Help:Wikitext

Wikitext is the markup language used to format content on wikis. It can be used to add photos, tables, bold styles, links, and other visual changes.

It's not necessary to know wikitext in order to edit at Wikia. You can use the Visual mode in the editor to avoid it. However, users who learn it find that they have more control over their editing experience. It can be used in "source" mode in the editor.

Here's a cheat sheet for basic wikitext that you can use while editing.

Wikitext Cheatsheet
Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Internal link (within a local wiki)	[[Help:Contents]] [[Help:Contents|Display text]]	Help:Contents Display text
Redirect to another page	#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]	http://images.wikia.com/common/skins/common/images/redirectltr.png Help:Contents
External link (to other websites)	[http://www.example.org] [http://www.example.org display text] http://www.example.org	[1] display text http://www.example.org
Sign your posts on talk pages	~~~~	Your username 19:28, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	=Level 1= ==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5===== ======Level 6======	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted 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
Images
Description	You type	You get
Image	[[File:Cats.png]]	File:Cats.png
Sized image	[[File:Cats.png|150px]]	File:Cats.png
Thumbnail image	[[File:Cats.png|thumb|Caption text]]	File:Cats.png Caption text
Bordered image	[[File:Cats.png|border|Caption text]]	Caption text
Aligned image	[[File:Cats.png|border|150px|left]] [[File:Cats.png|border|150px|center]] [[File:Cats.png|border|150px|right]]	File:Cats.png File:Cats.png File:Cats.png
Linked image	[[File:Cats.png|link=Help:Contents]]	File:Cats.png

See also

• Don't see what you are looking for here? Try Help:Wikitext/more examples
• Editing
• Wikitext Guide at Admin Central
• MediaWiki's thorough reference on image formatting
• For print cheatsheets, see the MediaWiki reference card or the poster-size cheatsheet (available in many languages).