Wikipedia:Cheatsheet

Wikipedia Cheatsheet
Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italic text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic text	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Link to another Wikipedia page	[[Name of page]] [[Name of page|Text to display]]	Name of page Text to display
Add an image	[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]]	Alt text Caption
Add a page to a category	[[Category:Category name]]	Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page. Do not sign when contributing to an article.	~~~~	Username (talk) 01:53, 21 Manthole 2024 (UTC)
Use a template	{{Example}}
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	Target page
Redirect to a section of another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]	Target page#anchorName
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. Do not use =Level 1=; it is reserved for page titles.	==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5===== ======Level 6======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted 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
Indenting text This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
Adding references
Cheatsheet for citing a website or publication Referencing for beginners
Insert a reference into a page so it will be automatically formatted	Hello,<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref> References: <references />	Hello, World. References:

See also

Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)

• For a full list of editing commands, see Wiki markup
• To experiment with editing, use the sandbox
• For a guide to editing, see How to edit a page
• For a PDF, printable cheatsheet, see m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet
• For a pre-formatted collapsible cheatsheet with the most commonly used templates, see Template:Quicktemplates
• For more quick introductions, see Category:Wikipedia quick introductions