Help:Cheat sheets

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Here you will find cheat sheets on various MediaWiki formatting tags.

Wiki markup formatting

Text formatting

The following cheat sheet is for formatting text and links anywhere within the text. The images to the right correspond to the buttons at the top of the editor.

You want	You do	You get
Bold text	`'''Bold text'''`	Bold text

Italic text	`''Italic text''`	Italic text

Bold and Italic	`'''''Bold and Italic'''''`	Bold and Italic

Link to another HP Wiki page	`[[Page Name Here]] [[Page Name Here\|Text you want for link]]`	Page Name Here Text you want for link

Display wiki markup	`with ''markup''` `<nowiki>without ''markup''</nowiki>`	with markup without ''markup''

Link to external page or site	`[http://harrypotterwiki.org]` `[http://harrypotterwiki.org link title]` `http://harrypotterwiki.org`	[1] link title harrypotterwiki.org

Headings and lists

These can only be used at the very start of the line, and not just anywhere in the text.

You want	You do	You get

Heading	`== Level 1 ==` `=== Level 2 ===` `==== Level 3 ====` `===== Level 4 =====`	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Bullet 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

Definition list	`;Definition` `:item 1` `:item 2`	Definition item 1 item 2

images

These are for placing images and thumbnails on the page.

You want	You do	You get

Thumbnail	`[[Image:HP&tCoS-USCover.jpg\|thumb\|Caption text]]`	Caption text

Thumbnail - define size and alignment	`[[image:1967.ford.anglia.arp.750pix.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|1967 Ford Anglia 105E]]`	1967 Ford Anglia 105E