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Text formatting markup

There are a few different ways to format your text on the Wiki pages.
  • You can use the formatting bar options at the top of the edit window
  • You can use straight wiki code
  • You can use allowed HTML code


Below you'll find examples of the different formatting options available and what they will look like on your page.

Wiki Code





DescriptionYou typeYou get
character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere
Italic text ''italic''italic
Bold text'''bold'''bold
Bold and italic '''''bold & italic'''''bold & italic
Strikethrough TextStrikethrough TextStrikethrough Text
Escape wiki markup no ''markup'' no ''markup''
| section formatting – only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different levels =level 1=
==level 2==
===level 3===
====level 4====
=====level 5=====
======level 6======
level 1

level 2

level 3

level 4

level 5
level 6

An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a Table of Contents (TOC).
Horizontal rule --------
Bullet list * one
* two
* three
** three point one
** three point two

Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another.
  • one
  • two
  • three
    • three point one
    • three point two
Numbered list
  1. one
  2. two
    spanning more lines
    doesn't break numbering
  3. three
    1. three point one
    2. three point two
  1. one
  2. two
    spanning more lines
    doesn't break numbering
  3. three
    1. three point one
    2. three point two
Definition list
item 1
definition 1
item 2
definition 2-1
definition 2-2
item 1
definition 1
item 2
definition 2-1
definition 2-2
Adopting definition list to indent text
: Single indent
: Double indent
:::: Multiple indent
This workaround may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility.
Single indent
: Double indent
:::: Multiple indent


Allowed HTML Code

<b> </b>

<big> </big>

<blockquote> </blockquote>

<br> <br />

<caption> </caption>

<center> </center>

<cite> </cite>

<code> </code>

<dl> </dl>, <dt> </dt>, and <dd> </dd>

<del> </del>

<div> </div>

<em> </em>

<font> </font>

<h1> - </h1>

<hr> 

<i> </i>

<ins> </ins>

<ol> <ul> <li> </li> </ul> </ol>

<nowiki> </nowiki>

<p> </p>

<pre> </pre>

<ruby>, <rt>, <rb>, <rp>

<s> </s>

<small> </small>

<span> </span>

<strike> </strike>

<strong> </strong>

<sub> </sub>

<sup> </sup>

<table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>

<tt> </tt>

<u> </u>

<var> </var>


How to Format Links

Internal link [[Main]] Main
Internal link with text [[Main | Different Text]] different text
Subpage link [[/Secondpage]] /Secondpage
Link to page within a namespace [[Dnd:CharOp]] Dnd:CharOp
Subpage within a namespace [[Dnd:CharOp/Defenders]] Dnd:CharOp/Defenders
External link http://google.com [1]
External link with text [http://google.com Google] Google
External link numbered [http://google.com] [2]

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