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{{Tip|You can view a simplified version of this page at [[Help:Cheatsheet]] that lists the most commonly used wiki formatting codes you need to know.}}
'''Wikitext''', also known as '''wiki markup''', refers to the syntax, keywords, and punctuation marks used by {{SITENAME}} to format a page. For example, to make text italicized, you would type <code><nowiki>''text to be italicized''</nowiki></code> into the page when [[Help:Editing|editing]] it.
'''Wikitext''', also known as '''wiki markup''', refers to the syntax, keywords, and punctuation marks used by {{SITENAME}} to format a page. For example, to make text italicized, you would type <code><nowiki>''text to be italicized''</nowiki></code> into the page when [[Help:Editing|editing]] it.


==List of markup codes==
==See also==
* [[w:en:Help:Wikitext|Help:Wikitext]] on the English Wikipedia
===Inline formatting===
* [[mw:Help:Formatting|Help:Formatting]] on MediaWiki.org
These codes work anywhere on the page.
{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! width=40% | You type
! width=40% | You get
|-
|Bold text
|<pre>'''Bold text'''</pre>
|'''Bold text'''
|-
|Italic text
|<pre>''Italic text''</pre>
|''Italic text''
|-
|Bold and italic text
|<pre>'''''Bold and italic'''''</pre>
|'''''Bold and italic'''''
|-
|Escape wiki markup
|<pre><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></pre>
|<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
|-
|Internal link
|<pre>[[Help:Contents]]</pre>
|[[Help:Contents]]
|-
|Renamed internal link
|<pre>[[Help:Contents|Main help page]]</pre>
|[[Help:Contents|Main help page]]
|}

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Tip
You can view a simplified version of this page at Help:Cheatsheet that lists the most commonly used wiki formatting codes you need to know.

Wikitext, also known as wiki markup, refers to the syntax, keywords, and punctuation marks used by The Sims Wiki to format a page. For example, to make text italicized, you would type ''text to be italicized'' into the page when editing it.

See also