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Most articles actually need very little '''text formatting'''.

All formatting is achieved by placing symbols on either side of blocks of text. You can either type the markup manually, or add it through the toolbar at the top of the editing area.

[[File:Boldness and links tutorial.ogv|thumb||thumbtime=1|A video tutorial about the basics of wiki markup, including creating links]]

'''Wikilinks''' are one of the ''key'' components of Wikipedia. A [[help:wikilink|wikilink]] connects to another page on the encyclopaedia and ties the whole thing together.

Headings and subheadings can be added by clicking {{menu icon|Advanced|left}} then {{menu icon|Heading}} in the extra toolbar line which now appears.

Selecting "Level 2" will format text as a main heading, the most frequently used subdivision of any page.

In general, wikilinks should be added for the [[MOS:LINK|first occurrence]] of important concepts for the topic.

<br>"Level 3" gives you a subheading for a Level 2 heading, and so on.

<br>To create a heading without using the toolbar, put text between <code><nowiki>=</nowiki></code> signs; the number of {{code|1==}} signs on each side of the text indicates the level:

All Wikilinks are based on using square brackets like: <br><code><nowiki>[[target&nbsp;page]]==Heading==</nowiki></code>. (Level 2)

:<br><code><nowiki>[[link]]===Subheading===</nowiki></code> displays as(Level [[link]]3)

If you want to link to an article, but display some other text for the link, you can use a [[Help:Link#Piped&nbsp;link|pipe]] "<code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>" divider ({{key press|Shift|K}}):

:<code><nowiki>[[target&nbsp;page|display&nbsp;text]]</nowiki></code>.

You can also link to a specific section of a page using a hash "<code>#</code>":

:<code><nowiki>[[Target&nbsp;page#Target&nbsp;section|display&nbsp;text]]</nowiki></code>.

:<code><nowiki>[[link]]</nowiki></code> displays as [[link]]

:<code><nowiki>[[Android (operating system)|Android]]</nowiki></code> displays as [[Android (operating system)|Android]]

:<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Tutorial/Wikipedia_links#Categories|Categories]]</nowiki></code> displays as [[Wikipedia:Tutorial/Wikipedia_links#Categories|Categories]]

Text can be made '''bold''' or ''italic'' using the {{menu icon|'''B'''|non}} and {{menu icon|'''''{{mono|I}}'''''|non}} buttons on the toolbar.

<br>To create bold or italics without using the toolbar, put text between <code><nowiki>'</nowiki></code> apostrophes; three on each side for bold, or two on each side for italics.

:<br><code><nowiki>[[target&nbsp;page|display&nbsp;text]]'''bold'''</nowiki></code>.

<br><code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>

<br>An article's subject should always be written in bold the first time it is mentioned, but not thereafter. For detailed guidance on how and where bold and italic text should be used, see the Manual of Style sections on [[MOS:BOLD|bold]] and [[MOS:ITALIC|italic]] formatting.

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