The term "wikitext " refers to Wikipedia's wp:wiki markup language. Formats:
[[hyperlink]] or [[hyperlink|link here]] or [[expert]]ly → hyperlink or link here or expertly
[http://www.google.com external link] → external link (to an outside webpage)
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|55px|Caption]] → (shows image, see below)
==Header== → Header ===Subheader=== → Subheader
''italic'' '''bold''' '''''bold-italic'''''
→ italic bold bold-italic
* bullet → • bullet (or ":*"
or "::*"
to indent)Caption
:
indent → indent (or "::"
or "::::::"
to indent more)
# numbered → 1. numbered ("#:"
indents under numbered lines)
#* bullet under number → ° bullet under number
[[Category:xx]]
→ (internal wp:category link).
((templt|aa|bb)) → (run "Template :Templt" with parameters "aa" & "bb")
((#expr : (5*10 + 3^2 +8)/2 )) → calculate expression: (5×10 + 32 +8)/2 = 33.5
~~~~ → signature ~~~~~ → date/time (UTC)
A related page is Help:Table .
The page Template:Wikitext/help displays a condensed helpbox about Wikitext, Wikipedia's WP:Wiki markup elements, to be displayed as a concise overview of template parameters, while editing another page.
The helpbox contains the basic wikitext elements:
wikilinks: [[hyperlink]] or [[hyperlink|link here]] or [[expert]]ly → hyperlink or link here or expertly
external links: [http://www.google.com external link] → external link (to an outside webpage)
image links: [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|55px|Caption]] → (shows image, see below)
headers: ==Header== → Header ===Subheader=== → Subheader
italic/bolding: ''italic'' '''bold''' '''''bold-italic'''''
→ italic bold bold-italic
bullets: * bullet → • bullet (or ":*"
or "::*"
to indent)Caption
indenting: :
indent → indent (or "::"
or "::::::"
to indent more)
auto-number: # numbered → 1. numbered ("#:"
indents under numbered lines)
bullets at numbers: #* bullet under number → ° bullet under number
categories: [[Category:xx]]
→ (internal wp:category link).
templates: ((templt|aa|bb)) → (run "Template :Templt" with parameters "aa" & "bb")
expressions: ((#expr : (5*10 + 3^2 +8)/2 )) → calculate expression: (5×10 + 32 +8)/2 = 33.5
signature/time: ~~~~ → signature ~~~~~ → date/time (UTC)Other major wikitext formats can be listed, as needed.