Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
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Wikipedia CheatsheetFor more advanced details, see How to edit a page |
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| Description | You type | You get |
| Italic text |
''italic'' |
italic |
| Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
| Bold and italic |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
| Internal link (within Wikipedia)
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[[Name of page]] |
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| External link (to other websites)
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[http://www.example.org Text to display] |
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| Redirect to another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page]] |
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| Footnotes/References
Numbering is generated automatically.
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To create a footnote or reference, use this format:
Article text.<ref name="test">[http://www.example.org Link text], additional text.</ref> |
Article text.[1] |
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To reuse the same note, reuse the name with a trailing slash:
Article text.<ref name="test" /> |
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To display notes, add either of these lines to the References section
<references/> |
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| Section headings[1] A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
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== Level 1 == |
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 |
| Bulleted list[1]
Empty lines between list items discouraged, (see numbered lists).
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* One |
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| Numbered list[1]
Empty lines between list items restarts numbering at 1.
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# One |
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| Thumbnail image |
[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]] |
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| For Talk Pages | ||
| Signature |
~~~~ |
Your username 14:40, |
| Indenting Text[1] |
no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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See also
- For a tour of features, see the Introduction to Wikipedia.
- Magic Words of Wikipedia
- For experimentation with editing, use the sandbox.
- For a guide to more advanced page editing, see How to edit a page
- For a checklist of elements required to make a "perfect" article, see The perfect article.
- For print cheatsheets, see the MediaWiki reference card or the poster-size cheatsheet (available in many languages).
- The encyclopedic article on cheat sheets
- Citation templates
