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You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like <tt> | You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like <tt> | ||
<nowiki>''this''</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>''this''</nowiki> </tt> | |||
{| align="center" {{Prettytable}} | {| align="center" {{Prettytable}} | ||
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| colspan="3" align="center" | ''applies anywhere'' | | colspan="3" align="center" | ''applies anywhere'' | ||
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Headings of<br /> | |||
different levels <ref>An article with four or more headings will automatically create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Section#Table_of_contents_.28TOC.29 table of contents].</ref> | |||
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<tt> | |||
<nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki> </tt><ref>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.</ref><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki> </tt> | |||
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<!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing --> | |||
<span style="font-size: 188%; margin: 0; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;">Level 1</span><br/><br/> | |||
<span style="font-size: 150%; margin: 0; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;">Level 2</span><br/><br/> | |||
<span style="font-size: 132%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 3</span><br/> | |||
<span style="font-size: 100%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 4</span><br/> | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:[[[http://www.example.com link title]]#Redirect [[—]]]}}<span style="font-size: 86%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 5</span><br/> | |||
<span style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: none; font-weight: bold;">Level 6</span><br/> | |||
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|Italic text | |Italic text | ||
|<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki> </tt> | |||
|''italic'' | |''italic'' | ||
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| Bold text | | Bold text | ||
|<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> </tt> (Don't use this for headings!) | |||
|'''bold''' | |'''bold''' | ||
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| Bold and italic | | Bold and italic | ||
|<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki> </tt> | |||
|'''''bold & italic''''' | |'''''bold & italic''''' | ||
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|Fixed width text | |Fixed width text | ||
|<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> | | | ||
<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki> | |||
|<tt>Fixed width text</tt> | |<tt>Fixed width text</tt> | ||
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| Indent text | | Indent text | ||
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<tt><nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki></tt><br /> | <tt> | ||
<tt><nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki></tt><br /> | <nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki> </tt><br /> | ||
<tt><nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki></tt> | <tt> | ||
<nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki> </tt><br /> | |||
<tt> | |||
<nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki> </tt> | |||
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:Single indent | :Single indent | ||
::Double indent | ::Double indent | ||
:::::Multiple indent | :::::Multiple indent | ||
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|Horizontal rule | |Horizontal rule | ||
|<tt><nowiki>----</nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki>----</nowiki> </tt> | |||
| ---- | | ---- | ||
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# one<br /> | # one<br /> | ||
# two<nowiki><br /></nowiki>spanning several lines<nowiki><br /></nowiki>without breaking the numbering<br /> | # two | ||
<nowiki><br /></nowiki> spanning several lines | |||
<nowiki><br /></nowiki> without breaking the numbering<br /> | |||
# three<br /> | # three<br /> | ||
## three point one<br /> | ## three point one<br /> | ||
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|Preformatted text with no indentation | |Preformatted text with no indentation | ||
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<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation</pre></nowiki> | | ||
<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation</pre></nowiki> | |||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
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text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
<nowiki><blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki> | |||
<nowiki><blockquote> quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki> | |||
text text text text text text text text text text text text | text text text text text text text text text text text text | ||
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|Comment | |Comment | ||
|<tt><nowiki><!--This is a comment--></nowiki></tt> | |<tt> | ||
<nowiki><!--This is a comment--></nowiki> </tt> | |||
|<!--This is a comment--> | |<!--This is a comment--> | ||
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