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Wikitext cheatsheet

Works anywhere in the text        

Description You type You get
Italics, bold, and both

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

italics, bold, and both

Link to another page

see Help:Interwikimedia links for linking to sister projects

[[copy edit]]
[[copy edit]]ors

copy edit
copy editors

"Pipe" a link to change the link's text

[[Android (operating system)|Android]]

Android

Link to a section

[[Frog#Locomotion]]
[[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]
{{slink|Frog#Locomotion}}

Frog#Locomotion
locomotion in frogs
Frog § Locomotion

Red link

Links to pages that don't exist are automatically red. Red links in articles often help by showing desired redirectsornotable pages.

[[Red link example]]

Red link example

Plain website

https://www.wikipedia.org

https://www.wikipedia.org

Link a website

[https://www.wikipedia.org]

[1]

Link and name a website

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

Wikipedia

Citations, references, and footnotes

sources in the article will appear where {{reflist}} is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between {{}} is for a template.

 
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}}

Hello[1] World![2]

Hello again![1][3]

References:
  1. ^ a b Library of Congress
  • ^ "World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)".
  • ^ Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.
    • Template:Citation needed

    one of many cleanup templates

    This statement is true.{{cn}}

    This statement is true.[citation needed]

    Signature

    sign your contributions when posting to a talk page

    ~~~~

    do not sign in an article, only on talk pages

    Username (talk) 12:20, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

    Ping a user on a talk page

    so they will see your comment

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

    User:ExampleorExample

    Strike your talk page comment

    to show your previous comment is outdated

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

    This topic isn't notable.

    Underline your text

    <u>This topic is notable</u>

    This topic is notable

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

    consensus is how things are decided

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

    Show an image

    for uploading, see the intro to uploading images

    [[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]

    Caption
    Add a page to a category [[Category:Category name]]

    place near the bottom of a page     		shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or published
    Link to a categoryorfile
    [[:Category:Category name]]
    [[:File:File name]]
    Category:Wikipedia basic information
    File:Example.jpg


    Works only at the beginning of lines    
    Description You type You get
    Redirect to another page

    redirects must be placed at the start of the first line

    #REDIRECT [[Target page]]

    Target page

    Redirect to a section of another page

    #REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]

    Target page#anchorName

    Section headings

    a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article

    == Level 2 ==
    === Level 3 ===
    ==== Level 4 ====
    ===== Level 5 =====
    ====== Level 6 ======

    do not use  = Level 1 =  as it is for page titles

    Level 2

    Level 3

    Level 4

    Level 5
    Level 6
    Bulleted list

    * One
    * Two
    ** Two point one
    * Three

    • One
    • Two
      • Two point one
    • Three
    Numbered list

    # One
    # Two
    ## Two point one
    # Three

    1. One
    2. Two
      1. Two point one
    3. Three
    Indenting text

    this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.
    After a string of indents, or to revive a discussion, an outdent {{Outdent|n}} (Template:Outdent) can be used to reset the paragraph to the left margin.

    no indent (normal)
    : first indent
    :: second indent
    ::: third indent
    :::: fourth indent
    {{Outdent|4}} return to left margin

    no indent (normal)

    first indent
    second indent
    third indent
    fourth indent
    return to left margin
  • t
  • e
    • Quick templates

    Images

    [[File: | thumb | upright | right | alt= | caption ]]

    Cite web

    <ref>{{cite web
 |url= 
 |title= 
 |author= 
 |date= 
 |website= 
 |publisher= 
 |access-date= 
}}</ref>

    Cite journal

    <ref>{{cite journal
 |last1= 
 |first1= 
 |last2= 
 |first2= 
 |date= 
 |title= 
 |journal= 
 |volume= 
 |issue= 
 |pages= 
 |publisher= 
 |doi= 
 |url= 
 |access-date= 
}}</ref>

    Cite book (short)

    <ref>{{cite book
 |last= 
 |first= 
 |author-link= 
 |title= 
 |publisher= 
 |series= 
 |date=  
 |doi= 
 |isbn= 
}}</ref>

    Cite book (extended)

    <ref>{{cite book
 |last1        = 
 |first1       = 
 |last2        = 
 |first2       = 
 |author-link1 = 
 |author-link2 = 
 |editor       = 
 |title        = 
 |trans-title  = 
 |url          = 
 |access-date  = 
 |edition      = 
 |series       = 
 |volume       = 
 |date         = 
 |publisher    = 
 |location     = 
 |isbn         = 
 |doi          = 
 |page         = 
 |pages        = 
 |chapter      = 
}}</ref>

    Metric conversions

    Single input:
    {{convert|original_value|original_unit|conversion_unit|abbr=on}}
    Range of values:
    {{convert|orig_val1|range|orig_val2|original_unit|conversion_unit|abbr=on}}
    Examples:
    {{convert|60|and|170|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
{{convert|18|°C|°F}}
{{convert|3.21|kg|lb}}

    Variables

    Code Effect
    {{CURRENTWEEK}} 27
    {{CURRENTDOW}} 5
    {{CURRENTMONTH}} 07
    {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} July
    {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}} July
    {{CURRENTDAY}} 5
    {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} Friday
    {{CURRENTYEAR}} 2024
    {{CURRENTTIME}} 12:20
    {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} 6,846,287
    {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} 60,969,856
    {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} 47,634,008
    {{PAGENAME}} Cheatsheet
    {{NAMESPACE}} Help
    {{REVISIONID}} -
    {{REVISIONUSER}} Quondum
    {{localurl:pagename}} /wiki/Pagename
    {{localurl:Wikipedia:Sandbox|action=edit}} /w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sandbox&action=edit
    {{fullurl:pagename}} //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagename
    {{fullurl:pagename|query_string}} //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pagename&query_string
    {{SERVER}} //en.wikipedia.org
    {{ns:index}} e.g. '{{ns:1}}' fullname of namespace e.g 'Talk'
    {{SITENAME}} Wikipedia

    Recalling named reference

    <ref name="NAMEOFREF" />

    Quotes

    {{blockquote |text= |sign= }}

    Blockquotes

    <blockquote>
<p>QUOTED PARAGRAPH</p>
<p>NAME, SOURCE, REFERENCE</p>
</blockquote>

    About

    (This page is about USE1. For other uses, see About (disambiguation).)
    {{About|USE1}}
    (This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.)
    {{About|USE1||PAGE2}}
    (This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.)
    {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
    (This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.)
    {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}}

    Tables (borderless)

    {|
|-
! scope="col" |COLUMN1
! scope="col" |COLUMN2
|-
|ROW1
|ROW1/COL2
|-
|ROW2
|ROW2/COL2
|}

    Tables (wikitable)

    {| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" |COLUMN1
! scope="col" |COLUMN2
|-
|ROW1
|ROW1/COL2
|-
|ROW2
|ROW2/COL2
|}

    Collapsible tables (Default: collapsed)

    {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;margin:0px;"
|- 
! style="width:20em;" |COLUMN1
! style="width:20em;" |COLUMN2
|- 
|ROW1
|ROW1/COL2
|-
|ROW2
|ROW2/COL2
|-
|}

    Columns

    {{col-begin|width=100%}}
{{col-break|width=}} 
{{col-end}}
    Wiki Shortcut
    Wikimedia Commons [[commons:]]
    Wikipedia [[w:]]
    Wiktionary [[wikt:]]
    Wikibooks [[b:]]
    Wikisource [[s:]]
    Wikispecies [[species:]]
    Metawiki [[m:]]
    MediaWiki [[mw:]]

    Vandalism response templates

     * {{subst:uw-vandalism1|PageName}} ~~~~ (unintentional vandalism/test)
 * {{subst:uw-delete1|PageName}} ~~~~ (unintentional removal of content)
 * {{subst:uw-vandalism2|PageName}} ~~~~ (suitable for intentional nonsense or disruption)
 * {{subst:uw-delete2|PageName}} ~~~~ (variant for removal of content)
 * {{subst:uw-vandalism3|PageName}} ~~~~ ("please stop" for use after level 2 warning)
 * {{subst:uw-delete3|PageName}} ~~~~ (please stop removing content)
 * {{subst:uw-vandalism4|PageName}} ~~~~ (last warning for vandalism)
 * {{subst:uw-delete4|PageName}} ~~~~ (last warning for removing content)
 * {{subst:uw-vandalism4im|PageName}} ~~~~ (only warning; for severe or grotesque vandalism only)
 * {{subst:uw-delete4im|PageName}} ~~~~ (only warning; for many blankings in a short period of time)

    Page citations

    {{rp|page=}}


    See also

     
    Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)
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