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The basics of the Wiki Markup.

Contents 1 As a general rule... 2 Signature 3 Bold/Italics 3.1 Examples on italics 3.2 Examples on bold 3.3 Examples on bolics 4 New Lines 5 Headers/Sections 6 Section (example) 6.1 Subsection (example) 6.1.1 Sub-subsection (example) 7 Separation/Horizontal line 8 Lists

[edit] As a general rule...

If you don't find these pages helpful, it's always a good idea to learn by example. When you press the edit tab, you can see all the source code and learn how the page works.

[edit] Signature

To sign your comments, all you need to do is write four tildes after each other, i.e. ~~~~. The signature will consist of a link to you userpage as well as a date and time stamp. You can also sign using simply your name by using three tildes, i.e. ~~~ or simply with the timestamp using five tildes, i.e. ~~~~~, however, the latter two are considered slightly rude.

Here are some visual examples:
~~~ = Hecko X
~~~~ = Hecko X 14:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
~~~~~ = 14:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bold/Italics

To make something bold or italic you need to write a certain number of apostrophes at the beginning and end of your sentence, word or letter. Italics require two apostrophes, bold requires three, and bold+italics (referred to as "bolics" from this point on) requires five.

[edit] Examples on italics

Please note that it is two apostrophes next to eachother, and not quotation marks

• ''An entire sentence in italics'' = An entire sentence in italics
• A single ''word'' in italics = A single word in italics
• A single le''t''ter in italics = A single letter in italics

[edit] Examples on bold

• '''An entire sentence in bold''' = An entire sentence in bold
• A single '''word''' in bold = A single word in bold
• A single le'''t'''ter in bold = A single letter in bold

[edit] Examples on bolics

• '''''An entire sentence in bolics''''' = An entire sentence in bolics
• A single '''''word''''' in bolics = A single word in bolics
• A single le'''''t'''''ter in bolics = A single letter in bolics

[edit] New Lines

This is written in a special
box to show that a single new line
has no effect on a text. A double

new line does. If you don't want
the 1½ line-seperation, you can<br>
break the text instead.

The above is written in a special box to show that a single new line has no effect on a text. A double

new line does. If you don't want the 1½ line-seperation, you can
break the text instead.

[edit] Headers/Sections

The effect of the following can be seen in the table of contents. Headers are defined by the number of equal signs used on either side of a word or sentence, similar to when making something bold or italic. The only difference is that headers cannot isolate a single letter, in which case, it just look like jum==bled tex==t. For the same reason, a header must be the only thing written on a line, else, the coding will be messed up. The following should give a basic idea of how sections work.

==Section (example)==
===Subsection (example)===
====Sub-subsection (example)====

It gives the following results

[edit] Section (example)

Biggest font, normal, has a line seperating the actual header from the rest of the section.

[edit] Subsection (example)

Medium sized font (of the three), bold, does not have a line seperating the header and the rest of the section.

[edit] Sub-subsection (example)

Smallest sixed font of the three, yet still slightly bigger than regular text, also bold and also without the seperating line.

While entirely possible to have a single-equation header (=Like This=), it is forbidden to use, at it tends to mess up a lot of things and is generally reserved for the article namespace.

[edit] Separation/Horizontal line

It is possible to manually create a separation line (called a "Horizontal line"), like the one use in the section header. While rarely used, it's worth mentioning. It's done in a way similar to when adding a signature, but instead of tildes, you use four hyphens. So this ----, yields:

---

However, it cannot be used in the middle of a sentence, in which case it just remains as it is, four hyphens. The four hyphens must be the first thing written on a new line for it to work. Everything written after, even if on the same line, while be pushed beneath the separation Line.

[edit] Lists

There are two types of lists that can be created: bulleted and numbered.

To create bulleted lists, simply type the asterisk (*) by pressing Shift+8 on your keyboard before each item. Double asterisk will push the indent of the list. By typing:

;Title of List
*Item 1
*Item 2
**Item 2.1
**Item 2.2
*Item 3

it gives the following result:

Title of List

• Item 1
• Item 2
  • Item 2.1
  • Item 2.2
• Item 3

For numbered lists, simply type the hash symbol (#) by pressing Shift+3 on your keyboard before each item. Double hash will push the indent of the list. By typing:

;Title of List
#Item 1
#Item 2
##Item 2.1
##Item 2.2
#Item 3

it gives the following result:

Title of List

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
   1. Item 2.1
   2. Item 2.2
3. Item 3