MediaWiki User Guide/Text Formatting

The following is an overview of text formatting available in Mediawiki: + Basic text formatting Formatting Markup Note Boldface '''text''' Italics ''text'' Boldface and italics '''''text''''' Boldface combined with wikilink '''[[text]]''' The reverse order of ticks and brackets does not work: [['''text''']] Other text formatting such as underline or blockquote needs to be done using HTML tags, including U for underline, TT for typewriter text, S for strikethrough, SUB for lower index and SUP for upper index. HTML Text formatting can also be done using HTML and CSS. Some of the most useful HTML elements are: + Most needed HTML markup Task Markup Note Preformatted text <pre> preformatted </pre> The effect in wiki differs from the one in HTML; in wiki, the text within the PRE element is treated as within NOWIKI element, leaving all the HTML and wiki markup uninterpreted. Blockquote <blockquote>Longer passage.</blockquote> Comments <!-- comment --> Avoid nesting, such as <!-- <!-- comment --> --> Generic inline element <span style="TODO"></span> Can be styled arbitrarily using cascading style sheets - CSS. Generic block element <div style="TODO"></div> Can be styled arbitrarily using cascading style sheets - CSS. Some HTML elements are not allowed, such as A and IMG. Source code Source code of various programming and markup languages can be formatted using <syntaxhighlight> element, which leads to colored syntax of the code. An example of wiki markup: <syntaxhighlight lang="html4strict"> <html> <body> <p>Hello <span style="font-weight: bold;">world</span>! </p> </body> </html> </syntaxhighlight> The rendering of that markup: <html> <body> <p>Hello <span style="font-weight: bold;">world</span>! </p> </body> </html> Bibliography Meta:Help:Wikitext examples Meta:Help:HTML in wikitext Cascading Style Sheets