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{{Notice|For a complete list of Wikitextwikitext codes, see <b>[[Help:Wikitext]].</b> For information on special words, see <b>[[Help:Magic words]].</b>|shortcut1=H:CS|shortcut2=H:CHEAT|shortcut3=WP:CHEAT|shortcut4=WP:CHEATSHEET}}

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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;"><br/>Wikitext Cheatsheetcheatsheet</h2>

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|Italics{{Anchor|Italic text}}, bold{{Anchor|Bold text}}, and both{{Anchor|bold and italic}}

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{{mono|<code><nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki>}}</code>

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''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''

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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''see [[Help:Interwikimedia links]] for linking to sister projects''</div>

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<code><nowiki>[[copy edit]]</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>[[copy edit]]ors</nowiki></code>

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[[copy edit]]<br />

[[copy edit]]ors

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Link to a section

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<code><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion]]</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]</nowiki></code><br/>

<code><nowiki>{{slink|Frog#Locomotion}}</nowiki></code>

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[[Frog#Locomotion]]<br />

[[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]<br/>

{{slink|Frog#Locomotion}}

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|[[WP:RED|Red link]]

<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''linksLinks to pages that don't exist are automatically red. Red links in articles often help by showing desired [[WP:REDIRECT|redirects]] or [[WP:N|notable]] pages. ''</div>

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<code><nowiki>[[Red link example]]</nowiki></code>

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|Link and name a website

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<code><nowiki>[https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]</nowiki></code>

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[https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]

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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">sources in the article will appear where <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between <nowiki>{{}}</nowiki> is for a [[Help:Template|template]].</div>

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Hello<ref name="LoC">[https://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World!<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.w3.org/ |title = World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)}}</ref>

Hello again!<ref name="LoC" /><ref>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref>

References: {{reflist}}

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Hello<ref name="LoC">[https://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World!<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.w3.org/ |title = World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)}}</ref>

Hello again!<ref name="LoC" /><ref>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref>

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[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)

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|Ping a user on a [[Help:Talk pages#Notifications|talk page]]

<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''so they will see your comment''</div>

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<code><nowiki>[[User:Example]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{u|Example}}</nowiki></code>

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[[User:Example]] or {{u|Example}}

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|[[WP:STRIKE|Strike]] your [[WP:TALK|talk page]] comment

<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''to show your previous comment is outdated or withdrawn''</div>

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<code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="tid" inline><s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s></nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight>

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<s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s>

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|Hide textcomment(s) somewhere for editors; hidden comments are visible only in the editors

<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''[[WP:CON|consensus]] is how things are decided''</div>

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<code><nowiki><!-- This had consensus, discuss at talk page --></nowiki></code>

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|Add a page to a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|category]]{{Anchor|Add a page to a category}}

|<code><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''place near the bottom of a page''</span>

|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''shows''</span> "Category name" <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or published''</span>

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|[[Help:Section|Section headings]]{{Anchor|Section headings}}<br />

<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article''</div>

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<code><nowiki>== Level 2 ==</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>=== Level 3 ===</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>==== Level 4 ====</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>===== Level 5 =====</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>====== Level 6 ======</nowiki></code><br /><br />

<span style="font-size:0.9em">''do not use''&nbsp; = Level 1 =&nbsp; ''as it is for page titles''</span>

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== Level 2 ==

=== Level 3 ===

==== Level 4 ====

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

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

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|[[Help:List|Bulleted list]]{{Anchor|Bulleted list}}

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<code>* One</code><br />

<code>* Two</code><br />

<code>** Two point one</code><br />

<code>* Three</code>

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|[[Help:List|Numbered list]]{{Anchor|Numbered list}}

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<code># One</code><br />

<code># Two</code><br />

<code>## Two point one</code><br />

<code># Three</code>

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|Indenting text{{Anchor|Indenting text}}

<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''this is used when replying on a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]], to make it easier to follow conversations. <br /> After a string of indents, or to revive a discussion, an outdent <nowiki>{{Outdent|n}}</nowiki> ([[Template:Outdent]]) can be used to reset the paragraph to the left margin.''</div>

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<code><nowiki>no indent (normal)</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>: first indent</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>:: second indent</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>::: third indent</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>:::: fourth indent</nowiki></code><br />

<code><nowiki>{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin</nowiki></code>

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no indent (normal)<br />

: first indent

:: second indent

::: third indent

:::: fourth indent

{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin

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== See also ==

{{Side boxombox|image=none|small=y|text='''Note''': You can use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] to experiment with page editing.|imageright=[[File:Sandbox.svg|42px]]}}

[[File:Wiki_markup_cheatsheet_EN.pdf|upright|thumb|Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)]]

* For a full list of editing commands, see [[Help:Wikitext]]

* For including parser functions, variables and behavior switches, see [[Help:Magic words]]

* For a guide to displaying mathematical equations and formulas, see [[Help:Displaying a formula]]

* For a guide to editing, see [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia]]

* For an overview of commonly used style guidelines, see [[Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style]]

* For a page on how to use Wikipedia in bite-sized morsels, see [[Wikipedia:Tips]]

* For advice on writing style and formatting in a bullet-point format, see [[Wikipedia:Styletips]]

* For summaries of some Wikipedia protocols and conventions, see [[Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts]]

* If you don't want to use wikitext markup, try [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor]] instead

* '''To ask a question''', see [[Wikipedia:Questions]] to locate the appropriate venue(s)

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