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==If you are not using "raw signatures"==

MediaWiki makes the creation of simple, straightforward signatures relatively easy. For example, if User:Example wants a signature that displays as [[User:Example|Example]], he would simply have to enter <code>Example</code> in the Signature field in [[Special:Preferences|my preferences]]. The software automatically places "Example" <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|</nowikicode>here<code>|</code> in front of and here<code>]]</code> behind the entry, to form <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]]</nowiki></code>;. When saved in a page, this escapesmarkup displays as "[[User:Example|Example]]". [[WP:HEP#Wiki_markup|Wiki markup]] and [[HTML element|HTML markup]] ''do not'' function in the Signature field, ''unless'' the <code>Treat the above as wiki markup.</code> option is checked in [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].

For example, placing the following in the default Signature field