Help:Contents

MediaWiki syntax

Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Internal link (within the wiki)	[[name of page]] [[name of page|display text]]	name of page display text
Link to section in another page	[[Another page#Some heading]] [[Another page#Some heading | Display text]]	Another page#Some heading Display text
Link to a section in this page	[[#Some heading]] [[#Some heading | Display text]]	#Some heading Display text
Redirect to another page	#redirect [[Target page]]	Going to that page automatically bounces you to the specified other page.
External link (to other websites)	[http://www.example.org] [http://www.example.org display text] http://www.example.org	[1] display text http://www.example.org
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes	==level 1== ===level 2=== ====level 3==== =====level 4=====	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Bullet list	* one * two ** two point one * three	one two two point one three
Numbered list	# one # two ## two point one # three	one two two point one three
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]	File:Wiki.png Caption text

Indented text

If you start a line with a colon (:), it is indented. Two colons mean double-indented.

e.g. a line like this:

: Hello world.

Gives you text like this:

Hello world.