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'''Works anywhere in the text''' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" | You type
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|Italics{{Anchor|Italic text}}, bold{{Anchor|Bold text}}, and both{{Anchor|bold and italic}}
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{{mono|<nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki>}}
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''italics'', '''bold''', and  '''''both'''''
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|[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Link]]{{Anchor|Internal link}} to another page
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''see [[Help:Interwikimedia links]] for linking to sister projects''</div>
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<code><nowiki>[[copy edit]]</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>[[copy edit]]ors</nowiki></code>
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[[copy edit]]<br>
[[copy edit]]ors
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"[[Wikipedia:Piped link|Pipe]]" a link to change the link's text
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<code><nowiki>[[Android (operating system)|Android]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
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Link to a section
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<code><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion]]</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Frog#Locomotion]]<br>
[[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]
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|[[WP:RED|Red link]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Links to pages that don't exist are automatically red. Red links in articles help by showing desired [[WP:REDIRECT|redirects]] or [[WP:N|notable]] pages. ''</div>
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<code><nowiki>[[Red link example]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Red link example]]
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|Plain website
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<code><nowiki>https://www.wikipedia.org</nowiki></code>
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https://www.wikipedia.org
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|Link a website
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<code><nowiki>[https://www.wikipedia.org]</nowiki></code>
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[https://www.wikipedia.org]
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|Link and name a website
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<code><nowiki>[https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]</nowiki></code>
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[https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]
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|[[Help:Citations quick reference|Citations, references, and footnotes]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">sources in the article will appear where <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between <nowiki>{{}}</nowiki> is for a [[Help:Template|template]].</div>
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Hello<ref name="LoC">[https://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World!<ref>https://www.w3.org/</ref>

Hello again!<ref name="LoC" /><ref>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref>

References: {{reflist}}
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Hello<ref name="LoC">[https://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World!<ref>https://www.w3.org/</ref>

Hello again!<ref name="LoC" /><ref>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref>

References: {{reflist}}
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|[[Template:Citation needed]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''one of many [[WP:TC|cleanup templates]]''</div>
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<code><nowiki>This statement is true.{{cn}}</nowiki></code>
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This statement is true.{{cn}}
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|[[Wikipedia:Signatures|Signature]]{{Anchor|Signature}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''sign your contributions when posting to a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]]''</div>
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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>
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[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
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|[[WP:STRIKE|Strike]] your [[WP:TALK|talk page]] comment
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''to show your previous comment is outdated''</div>
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<code><nowiki><s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s></nowiki></code>
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<s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s>
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|[[WP:Underline|Underline]] your text
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<code><nowiki><u>This topic is notable</u></nowiki></code>
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<u>This topic is notable</u>
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|Hide text somewhere for editors
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''[[WP:CON|consensus]] is how things are decided''</div>
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<code><nowiki><!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page--></nowiki></code>
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|[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Show an image]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''for uploading, see the [[Help:Introduction to uploading images|intro to uploading images]]''</div>
{{Anchor|Thumbnail image}}
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]
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|Add a page to a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|category]]{{Anchor|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 when the page is previewed or published''</span>
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|Link to a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|category]] or [[Help:Files|file]]
|<br><code><nowiki>[[:Category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>[[:File:File name]]</nowiki></code>
|<br>[[:Category:Wikipedia basic information]]<br>[[:File:Example.jpg]]


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| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" | You type
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | You get
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|[[Wikipedia:Redirect|Redirect to another page]]{{Anchor|Redirect to another page}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''redirects must be placed at the start of the first line''</div>
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<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]] [[Target page]]
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|[[Wikipedia:Redirect|Redirect to a section of another page]]
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<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]] [[Target page#anchorName]]
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|[[Help:Section|Section headings]]{{Anchor|Section headings}}<br>
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article''</div>
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<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">''do not use''&nbsp; =Level 1=&nbsp; ''as it is for page titles''</span>
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==Level 2==
===Level 3===
====Level 4====
=====Level 5=====
======Level 6======
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|[[Help:List|Bulleted list]]{{Anchor|Bulleted list}}
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<code>* One</code><br>
<code>* Two</code><br>
<code>** Two point one</code><br>
<code>* Three</code>
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* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three
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|[[Help:List|Numbered list]]{{Anchor|Numbered list}}
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<code># One</code><br>
<code># Two</code><br>
<code>## Two point one</code><br>
<code># Three</code>
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# One
# Two
## Two point one
# Three
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|Indenting text{{Anchor|Indenting text}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''this is used when replying on a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]], to make it easier to follow conversations.<br> After a string of indents, or to revive a discussion, an outdent <nowiki>{{Outdent|n}}</nowiki> ([[Template:Outdent]]) can be used to reset the paragraph to the left margin.''</div>
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<code><nowiki>no indent (normal)</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>:first indent</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>::second indent</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>:::third indent</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>::::fourth indent</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin</nowiki></code>
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no indent (normal)<br>
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
::::fourth indent
{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin
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==See also==
{{Side box|text='''Note''': You can use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] to experiment with page editing.|imageright=[[File:Sandbox.svg|42px]]}} 
[[File:Wiki_markup_cheatsheet_EN.pdf|upright|thumb|Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)]]
* For a full list of editing commands, see [[Help:Wikitext]]
*For including parser functions, variables and behavior switches, see [[Help:Magic words]]
* For a guide to displaying mathematical equations and formulas, see [[Help:Displaying a formula]]
* For a guide to editing, see [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia]]
* For an overview of commonly used style guidelines, see [[Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style]]
*For a page on how to use Wikipedia in bite-sized morsels, see [[Wikipedia:Tips]]
* For advice on writing style and formatting in a bullet-point format, see [[Wikipedia:Styletips]]
*For summaries of some Wikipedia protocols and conventions, see [[Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts]]
* If you don't want to use wikitext markup, try [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor]] instead
* '''To ask a question''', see [[Wikipedia:Questions]] to locate the appropriate venue(s)
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