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Most '''formatting''' changes can be made using [[VisualEditor]].  The much of the information below is aimed at those using [[enhanced editor]], primarily editing the [[wikitext]] rather than using the [[Editing Toolbar]].  The wikitext consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equal signs which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two pairs of single quotes like <code><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></code>.

For a more detailed explanation of formatting options, see {{W|Wikipedia:Manual of Style}}.

== Text formatting markup ==
{{Notice|Please note, the table below is aimed at those using [[Enhanced editor]].  The wikitext should be hidden for those using [[VisualEditor]].}}
{| class="wikitable" 
! Description
! You type
! You get
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#ABE" | character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere''
|-
| Italic text
| {{code|<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>}}
|
''italic''
|-
| Bold text
| {{code|<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>}}
| '''bold'''
|-
| Bold and italic
| {{code|<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki>}}
| '''''bold & italic'''''
|-
| Strike text
|  {{tag|strike|content=strike text }}
| <strike> strike text </strike>
|-
| Show wiki text
| {{tag|nowiki|content=<nowiki>show '''wikitext'''</nowiki>}}

:'''VS.'''

{{code|<nowiki>apply '''wiki text'''</nowiki>}}
| <nowiki>show '''wiki text'''</nowiki>

:'''VS.'''

apply '''wiki text'''
|-
| No space after link
| {{code|<nowiki>[[Acronym S]]&lt;nowiki/>& [[Acronym T]] & [[Acronym U]]</nowiki>}}
|
[[Acronym S]]<nowiki/>& [[Acronym T]] & [[Acronym U]]
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#ABE" | section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line'' {{Anchor|Sections}}
|-
| Headings of different levels {{Anchor#Sections}}
| {{pre|<nowiki>== Heading / Level 2 ==

=== Sub-heading 1 / Level 3 ===

==== Sub-heading 2 / Level 4 ====

===== Sub-heading 3 / Level 5 =====

====== Sub-heading 4 / Level 6 ======</nowiki>}}
----
{{note|
* [[Help_talk:Formatting#Level_1|Skip Level 1]], it is used solely for the article title.
* An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Section#Table of contents (TOC)|table of contents]].
}}
| {{fake heading|sub=2|Heading / Level 2}}

{{fake heading|sub=3|Sub-heading 1 / Level 3}}

{{fake heading|sub=4|Sub-heading 2 / Level 4}}

{{fake heading|sub=5|Sub-heading 3 / Level 5}}

{{fake heading|sub=6|Sub-heading 4 / Level 6}}
|-
| Horizontal rule
| {{pre|Text above
<nowiki />----
Text below}}
|
Text above
----
Text below
|-
| Bullet list
| {{pre|
* Start each line
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*).
** More asterisks gives deeper
*** and deeper levels.
* Line breaks<br/>don't break levels.
*** But jumping levels creates empty space.
Any other start ends the list.
}}
|
* Start each line
* with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*).
** More asterisks gives deeper
*** and deeper levels.
* Line breaks<br />don't break levels.
*** But jumping levels creates empty space.
Any other start ends the list.
|-
| Numbered list{{Anchor|Numbered list}}
| {{pre|
# Start each line
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#).
## More number signs gives deeper
### and deeper
### levels.
# Line breaks<br/>don't break levels.
### But jumping levels creates empty space.
# Blank lines

# end the list and start another.
Any other start also
ends the list.
}}
|
# Start each line
# with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#).
## More number signs gives deeper
### and deeper
### levels.
# Line breaks<br />don't break levels.
### But jumping levels creates empty space.
# Blank lines

# end the list and start another.
Any other start also
ends the list.
|-
| Definition list
| {{pre|
<nowiki />;item 1: definition 1
<nowiki />;item 2
<nowiki />: definition 2-1
<nowiki />: definition 2-2
}}
|
;item 1: definition 1
;item 2
: definition 2-1
: definition 2-2
|-
| Indent text
| {{pre | 
<nowiki />: Single indent
<nowiki />:: Double indent
<nowiki />::::: Multiple indent
}}
----
{{Note|This workaround may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility.}}
|
: Single indent
:: Double indent
::::: Multiple indent
|-
| Mixture of different types of list{{Anchor|Bullet mix}}
| {{pre|
# one
# two
#* two point one
#* two point two
# three
#; three item one
#: three def one
# four
#: four def one
#: this looks like a continuation
#: and is often used
#: instead<br/>of &lt;nowiki><br/>&lt;/nowiki>
# five
## five sub 1
### five sub 1 sub 1
## five sub 2
}}
----
{{note|The usage of <code>#:</code> and <code>*:</code> for breaking a line within an item may also be controversial.}}
|
# one
# two
#* two point one
#* two point two
# three
#; three item one
#: three def one
# four
#: four def one
#: this looks like a continuation
#: and is often used
#: instead<br />of <nowiki><br/></nowiki>
# five
## five sub 1
### five sub 1 sub 1
## five sub 2{{anchor|pre}}
|-
| Preformatted text{{anchor|Preformattedtext}}
| {{pre|<nowiki>
 Start each line with a space.
 Text is '''preformatted,''' but
 ''character formatting markups'' '''''can''''' be done. </nowiki>}}
----
{{note|This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting. Character formatting markups are still effective.}}
|
 Start each line with a space.
 Text is '''preformatted,''' but
 ''character formatting markups'' '''''can''''' be done.
|-
| Preformatted text blocks
| {{pre|<nowiki> <nowiki>Start with a space in the first row
(before a <nowiki>), and your block format will be
    maintained without needing spaces 
       at the start of every line.
 
This is good for copying in code blocks:

def function():
    """documentation string"""

    if True:
        print True
    else:
        print False</nowiki></nowiki>}}
|
 <nowiki>Start with a space in the first row
           (before a &lt;nowiki&gt;), and your block format will be
               maintained without needing spaces 
                  at the start of every line.
            
           This is good for copying in code blocks:
           
           def function():
               """documentation string"""
           
               if True:
                   print True
               else:
                   print False</nowiki>
|-
| Editor comments
| {{pre|<nowiki><!-- Comment text only appears when you are editing the page. --></nowiki>
Comments are visible only in edit mode.
<nowiki>{{comment|You can also put comments in wiki markup using the {{comment}} template.}}</nowiki>}}
|
<!-- Comment text only appears when you are editing the page. -->
Comments are visible only in edit mode.
{{comment|You can also put comments in wiki markup using the {{comment}} template.}}
|}

== Paragraphs ==

MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, 
* In VisualEditor, just use the {{Key press|Enter}} key one time
* In Enhanced editor, leave an empty line between text (use the {{Key press|Enter}} key two times). You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tag <code>&lt;br/></code>, which is an option on it's [[Editing toolbar]].

== Lists ==
These details relate to editors using Enhanced editor.  Both [[Editing toolbar|Editing toolbars]] have options for many of the lists  For a more detailed coverage of this topic, see [[Help:Lists]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! width="40%" | You type
! width="40%" | You get
|-
| No extra lines between items
| <pre>
White rose
Yellow rose
Pink rose
Red rose</pre>
|
White rose
Yellow rose
Pink rose
Red rose 
|-
| Extra lines between items
| <pre>
White rose

Yellow rose

Pink rose

Red rose 
</pre>
|
White rose

Yellow rose

Pink rose

Red rose 
|-
| Bulleted list
| <pre>
* White rose
* Yellow rose
* Pink rose
* Red rose 
</pre>
|
* White rose
* Yellow rose
* Pink rose
* Red rose 
|-
| Numbered list
| <pre>
# White rose
# Yellow rose
# Pink rose
# Red rose 
</pre>
|
# White rose
# Yellow rose
# Pink rose
# Red rose 
|-
| Line breaks ([[Accessibility]] problems - See [[PowerPedia:Accessibility#Unbulleted_vertical_lists|Unbulleted vertical lists]] for other options)
| <pre>
White rose<br />
Yellow rose<br />
Pink rose<br />
U.S. Department of Energy
</pre>
|
White rose<br />
Yellow rose<br />
Pink rose<br />
U.S. Department of Energy
|-
| Unbulleted list
| <pre>
{{unbulleted list
| White rose
| Yellow rose
| Pink rose
| Red rose
}}</pre>
|
{{unbulleted list
| White rose
| Yellow rose
| Pink rose
| Red rose
}}
|}

== Inserting symbols ==

Symbols and other special characters not available on your keyboard can be inserted through
* [[Help:Visual editor#Special character insertion|Special character insertion]] (VisualEditor)
* [[Help:Editing toolbar#Special Characters|Special Characters]] (Enhanced editor) or
* a special sequence of characters called HTML entities. For example, the following sequence (entity) '''&amp;rarr;''' when inserted will be shown as <ins>right arrow</ins> HTML symbol &rarr; and '''&amp;mdash;''' when inserted will be shown as an <ins>em dash</ins> HTML symbol &mdash;
----
{{note|Hover any character to find out the symbol that produces it. Some symbols not available in the current font will appear as empty squares.}} 

{| class="wikitable" align="center" width="100%"
! colspan="32" | HTML symbol entities
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;Aacute;">&Aacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;aacute;">&aacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Acirc;">&Acirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;acirc;">&acirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;acute;">&acute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;AElig;">&AElig;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;aelig;">&aelig;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Agrave;">&Agrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;agrave;">&agrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;alefsym;">&alefsym;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Alpha;">&Alpha;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;alpha;">&alpha;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;amp;">&amp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;and;">&and;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ang;">&ang;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Aring;">&Aring;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;aring;">&aring;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;asymp;">&asymp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Atilde;">&Atilde;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;atilde;">&atilde;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Auml;">&Auml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;auml;">&auml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;bdquo;">&bdquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Beta;">&Beta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;beta;">&beta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;brvbar;">&brvbar;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;bull;">&bull;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;cap;">&cap;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ccedil;">&Ccedil;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ccedil;">&ccedil;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;cedil;">&cedil;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;cent;">&cent;</span>'''
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;Chi;">&Chi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;chi;">&chi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;circ;">&circ;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;clubs;">&clubs;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;cong;">&cong;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;copy;">&copy;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;crarr;">&crarr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;cup;">&cup;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;curren;">&curren;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;dagger;">&dagger;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Dagger;">&Dagger;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;darr;">&darr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;dArr;">&dArr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;deg;">&deg;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Delta;">&Delta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;delta;">&delta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;diams;">&diams;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;divide;">&divide;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Eacute;">&Eacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;eacute;">&eacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ecirc;">&Ecirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ecirc;">&ecirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Egrave;">&Egrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;egrave;">&egrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;empty;">&empty;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;emsp;">&emsp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ensp;">&ensp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Epsilon;">&Epsilon;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;epsilon;">&epsilon;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;equiv;">&equiv;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Eta;">&Eta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;eta;">&eta;</span>'''
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;ETH;">&ETH;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;eth;">&eth;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Euml;">&Euml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;euml;">&euml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;euro;">&euro;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;exist;">&exist;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;fnof;">&fnof;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;forall;">&forall;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;frac12;">&frac12;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;frac14;">&frac14;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;frac34;">&frac34;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;frasl;">&frasl;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Gamma;">&Gamma;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;gamma;">&gamma;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ge;">&ge;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;gt;">&gt;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;harr;">&harr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;hArr;">&hArr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;hearts;">&hearts;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;hellip;">&hellip;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Iacute;">&Iacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;iacute;">&iacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Icirc;">&Icirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;icirc;">&icirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;iexcl;">&iexcl;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Igrave;">&Igrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;igrave;">&igrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;image;">&image;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;infin;">&infin;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;int;">&int;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Iota;">&Iota;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;iota;">&iota;</span>'''
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;iquest;">&iquest;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;isin;">&isin;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Iuml;">&Iuml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;iuml;">&iuml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Kappa;">&Kappa;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;kappa;">&kappa;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Lambda;">&Lambda;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lambda;">&lambda;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lang;">&lang;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;laquo;">&laquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;larr;">&larr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lArr;">&lArr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lceil;">&lceil;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ldquo;">&ldquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;le;">&le;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lfloor;">&lfloor;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lowast;">&lowast;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;loz;">&loz;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lrm;">&lrm;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lsaquo;">&lsaquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lsquo;">&lsquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;lt;">&lt;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;macr;">&macr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;mdash;">&mdash;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;micro;">&micro;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;middot;">&middot;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;minus;">&minus;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Mu;">&Mu;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;mu;">&mu;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;nabla;">&nabla;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;nbsp;">&nbsp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ndash;">&ndash;</span>'''
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;ne;">&ne;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ni;">&ni;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;not;">&not;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;notin;">&notin;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;nsub;">&nsub;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ntilde;">&Ntilde;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ntilde;">&ntilde;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Nu;">&Nu;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;nu;">&nu;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Oacute;">&Oacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;oacute;">&oacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ocirc;">&Ocirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ocirc;">&ocirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;OElig;">&OElig;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;oelig;">&oelig;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ograve;">&Ograve;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ograve;">&ograve;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;oline;">&oline;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Omega;">&Omega;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;omega;">&omega;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Omicron;">&Omicron;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;omicron;">&omicron;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;oplus;">&oplus;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;or;">&or;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ordf;">&ordf;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ordm;">&ordm;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Oslash;">&Oslash;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;oslash;">&oslash;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Otilde;">&Otilde;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;otilde;">&otilde;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;otimes;">&otimes;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ouml;">&Ouml;</span>'''
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;ouml;">&ouml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;para;">&para;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;part;">&part;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;permil;">&permil;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;perp;">&perp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Phi;">&Phi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;phi;">&phi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Pi;">&Pi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;pi;">&pi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;piv;">&piv;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;plusmn;">&plusmn;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;pound;">&pound;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;prime;">&prime;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Prime;">&Prime;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;prod;">&prod;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;prop;">&prop;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Psi;">&Psi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;psi;">&psi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;quot;">&quot;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;radic;">&radic;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rang;">&rang;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;raquo;">&raquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rarr;">&rarr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rArr;">&rArr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rceil;">&rceil;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rdquo;">&rdquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;real;">&real;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;reg;">&reg;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rfloor;">&rfloor;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Rho;">&Rho;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rho;">&rho;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rlm;">&rlm;</span>'''
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;rsaquo;">&rsaquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;rsquo;">&rsquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sbquo;">&sbquo;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Scaron;">&Scaron;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;scaron;">&scaron;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sdot;">&sdot;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sect;">&sect;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;shy;">&shy;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Sigma;">&Sigma;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sigma;">&sigma;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sigmaf;">&sigmaf;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sim;">&sim;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;spades;">&spades;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sub;">&sub;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sube;">&sube;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sum;">&sum;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sup;">&sup;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sup1;">&sup1;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sup2;">&sup2;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;sup3;">&sup3;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;supe;">&supe;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;szlig;">&szlig;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Tau;">&Tau;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;tau;">&tau;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;there4;">&there4;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Theta;">&Theta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;theta;">&theta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;thetasym;">&thetasym;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;thinsp;">&thinsp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;THORN;">&THORN;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;thorn;">&thorn;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;tilde;">&tilde;</span>'''
|- align="center"
| '''<span title="&amp;times;">&times;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;trade;">&trade;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Uacute;">&Uacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;uacute;">&uacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;uarr;">&uarr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;uArr;">&uArr;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ucirc;">&Ucirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ucirc;">&ucirc;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Ugrave;">&Ugrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;ugrave;">&ugrave;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;uml;">&uml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;upsih;">&upsih;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Upsilon;">&Upsilon;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;upsilon;">&upsilon;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Uuml;">&Uuml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;uuml;">&uuml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;weierp;">&weierp;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Xi;">&Xi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;xi;">&xi;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Yacute;">&Yacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;yacute;">&yacute;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;yen;">&yen;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;yuml;">&yuml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Yuml;">&Yuml;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;Zeta;">&Zeta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;zeta;">&zeta;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;zwj;">&zwj;</span>'''
| '''<span title="&amp;zwnj;">&zwnj;</span>'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Examples
! Description
! You type
! You get
|-
| Copyright symbol
| align="center" | {{code|<nowiki>&amp;copy;</nowiki>}}
| align="center" | &copy;
|-
| Greek delta letter symbol
| align="center" | {{code|<nowiki>&amp;Delta;</nowiki>}}
| align="center" | &Delta;
|-
| Euro currency symbol
| align="center" | {{code|<nowiki>&amp;euro;</nowiki>}}
| align="center" | &euro;
|}

See the list of all HTML entities on the Wikipedia article {{W|w:List of HTML entities|List of HTML entities}}. Additionally, MediaWiki supports two non-standard entity reference sequences: <code>&amp;רלמ;</code> and <code>&amp;رلم;</code> which are both considered equivalent to <code>&amp;rlm;</code> which is a {{w|w:Right-to-left mark|right-to-left mark}}. (Used when combining right to left languages with left to right languages in the same page.)

== Columns ==
{{Notice|When using [[VisualEditor]], columns force individuals to make changes to the page using [[Enhanced editor]].}}The {{tlx|col-begin}}, {{tlx|col-break}} and {{tlx|col-end}} templates control columns of text on a page:
: {{tlx|col-begin}}: starts a table (followed by {{tlx|col-break}} for 1st column)
: {{tlx|col-break}}: triggers the start of each column
: {{tlx|col-end}}: ends the multi-column table.

See [[Template:Column templates]] for more details.

{{tl|Div col}}, together with {{tl|div col end}}, is used to make a list into columns. It automatically breaks each column into an equal space, meaning, for instance, it isn't necessary to work out the halfway point between two columns. The template also offers options to set a smaller (90%) font-size ({{para|small|yes}}), place vertical lines ("rules") between the columns ({{para|rules}}) and to add other custom styling ({{para|style}}).

See [[Template:Div col/doc]] for more information. [[Template:Columns-list]] is an alternative.

== Table of Contents ==
{{Main|Help:Table of contents}}
[[File:Table of Contents.png|300px|thumbnail|right|Screenshot of an article's Table of Contents]]
For each page with more than three headings, a '''table of contents''' (TOC) is automatically generated from the [[section heading]]s.  By default, it appears below the [[lead section]], however it can be manually positioned at another location on the page.  By default it also includes all [[Help:Section#Creation and numbering of sections|section heading levels]].  This can be changed as well by limiting the depth of the table of contents.

== Collapsing ==
=== Collapsable ===
<nowiki><div  id="mw-customcollapsible-0" class="mw-collapsible mw-notcollapsed">
</div></nowiki>

=== Collapse by default ===
<nowiki><div  id="mw-customcollapsible-0" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
</div></nowiki>

== Callout ==
{{Notice|When using [[VisualEditor]], callout force individuals to make changes to the page using [[Enhanced editor]].}}

The {{tlx|Callout}} template is used as a way of emphasizing a piece of text that comes from an email announcement or other vehicle, which is not intended to be altered because it reflects official communication. When used, the text should include enough detail to understand who it came from and when.  This is especially used on [[Inside Saintapedia]].

=== Example ===
<nowiki>{{Callout|title=hi|text=blah, blah, blah}}</nowiki>
{{Callout|title=hi|text=blah, blah, blah}}

== Tab templates ==
{{Notice|Tabs have primarily been used on [[Help:Portals|Portals]]. 
 This section is being developed as we explore adding them to individual pages.}}

* [[Template:Navigation tab]]
* [[Template:Start tab]]
* [[Template:Page tabs]]

== Common formatting issues ==

There are many common formatting issues that can be easily resolved.

=== Box around text ===
This formatting should be appear as normal text.

 If you add a space in front, a box is put around the text.

== Other formatting == 

Beyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references:

* [[Help:Links|Links]]
* [[Help:Lists|Lists]]
* [[Help:Images|Images]]
* [[Help:Tables|Tables]]

You can find more references at [[Help:Contents]].

== HTML tags ==

Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example {{tag|code|open}}, {{tag|div|open}}, {{tag|span|open}} and {{tag|font|open}} when using [[Help:Enhanced editor|Enhanced editor]]. These apply anywhere you insert them.  

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! width="40%" | You type
! width="40%" | You get
|-
| Inserted<br />(Displays as underline in most browsers.)
| <pre>
<ins>Inserted</ins>

or

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Underline</span>
</pre>
|
<ins>Inserted</ins>

or

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Underline</span>
|-
| Deleted<br />(Displays as strikethrough in most browsers.)
| <pre>
<del>Deleted</del>

or

<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Deleted</span>
</pre>
|
<del>Deleted</del>

or

<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Deleted</span>
|-
| Fixed width text
| <pre>
<code>Source code</code>

or

<tt>Fixed width text</tt>
</pre>
|
<code>Source code</code>

or

<tt>Fixed width text</tt>
|-
| Blockquotes{{Anchor|Blockquotes}}
| <pre>
text above
text above
<blockquote>blockquote</blockquote>
text below
text below
</pre>
|
text above
text above
<blockquote>blockquote</blockquote>
text below
text below
|-
| Comment
| <pre>
<!-- This is a comment -->
Comments are only visible
in the edit window.
</pre>
|
<!-- This is a comment -->
Comments are only visible
in the edit window.
|-
| Completely preformatted text
| <pre>
<pre> Text is '''preformatted''' and
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done&lt;/pre>
</pre>
----
{{note|For marking up of preformatted text, check the "Preformatted text" entry at the bottom of the previous table.}} 
|
<pre> Text is '''preformatted''' and
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done</pre>
|-
| '''Customized''' preformatted text
| <pre>
<pre style="color:red">
Text is '''preformatted'''
with a style and
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done
&lt;/pre>
</pre>
----
{{note|A CSS style can be named within the <code>style</code> property.}}
|
<pre style="color:red">
Text is '''preformatted'''
with a style and
''markups'' '''''cannot''''' be done
</pre>
|-
| '''Customized''' preformatted text with text wrap according to screen width
| <pre>
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; 
white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
white-space: -pre-wrap;
white-space: -o-pre-wrap; 
word-wrap: break-word">
This longer sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping.
&lt;/pre>
</pre>
|
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word">
This longer sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping.
</pre>
|-
| Preformatted text with text wrap according to screen width
| <pre>
<code>
This longer sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping.
</code>
</pre>
| <code>
This longer sentence is used to demonstrate text wrapping.
</code>
|}

=== HTML tags and symbol entities displayed themselves (with and without interpreting them) ===

:<tt>&amp;amp;euro;</tt> &nbsp;&rarr; '''&amp;euro;'''

:<tt>&lt;span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;">Typo to be corrected&lt;/span></tt> &nbsp;&rarr; '''<span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;">Typo to be corrected</span>'''

:<tt>&amp;lt;span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;">Typo to be corrected&amp;lt;/span></tt> &nbsp;&rarr; '''&lt;span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;">Typo to be corrected&lt;/span>'''

==== Nowiki for HTML ====
<<nowiki/>nowiki /> can prohibit (HTML) tags:
*<nowiki><<</nowiki>nowiki />pre> &nbsp;&rarr; <<nowiki/>pre>
But ''not'' &amp; symbol escapes:
*&<<nowiki/>nowiki />amp; &nbsp;&rarr; &amp;

== Related ==
* [[Help:Comments]]

[[Category:Helpg]]