Editing Help:Intro to Wikitext

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Welcome to Nookipedia and the '''world of Wikitext'''! Also known as Wiki markup or Wikicode, Wikitext consists of the syntax and keywords used by the MediaWiki software to format a page. This page serves as a quick explanation of the most commonly used Wiki markup. For a more complete treatment of the subject be sure to check out {{wp|Help:Wikitext|Help:Wikitext]] or the [[wikipedia:Help:Cheatsheet|Wikitext Cheatsheet}}.
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{| class="wikitable" 
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | <big>Works anywhere in the text</big>
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Description
! You type
! You get
|-
| Italics, bold, and both
| <code><nowiki>''italics''</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>, and <code><nowiki>'''''both'''''</nowiki></code>
| ''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''
|-
| Link to another page
| <code><nowiki>[[Fish]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>[[Fish]]ing</nowiki></code>
| [[Fish]] or [[Fish]]ing
|-
| "Pipe" a link to change the link's text
| <code><nowiki>[[Kiki|The black cat]]</nowiki></code>
| [[Kiki|The black cat]]
|-
| Link and name a website
| <code><nowiki>[https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]</nowiki></code>
| [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]
|-
| Show an image
| <code><nowiki>[[File:100 Bells CF Icon.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></code>
| [[File:100 Bells CF Icon.png|thumb|Caption]]
|-
| Add a page to a category
| <code><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<small>''(place near the bottom of a page)''</small>
| ''shows'' "Category name" ''in a bar at bottom<br>when the page is previewed or published''
|-
| Link to a category or file
| <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>[[:File:File name]]</nowiki></code>
| [[:Category:Articles in need of an update]]<br>[[:File:Emotion Love NH Icon.png]]
|-
| Signature<br><small>sign your contributions when posting to a talk page</small>
| <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code><br><small>''(do not sign in an article, only on talk pages)''</small>
| [[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|-
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | <big>Works only at the beginning of lines</big>
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Description
! You type
! You get
|-
| Redirect to another page<br><small>redirects must be placed at the start of the first line</small>
| <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page]]</nowiki></code>
| &nbsp;<big>⤷</big> [[Target page]]
|-
| Redirect to a section of another page
| <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page#AnchorName]]</nowiki></code>
| &nbsp;<big>⤷</big> [[Target page#AnchorName]]
|-
|Section headings<br><small>a Table of Contents will automatically be generated<br>when four headings are added to an article</small>
|<code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></code><br><small>''(do not use  <nowiki>=Level 1=</nowiki>  as it is for page titles)''</small>
|
==Level 2==
===Level 3===
====Level 4====
|-
| Bulleted list	
| <code><nowiki>* One</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>* Two</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>** Two point one</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>* Three</nowiki></code>
|
* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three
|-
|Indenting text<br><small>this is used when replying on a talk page,<br>to make it easier to follow conversations.</small>
| no indent (normal)<br><code><nowiki>:first indent</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>::second indent</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>:::third indent</nowiki></code>
| no indent (normal)
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
|}

== More markup ==
Markup such as <code><nowiki>{|</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>!</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>|-</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>, and <code><nowiki>|}</nowiki></code> is sometimes found on article pages near the start of a line. These are codes used to generate different parts of a table, which is a container used to organize information. Find out more about them at [[Help:Tables]].

Text in between curly brackets: <code><nowiki>{{image}}</nowiki></code> is a template call. Template calls are like a stamp that acts as a signal for the MediaWiki software to retrieve data from another page (kind of like a "copy and paste" button). Templates are used when the same text or formatting needs to be used on multiple pages. Find out more about them at [[Help:Templates]].

== See also ==
* {{wp|Help:Cheatsheet|Wikitext Cheatsheet}}
* {{wp|Help:Wikitext|Help:Wikitext}}
* {{wp|Help:Magic words for beginners|Help:Magic words for beginners}}
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