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[https://cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/wikipedia/ Wikipedia Cheat Sheet]<br> | [https://cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/wikipedia/ Wikipedia Cheat Sheet]<br> | ||
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Help:Formatting - MediaWiki] | [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Help:Formatting - MediaWiki] | ||
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| + | <nowiki><b>text</b></nowiki> | ||
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<p style="color: #112A46"><b>Bold...</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>Bold...</b></p> | ||
| − | Formatting: < b>Text< /b><br> | + | Formatting: |
| − | or: ' ' 'Text' ' ' | + | <nowiki><b>Text</b></nowiki><br> |
| + | or: <nowiki>'''Text'''</nowiki><br> | ||
Example: <b>Text</b><br> | Example: <b>Text</b><br> | ||
or: '''Text''' | or: '''Text''' | ||
________________________________________________ | ________________________________________________ | ||
<p style="color: #112A46"><b>Italic...</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>Italic...</b></p> | ||
| − | Formatting: < i>Text< /i><br> | + | Formatting: <nowiki><i>Text</i></nowiki><br> |
Example: <i>Text</i> | Example: <i>Text</i> | ||
________________________________________________ | ________________________________________________ | ||
<p style="color: #112A46"><b>New line...</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>New line...</b></p> | ||
(Line break)<br> | (Line break)<br> | ||
| − | Formatting: < br><br> | + | Formatting: <nowiki><br></nowiki><br> |
| − | or: < br/><br> | + | or: <nowiki><br/></nowiki><br> |
________________________________________________ | ________________________________________________ | ||
<p style="color: #112A46"><b>Paragraph...</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>Paragraph...</b></p> | ||
| − | Formatting: < p>Text< /p> | + | Formatting: <nowiki><p>Text</p></nowiki> |
________________________________________________ | ________________________________________________ | ||
<p style="color: #112A46"><b>Space (non-breaking)...</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>Space (non-breaking)...</b></p> | ||
| − | Formatting: & nbsp;<br> | + | Formatting: <nowiki> </nowiki><br> |
Example: Word1 Word2 | Example: Word1 Word2 | ||
________________________________________________<br> | ________________________________________________<br> | ||
<p style="color: #112A46"><b>Bullet point (•)... (?)</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>Bullet point (•)... (?)</b></p> | ||
| − | Formatting: | + | Formatting:<br><nowiki>* Item 1</nowiki><br><nowiki>* Item 2</nowiki><br><br> |
| − | Example: * | + | Example: |
| + | * Item 1 | ||
| + | * Item 2 | ||
________________________________________________<br> | ________________________________________________<br> | ||
<p style="color: #112A46"><b>Link...</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>Link...</b></p> | ||
| − | Formatting: [ [Overview]]<br> | + | Formatting: <nowiki>[[Overview]]</nowiki><br> |
Example: [[Overview]] | Example: [[Overview]] | ||
________________________________________________<br> | ________________________________________________<br> | ||
<p style="color: #112A46"><b>Image...</b></p> | <p style="color: #112A46"><b>Image...</b></p> | ||
| − | Formatting: [ [File:filename.png|<size>]]<br> | + | Formatting: <nowiki>[[File:filename.png|<size>]]</nowiki><br> |
(<size>: NNNpx)<br> | (<size>: NNNpx)<br> | ||
Example: | Example: | ||
Revision as of 09:16, 24 February 2026
Here are the technical details on how to format wiki pages. Some are standard html methods, while others are just for wiki use.
See also...
Wikipedia Cheat Sheet
Help:Formatting - MediaWiki
<b>text</b>
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Bold...
Formatting:
<b>Text</b>
or: '''Text'''
Example: Text
or: Text
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Italic...
Formatting: <i>Text</i>
Example: Text
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New line...
(Line break)
Formatting: <br>
or: <br/>
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Paragraph...
Formatting: <p>Text</p> ________________________________________________
Space (non-breaking)...
Formatting:
Example: Word1 Word2
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Bullet point (•)... (?)
Formatting:
* Item 1
* Item 2
Example:
- Item 1
- Item 2
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Link...
Formatting: [[Overview]]
Example: Overview
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Image...
Formatting: [[File:filename.png|<size>]]
(<size>: NNNpx)
Example:
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Block of text...
Formatting: <space>Text
(<space>: at start of line)
Example:
Text
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Various styles...
Formatting: < pre style="Style/s">Text< /pre>
(Style/s: each style ended with ; character)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text color...
Formatting: < pre style="color: #NNNNNN">
Text< /pre>
Example:
Text
Formatting: < p style="color: #NNNNNN">
Text< /p>
Example:
Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text background color...
Formatting:
< pre style="background-color: #NNNNNN">
Text< /pre>
Example:
Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rounded corners...
Formatting:
< pre style="border-radius: NNpx;">
Text< /pre>
Example:
Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Padding...
Formatting: < pre style="padding: NNpx;">
Text< /pre>
Example:
Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Combined styles...
Text
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MacroDroid uses these...
(yet to test all)
Bold text
Important text
Italic text
Emphasized text
Marked text
Smaller text
Deleted text
Inserted text
Subscript text
Superscript text
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Text size...
- Must be at start of line
- The larger the number inside <h></h>, the
smaller the displayed text will be
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text (biggest; collapsible)
Formatting: < h1>Text</ h1>
Example: < h1>Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text (smaller)...
Formatting: < h2>Text</ h2>
Example:
Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text (even smaller)...
Formatting: < h3>Text</ h3>
Example:
Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text (smaller still)...
Formatting: < h4>Text</ h4>
Example:
Text
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MacroDroid forum uses these...
Doesn't work: [ PLAIN]Formatted text[/PLAIN]
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(TO ADD MORE)
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Headings...
All headings have a separate edit page
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heading (smallest)...
Formatting: (===)Heading===
Example:
Heading
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heading (middle)...
Formatting: (==)Heading==
Example:
== Heading (==)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heading (biggest; collapsible)...
Formatting: =Heading(=)
Example:
= Heading (=)
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