Help:Edit toolbar
In compatible browsers, an edit toolbar may be displayed at the top of the editing window that functions as a typing aid and a reminder of the available functions. You can choose to use the edit toolbar or not; you will always be able to simply type the code directly into the edit box.
The edit toolbar works with the latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Safari, and Opera.
Source editor[edit source]
If your toolbar looks like this:
Then you are using the source editor.
VisualEditor[edit source]
If your toolbar looks like this:
Then you are using the rich-text visual editor.
List of functions[edit source]
Icon | Function | What it shows when editing | What it shows on the page |
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Bold | '''Bold text'''
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Bold text | |
Italic | ''Italic text''
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Italic text | |
Internal link | [[Link title]]
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Link title | |
Insert image | [[File:Example.jpg|thumbnail]]
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Insert footnote | <ref>Insert footnote text here</ref>
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[1] | |
Upload files | |||
Add templates | |||
activate highlighting in wikitext | active | ||
Sign talk comments (with time stamp) |
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Username (talk) 09:45, 19 March 2024 (UTC) | |
Advanced | See below. | ||
Special characters | See below. | ||
Help | See below. | ||
Switches over to the VisualEditor |
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Section heading |
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Bulleted list | * Bulleted list item
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Numbered list | # Numbered list item
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Nowiki: Ignore wiki formatting | <nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>
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Line break | <br />
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text before abc | ||||||||||
Big text | <big>Big text</big>
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Big text | ||||||||||
Small text | <small>Small text</small>
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Small text | ||||||||||
Superscript | <sup>Superscript text</sup>
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Superscript text | ||||||||||
Subscript | <sub>Subscript text</sub>
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Subscript text | ||||||||||
Picture gallery |
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Table |
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Automatically redirect to another page | #REDIRECT [[Target page name]]
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Preview a redirect page | ||||||||||
Search and Replace |
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See also[edit source]
- Help:Edit toolbar on Wikipedia
- ↑ Insert footnote text here