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Wikipedia Cheatsheet

Works anywhere in the text
DescriptionYou typeYou get
Italic text ''italic'' italic
Bold text '''bold''' bold
Bold and italic text '''''bold & italic''''' bold & italic
Link to another Wikipedia page
 [[Name of page]]
[[Name of page|Text to display]]		 Name of page
Text to display
Add an image [[File:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]]
Caption
Caption
Add a page to a category[[Category:Category name]]Categories should be placed at the end 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.
 ~~~~ Username (talk) 11:49, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Works only at the beginning of lines
DescriptionYou typeYou get
Redirect to another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
 #REDIRECT [[Target page]] link=Target page
Section headings
A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
=Level 1= should not be used.
 == Level 2 ==
=== Level 3 ===
==== Level 4 ====
===== Level 5 =====
====== Level 6 ======

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 generally used when replying on a Talk Page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.
 no indent (normal)
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent		 no indent (normal)
first indent
second indent
third indent
Adding references
Cheatsheet for citing a website or publication
Referencing for beginners

See also

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