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See Wikipedia:How to edit a page for more detailed explanations and advanced syntax.

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 Wikipedia)	[[name of page]] [[name of page|display text]]	name of page display text
Redirect to another page	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	↳ Target page
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 22:00, 26 November 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 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Bullet 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
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]	File:Wiki.png Caption text

See also

• Use a sandbox such as Wikipedia:Sandbox for experimentation with editing
• Wikipedia:Introduction, a tour of features
• Help:Editing, an extended cheatsheet
• Wikipedia:The perfect article, a checklist of components required to make a "perfect" article
• Poster-size .pdf cheatsheet, intended for printing, available in many languages
• The encyclopedic article on cheat sheets