Help:Formatting

Text formatting markup

Description	You type	You get

Italic text	`''italic''`	italic
Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold
Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic
Escape wiki markup	`<nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki>`	no ''markup''
Fixed width text	<tt>Fixed width text</tt>	`Fixed width text`
only at the beginning of the line
Indent text	`:Single indent` `::Double indent` `:::::Multiple indent`	Single indent Double indent Multiple indent
Headings of different levels ^[1]	`=level 1=`^[2] `==level 2==` `===level 3===` `====level 4====` `=====level 5=====` `======level 6======`	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Horizontal rule	`----`
Bullet list	* one * two * three three point one three point two	one two three three point one three point two
Numbered list	# one # two<br />spanning several lines<br />without breaking the numbering #: you can also use #: #: which might feel more intuitive #: because you get to edit on multiple lines # three ## three point one ## three point two	one two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering you can also use #: which might feel more intuitive because you get to edit on multiple lines three three point one three point two
Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists	# one # two #* two point one #* two point two	one two two point one two point two
Definition list	;Definition :item 1 :item 2	Definition item 1 item 2
Preformatted text	preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line	preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line
Preformatted text with no indentation	<pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre>	some preformatted text with no indentation
Blockquotes	Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text <blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote> text text text text text text text text text text text text	Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text quote quote quote quote quote quote text text text text text text text text text text text text
Comment	`<!--This is comment-->`

Notes:

↑ An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.
↑ Use of a level 1 heading is highly discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.

[1] An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.

[2] Use of a level 1 heading is highly discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.

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