Help:Wiki Markup Cheatsheet

Wiki markup on ThePlaz.com is a mix between normal WYSIWIG editing like what you do in Word, and tag-based editing like writing HTML. (All of these tricks also apply to Wikipedia!)

Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
New line	hit "enter" twice	Line 1 Line 2
Italicise text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Internal link (within ThePlaz.com)	[[name of page]] [[name of page|display text]]	name of page display text
Redirect to another page	#redirect [[Target page]]	1. redirect Target page
External link (to other websites)	[http://www.example.com] [http://www.example.com display text] http://www.example.com	[1] display text http://www.example.com
Escape wiki markup	with ''markup'' <nowiki>without ''markup''</nowiki>	with markup without ''markup''
Sign your posts on talk pages	~~~~	Username 17:21, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Applies 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
Bullet list	* one * two ** two point one * three	one two two point one three
Numbered list	# one # two ## two point one # three	one two two point one three
Definition list	;Definition :item 1 :item 2	Definition item 1 item 2
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Plaz Pristina.png|thumb|Caption text]]	Caption text

See Help:Editing for more detailed explanations.

from wp:Wikipedia:Cheatsheet 09:31, 17 December 2006 License: GFDL