Wiki markup cheat sheet
Here are the most common things we use:
discussion
{{discussion}} *
See Discussion & Question Instructions for details
bullets
* apple ** orange
turns into
- apple
- orange
numbered lists
# first step ## sub-step of first step #* bulletted list inside a numbered list
turns into
- first step
- sub-step of first step
- bulletted list inside a numbered list
checkboxes
There is no built in functionality for this, but see Template:Checkbox for how we implemented it ourselves.
{{Checkbox|wording for checkbox}}
turns into
☐ | wording for checkbox |
Headings
== my heading== === a subheading of my heading ===
turns into
my heading
a subheading of my heading
bolding and italicizing
'''bold''', ''italic'' and '''''bold and italic''''' text
turns into bold, italic and bold and italic text
Collapsibles
Collapsibles are useful when you may need lots of info the first time you do something, but only a hint in the future. It makes for a tidy, short document without losing the detail. There is no built in functionality for this, but see Template:Collapsable for how we implemented it ourselves.
{{Collapsable | always=always visible | full=visible when expanded}}
turns into
always visible |
visible when expanded |
signature
~~~~
will turn into your signature and a date once saved. Unlike the other markup elements, if you edit the text it doesn't turn back to the markup, the wiki actually changes it.
More...
For more info, see Wikipedia's markup documentation.