User:Hans/Contribute/Cheatsheet
< User:Hans | Contribute
| Works anywhere in the text (wikitext) | ||
| Description | You type | You get |
| Italic text |
''italic'' |
italic |
| Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
| Bold and italic text |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
| Link to another ArchWiki page |
[[Name of page]] |
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| Add a page to a category | [[Category:Category name]] | Categories should be placed at the beginning of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved. |
| Signature
Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk page.
Do not sign when contributing to an article.
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~~~~ |
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| Works anywhere in the text (HTML) | ||
| Description | You type | You get |
| Strikethrough |
<s>strikethrough</s> |
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| Underline |
<u>underline</u> |
underline |
| Monospace
Consider using <pre> tags to format code blocks.
There exist also a number of code formatting templates.
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<tt>teletype</tt> |
teletype |
| Centering text |
<center>center</center> |
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| Subscripts and superscripts |
<sub>sub</sub> <sup>sup</sup> |
sub sup |
| 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.
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#REDIRECT [[Target page]] |
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| Section headings
A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
=Level 1= should not be used.
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== Level 2 == |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Bulleted list |
* One |
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| Numbered list |
# One |
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| Definition list |
; Term one: Definition one |
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| Indenting text
This is generally used when replying on a Talk page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.
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no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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See also
- For a full list of editing commands, see Help:Editing
- To experiment with editing, use the sandbox