Wiki Markup Guide - Format & Layout
This page provides a guide for doing simple formatting and layout within a wiki page.
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Basic Formatting
Allows for simple formatting of wiki text.
Source Markup
*bold*
_italics_
+underline+
~~strikethrough~~
^^superscript^^
,,subscript,,
---- (Horizontal rule - 4 dashes on a single line)
Rendered Markup
bolditalicsunderlinestrikethroughsuperscriptsubscript
Code Block
Allows for text to be formatted as code for languages in which syntax highlighting (see Wiki Markup Guide - Macros) is not supported.
Source Markup
// multi-line
{{
public static void Main()
{
// code goes here
}
}}
// single line
{{ single line of text }}
Rendered Markup
// multi-line
public static void Main()
{
// code goes here
} // single line
single line of text
Headings
Allows formatting text as a header.
Source Markup
! Heading 1
!! Heading 2
!!! Heading 3
!!!! Heading 4
!!!!! Heading 5
!!!!!! Heading 6
Rendered Markup
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Heading 4
Heading 5
Heading 6
Escaped Markup
Allows use of wiki formatting characters as literal text.
Source Markup
{"text with *unrendered* wiki markup"}
Rendered Text
text with *unrendered* wiki markup
Note: Only use vertical (not curly) quotes to ensure that formatting will not apply.
Lists
Allows for the creation of bullted or numbered lists.
Source Markup
* Bulleted List 1
** Bulleted List 2
*** Bulleted List 3
# Numbered List 1
## Numbered List 1.1
### Numbered List 1.1.1
# Numbered List 2
## Numbered List 2.1
Rendered Markup
- Numbered List 1
- Numbered List 1.1
- Numbered List 1.1.1
- Numbered List 2
- Numbered List 2.1
Tables
Allows for the creation of simple table layouts.
Source Markup
|| Table Heading 1 || Table Heading 2 || Table Heading 3 ||
| Row 1 - Cell 1 | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| Row 2 - Cell 1 | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
Rendered Markup
| Table Heading 1 | Table Heading 2 | Table Heading 3 |
|---|
| Row 1 - Cell 1 | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| Row 2 - Cell 1 | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
Note on block level tags
Block level tags include headings, lists, tables, and multi-line formatted text
- Tag must be the first thing on the line
- Closing tag must be the last thing on the line
- There should be no leading or trailing whitespace
Text Alignment
Allows for alignment of text on the page. Indentation allows for n-level depth.
Source Markup
<{this is left aligned content}<
>{this is right aligned content}>
: this is indented
:: this is double-indented
Rendered Markup
this is left aligned content
this is right aligned content
this is indented
this is double-indented