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<tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Editing}}</tvar> covers the basics.

== [[w:Wikitext|Wikitext]] markup guide &mdash;  crafting your page's appearance ==
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* <translate>You can experiment using the [[<tvar name="1">Project:Sandbox</tvar>|Sandbox]].</translate>
* <translate>Details on {{<tvar name=1>ll|Help:HTML in wikitext</tvar>|wikitext's HTML tags}}.</translate>

<translate>
Use the following Wikitext markup to tailor the appearance of your page:

=== Arranging your words &mdash; lines, lists, paragraphs, and sections ===
</translate>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! <translate>Rendering</translate>
! <translate>Wikitext</translate>
|-
|
'''<translate>Drafting sections and subsections</translate>'''
<translate>Begin a section with a header line</translate>

{{Note|1=<translate>The top-level heading like the page title is indicated by a single equal (<tvar name=1><code>{{=}}</code></tvar>) sign.</translate>}}

<blockquote>
<!-- This code prevents confusion in the section editing feature -->
<div class="mw-heading2"><translate>A section</translate></div>
<div class="mw-heading3"><translate>A sub-section</translate></div>
<div class="mw-heading4"><translate>Another sub-subsection</translate></div>
</blockquote>

* <translate>Avoid using first-level headings (<tvar name=1><code>=</code></tvar>); rather, begin with a second-level heading (<tvar name=2><code><nowiki>==</nowiki></code></tvar>).</translate>
* <translate>Avoid jumping levels; for example, don't go from second to fourth level.</translate>
* <translate>If an article has four or more parts, a {{<tvar name=1>ll|Help:Table of contents#Table of contents (TOC)</tvar>|table of contents}} will be generated automatically.</translate>
* <translate>Sort the subsections in an appropriate order.</translate> <translate>When listing countries, for instance, sort them alphabetically as opposed to, say, according to their respective populations inside the [[w:OECD|OECD]] or in any other [[wikt:haphazard|haphazardous]] order.</translate>
* <translate>Use HTML heading tags and close headings without slashes, if you wish to keep them out of the TOC.</translate> <translate>For example:</translate> <syntaxhighlight lang="html"><h4><translate nowrap>Subsection with heading too low level to be in the TOC</translate><h4></syntaxhighlight>
| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<translate nowrap>
== A section ==

=== A sub-section ===

==== Another sub-subsection ====
</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>[[w:Newline|Newline]]:</translate>'''

* <translate>Adding a new line has no effect.</translate>

<blockquote>
<translate>This is a line.</translate>
<translate>This is still part of the same paragraph.</translate>
</blockquote>

* <translate>An empty line starts a new paragraph or ends a list or indented part.</translate> <translate>The <tvar name=1>{{tag|p|open}}</tvar> tag can disable a paragraph until <tvar name="2">{{tag|p|close}}</tvar> or the end of the section.</translate>

<blockquote>
<translate>This is a paragraph.</translate>
<p>
<translate>This is a continuation of the paragraph.</translate>
<translate>But it appears after an empty line due to the <tvar name="1">{{tag|p|open}}</tvar> and <tvar name="2">{{tag|p|close}}</tvar> tags.</translate>
</p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
<translate>This is a line.</translate>
<div>
<translate>This is another line appearing as a second new paragraph instead of a third paragraph due to the <tvar name=1>{{tag|div|open}}</tvar> and <tvar name="2">{{tag|div|close}}</tvar> tags.</translate>
</div>
</blockquote>

* <translate>In a list, a newline is used to separate individual items and subitems, enhancing the visual structure and readability of the list content in MediaWiki syntax.</translate> <translate>See <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:List}}</tvar> for examples.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<translate nowrap>This is a line.</translate>
<translate nowrap>This is still part of the same paragraph.</translate>

<translate nowrap>This is a paragraph.</translate><p><translate nowrap>This is a continuation of the paragraph.</translate> <translate nowrap>But it appears after an empty line due to the <tvar name="1">&lt;p></tvar> and <tvar name="2">&lt;/p></tvar> tags.</translate></p>

<translate nowrap>This is a line.</translate><div><translate nowrap>This is another line appearing as a second new paragraph instead of a third paragraph due to the <tvar name=1>&lt;div></tvar> and <tvar name=2>&lt;/div></tvar> tags.</translate></div>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| <blockquote><translate>Lines can be broken <tvar name="1"><br/></tvar> without beginning another paragraph.</translate></blockquote>

* <translate>Kindly don't overuse this.</translate>
* <translate>Don't begin a {{<tvar name="1">ll|Help:link</tvar>|link}}, ''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line and end it on the next; instead, close markup per line.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"><translate nowrap>Lines can be broken <tvar name="1"><br/></tvar> without beginning another paragraph.</translate></syntaxhighlight>
|-
| {{ll|Help:List|2=<translate>Unordered Lists</translate>}}

* <translate>Start a line with asterisks (<tvar name=1><code>*</code></tvar>) to create the first item in an unordered list.</translate>
** <translate>Use two asterisks for a sub-item.</translate>
*** <translate>Increase the number of asterisks for deeper levels.</translate>
* <translate>Each line break signifies a new item in the list.</translate>
<translate>A line starting without a star marks the end of the list.</translate>
* <translate>You can start over with a new list</translate>

<translate>Now you are ready to create well-structured unordered lists.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
* <translate nowrap>Start a line with asterisks (<tvar name=1><code>*</code></tvar>) to create the first item in an unordered list.</translate>
** <translate nowrap>Use two asterisks for a sub-item.</translate>
*** <translate nowrap>Increase the number of asterisks for deeper levels.</translate>
* <translate nowrap>Each line break signifies a new item in the list.</translate>
<translate nowrap>A line starting without a star marks the end of the list.</translate>
* <translate nowrap>You can start over with a new list</translate>

<translate nowrap>Now you are ready to create well-structured unordered lists.</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| {{ll|Help:List|2=<translate>Ordered Lists</translate>}}

# <translate>Use a hashtag (<tvar name=1><code>#</code></tvar>) at the beginning of each line to signify the order.</translate>
## <translate>Use two hashtags (<tvar name=1><code>##</code></tvar>) for a sub-item.</translate>
## <translate>Continue numbering to maintain the sequence and logical flow of information.</translate>
# <translate>Add a new line between each item for improved readability.</translate>
<translate>A line starting without a hashtag marks the end of the list.</translate>
# <translate>An ordered list starts with 1.</translate>
# <translate>Then 2, etc.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
# <translate nowrap>Use a hashtag (<tvar name=1><code>#</code></tvar>) at the beginning of each line to signify the order.</translate>
## <translate nowrap>Use two hashtags (<tvar name=1><code>##</code></tvar>) for a sub-item.</translate>
## <translate nowrap>Continue numbering to maintain the sequence and logical flow of information.</translate>
# <translate nowrap>Add a new line between each item for improved readability.</translate>
<translate nowrap>A line starting without a hashtag marks the end of the list.</translate>
# <translate nowrap>An ordered list starts with 1.</translate>
# <translate nowrap>Then 2, etc.</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| {{ll|Help:List|2=<translate>Mixed Lists</translate>}}
* <translate>This mixed list begins with an unordered list (<tvar name=1><code>*</code></tvar>).</translate>
*# <translate>To create a subitem of an ordered list under an unordered list use an asterisk and a hashtag (<tvar name=1><code>*#</code></tvar>).</translate>
*#* <translate>To create a deeper sub-item of an unordered list within an ordered list, add another asterisk (<tvar name=1><code>*#*</code></tvar>).</translate>
*#* <translate>You can also break <tvar name="1"><br/></tvar> lines in a list.</translate>

|<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
* <translate nowrap>This mixed list begins with an unordered list (<tvar name=1><code>*</code></tvar>).</translate>
*# <translate nowrap>To create a subitem of an ordered list under an unordered list use an asterisk and a hashtag (<tvar name=1><code>*#</code></tvar>).</translate>
*#* <translate nowrap>To create a deeper sub-item of an unordered list within an ordered list, add another asterisk (<tvar name=1><code>*#*</code></tvar>).</translate>
*#* <translate nowrap>You can also break <tvar name="1"><br/></tvar> lines in a list.</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| {{ll|Help:List|2=<translate>Definition Lists</translate>}}

<translate>A definition list consists of a series of term-definition pairs.</translate>

* <translate>Use a semicolon (<tvar name=1><code>;</code></tvar>) to indicate the start of a term.</translate>
* <translate>Place the term immediately after the semicolon.</translate>
* <translate>Use a colon (<tvar name=1><code>:</code></tvar>) to introduce the definition associated with the term.</translate>
* <translate>Place the definition on the line following the colon.</translate>

<blockquote>
; <translate>Wiki</translate>
: <translate>A wiki (/ˈwɪki/ ⓘ WI-kee) is a form of online hypertext publication that is collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly through a web browser.</translate> <translate>See [[w:Wiki]].</translate>
; <translate>Web Browser</translate>
: <translate>A web browser is an application for accessing websites.</translate> <translate>See [[w:Web browser]]</translate>
</blockquote>

<translate>Signifying one item per line is most suitable, rather than adding a new line before the colon (<tvar name=1><code>:</code></tvar>).</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="tid">
; <translate nowrap>Wiki</translate>
: <translate nowrap>A wiki (/ˈwɪki/ ⓘ WI-kee) is a form of online hypertext publication that is collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly through a web browser.</translate> <translate>See [[w:Wiki]].</translate>
; <translate nowrap>Web Browser</translate>
: <translate nowrap>A web browser is an application for accessing websites.</translate> <translate>See [[w:Web browser]]</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Indentation</translate>'''

<translate>A paragraph is indented when a colon (<tvar name=1><code>:</code></tvar>) is specified at the beginning of a line, as explained in {{<tvar name=2>ll|Help:List</tvar>|Definition Lists}}.</translate>

<blockquote>
: <translate>An indented line.</translate>
<translate>A new line starts a new non-indented paragraph.</translate>
</blockquote>

* <translate>This is frequently utilized for discussing on {{<tvar name="1">ll|Help:Talk page</tvar>|talk pages}}.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
: <translate nowrap>An indented line.</translate>
<translate nowrap>A new line starts a new non-indented paragraph.</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|- 
| '''<translate>A blockquote</translate>'''

<translate>A blockquote style is used to highlight a specific section of text from an external source or to distinguish it from the surrounding content.</translate>

<blockquote>
<translate>This is a blockquote.</translate> <translate>It is used to highlight quoted text or separate specific content.</translate>
</blockquote>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<blockquote>
<translate nowrap>This is a blockquote.</translate> <translate nowrap>It is used to highlight quoted text or separate specific content.</translate>
</blockquote>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Horizontal dividing line</translate>'''

<translate>The horizontal dividing line on a wiki page is represented by four or more consecutive hyphens (<tvar name="1"><code><nowiki>----</nowiki></code></tvar>), enhancing visual organization between sections.</translate>

<blockquote>
<translate>Text above</translate>
----
<translate>Text below</translate>
</blockquote>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<translate nowrap>Text above</translate>
----
<translate nowrap>Text below</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|}

<translate>
=== Links and URLs ===

For more details, see <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Link}}</tvar>.

==== Interwiki links ====

General information:
</translate>

* <translate>Place double square brackets around the '''target name'''</translate> - <code>{{!((}}</code> {{int|and}} <code>{{!))}}</code>
* <translate>On a new page, the target name's first letter is automatically capitalized after clicking on it.</translate>
* <translate>Underscores are used to represent spaces. Avoid using underscores.</translate>
* <translate>[[<tvar name="1">Page 1</tvar>|Links to a new page]] are highlighted in red.</translate> <translate>See <tvar name=1>{{ll|Help:Starting a new page}}</tvar>.</translate>
* <translate>When you hover over a link, it shows a preview of the linked page without you needing to click on it.</translate>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! <translate>Rendering</translate>
! <translate>Wikitext</translate>
|-
| '''<translate>Basics</translate>'''

<translate>You are reading the <tvar name=1>{{ll|documentation}}</tvar>.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"><translate nowrap>You are reading the <tvar name=1>{{ll|documentation}}</tvar>.</translate></syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Basics + {{<tvar name="1">ll|Help:Formatting</tvar>|Text formatting}}</translate>'''

<translate>Links can be ''italicized'' e.g.:</translate>

<blockquote>''[[MediaWiki]]''</blockquote>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">''[[MediaWiki]]''</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Interwiki links</translate>'''

<translate>These link to another wiki that covers related or similar topics.</translate>

<blockquote>
<translate>
This interwiki link points to <tvar name="1">[[w:Documentation]]</tvar> on Wikipedia.

Its Esperanto word equivalent is <tvar name=1>[[:eo:Dokumentaro]]</tvar>.
</translate>
</blockquote>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<translate nowrap>
This interwiki link points to <tvar name="1">[[w:Documentation]]</tvar> on Wikipedia.

Its Esperanto word equivalent is <tvar name=1>[[:eo:Dokumentaro]]</tvar>.
</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Links to sections</translate>'''

<translate>You can link to a specific section of an existing page by adding a pound (<tvar name=1><code>#</code></tvar>) and section title after specifying the page name.</translate>

<blockquote>
[[Help:Special pages#Editing Special namespace pages]]
</blockquote>

<translate>If no such section exists then the link points to the beginning of the page.</translate>
<translate>If a page has multiple sections with the name name, specifying the rank of the section with a number at the end.</translate>
{{tmpl|0=<translate>(e.g., if there are three sections titled "<tvar name=1>$1</tvar>" and you want to link to the third, use <tvar name=2><nowiki>[[#</nowiki>$1 3<nowiki>]]</nowiki></tvar>).</translate>
|1=<translate>Section title</translate>
}}


<translate>See {{<tvar name="1">|ll|Help:Editing FAQ#Q: Is it possible to link to a specific section header if there are multiple sections with the same name? If so, how?</tvar>|Help:Editing FAQ}}.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
[[Help:Special pages#Editing Special namespace pages|Help:Special pages]]
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''{{ll|Help:Piped link|2=<translate>Piped links</translate>}}'''

<translate>Create a '''link label''' using a pipe symbol (<tvar name=1><code>|</code></tvar>):</translate>

<blockquote>
* [[Help:Link|<translate>About links</translate>]]
</blockquote>

<translate>The above produces '''About links''', linked to the article <tvar name="1">[[Help:Link]]</tvar>.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
 * [[Help:Link|<translate nowrap>About links</translate>]]
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| <translate>Using a '''blank link label''' will automatically fill in an appropriate link label.</translate> {{tmpl|0=<translate>I.e. <tvar name=1>$1</tvar> will be replaced with <tvar name=2>$2</tvar></translate>
|1=<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Kingdom (biology)|]]</syntaxhighlight>
|2=<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Kingdom (biology)|Kingdom]]</syntaxhighlight>
}}

<blockquote>
* <translate>Parentheses:</translate> [[kingdom (biology)|kingdom]].
* <translate>Colon:</translate> [[Help:Pipe|Pipe]].
</blockquote>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
* <translate>Parentheses:</translate> [[kingdom (biology)|]].
* <translate>Colon:</translate> [[Help:Pipe|]].
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
|
'''<translate>Links to pages that don't exist</translate>'''

<blockquote><translate>A link to pages that don't exist ([[such as this one]]) is highlighted in red.</translate></blockquote>

* <translate>To create the page, you can click on the link.</translate>
* <translate>See <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:starting a new page}}</tvar> and also the naming conventions page in your project.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<translate nowrap>A link to pages that don't exist ([[such as this one]]) is highlighted in red.</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Signatures</translate>'''

<translate>Don't forget to "sign" your comments on talk pages using tildes (<tvar name=1><code>~</code></tvar>).</translate>

<blockquote>
: <translate>Three tildes adds your username:</translate> [[User:Example|Example]]
: <translate>Four tildes adds your username and a timestamp:</translate> [[User:Example|Example]] 09:20, Mar 14 2024 (UTC)
: <translate>Five tildes adds a timestamp:</translate> 09:20, Mar 14 2024 (UTC)
</blockquote>

<translate>The server will add the link when you save.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
: <translate nowrap>Three tildes adds your username:</translate> ~~~
: <translate nowrap>Four tildes adds your username and timestamp:</translate> ~~~~
: <translate>Five tildes adds only a timestamp:</translate> ~~~~~
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| <translate>You can create a redirect by adding the wikitext at the beginning of the page.</translate> <translate>See <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Redirect}}</tvar>.</translate>

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">#REDIRECT [[<translate nowrap>United States of America</translate>]]</syntaxhighlight>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="tid">#REDIRECT [[<translate nowrap>United States of America</translate>]]</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Using magic links</translate>'''

<translate>{{<tvar name=1>ll|Help:Magic links</tvar>|Magic links}} enable users to generate links automatically by typing specific keywords.</translate>

* <translate>[[w:ISBN|ISBN]] book links:</translate> ISBN 0131103629 <translate>(see <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Magic links}}</tvar>)</translate>
* <translate>[[w:Request for Comments|Request for Comments]] links:</translate> RFC 234 <translate>(see <tvar name="1">{{ll|rfcurl}}</tvar>)</translate>

<blockquote>
* ISBN 0131103629
* RFC 234
</blockquote>

<translate>These are deprecated and generally should not be used.</translate>

| <pre><nowiki>
* ISBN 0131103629
* RFC 234</nowiki></pre>
|-
| '''<translate>Using Media: links</translate>'''

<translate>Media links are used to reference a page containing media files.</translate>
<translate>They are accessed through the '''Media''' namespace.</translate>

<blockquote>[[Media:Test.ogg|<translate>Audio</translate>]]</blockquote>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">[[media:Test.ogg|<translate nowrap>Audio</translate>]]</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| '''<translate>Using category listing links:</translate>'''

<translate>Category listing links are used to categorize a page.</translate>
<translate>They are located at the bottom of a page.</translate>
<translate>They are accessed through the '''Category''' namespace.</translate>

<blockquote><nowiki>[[Category:Documentation]]</nowiki></blockquote>

<translate>This will put the page in <tvar name="1">[[:Category:Documentation]]</tvar>, but will '''not''' display anything.</translate>

| <pre><nowiki>[[Category:Documentation]]</nowiki></pre>
|-
| '''<translate>Using category non-listing links</translate>'''

<translate>
Category non-listing links direct users to a specific category page without categorizing the page into that category. 

To achieve this a colon (<tvar name=1><code>:</code></tvar>) is added at the beginning.
</translate>

<blockquote>[[:Category:Documentation]]</blockquote>

| <pre><nowiki>[[:Category:Documentation]]</nowiki></pre>
|-
| '''<translate>Special pages</translate>'''

<translate>Special pages are created by the wiki software.</translate>
<translate>They are accessed through the '''Special''' namespace.</translate>

<translate>You can create links to special pages like "What links here" using the following format:</translate>

<blockquote>[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Help:Editing]]</blockquote>

<translate>See <tvar name=1>{{ll|Help:Special pages}}</tvar> for other special pages.</translate>

| <pre>[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Help:Editing]]</pre>
|-
| '''<translate>Providing links to previous revisions of a page, differences (diffs), and particular history pages</translate>'''

{{tmpl|0=<translate>To link to an old revision, diff, or particular history pages, avoid using the standard wiki-link syntax like $1.</translate>
|1=<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[<translate nowrap>page</translate>]]</syntaxhighlight>
}}
<translate>Instead, utilize the external link function or copy and paste the provided URLs directly.</translate>

'''<translate>Linking to previous revisions of a page</translate>''' -
<translate>To share an old page version of a wiki, copy the URL from the page's history and paste it where you want to share it.</translate>

<blockquote>https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Cite&oldid=6364084</blockquote>

<translate>You can also use <tvar name="1">[[Special:PermaLink]]</tvar> to do this, i.e <tvar name="2">[[Special:PermaLink/6364084]]</tvar></translate>

'''<translate>Linking to Diffs:</translate>''' -
<translate>To link to page differences between two revisions, copy and paste the specific URL of the page containing the diff of the compared pages.</translate>

<blockquote>https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help%3ACite&diff=6364333&oldid=6364084</blockquote>

<translate>You can also use <tvar name="1">[[Special:Diff]]</tvar> to do this, i.e <tvar name="2">[[Special:Diff/6364333/6364084]]</tvar></translate>

'''<translate>Linking to a Specific Page from Edit History</translate>''' -
<translate>Navigate to the edit history and select the "(older)" or "(earliest)" buttons to reach a particular page history, then copy the URL and paste it where you want to share it.</translate>

<blockquote>https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Cite&action=history&offset=20170210105218%7C2391706&limit=100</blockquote>

| <pre>
https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Cite&oldid=6364084

https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help%3ACite&diff=6364333&oldid=6364084

https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Cite&action=history&offset=20170210105218%7C2391706&limit=100
</pre>
|}

<translate>
==== External links ====

General information:
</translate>

* <translate>External links do not by default open in a new browser window.</translate><ref>[[Manual:Opening external links in a new window]]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [http://www.google.com Google], [http://www.google.com]
| <pre><nowiki>
[http://www.google.com Google],
[http://www.google.com]</nowiki></pre>
|-
| [mailto:email@example.com Example of an email],
[mailto:email@example.com]
| <pre><nowiki>[mailto:email@example.com Example of an email],
[mailto:email@example.com]</nowiki></pre>
|-
| Or just provide http://www.google.com as the URL.
* Every symbol in the [[Help:URL|URL]] needs to come from this set: 
*:<kbd>'''A-Z a-z 0-9._\/~%- &#?!=()@ \x80-\xFF'''</kbd> as well as the character "&nbsp;" (see below).
* In case a URL contains a different character, it should be [[w:Percent-encoding|percent-encoded]] they should be percent-encoded by prefixing each byte with a percent sign followed by its hexadecimal (case is irrelevant) [[w:ASCII|ASCII]] or [[w:UTF-8|UTF-8]] code. For example
** '''^''' becomes '''%5e'''
** '''ā''' (LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH MACRON) becomes '''%c4%81''' 
* You can also turn a blank space into an underscore.
| <pre><nowiki>Or just provide http://www.google.com as the URL.</nowiki></pre>
|}

=== Formatting texts &mdash; customizing the way it looks ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! <translate>Rendering</translate>
! <translate>Wikitext</translate>
|- valign="top"
| ''<translate>Emphasize</translate>'' (<translate>italics</translate>), '''<translate>strongly</translate>''' (<translate>bold</translate>), '''''<translate>very strongly</translate>''''' (<translate>bold italics</translate>).
(<translate>These are double and triple apostrophes, not double quotes.</translate>)

<small><translate>Note: this can also be applied to links (e.g., <tvar name="1">''[[Wikipedia]]''</tvar></translate>).</small>

| valign="bottom | <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
''<translate nowrap>Emphasize</translate>'', '''<translate nowrap>strongly</translate>''',
'''''<translate nowrap>very strongly</translate>'''''.

''[[Wikipedia]]''
</syntaxhighlight>
|- valign="top"
| <translate>The use of <i>italic</i> and <b>bold</b> fonts is beneficial in mathematical calculations where specific font styles are needed instead of emphasis.</translate>
: <b>F</b> = <i>m</i><b>a</b>
(<translate>Most people disregard the fact that these two approaches differ in a way that is not particularly significant for graphical browsers.</translate>)
<translate>However, it can have a significant impact on those who are blind.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="html">
<translate nowrap>The use of <i>italic</i> and <b>bold</b> fonts is beneficial in mathematical calculations where specific font styles are needed instead of emphasis.</translate>
: <b>F</b> = <i>m</i><b>a</b>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| valign="top" | <translate>You can write {{<tvar name=1>tmpl|0=<span style="font-variant:small-caps">$1</span></tvar>|in small caps}}</translate>

| {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|
<translate nowrap>You can write {{<tvar name=1>tmpl|0=<span style="font-variant:small-caps">$1</span></tvar>|in small caps}}</translate>
|lang=wikitext}}
|- valign="top"
| <translate>The typewriter font that is occasionally used for {{<tvar name="1">#tag:kbd</tvar>|technical terms}} and {{<tvar name="2">#tag:code</tvar>|computer code}}.</translate>

| {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|
<translate nowrap>The typewriter font that is occasionally used for {{<tvar name="1">#tag:kbd</tvar>|technical terms}} and {{<tvar name="2">#tag:code</tvar>|computer code}}.</translate>
|lang=html}}
|- valign="top"
| <translate>For captions, you can use {{<tvar name="1">#tag:small</tvar>|small text}}.</translate>

| {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|
<translate nowrap>For captions, you can use {{<tvar name="1">#tag:small</tvar>|small text}}.</translate>
|lang=html}}
|- valign="top"
| <translate>
Deleted materials can be <s>striked out</s> and new materials can be <u>underlined</u>.

You can also denote <del>deleted material</del> and <ins>inserted material</ins> with the respective tags, preserving their semantic meaning, rather than relying solely on visual cues like strikethrough and underline.
</translate>

* <translate>Editing regular articles can be done directly without using special markup to indicate deletions or insertions.</translate>
* <translate>Markup can be used to indicate deleted or inserted material when revising previous remarks on talk pages.</translate>

| <syntaxhighlight lang="html">
<translate nowrap>Deleted materials can be <s>striked out</s> and new materials can be <u>underlined</u>.

You can also denote <del>deleted material</del> and <ins>inserted material</ins> with the respective tags, preserving their semantic meaning, rather than relying solely on visual cues like strikethrough and underline.</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|- valign="bottom" id="subscript"
| <translate>Subscript:</translate> m<sub>2</sub><br />
<translate>Superscript: <tvar name="1">m<sup>2</sup></tvar> or <tvar name="2">m&sup2;</tvar></translate>

<translate>Many browsers find it simpler to format lines containing the HTML entity <tvar name="1">&amp;sup2; (&sup2;)</tvar> rather than using the <tvar name="2"><sup>2</sup></tvar> HTML tag for representing superscripted text.</translate>

&epsilon;<sub>0</sub> =
8.85 &times; 10<sup>&minus;12</sup>
C&sup2; / J m.
<br /><br />
1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m&sup2;]]

| valign="bottom" | <syntaxhighlight lang="tid">
<translate nowrap>Subscript:</translate> m<sub>2</sub><br />
<translate nowrap>Superscript: <tvar name="1">m<sup>2</sup></tvar> or <tvar name="2">m&sup2;</tvar></translate>

&epsilon;<sub>0</sub> =
8.85 &times; 10<sup>&minus;12</sup>
C&sup2; / J m.
<br /><br />
1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m&sup2;]]
</syntaxhighlight>
|}

<translate>
=== Reformatting and/or disabling wikitext interpretation ===

The following provides methods for managing formatting and processing.</translate> <translate>Please refer to <tvar name="1">[[Template:Tc]]</tvar> for the code <tvar name="2"><code><nowiki>{{tc}}</nowiki></code></tvar> used in the examples (see <tvar name="3">{{ll|Help:Template}}</tvar>).</translate>

{| class="wikitable"
! <translate>default</translate>
| 
* <translate>Interpret [[w:HTML entity|HTML entities]]</translate>
* <translate>Interpret wiki markup like bolding, or italicizing text, etc.</translate>
* <translate>Format text (Delete single newlines, multiple spaces, and wrap text automatically)</translate>
* <translate>Create new paragraphs with double newlines</translate>
----
<translate>arrow</translate> &rarr; {{tc}}<br /><br />''<translate>italics</translate>'' [[Special:MyLanguage/help:Link|<translate>link</translate>]]
| valign="bottom" | <syntaxhighlight lang="tid"><translate nowrap>arrow</translate>      &rarr; {{tc}}

''<translate nowrap>italics</translate>''
[[help:Link|<translate nowrap>link</translate>]]</syntaxhighlight>
|-
! <translate>The poem tag is used to preserve single newlines.</translate>
|
* <translate>Interpret HTML entities</translate>
* <translate>Interpret wiki markup like bolding, or italicizing text, etc.</translate>
* <translate>Reformat text partially (Don't remove newlines, but remove multiple spaces, and wrap text automatically)</translate>
----
<poem><translate>arrow</translate> &rarr; {{tc}}<br /><br />''<translate>italics</translate>''<br />[[Special:MyLanguage/help:Link|<translate>link</translate>]]</poem>
| valign="bottom" | <syntaxhighlight lang="tid">
<poem><translate>arrow</translate> &rarr; {{tc}}

''<translate nowrap>italics</translate>''
[[help:Link|<translate nowrap>link</translate>]]</poem></syntaxhighlight>
|-
! &lt;nowiki>
| 
* <translate>Interpret HTML entities.</translate>
* <translate>Don't process special wiki markup like bolding, or italicizing text, etc.</translate>
* <translate>Reformat text</translate>
* <translate>Ignore double newlines to avoid creating a new paragraph; hence, each paragraph must have its application.</translate>
----
''<translate>can be applied in-line:</translate>'' <nowiki>
arrow &rarr; {{tc}}

''italics''
[[help:Link|link]]
</nowiki> ''[[normal]] again''
| valign="bottom" | <syntaxhighlight lang="tid">
''<translate nowrap>can be applied in-line:</translate>'' <nowiki>
arrow      &rarr; {{tc}}

''italics''
[[help:Link|link]]
</nowiki>''[[normal]] again''</syntaxhighlight>
|-
! &lt;pre>
| 
* <translate>Process HTML entities</translate>
* <translate>Avoid interpreting or processing any special wiki markup like bolding, or  italicizing text, etc.</translate>
* <translate>No text wrapping</translate>
*<translate> As instructed by the browser's settings, use a fixed-width font.</translate>
----
<pre>arrow      &rarr; {{tc}}

''italics''
[[help:Link|link]]
</pre>
| valign="bottom" | <syntaxhighlight lang="tid"><pre>arrow      &rarr; {{tc}}

''italics''
[[help:Link|link]]
</pre></syntaxhighlight>
|-
! <translate>A leading space</translate>
| 
* <translate>Process HTML entities</translate>
* <translate>Interpret wiki markup like bolding, or italicizing text, etc.</translate>
* <translate>No text wrapping</translate>
* <translate>Creates a <tvar name="1">{{tag|pre|open}}</tvar> HTML element</translate>
* <translate>The pre element ends with a blank line, and if there are more lines with leading spaces, a new pre element begins.</translate>
----
<pre>
<translate>arrow</translate>      &rarr; {{tc}}

''italics''
[[help:Link|link]]


IF a line of plain text begins with a space
it will be displayed exactly
as entered
in a fixed-width font
inside a grey dotted-outline box
with no line breaks
END
<translate>This is handy for:</translate>
* <translate>inserting preformatted text;</translate>
* <translate>algorithm descriptions;</translate>
* <translate>showcasing code snippets;</translate>
* <translate>displaying ASCII art;</translate>
* <translate>presenting chemical diagrams</translate>;
* <translate>formatting poetry</translate>
</pre>
----
{{warning|1=<translate>When you make it wide, you [[w:page widening|make the entire page wide]] and hence less readable.</translate> <translate>Don't begin ordinary lines with spaces.</translate>}}
{{center|1=(<translate>see also hereafter</translate>)}}
| <br /><syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
 <translate nowrap>arrow</translate>      &rarr; {{tc}}
 
 ''<translate nowrap>italics</translate>''
 [[help:Link|<translate nowrap>link</translate>]]</syntaxhighlight><br /><br /><syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
 If a line of plain text starts with a space
 it will be displayed exactly
 as entered
 in a fixed-width font
 inside a grey dotted-outline box
 with no line breaks
 END
 <translate nowrap>This feature is handy for:</translate>
 * <translate nowrap>inserting preformatted text;</translate>
 * <translate nowrap>explaining algorithms;</translate>
 * <translate nowrap>showcasing code snippets;</translate>
 * <translate nowrap>displaying ASCII art;</translate>
 * <translate nowrap>presenting chemical diagrams;</translate>
 * <translate nowrap>formatting poetry</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|-
! <translate>Display HTML entities with leading <tvar name="1">&amp;amp;</tvar></translate>
| &amp;rarr;
| valign="bottom" | <syntaxhighlight lang="html">&amp;rarr;</syntaxhighlight>
|-
! [[Help:Comment tags|Comments]]
| <translate>Texts between '''here'''</translate><br /><!-- comment here --><br /><translate>'''and here''' won't be rendered.</translate>
| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<translate nowrap>Text between '''here'''</translate>
<!-- <translate nowrap>comment here</translate> -->
<translate nowrap>'''and here''' won't be rendered.</translate>
</syntaxhighlight>
|}

{{tmpl|0=<translate>When using {{<tvar name=1>ll|Help:Expansion</tvar>|expandable wikitext}} like <tvar name="2">$1</tvar>, using <tvar name="3">$2</tvar> will display the wikitext as it is.</translate>
|1=<code><nowiki>{{t1demo|p ''q'' r}}</nowiki></code>
|2=<code>&lt;nowiki><nowiki>{{t1demo|p ''q'' r}}</nowiki>&lt;/nowiki></code>
}}
{{tmpl|0=<translate>However, when using the <tvar name=1>{{ll|Help:Magic words#Miscellaneous|2=<nowiki>#</nowiki>tag}}</tvar> magic word, <tvar name=2>$1</tvar> will show the expanded wikitext <tvar name=3>$2</tvar>.</translate>
|1=<code><nowiki>{{#tag:nowiki|{{t1demo|p ''q'' r}}}}</nowiki></code>
|2=<code>{{#tag:nowiki|{{t1demo|p ''q'' r}}}}</code>
}}

<translate>
=== Adding another page &mdash; transclusion and templates ===

Modifying a {{<tvar name="1">ll|Help:Transclusion</tvar>|transcluded}} page will modify every file that transcludes it.
</translate>

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="bottom"
| '''{{ll|Help:Template|2=<translate>Template</translate>}}'''

<translate>A unique type of page designed for transclusion.</translate>
<translate>They are found in the '''Template:''' {{<tvar name="1">ll|Help:namespace</tvar>|namespace}}.</translate>
<translate>These templates can take parameters.</translate>
<translate>All the templates that are used on a page are listed after the edit box when you update it.</translate>

<translate>In this example, '''Quote''' is a template page designed to display a quote.</translate>

| <pre>{{<nowiki>Template:Quote</nowiki>}}</pre>
|- valign="bottom"
| '''<translate>Transclusion</translate>'''

<translate>Combining another page's contents into the current page.</translate>
<translate>The below example uses a '''Quote''' template page to perform transclusion.</translate>

<div style="border:1pt dashed blue; background:grey; padding:1em 1em">
{{Quote|quote=<translate>This is a parameter for a transcluded quote.</translate>}}</div>

| <pre><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Quote|quote=<translate>This is a parameter for a transcluded quote.</translate><nowiki>}}</nowiki></pre>
|}

<translate>
== Database records related to edits ==

Both the <tvar name=1>{{ll|Manual:revision table|revision}}</tvar> table and the <tvar name=2>{{ll|Manual:recentchanges table|recentchanges}}</tvar> table of the database contain records of edits.

The <tvar name=1>revision</tvar> table stores page histories and user contribution lists, while the <tvar name=2>recentchanges</tvar> table manages recent changes, watchlists, and new page creation lists.

If older edits are removed from the <tvar name=1>recentchanges</tvar> table while nothing is deleted from the <tvar name=2>revision</tvar> table, older edits remain visible in page histories and user contribution lists but not in recent changes, related changes watchlists, or the list of new pages.
</translate>

<translate>When {{<tvar name=1>ll|Help:Import</tvar>|importing}} page revisions, the changes are recorded in the <tvar name=2>revision</tvar> table but not in the <tvar name=3>recentchanges</tvar> table.</translate>
<translate>This means that while the revisions will show up in the page histories and user contribution lists, they won't appear in recent changes, watchlists, or lists of new pages.</translate>

<translate>
== Citations ==
</translate>
<references />

[[Category:Help{{#translation:}}]]