Wiki cheatsheet

see also Help:Wikitext

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 this wiki) Internal link (to a category) Interwiki Link (to partner wiki)	[[name of page]] [[name of page|display text]] [[:Category:name of category]] [[w:name of article]] [[wiki:name of article]] [[wiki:name of article|display text]]	name of page display text Category:name of category w:name of article wiki:name of article display text Note: red links mean the page doesn't exist yet
External link (to other websites)	[http://www.example.com] [http://www.example.com display text] http://www.example.com [mailto:bob@yahoo.com Bob's email]	[1] display text http://www.example.com Bob's email
Redirect	#redirect [[Target page]]	1. redirect Target page
Signature	~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~	J.Doe J.Doe 07:43, 2 January 2026 07:43, 2 January 2026
Escape wiki markup	with ''markup'' <nowiki>without ''markup''</nowiki>	with markup without ''markup''
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes	=level 1= ==level 2== ===level 3=== ====level 4==== Tip: put __NOTOC__ in an article to remove its table-of-contents	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Outline Numbered Headings	# one # two ## two point one # three Note: read about more advanced outline numbering concepts here	1. one 2. two 2.1 two point one 3. three
Bullet list	* one * two ** two point one * three	one two two point one three
Definition list	;Definition :item 1 :item 2	Definition item 1 item 2
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Udegawa.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]	Caption text