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WP:CHEAT
Wikipedia Cheatsheet
Works anywhere in the text
Description
You type
You get
Italic text
''italic''
italic
Bold text
'''bold'''
bold
Bold and italic text
'''''bold & italic'''''
bold & italic
Link to another Wikipedia page
[[Name of page]]
[[Name of page|Text to display]]
Name of page
Text to display
Add an image
[[
File:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=
Alt
text
|Caption
]]
Alt text
Caption
Add a page to a
category
[[Category:Category name]]
Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature
Sign your contributions when posting to a
Talk Page
Do not sign when contributing to an article.
~~~~
Username
talk
12:05
24
Moranang
2026
(UTC)
Use a template
{{Example}}
Template:Example
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description
You type
You get
Redirect to another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
#REDIRECT [[Target page]]
Target page
Redirect to a section of another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]
Target page#anchorName
Section headings
A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
Do not use =Level 1=; it is reserved for page titles.
==Level 2==
===Level 3===
====Level 4====
=====Level 5=====
======Level 6======
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Bulleted list
* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three
One
Two
Two point one
Three
Numbered list
# One
# Two
## Two point one
# Three
One
Two
Two point one
Three
Indenting text
This is used when replying on a
talk page
, to make it easier to follow conversations.
no indent (normal)
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
no indent (normal)
first indent
second indent
third indent
Adding references
Cheatsheet for citing a website or publication
Referencing for beginners
Insert a reference into a page so it will be automatically formatted
Hello,Encyclopædia Britannica World.http://www.w3.org/
References:
Hello,
World.
References:
Encyclopædia Britannica
See also
Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)
For a full list of editing commands, see
Wiki markup
To experiment with editing, use the
sandbox
For a guide to editing, see
How to edit a page
For a PDF, printable cheatsheet, see
m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet
For a pre-formatted collapsible cheatsheet with the most commonly used templates, see
Template:Quicktemplates
For more quick introductions, see
Category:Wikipedia quick introductions
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