Text Formatting Markup

Text Formatting Markup

Description	You type	You get
Character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere
Italic text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Section Headings of different levels	== Level 2 == </br> === Level 3 ===	Level 2 Level 3
Horizontal rule	Text before ---- Text after	Text before Text after
Bullet list	* Start each line * with an [[About Table|Tabel]] (*). ** More asterisks give deeper *** and deeper levels. * Line breaks <br />don't break levels. *** But jumping levels creates empty space. Any other start ends the list. * combine bullet list ** with definition ::- definition ** creates empty space * combine bullet list ** with definition *:- definition ** without empty spaces *bullet list :- definition :* sublist that doesn't create empty :* spaces after definition	Start each line with an Tabel (*). More asterisks give deeper and deeper levels. Line breaks don't break levels. But jumping levels creates empty space. Any other start ends the list. combine bullet list with definition - definition creates empty space combine bullet list with definition - definition without empty spaces bullet list - definition sublist that doesn't create empty spaces after definition
Numbered list	# Start each line # with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). ## More number signs give deeper ### and deeper ### levels. # Line breaks <br />don't break levels. ### But jumping levels creates empty space. # Blank lines # end the list and start another. Any other start also ends the list. # use "nowiki" tags to display a literal (#) at the beginning of a line without interpreting it as a numbered list.	Start each line with a number sign (#). More number signs give deeper and deeper levels. Line breaks don't break levels. But jumping levels creates empty space. Blank lines end the list and start another. Any other start also ends the list. # use "nowiki" tags to display a literal (#) at the beginning of a line without interpreting it as a numbered list.
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
Indent text	: Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent	Single indent Double indent Multiple indent
Mixture of different types of list	# one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this looks like a continuation #: and is often used #: instead <br /> of <br /> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2	one two two point one two point two three three item one three def one four four def one this looks like a continuation and is often used instead of <br /> five five sub 1 five sub 1 sub 1 five sub 2
HTML tags
Inserted (Displays as underline in most browsers)	<ins>Inserted</ins> or <u>Underline</u>	Inserted or Underline
Deleted (Displays as strike-through in most browsers)	<s>Strike-through</s> or <del>Deleted</del>	Strike-through or Deleted
Blockquotes	Text before <blockquote>Blockquote</blockquote> Text after	Text before Blockquote Text after
Quotes	<q>This is a quotation</q>	This is a quotation
Comment	<!-- This is a comment --> Comments are visible only in the edit zone.	Comments are visible only in the edit zone.
Customized preformatted text	<pre style="color: red"> Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done	Text is '''preformatted''' with a style and ''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done