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This page covers Wikitext, the formatting used to write articles throughout the site. It carries the ability to make text bold, link to pages, among others. This page is a helpful, brief primer describing wikitext.
Very important rules
- Always sign your name when posting a comment on a talk page. Use four tildes: "~~~~".
- Always use the Preview button before saving a page.
- Read the Manual of Style, which covers preferred rules not mentioned here.
Text style
Use apostrophes to make text bold or italic.
| Description | Code |
|---|---|
| Italic text | ''Italic text''
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| Bold text | '''Bold text'''
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| Mixed text | '''''Mixed text'''''
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Links
Internal links
Enclose words in double square braces to make a link to an article on this site. Separate the link from the displayed text with a vertical bar ("|"). Use a pound sign ("#") to link to a specific section:
| Description | Code |
|---|---|
| Levels | [[Levels]]
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| SRB2 Levels | [[Levels|SRB2 Levels]]
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| NiGHTS 2D track | [[NiGHTS#2D track|NiGHTS 2D track]]
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| Images | [[#Images|Images]]
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External links
Enclose words in single square braces to make a link to another website. Separate the URL from the caption with a space (" ").
| Description | Code |
|---|---|
| [1] | [http://www.srb2.org]
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| Sonic Robo Blast 2 | [http://www.srb2.org Sonic Robo Blast 2]
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Article sections
Enclose text with equal signs to divide an article into sections.
==Main section== ===Subsection=== ====Subsubsection====
Images
- See also: Image Formatting
Upload an image using the upload file link found in the main menu.
Use this code to add an image to the article:
[[Image:filename|frame|none|caption]]
Example:
[[Image:Title.png|frame|none|Title screen]]
Result:
Tables
- See also: Table Formatting
All table code needs to be the first character on the line. It's also highly recommended to use the wikitext table syntax on the far right, since that is what's universally used on the Wiki.
| Result | HTML equivalent | Code | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start a table | <table> | {|
| ||||||
| New column heading | <th> | !
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| Column heading on same line | </th><th> | !!
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| New cell | <td> | |
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| New cell on same line | </td><td> | ||
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| New row | <tr> | |-
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| Close table | <table> | |}
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<table class="wikitable"><tr> <td>Header1</th><th>Header2</th></tr> <tr> <td>data1</td> <td>data2</td> <tr> <td>data3</td><td>data4</td> </tr></table> |
{| class="wikitable"
! Header1 !! Header2
|-
| data1
| data2
|-
| data3 || data4
|}
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Lists
All list code needs to be the first character on the line.
| Description | Code |
|---|---|
| Ordered list item | # |
| Unordered list | * |
| Indent | : |
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# Step A # Step B #* Hint # Step C ## Substep ## Substep # Step D : Note: :: Note text |
Templates
- See also: Template Help
Enclose a template in double curly braces to have it transcluded to the page.
{{templatename|parameter1|parameter2}}
When editing templates, inside the template file, e.g., Template:Note, access parameters with triple curly braces.
{{{1}}} {{{2|default}}}
Redirects
Use redirects to have one article automatically forward the read to another. In this example, SRB2 automatically redirects to Sonic Robo Blast 2:
#REDIRECT [[Sonic Robo Blast 2]]
Categories
Add articles to a category by adding a category link at the bottom of the article:
[[Category:Sonic Robo Blast 2]]
Display the category as a normal link by adding a colon:
[[:Category:Sonic Robo Blast 2]]
Other code
| Description | Code |
|---|---|
| Make text display as is | <nowiki>text</nowiki> |
| Make text display with font used for code. | <code>text</code> |
| Make text display with whitespace. | <pre>text</pre> |
| Show text on the template page, but not on transcluded pages. Useful for template usage instructions. |
<noinclude>text</noinclude> |
| Show text on transcluded pages, but not on the template page. Useful for templates that add articles to categories. |
<includeonly>text<includeonly> |
| Add a horizontal bar. | ---- or <hr/>
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| Add your signature. | ~~~~
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| Insert a line break. | <br/>
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