Help:Formatting
Contents
Word formatting
Emphasizing text
'''bold text'''
bold text
''italic text''
italic text
'''''bold and italic text'''''
bold and italic text
- HTML tags you can use
Typewriter font for technical terms
<tt>monospace text</tt>
monospace text
Small text
<small>small text</small>
small text
Strikethru text
<s>strike out deleted material</s>
strike out deleted material
Headings
same as headlines/chapters/sections
First, second and third level headings
=New section= ==Subsection== ===Sub-subsection===
A first level heading is for example the "Word formatting" heading on this page. The "Bullet lists" heading on this page is an example of a 2nd level heading.
The "Table of contents" box you see at the top of this page will appear automatically when you have used 4 or more headings. First level headings are shown as x, 2nd level as x.x and so on.
Internal linking
[[Main Page]]
Becomes a link to the Main Page of this Wiki.
[[Streetband|Streetbands]]
Use this format when the page title is different than you want the text to appear, such as when using a plural form. For example, if you want to link to the definition of "streetband" when you're talking about [Streetband|Streetbands]].
External linking
Remember to start with "http://".
- Bare URL
http://www.zinewiki.com/
Becomes http://www.zinewiki.com/
- Named link
[http://www.zinewiki.com/ The Best Site This Side of the Moon]
Becomes The Best Site This Side of the Moon
Lists
Bullet lists
You can make bullet lists with "*".
* First level list object ** Second level list object *** Third level list object * Another first level list object
- First level list object
- Second level list object
- Third level list object
- Second level list object
- Another first level list object
Numbered lists
You can make numbered lists with "#".
# First level list object ## Second level list object ### Third level list object # Another first level list object
- First level list object
- Second level list object
- Third level list object
- Second level list object
- Another first level list object
Mixed lists
You can even make mixed lists like this.
* You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this
- You can even do mixed lists
- and nest them
- like this
- and nest them
Definition lists
;item : the item's definition
- item
- the item's definition