Help:Formatting

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You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in italic, you include it in two single quotes like ''this''

Paragraphs

Mediawiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a newline with the HTML tag <br />.

HTML

Some HTML-Tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code>, <div>, <span> and <font>.

Tip : If you trust your users you can allow full HTML by setting $wgRawHtml = true; in LocalSettings.php. Switch off HTML completely with $wgUserHtml = false;Note to TMUG.ORG users, this IS allowed, use it wisely, please

Recapitulative table

Description	You type	You get
applies anywhere
Italic text	`''italic''`	italic
Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold
Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic
Escape wiki markup	`<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>`	no ''markup''
(NB: use single quotation marks around text)
only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes	`==level 1==` `===level 2===` `====level 3====` `=====level 4=====`	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Horizontal rule	`----`
Bullet list	* one * two * three	one two three
Numbered list	# one # two # three	one two three
Definition list	;Definition :item 1 :item 2	Definition item 1 item 2
Preformatted text	a space at the beginning of the line creates preformatted text	a space at the beginning of the line creates preformatted text