &oslash;
&isin; &notin; &cap; &cup; &sub; &sup; &sube; &supe;
&not; &and; &or; &exist; &forall;
&rArr; &lArr; &dArr; &uArr; &hArr;
&rarr; &darr; &uarr; &larr; &harr;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Mathematical formulae====
* Complex formulae should use <code><math></code> [[Help:Displaying a formula|markup]].
* Simple formulae may use either <code><math></code> markup or HTML/wiki markup using the <code >{{tl|math}}</code > template with <code></code> and <code></code> or <code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>'''</nowiki></code> for formatting. Make sure to replace <code>=</code> with <code>{{tl|{{=}}}}</code>.
* Ordinary text should use [[#emph|wiki markup for emphasis]]. However, mathematical formulae often use italics, and sometimes use bold, for reasons unrelated to emphasis. Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (mathematics)#Using HTML|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (mathematics)]], wiki markup (<code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>'''</nowiki></code>) is preferred over HTML markup (<code></code> and <code></code>), but both are allowed.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
<math>\,\! \sin x + \ln y</math> 
{{math|sin ''x'' + ln ''y''}}

<math>\mathbf{x} = \mathbf{0}</math> 
{{math|x {{=}} 0}}
|
<pre><nowiki>
<math>\,\! \sin x + \ln y</math> 
{{math|sin ''x'' + ln ''y''}}

<math>\mathbf{x} = \mathbf{0}</math> 
{{math|x {{=}} 0}}
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Spacing in simple math formulae====
* Using '''<code>&nbsp;</code>''' to prevent linebreak is not needed; the <code>{{tl|math}}</code> template will prevent line breaks anyway; you can use <code> </code> if you need an explicit line break inside a formula.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
It follows that {{math|''x''2 ≥ 0}} is true when {{math|<VAR>x</VAR>}} is a real number.
|
<pre><nowiki>
It follows that {{math|''x''2 ≥ 0}} is true when {{math|<VAR>x</VAR>}} is a real number.
</nowiki></pre>
|}

====Complicated formulae====
* See [[Help:Displaying a formula]] for how to use <tt><math></tt>.
* A formula displayed on a line by itself should probably be indented by using the colon (:) character.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
: <math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}</math>
|
<pre><nowiki>
: <math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}</math>
</nowiki></pre>
|}

==Links and URLs==
===Free links===
In [[Wikipedia]] and some other [[Wiki]]s, '''free links''' are used in [[Wikitext]] markup to produce [[internal link]]s between pages, as opposed to the concept of [[CamelCase]] for the same purpose, which was used in the early days of Wikipedia, see [[Wikipedia:CamelCase and Wikipedia|CamelCase and Wikipedia]].

In [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page#Wiki markup|Wikipedia's markup language]], you create free links by putting double square brackets around text designating the title of the page you want to link to. Thus, <code><nowiki>[[Texas]]</nowiki></code> will be rendered as [[Texas]]. Optionally, you can use a [[vertical bar]] (|) to customize the link title. For example, typing <code><nowiki>[[Texas|Lone Star state]]</nowiki></code> will produce [[Texas|Lone Star state]], a link that is displayed as "Lone Star state" but in fact links to [[Texas]].

====Link to another Wiki article====
* Internally, the first letter of the target page is automatically capitalized and spaces are represented as underscores (typing an underscore in the link has the same effect as typing a space, but is not recommended).
* Thus the link below is to the [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport, which is the Wikipedia article with the name "Public transport". See also [[Help:Link#Conversion to canonical form|Canonicalization]].
*[[Intentionally permanent red link|A red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet; it can be created by clicking on the link.
*A [[Help:Self link|link to its own page]] will appear only as bold text.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
London has [[public transport]].
|
<code><nowiki>London has [[public transport]].</nowiki></code>
|}

====Renamed link====
* Same target, different name.
* The target ("piped") text must be placed '''first''', then the text to be displayed '''second'''.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
New York also has [[public transport|public transportation]].
|
<code><nowiki>New York also has [[public transport|public transportation]].</nowiki></code>
|}

====Automatically rename links====

* Simply typing the pipe character (|) after a link will automatically rename the link in certain circumstances. The next time you open the edit box you will see the expanded piped link. When [[Help:Show preview|previewing]] your edits, you will not see the expanded form until you press '''Save''' and '''Edit''' again. The same applies to [[#link-to-section|links to sections within the same page]].
* See [[Help:Pipe trick|Pipe trick]] for details.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Automatically hide stuff in parentheses.''
|
[[kingdom (biology)|kingdom]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[kingdom (biology)|]].</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Automatically hide namespace.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Village pump|]].</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Or both.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|Manual of Style]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|]]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''This doesn't work for section links.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]</nowiki></code>
|}

====Blend link====
* Endings are blended into the link.
**''Exception'': a trailing [[apostrophe]] (') and any characters following the apostrophe are ''not'' blended.
* Preferred style is to use this instead of a piped link, if possible.
* Blending can be suppressed by using <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></nowiki> tags, which may be desirable in some instances.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Blending active.''
|
San Francisco also has [[public transport]]ation. Examples include [[bus]]es, [[taxicab]]s, and [[tram]]s.
|
<code><nowiki>San Francisco also has [[public transport]]ation. Examples include [[bus]]es, [[taxicab]]s, and [[tram]]s.</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Blending suppressed.''
|
A [[micro-]]<nowiki></nowiki>second.
|
<code><nowiki>A [[micro-]]<nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>second</code>
|}

====Link to a section of a page====
* The part after the number sign (#) must match a [[Section_editing#Creation_and_numbering_of_sections|section heading]] on the page. Matches must be exact in terms of spelling, case, and punctuation. Links to non-existent sections are not broken; they are treated as links to the top of the page.
* Include "| link title" to create a stylish (piped) link title.
*If sections have the same title, add a number to link to any but the first. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". You can use the pipe and retype the section title to display the text without the # symbol.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics]] is a link to a section within another page.
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics]] is a link to a section within another page.</nowiki></code>
|-
|
[[#Links and URLs]] is a link to another section on the current page. [[#Links and URLs|Links and URLs]] is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.
|
<code><nowiki>[[#Links and URLs]] is a link to another section on the current page. [[#Links and URLs|Links and URLs]] is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.</nowiki></code>
|-
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics|Italics]] is a piped link to a section within another page.
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics|Italics]] is a piped link to a section within another page.</nowiki></code>
|}

====Create page link====
* To create a new page:
*# Create a link to it on some other (related) page.
*# Save that page.
*# Click on the link you just made. The new page will open for editing.
* For more information, see [[Wikipedia:Starting an article|starting an article]] and check out Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|naming conventions]].
* Please do not create a new article without linking to it from at least one other article.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Links to pages that don’t exist yet look red.''
|
[[Wikipedia:Community portal/Opentask/Requested articles]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Community portal/Opentask/Requested articles]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Redirects===
* [[Wikipedia:Redirect|Redirect]] one article title to another by placing a directive like the one shown to the right on the ''first'' line of the article (such as at a page titled "[[USA]]").
* It is possible to redirect to a section. For example, a redirect to [[United States#History]] will redirect to the History section of the [[United States]] page, if it exists.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
|-
|
''Redirect to an article.''
|
<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[United States]] </nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Redirect to a section.''
|
<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[United States#History]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Link to another [[Help:namespace|namespace]]===
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
See the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]].
|
<code><nowiki>See the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]].</nowiki></code>
|}

===Link to the same article in another language (interlanguage links)===
* To link to a page on the same subject in another language, use the form: <nowiki>[[language code:Title]]</nowiki>.
* It is recommended interlanguage links be placed at the very end of the article.
* Interlanguage links are not visible within the formatted article but, instead, appear as language links on the sidebar (to the left) under the menu section "languages".
* Please see [[Help:Interlanguage links|Interlanguage links]] and the [[Wikipedia:Complete list of language wikis available|Complete list of language wikis available]].
'''NOTE:''' To create an '''''inline link''''' (a clickable link within the text), see [[Help:Interlanguage links#Inline interlanguage links|Inline interlanguage links]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
|-
|
''Link to the German version of "[[Plankton]]".'' 
''"de" is the language-code for ''"Deutsch"'' (the [[German language]]).''
|
<code><nowiki>[[de:Plankton]]</nowiki></code> 
|-
|
''Other examples.''
|
<code><nowiki>
[[de:Plankton]]
[[es:Plancton]]
[[ru:Планктон]]
[[simple:Plankton]]
</nowiki></code>
|}

===[[InterWiki]] link===
* Link to any page on other Wikimedia wikis.
* Note that interwiki links use the ''internal'' link style.
* See [[MetaWikiPedia:Interwiki_map]] for the list of shortcuts; if the site you want to link to is not on the list, use an external link ([[#External links|see below]])
* See also [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects|Wikimedia sister projects]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
| colspan="3"|
Linking to a page on another wiki in English. 
All of these forms lead to the URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hello
|-
|
''Simple link.''

''Without prefix.''

''Named link.''
|
[[Wiktionary:Hello]]

[[Wiktionary:Hello|Hello]]

[[Wiktionary:Hello|Wiktionary definition of 'Hello']]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:Hello]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:Hello|]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:Hello|Wiktionary definition of 'Hello']] </nowiki></code>
|-
| colspan="3"|
Linking to a page on another wiki in another language. 
All of these forms lead to the URL http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/bonjour
|-
|
''Simple link.''

''Without prefix.''

''Named link.''
|
[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour]]

[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|fr:bonjour]]

[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|bonjour]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|bonjour]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Categories===
* To put an article in a [[Wikipedia:Categorization|category]], place a link like the one to the right anywhere in the article. As with interlanguage links, placing these links at the end of the edit box is recommended.
* To link to a category page without putting the article into the category, use a colon prefix (":Category") in the link.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Categorize an article.''
|
|
<code><nowiki>[[Category:Character sets]]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Link to a category.''
|
[[:Category:Character sets]].
|
<code><nowiki>[[:Category:Character sets]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===External links===

* Square brackets indicate an external link. Note the use of a ''space'' (not a pipe) to separate the URL from the link text in the "named" link. Square brackets may be used as normal when not linking to anything - [like this].
* In the [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]], all symbols must be among: '''A-Z a-z 0-9 . _ \ / ~ % - + & # ? ! = ( ) @'''
* If a URL contains a character not in this list, it should be encoded by using a percent sign (%) followed by the [[hexadecimal|hex]] code of the character, which can be found in the table of [[ASCII#ASCII printable characters|ASCII printable characters]]. For example, the caret character (^) would be encoded in a URL as '''%5E''', and square brackets as '''%5B''' and '''%5D'''.
* If the "named" version contains a closing square bracket "]", then you must use the [[HTML]] special character syntax, i.e. '''&#93;''' otherwise the [[MediaWiki]] software will prematurely interpret this as the end of the external link.
* See [[Wikipedia:External links|External links]] for style issues.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Named link.''
|
[http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Unnamed link'' 
''(only used within article body for footnotes).''
|
[http://www.wikipedia.org/]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org/]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Bare URL'' 
''(bad style).''
|
http://www.wikipedia.org/
|
<code><nowiki>http://www.wikipedia.org/</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Image markup only.''
|
 [http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/winobj.shtml WinObj]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/winobj.shtml WinObj]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Miscellaneous===

===="As of" tag====
* "[[Wikipedia:As of|As of]]" tags like "As of April 2009" and "as of April 2009" categorize info that will need updating.
For an explanation of the parameters see [[Template:As_of|template documentation]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
{{As of|2009|4|df=us}}
|
<code><nowiki>{{As of|2009|4|df=us}}</nowiki></code>
|-
|
{{As of|2009|4|df=us|lc=on}}
|
<code><nowiki>{{As of|2009|4|df=us|lc=on}}</nowiki></code>
|}

====Media link====
*To include links to non image uploads such as sounds, use a "media" link. For images, [[#Images|see next section]].
*Some uploaded sounds are listed at [[Commons:Sound]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[[media:Classical guitar scale.ogg|Sound]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[media:Classical guitar scale.ogg|Sound]]</nowiki></code>
|}

====Links directly into edit mode====
{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Full URL.''
|
{{fullurl:Help:Wiki markup|action=edit}}
|
<code><nowiki>{{fullurl:Help:Wiki markup|action=edit}}</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''"Edit" label.''
|
{{edit}}
|
[[template:edit|<code><nowiki>{{edit}}</nowiki></code>]]
|}

====Automatic links====
=====Book sources=====
* Link to books using their [[Wikipedia:ISBN|ISBN]]. This is preferred to linking to a specific online bookstore, because it gives the reader a choice of vendors. However, if one bookstore or online service provides additional free information, such as table of contents or excerpts from the text, then a link to that source will aid the user and is recommended. ISBN links do not need any extra markup, provided you use one of the indicated formats.
* To create a link to [[Special:BookSources|Book Sources]] using alternate text (e.g. the book's title), use the internal link style with the appropriate namespace.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
ISBN 012345678X
|
<code><nowiki>ISBN 012345678X</nowiki></code>
|-
|
ISBN 0-12-345678-X
|
<code><nowiki>ISBN 0-12-345678-X</nowiki></code>
|-
|
Link to a book using [[Special:BookSources/0670037818|alternate text, such as its title]].
|
<code><nowiki>[[Special:BookSources/0670037818|alternate text, such as its title]]</nowiki></code>
|}

=====RFC number=====
* Link to [[Internet Engineering Task Force]] [[Request for Comments|Request for Comments (RFCs)]].

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
Text mentioning an RFC number anywhere, e.g. RFC 4321.
|
<code><nowiki>Text mentioning an RFC number anywhere, e.g. RFC 4321.</nowiki></code>
|}

==Images==
Only images that have been uploaded to Wikipedia can be used. To upload images, use the [[Special:Upload|upload page]]. You can find the uploaded image on the [[Special:Imagelist|image list]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What it looks like
! What you type
|- valign="top"
|A picture:
[[File:wiki.png]]
|<pre>A picture:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre>

|- valign="top"
|With alternative text:
[[File:wiki.png|alt=Puzzle globe logo]]
|<pre>With alternative text:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|alt=Puzzle globe logo]]</nowiki></pre>
* Alternative text, used when the image is unavailable or when the image is loaded in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud, is '''strongly''' encouraged. See [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|Alternative text for images]] for help on choosing it.

|- valign="top"
|Floating to the right side of the page using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption:
[[File:wiki.png|frame|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]] 
|<pre>Floating to the right side of the page
using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|frame|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The frame tag automatically floats the image right.
* The last parameter is the caption that appears below the image.

|- valign="top"
|Floating to the right side of the page using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption:
[[File:wiki.png|thumb|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]] 
|<pre>Floating to the right side of the page
using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|thumb|alt=Puzzle globe logo|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The thumb tag automatically floats the image right.
* An enlarge icon is placed in the lower right corner.

|- valign="top"
|Floating to the right side of the page ''without'' a caption:
[[File:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]
|<pre>Floating to the right side of the page
''without'' a caption:
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The [[WP:PIC|picture tutorial]] explains more options.

|- valign="top"
|A picture resized to 30 pixels...
[[File:wiki.png|30 px|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]
|<pre>A picture resized to 30 pixels...
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|30 px|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>
* The [[WP:PIC|picture tutorial]] explains more options.

|- valign="top"
|Linking directly to the description page of an image:
[[:File:wiki.png]]
|<pre>Linking directly to the description page
of an image:
<nowiki>[[:File:wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre>
* Clicking on an image displayed on a page (such as any of the ones above) also leads to the description page.

|- valign="top"
|Linking directly to an image without displaying it:
[[Media:wiki.png|Image of the jigsaw globe logo]]
|<pre>Linking directly to an image
without displaying it:
<nowiki>[[Media:wiki.png|Image of the jigsaw globe logo]]</nowiki></pre>
* To include links to images shown as links instead of drawn on the page, use a "media" link.

|- valign="top"
|Using the [[Span and div|span and div tag]] to separate images from text (note that this may allow images to cover text):
|<pre><nowiki>Example:
<div style="display:inline;
width:220px; float:right;">
Place images here </div></nowiki></pre>

|- valign="top"
|Using wiki markup to make a table in which to place a vertical column of images (this helps edit links match headers, especially in Firefox browsers):
|<pre><nowiki>Example: {| align=right
|-
|
Place images here
|}
</nowiki></pre>
|}

See the Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|image use policy]] as a guideline used on Wikipedia.

For further help on images, including some more versatile abilities, see the [[WP:PIC|picture tutorial]].

==Tables==
There are two ways to build tables:
*in special Wiki-markup (see [[Help:Table|Table]])
*Using HTML elements: <table>, <tr>, <td> or <th>.

For the latter, and a discussion on when tables are appropriate, see [[Wikipedia:When to use tables|When to use tables]].

==References and citing sources==
Making a reference citing a printed or online source can be accomplished by using the ref tag. Inside the reference tag details about the reference are added.
You can add additional attributes to add detail about the source and reference, a pipe (|) precedes each reference, each attribute goes inside the cite portion of the tag.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What it's for !! What you type
|-
| For creating the reference || <nowiki><ref name="name for reference">Use a closing tag</ref></nowiki>
|-
| When you cite a book || <nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>
|-
| To cite a web source || <nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>
|-
| Book ISBN || <nowiki>|isbn=0-8018-6646-4 (ISBN of the book)</nowiki>
|-
| Web URL || <nowiki>|url=http://wikipedia.com</nowiki>
|-
| Title || <nowiki>|title=title of source</nowiki>
|-
| Author || <nowiki>|author=authors, use commas for multiple</nowiki>
|-
| First Name || <nowiki>|first=first name</nowiki>
|-
| Last Name || <nowiki>|last=last name</nowiki>
|-
| Location || <nowiki>|location=location of occurrence</nowiki>
|-
| Publisher || <nowiki>|publisher=who published the source</nowiki>
|-
| Date || <nowiki>|date=2007-03-04 (date of source)</nowiki>
|-
| Year || <nowiki>|year=year of source</nowiki>
|-
| Accessed Date || <nowiki>|accessdate=2008-12-07</nowiki>
|-
| a complete reference tag || <nowiki><ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup |title=Help:Wiki Markup |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation, Inc}}</ref></nowiki>
|-
| referencing this again || <nowiki><ref name="WikiMarkup"/></nowiki>
|-
| Citation Needed || <nowiki>{{citation needed}}</nowiki>
|}

==Templates and transcluding pages==
{{main|Wikipedia:Transclusion}}
{{see also|Help:Template#Noinclude, includeonly, and onlyinclude}}

Examples for templates: <nowiki>{{pad|...}}, {{math|...}}, {{as of|...}}, {{edit}}</nowiki>

'''[[Help:Template|Templates]]''' are segments of Wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page.
You add them by putting the template's name in <nowiki>{{double braces}}</nowiki>. It is also possible to transclude other pages by using <nowiki>{{:colon and double braces}}</nowiki>.

There are three pairs of [[html element|tags]] that can be used in [[wikitext]] to control how transclusion affects parts of a template or article.
They determine whether or not wikitext renders, either in its own article, which we will call "'''here'''", or in another article where it is transcluded, which we will call "'''there'''".
*'''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>: ''' the content '''will not be rendered ''there'''''. These tags have no effect ''here''.
*'''<nowiki><includeonly></nowiki>: ''' the content '''will render only ''there''''', and '''will not render ''here''''' (like [[invisible ink]] made visible by means of transclusion).
*'''<nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki>: '''the content '''will render ''here''''' and '''will render ''there''''', but it will only render ''there'' what is between these tags.
There can be several such section "[[HTML#Elements|elements]]". Also, they can be nested. All possible renderings are achievable. For example, to render ''there'' one or more sections of the page ''here'' use '''<nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki>''' tags. To append text ''there'', wrap the addition in '''<nowiki><includeonly></nowiki>''' tags above, within, or below the section. To omit portions of the section, nest '''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>''' tags within it.

If a page is transcluded without transclusion markup,
it may cause an unintentional [[Help:Category#Putting_pages_in_categories|categorization]].
Any page transcluding it will contain the same category as the original page.
Wrap the category markup with '''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>''' tags to prevent incorrect categorization.

Some templates take ''parameters'', as well, which you separate with the pipe character.

{| class="wikitable"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
|-
|
{{Transclusion demo}}
|<pre>
{{Transclusion demo}}
</pre>
|-
|
{{Help:Transclusion Demo}}
|<pre>
{{Help:Transclusion Demo}}
</pre>
|-
|

This template takes two parameters, and
creates underlined text with a hover box
for many modern browsers supporting CSS:

{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}

Go to this page to see the H:title template
itself: {{tl|H:title}}

|<pre>
This template takes two parameters, and
creates underlined text with a hover box
for many modern browsers supporting CSS:

{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}

Go to this page to see the H:title template
itself: {{tl|H:title}}
</pre>
|}

==Talk and project pages==
===Signing comments===
* The character '''tilde''' (~) is used when adding a comment to a Talk page.
* Your username provides a link to your [[Wikipedia:user page|user page]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''You should sign your comments by appending four tildes to the comment, which adds your user name plus date/time.''
|
[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|
<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Adding three tildes will add just your user name.''
|
[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]])
|
<code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Adding five tildes gives the date/time alone.''
|
{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|
<code><nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki></code>
|}

===What links here and Related changes===
{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Help:Wiki markup]]
|
<tt><nowiki>[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Help:Wiki markup]]</nowiki></tt>
|-
|
[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Help:Wiki markup]]
|
<tt><nowiki>[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Help:Wiki markup]]</nowiki></tt>
|}

===Linking to old revisions of pages, diffs, and specific history pages===
* External link function is used for these.
* Open an old revision or diff and copy the url from the address bar, pasting it where you want it.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup&diff=330350877&oldid=330349143 previous edit]
|
<code><nowiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup&diff=330350877&oldid=330349143 previous edit]</nowiki></code>
|}

===User edits===
* Link to a user's '''Contributions''' page.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
''Username (registered users).''
|
[[Special:Contributions/UserName]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Special:Contributions/UserName]]</nowiki></code>
|-
|
''IP address (unregistered users).''
|
[[Special:Contributions/192.0.2.0]]
|
<code><nowiki>[[Special:Contributions/192.0.2.0]]</nowiki></code>
|}

===Show deleted or inserted text===
* When editing regular Wikipedia articles, just make your changes and do not mark them up in any special way.
* When editing your own previous remarks in talk pages, it is sometimes appropriate to mark up deleted or inserted material.
* For striking out material, the <nowiki><s></s></nowiki> (deprecated) markup is an alternative to <nowiki><del></del></nowiki>.

{| class="wikitable"
! What it looks like
! What you type
|-
|
You can <del>strike out deleted material</del> and <ins>underline new material</ins>. {{du|Double underlining}} is also possible.
|
<code><nowiki>
You can <del>strike out deleted material</del> and <ins>underline new material</ins>. {{du|Double underlining}} is also possible.
</nowiki></code>
|}

==Limiting formatting/escaping wiki markup==

A few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them — what you see, is what you get!

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!What it looks like
!What you type
|-
|'''<nowiki> tag:''' 
<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special characters: →
</nowiki>
|<pre><nowiki>
<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It reformats text by removing newlines
and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: &rarr;
</nowiki>
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|'''<pre> tag:'''
<pre>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It also doesn't reformat text.
It still interprets special characters: →
</pre>
|<pre><pre><nowiki>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It also doesn't reformat text.
It still interprets special characters:
&rarr;
</nowiki></pre></pre>
|-
|'''[text without a URL]:'''
Single square brackets containing
[text without a URL] are preserved,
but single square brackets containing
a URL first are treated as external
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink links]
|<pre><nowiki>
Single square brackets containing
[text without a URL] are preserved,
but single square brackets containing
a URL first are treated as external
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink links]
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|'''Leading space:''' 
Leading spaces are another way
to preserve formatting.

Putting a space at the beginning of each line
stops the text from being reformatted.
It still interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and
special characters: →
|<pre><nowiki>
Leading spaces are another way
to preserve formatting.
Putting a space at the beginning of each line
stops the text from being reformatted.
It still interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and
special characters: &rarr;
</nowiki></pre>
|}

==Invisible text (comments)==
{{see also|Help:Hidden text}}
It's uncommon, but on occasion acceptable for notes to other editors, to add a hidden comment within the text of an article. These comments are only visible when editing or viewing the source of a page. Most comments should go on the appropriate [[Wikipedia:Talk page|Talk page]].  The format is to surround the hidden text with '' and may cover several lines, e.g.:
<nowiki></nowiki>

==Variables==
{{seealso| Help:Magic_words#Variables}}
{{namespaces}}
{| style="text-align:center"
|-
! Code
! Effect
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTWEEK}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTWEEK}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDOW}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDOW}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTH}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTMONTH}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}</nowiki>
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}</nowiki>
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDAY}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDAYNAME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTYEAR}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTTIME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFPAGES}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> || {{PAGENAME}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{NAMESPACE}}</nowiki> || {{NAMESPACE}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{REVISIONID}}</nowiki> || {{REVISIONID}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{REVISIONUSER}}</nowiki> || {{REVISIONUSER}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{localurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
| {{localurl:pagename}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{localurl:</nowiki>''Wikipedia:Sandbox''<nowiki>|action=edit}}</nowiki>
| {{localurl:Wikipedia:Sandbox|action=edit}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
| {{fullurl:pagename}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename|</nowiki>''query_string''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
| {{fullurl:pagename|query_string}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{SERVER}}</nowiki> || {{SERVER}}
|-
| <nowiki>{{ns:</nowiki>''index''<nowiki>}} e.g. '{{ns:1}}' </nowiki> || fullname of namespace e.g '{{ns:1}}'
|-
| <nowiki>{{SITENAME}}</nowiki> || {{SITENAME}}
|}

'''NUMBEROFARTICLES''' is the number of pages in the main namespace which contain a link and are not a redirect, in other words number of articles, stubs containing a link, and disambiguation pages.

'''CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN''' is the genitive (possessive) grammatical form of the month name, as used in some languages; '''CURRENTMONTHNAME''' is the nominative (subject) form, as usually seen in English.

In languages where it makes a difference, you can use constructs like <nowiki>{{grammar:case|word}}</nowiki> to convert a word from the nominative case to some other case. For example, <nowiki>{{grammar:genitive|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}}</nowiki> means the same as <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}</nowiki>. 

==HTML==
{{main|Help:HTML in wikitext}}
Many [[HTML]] tags can be used in Wiki markup. You can check your HTML by using [[Help:Markup validation|markup validation]].

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to]]
[[Category:Wikipedia editor help]]
[[Category:Wikipedia text help]]

[[ko:위키백과:위키 문법]]
[[es:Ayuda:Edición]]
[[ru:Википедия:Викификация]]
[[ml:സഹായം:എഡിറ്റിങ്‌ വഴികാട്ടി]]

Getting Started

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Atticdweller:

Getting Started

2011-03-31T13:08:00Z

Atticdweller:

==Editing==
Editing most Wikipedia pages is easy. Simply click on the "'''edit'''" tab at the top of a Wikipedia page (or on a [[Wikipedia: Section|section-edit link]]). This will bring you to a new page with a [[text box]] containing the editable text of the current page.

[[Image:How to edit a page Edit box.png|thumb|600px|center|alt=Text in a large rectangle next to a scrollbar. It starts with a line "==Editing==", then a line "Editing most Wikipedia pages is easy. Simply click on the '''edit this page''' tab at the top...", and then about 30 more lines.|Edit box showing the [[Help:wiki markup|wiki markup]] for this page. You can see the markup for a level-two heading, and bold-face.]]
 

In this box, you can type in the text that you want to add, using [[Help:wiki markup|wiki markup]] to format the text and add other elements like images and tables. A [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|quick reference]] to wiki markup can be opened in a new window by clicking 'Editing help', found near the 'save page' button.

Never start a line with a leading space unless you want the special formatting it causes. Paragraphs can be separated with a blank line.

When you have finished editing, you should write a short [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the [[Wikipedia:Edit_summary_legend|legend]]. To see how the page looks with your edits, press the "'''Show preview'''" button. To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the "'''Show changes'''" button. If you're satisfied with what you see, '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold]]''' and press the "'''Save page'''" button. Your changes will immediately be visible to all Wikipedia users.

[[Image:Edit commands.PNG|frame|left|alt=A four-line window. The top line says "Edit summary (Briefly describe the changes you have made)". The second line is a blank input area. The third is one checkbox for "This is a minor edit" and another for "Watch this page". The last line contains buttons "Save page", "Show preview", "Save Changes", and a non-button "Cancel".|Edit commands]]
 

Note: Do not sign the Edit Summary line with your <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> signature as it does not work here.

The Wikipedia community has developed [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|style guidelines]] to make articles and facts appear in a standardized form, and Wikipedia easier to use as a whole.

If you add information to a page, [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|please provide references]], as [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|unreferenced facts are subject to removal]].

===Talk (discussion) pages===
[[Wikipedia:Talk page|Talk page]]s are similar to articles in that they also have a "new section" tab to start a new section or edit the whole page.

===Minor edits===
{{further|[[Help:Minor edit]]}}
A check to the "minor edit" box signifies that only superficial differences exist between the version with your edit and the previous version: typo corrections, formatting and presentational changes, rearranging of text without modifying content, etc. A ''minor edit'' is a version that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. The "minor edit" option is one of several [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?#New editing options|options]] available only to [[Help:Logging in|registered users]].

===Major edits===
{{see|Wikipedia:Editing policy#Talking and editing}}

All editors are encouraged to [[Wikipedia:Be_bold|be bold]], but there are several things that a user can do to ensure that major edits are performed smoothly. Before engaging in a major edit, a user should consider discussing proposed changes on the article discussion/talk page. During the edit, if doing so over an extended period, the {{tlx|In use}} tag can reduce the likelihood of an edit conflict. Once the edit has been completed, the inclusion of an [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] will assist in documenting the changes. These steps will help all to ensure that major edits are well received by the Wikipedia community.

A major edit should be reviewed to confirm that it is consensual to all concerned editors. Therefore, any change that affects the ''meaning'' of an article is major (not minor), even if the edit is a single word.

There are no necessary terms to which you have to agree when doing major edits, but the recommendations above have become best practice. If you do it your own way, the likelihood of your edits being reedited may be higher.


When performing a large edit, it is suggested you periodically, and before pressing 'save page', copy your edits into an external text editor (preferably one without formatting, such as [[Notepad (Windows)|Notepad]]). This ensures that in the case of a browser crash you will not lose your work. If you are adding substantial amounts of work, it is also a good idea to save changes in stages.

==Wiki markup==
{{main|Help:Wiki markup}}
Wiki markup is the extra information (apart from the text which will be displayed) you enter in the edit window which tells the [[MediaWiki]] software how to display, categorize and process the article.

==More information on editing wiki pages==
===Getting started===
* [[Wikipedia:Starting an article|Starting an article]]

===Policies and conventions===
Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the specific purpose of the wiki, or your content might be deleted. You can always use the [[Help:Talk page|talk pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Please make note of the license your contributions will be covered with.
* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines]]

===Helpful tips===
* [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|Contributing to Wikipedia]]
* [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing|FAQ/Editing]]
* [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Cheatsheet]]
* [[Wikipedia:Page size#If you have problems editing a long article|If you have problems editing a long article]]

===Naming and moving===
* [[Help:Moving a page|Moving a page]]
* [[Wikipedia:Article titles|Article titles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Namespace|Namespace]]

===Style and layout===
* [[Wikipedia:Layout|Layout]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
* [[Wikipedia:Annotated article|Annotated article]]

===Tools===
* [[Wikipedia:Text editor support|Text editor support]]

===See also===
{{Meta}}
* [[WP:WikiProject|WikiProjects]], if you are writing an article about something that belongs to a group of topics, check here first!

<noinclude>
[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|How to edit a page]]
[[Category:Wikipedia basic information|How to edit a page]]
[[Category:Wikipedia editing|{{PAGENAME}}]]


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Getting Started

2011-03-31T13:06:19Z

Atticdweller: Created page with " {{redirect|Wikipedia:Editing|the editing policy|Wikipedia:Editing policy}..."

{{redirect|Wikipedia:Editing|the editing policy|Wikipedia:Editing policy}}
<noinclude>{{semiprotected|small=yes}}</noinclude>
{{Wikipedia how to|WP:H2EAP|WP:HEP|WP:HOW}}
{{See also|Wikipedia:Introduction|Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia:Starting an article|Wikipedia:Manual of Style}}
[[File:Wikipedia video tutorial-1-Editing-en.ogv|thumb|250px|Editing tutorial for Wikipedia]]
[[Wikipedia]] is a [[wiki]], meaning that anyone can '''edit''' any [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|unprotected page]], and improve articles immediately for all readers. You [[Wikipedia:IPs are human too|do not]] even need to register to do this. Anyone who has edited is known as a [[Wikipedia: Wikipedian|Wikipedia editor]] and no matter how trivial the edit may seem, can be proud that they have helped make Wikipedia what it is – all those edits add up! 

<div class="messagebox" style="float: right; width: 150px; margin-left: 10px;">Note: You can use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] to experiment with page editing.</div>

==Editing==
Editing most Wikipedia pages is easy. Simply click on the "'''edit'''" tab at the top of a Wikipedia page (or on a [[Wikipedia: Section|section-edit link]]). This will bring you to a new page with a [[text box]] containing the editable text of the current page.

[[Image:How to edit a page Edit box.png|thumb|600px|center|alt=Text in a large rectangle next to a scrollbar. It starts with a line "==Editing==", then a line "Editing most Wikipedia pages is easy. Simply click on the '''edit this page''' tab at the top...", and then about 30 more lines.|Edit box showing the [[Help:wiki markup|wiki markup]] for this page. You can see the markup for a level-two heading, and bold-face.]]
 

In this box, you can type in the text that you want to add, using [[Help:wiki markup|wiki markup]] to format the text and add other elements like images and tables. A [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|quick reference]] to wiki markup can be opened in a new window by clicking 'Editing help', found near the 'save page' button.

Never start a line with a leading space unless you want the special formatting it causes. Paragraphs can be separated with a blank line.

When you have finished editing, you should write a short [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the [[Wikipedia:Edit_summary_legend|legend]]. To see how the page looks with your edits, press the "'''Show preview'''" button. To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the "'''Show changes'''" button. If you're satisfied with what you see, '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold]]''' and press the "'''Save page'''" button. Your changes will immediately be visible to all Wikipedia users.

[[Image:Edit commands.PNG|frame|left|alt=A four-line window. The top line says "Edit summary (Briefly describe the changes you have made)". The second line is a blank input area. The third is one checkbox for "This is a minor edit" and another for "Watch this page". The last line contains buttons "Save page", "Show preview", "Save Changes", and a non-button "Cancel".|Edit commands]]
 

Note: Do not sign the Edit Summary line with your <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> signature as it does not work here.

The Wikipedia community has developed [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|style guidelines]] to make articles and facts appear in a standardized form, and Wikipedia easier to use as a whole.

If you add information to a page, [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|please provide references]], as [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|unreferenced facts are subject to removal]].

===Talk (discussion) pages===
[[Wikipedia:Talk page|Talk page]]s are similar to articles in that they also have a "new section" tab to start a new section or edit the whole page.

===Minor edits===
{{further|[[Help:Minor edit]]}}
A check to the "minor edit" box signifies that only superficial differences exist between the version with your edit and the previous version: typo corrections, formatting and presentational changes, rearranging of text without modifying content, etc. A ''minor edit'' is a version that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. The "minor edit" option is one of several [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?#New editing options|options]] available only to [[Help:Logging in|registered users]].

===Major edits===
{{see|Wikipedia:Editing policy#Talking and editing}}

All editors are encouraged to [[Wikipedia:Be_bold|be bold]], but there are several things that a user can do to ensure that major edits are performed smoothly. Before engaging in a major edit, a user should consider discussing proposed changes on the article discussion/talk page. During the edit, if doing so over an extended period, the {{tlx|In use}} tag can reduce the likelihood of an edit conflict. Once the edit has been completed, the inclusion of an [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] will assist in documenting the changes. These steps will help all to ensure that major edits are well received by the Wikipedia community.

A major edit should be reviewed to confirm that it is consensual to all concerned editors. Therefore, any change that affects the ''meaning'' of an article is major (not minor), even if the edit is a single word.

There are no necessary terms to which you have to agree when doing major edits, but the recommendations above have become best practice. If you do it your own way, the likelihood of your edits being reedited may be higher.


When performing a large edit, it is suggested you periodically, and before pressing 'save page', copy your edits into an external text editor (preferably one without formatting, such as [[Notepad (Windows)|Notepad]]). This ensures that in the case of a browser crash you will not lose your work. If you are adding substantial amounts of work, it is also a good idea to save changes in stages.

==Wiki markup==
{{main|Help:Wiki markup}}
Wiki markup is the extra information (apart from the text which will be displayed) you enter in the edit window which tells the [[MediaWiki]] software how to display, categorize and process the article.

==More information on editing wiki pages==
===Getting started===
* [[Wikipedia:Starting an article|Starting an article]]

===Policies and conventions===
Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the specific purpose of the wiki, or your content might be deleted. You can always use the [[Help:Talk page|talk pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Please make note of the license your contributions will be covered with.
* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines]]

===Helpful tips===
* [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|Contributing to Wikipedia]]
* [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing|FAQ/Editing]]
* [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Cheatsheet]]
* [[Wikipedia:Page size#If you have problems editing a long article|If you have problems editing a long article]]

===Naming and moving===
* [[Help:Moving a page|Moving a page]]
* [[Wikipedia:Article titles|Article titles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Namespace|Namespace]]

===Style and layout===
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* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
* [[Wikipedia:Annotated article|Annotated article]]

===Tools===
* [[Wikipedia:Text editor support|Text editor support]]

===See also===
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Welcome to the Cunning Turtle Wikisite.

This is the place for all of your information regarding Cunning Turtle and all of our projects that need explanation.

As always, RTFM or GTFO. Thanks.