Wikitext cheat sheet

Wikitext Cheat Sheet

Text Formatting

• Italic → 2 apostrophes: Italic
• Bold → 3 apostrophes: Bold
• Bold Italic → 5 apostrophes: Bold Italic
• <nowiki>Text</nowiki> → Renders raw wikitext
• Code → For inline code (use <syntaxhighlight> for blocks)

Headings

Use equal signs (=) around text:

= Heading 1 =
== Heading 2 ==
=== Heading 3 ===

Lists

• Unordered list: * Item
• Nested list: ** Sub-item

1. Ordered list: # Step 1
   • Mixed list: #* Sub-step

Links

• Internal page: PageName
• Custom text: Display Text
• Section link: PageName#Section
• External link: [1]
• External w/ text: Label

Media

• Image:

  

  Caption

• Audio: File:Audio.ogv
• Video:

Tables

{| class="wikitable"
! Header 1 !! Header 2
|-
| Row 1, Cell 1 || Row 1, Cell 2
|-
| Row 2, Cell 1 || Row 2, Cell 2
|}

Templates

• Use a template: Template:TemplateName
• With parameters: Template:TemplateName

Block Elements

• Horizontal rule: ----
• Indent text: : at the start of a line
• Definition list:

; Term
: Definition

Code Highlighting

Use syntax highlighting for code blocks:

<syntaxhighlight lang="c">
int main() {
    return 0;
}
</syntaxhighlight>

Magic Words

• Hide Table of Contents:
• Force TOC:
• Current page name: Wikitext cheat sheet
• Current user: Template:USER

Category Tags

Add pages to categories:

Useful HTML Tags

Allowed: <div>, <span>, <br />, <pre>, <small>, <sub>, <sup>

Tips

• Use <nowiki></nowiki> to display literal wiki markup
• Combine templates with parser functions for dynamic content
• Use the Preview button before saving!

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This cheat sheet is for contributors helping preserve digital history on RetroWikipedia.