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2014-04-30T17:38:44Z

Cag:

You can format your text by using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, apostrophes or equal signs 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 pairs of apostrophes like ''this''.

MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tag < br / >.

Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example < code >, < div >, < span > and < font >. These apply anywhere you insert them. What follows are examples of formatting commands.

== Text formatting markup ==

{| class="wikitable"
!
Description
!
You type
!
You get
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #ABE" |
Character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere''
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Italic text
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''italic''

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''italic''
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Bold text
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'''bold'''

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'''bold'''
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Bold and italic
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'''''bold & italic'''''

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'''''bold & italic'''''
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Strike text
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strike text

|~~strike text~~
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Escape wiki markup
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<nowiki> no ''markup''</nowiki>





== Level 2 == 



=== Level 3 === 



==== Level 4 ==== 



===== Level 5 ===== 



====== Level 6 ======

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6



* Start each line

* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*).

** More asterisks give deeper

*** and deeper levels.

* Line breaks 
don't break levels.

*** But jumping levels creates empty space.

Any other start ends the list.

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* Start each line
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*).
** More asterisks give deeper
*** and deeper levels.
* Line breaks
don't break levels.
*** But jumping levels creates empty space.
Any other start ends the list.
|-
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Numbered list
|



# Start each line

# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#).

## More number signs give deeper

### and deeper

### levels.

# Line breaks 
don't break levels.

### But jumping levels creates empty space.

# Blank lines





# end the list and start another.

Any other start also

ends the list.

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# Start each line
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#).
## More number signs give deeper
### and deeper
### levels.
# Line breaks
don't break levels.
### But jumping levels creates empty space.
# Blank lines

# end the list and start another.
Any other start also
ends the list.

|-
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Definition list
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;item 1

: definition 1

;item 2

: definition 2-1

: definition 2-2

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;item 1
: definition 1
;item 2
: definition 2-1
: definition 2-2

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Indent text
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: Single indent

:: Double indent

::::: Multiple indent

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: Single indent
:: Double indent
::::: Multiple indent
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Mixture of different types of list
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# one

# two

#* two point one

#* two point two

# three

#; three item one

#: three def one

# four

#: four def one

#: this looks like a continuation

#: and is often used

#: instead 
of <nowiki>
</nowiki>

# five

## five sub 1

### five sub 1 sub 1

## five sub 2

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# one
# two
#* two point one
#* two point two
# three
#; three item one
#: three def one
# four
#: four def one
#: this looks like a continuation
#: and is often used
#: instead
of

# five
## five sub 1
### five sub 1 sub 1
## five sub 2
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Preformatted text
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Start each line with a space.

 Text is '''preformatted''' and

 ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done.

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Start each line with a space.
Text is '''preformatted''' and
''markups'' '''''can''''' be done.
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Preformatted text blocks
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Start with a space in the first column,

(before the ).



Then your block format will be

    maintained.

 

This is good for copying in code blocks:



def function():

    """documentation string"""



if True:

        print True

    else:

        print False

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Start with a space in the first column,
(before the ).

Then your block format will be
maintained.

This is good for copying in code blocks:

def function():
"""documentation string"""

if True:
print True
else:
print False
|}