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Stolen from [[Wikipedia:Help:Cheatsheet]]
Stolen from [[Wikipedia:Help:Cheatsheet]]


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===Text formatting===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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| '''''bold and italic text'''''
| '''''bold and italic text'''''
|-
|-
| Underline text
| Underlined text
| <code><nowiki><u>underlined text</u></nowiki></code>
| <code><nowiki><u>underlined text</u></nowiki></code>
| <u>underlined text</u>
| <u>underlined text</u>
|-
|-
| Strike through text
| Strikethrough text
| <code><nowiki><s>struck through text</s></nowiki></code>
| <code><nowiki><s>strikethrough text</s></nowiki></code>
| <s>struck through text</s>
| <s>strikethrough text</s>
|-
|-
| Hide text somewhere for editors
| Hidden text
| <code><nowiki><!--hidden text--></nowiki></code>
| <code><nowiki><!--hidden text--></nowiki></code>
| <!--I can put whatever I want here and you wouldn't know it's different because it's hidden-->
| <!--I can put whatever I want here and you wouldn't know it's different because it's hidden-->
|-
| Small text
| <code><nowiki><small>small text</small></nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki><small><small>smaller text</small></small></nowiki></code><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''can be nested virtually indefinitely''</span>
| <small>small text</small><br /><small><small>smaller text</small></small>
|-
| Big text
| <code><nowiki><big>big text</big></nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki><big><big>bigger text</big></big></nowiki></code><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''can be nested virtually indefinitely''</span>
| <big>big text</big><br /><big><big>bigger text</big></big>
|-
| Fixed width text
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''also known as "monospaced text", often used on wikis for designating code''</div>
| <code><nowiki><code>fixed width text</code></nowiki></code>
| <code>fixed width text</code>
|}
===Link formatting===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="250" | Description
! You type
! You get
|-
|-
| Link to another page
| Link to another page
| <code><nowiki>[[Rock Raider]]</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>[[Rock Raider]]s</nowiki></code>
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''links to nonexistant pages will display red''</div>
| [[Rock Raider]]<br />[[Rock Raider]]s
| <code><nowiki>[[Rock Raider]]</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>[[Rock Raider]]s</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>[[Red link example]]</nowiki></code>
| [[Rock Raider]]<br />[[Rock Raider]]s<br />[[Red link example]]
|-
|-
| Change a link's displayed text
| Change a link's displayed text
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''also known as a "piped" link''</div>
| <code><nowiki>[[Super Teleport|Teleport Station]]</nowiki></code>
| <code><nowiki>[[Super Teleport|Teleport Station]]</nowiki></code>
| [[Super Teleport|Teleport Station]]
| [[Super Teleport|Teleport Station]]
|-
|-
| Link to a section
| Link to a section of a page
| <code><nowiki>[[Map file#CryOre map]]</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>[[Map file#CryOre map|CryOre map]]</nowiki></code>
| <code><nowiki>[[Map file#CryOre map]]</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>[[Map file#CryOre map|CryOre map]]</nowiki></code>
| [[Map file#CryOre map]]<br />[[Map file#CryOre map|CryOre map]]
| [[Map file#CryOre map]]<br />[[Map file#CryOre map|CryOre map]]
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| <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''do not sign in an article, only on talk pages''</span>
| <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''do not sign in an article, only on talk pages''</span>
| [[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
| [[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|-
| Add a page to a category
| <code><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''place near the bottom of a page''</span>
| <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''shows''</span> "Category name" <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''in a bar at bottom of the page''</span>
|-
| Link to a category or file
| <code><nowiki>[[:File:RRU Emblem.png]]</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>[[:Category:LEGO Rock Raiders]]</nowiki></code>
| [[:Category:LEGO Rock Raiders]]<br />[[:File:RRU Emblem.png]]
|}
===Image formatting===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="200" | Description
! You type
! width="300" | You get
|-
|-
| Show an image
| Show an image
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| <code><nowiki>[[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></code>
| <code><nowiki>[[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></code>
| [[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|Caption]]
| [[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|Caption]]
|-
| Reposition an image
| {{nowrap|<code><nowiki>[[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|left|Left]]</nowiki></code>}}<br />{{nowrap|<code><nowiki>[[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|center|Centered]]</nowiki></code>}}<br /><code><nowiki>[[File:RRU Emblem.png|right|Right]]</nowiki></code>
| [[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|left|Left]]{{clear}}[[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|center|Centered]]{{clear}}[[File:RRU Emblem.png|right|Right]]
|-
|-
| Resize an image
| Resize an image
| {{nowrap|<code><nowiki>[[File:RRU Emblem.png|30px|Resized image]]</nowiki></code>}}
| <code><nowiki>[[File:RRU Emblem.png|30px|Resized]]</nowiki></code>
| [[File:RRU Emblem.png|30px|Resized image]]
| [[File:RRU Emblem.png|30px|Resized]]
|}
 
===Other formatting===
WIP
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| Add a page to a category
! Description
| <code><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''place near the bottom of a page''</span>
! You type
| <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''shows''</span> "Category name" <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''in a bar at bottom of the page''</span>
! You get
|-
| Redirect to another page
| <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Debug mode]]</nowiki></code>
| [[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]] [[Debug mode]]
|-
| Redirect to a section of another page
| <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Debug mode#LEGO Island]]</nowiki></code>
| [[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]] [[Debug mode#LEGO Island]]
|-
|-
| Link to a category or file
| Section headings
| <code><nowiki>[[:File:RRU Emblem.png]]</nowiki></code>
|  
| [[:File:RRU Emblem.png]]
<code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br />
<code><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></code><br />
<code><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></code><br />
<code><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></code><br />
<code><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></code><br /><br />
<span style="font-size:0.9em">''avoid using''&nbsp; =Level 1=&nbsp; ''as it is for page titles''</span>
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|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 00:20, 25 November 2018

Stolen from Wikipedia:Help:Cheatsheet

very WIP

Text formatting

Description You type You get
Italic text ''italic text'' italic text
Bold text '''bold text''' bold text
Bold and italic text '''''bold and italic text''''' bold and italic text
Underlined text <u>underlined text</u> underlined text
Strikethrough text <s>strikethrough text</s> strikethrough text
Hidden text <!--hidden text-->
Small text <small>small text</small>
<small><small>smaller text</small></small>

can be nested virtually indefinitely 		small text
smaller text
Big text <big>big text</big>
<big><big>bigger text</big></big>

can be nested virtually indefinitely 		big text
bigger text
Fixed width text
also known as "monospaced text", often used on wikis for designating code
 <code>fixed width text</code> fixed width text

Link formatting

Description You type You get
Link to another page
links to nonexistant pages will display red
 [[Rock Raider]]
[[Rock Raider]]s
[[Red link example]] 		Rock Raider
Rock Raiders
Red link example
Change a link's displayed text
also known as a "piped" link
 [[Super Teleport|Teleport Station]] Teleport Station
Link to a section of a page [[Map file#CryOre map]]
[[Map file#CryOre map|CryOre map]] 		Map file#CryOre map
CryOre map
Plain website URL https://www.wikipedia.org https://www.wikipedia.org
Link a website [https://www.wikipedia.org] [1]
Link and name a website [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] Wikipedia
Signature
sign your contributions when posting to a talk page
 ~~~~

do not sign in an article, only on talk pages 		Username (talk) 19:41, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Add a page to a category [[Category:Category name]]

place near the bottom of a page 		shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom of the page
Link to a category or file [[:File:RRU Emblem.png]]
[[:Category:LEGO Rock Raiders]] 		Category:LEGO Rock Raiders
File:RRU Emblem.png

Image formatting

Description You type You get
Show an image [[File:RRU Emblem.png]] RRU Emblem.png
Show an image with mouseover text [[File:RRU Emblem.png|Mouseover text]] Mouseover text
Show an image with a caption [[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|Caption]]
Caption
Reposition an image [[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|left|Left]]
[[File:RRU Emblem.png|thumb|center|Centered]]
[[File:RRU Emblem.png|right|Right]]
Left
Centered
Right
Resize an image [[File:RRU Emblem.png|30px|Resized]] Resized

Other formatting

WIP

Description You type You get
Redirect to another page #REDIRECT [[Debug mode]] Redirect arrow without text.svg Debug mode
Redirect to a section of another page #REDIRECT [[Debug mode#LEGO Island]] Redirect arrow without text.svg Debug mode#LEGO Island
Section headings

==Level 2==
===Level 3===
====Level 4====
=====Level 5=====
======Level 6======

avoid using  =Level 1=  as it is for page titles

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