Changes: Help:Formatting text

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This page will give you an idea of what some of the most basic text formatting looks like. To figure out how to actually perform this formatting, please see these instructions.

Headings

Break up long articles into sections to help the reader stay interested. To do this, use headings.

Format option	What it will look like
Normal text	Text in a regular paragraph format.
Heading (h2)	This is the Highest Level of Section Heading (It is meant for major sections and is usually set off by a horizontal rule across the width of the text area. It will appear after an integer in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 1 (h3)	This is a sub-header (It can be used to subdivide a major section. It will appear after the first decimal in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 2 (h4)	This is a smaller sub-header (It will appear after the second decimal in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 3 (h5)	This one is even smaller (It will appear after the third decimal in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 4 (h6)	This is the smallest sub-header option (It will appear after the fourth decimal in the table of contents.)
Page title (h1)	Only used on page titles (Please do not use this on a normal wiki page)

Lists

Lists can help to visually group related content and may be numbered or have bullet points.

Numbers: A numbered list will look like this:

First item
Second item
Third item

Bullets: A bullet list will look like this:

First item
Second item
Third item

Code

Monospace text or preformatted text may be suitable for code or raw data.

Format option	What it will look like
Code	Inline `technical text` that should be displayed in a fixed-width font
Preformatted	A large amount of text that should be displayed in a fixed-width font

Styles

Changing the basic font type for emphasis or annotation.

Format option	What it will look like
Bold	This text is rendered in the bold version of the normal font.
Italic	This text is rendered in the italic version of the normal font.
Strikethrough	~~This text is rendered with a line through the normal font.~~
Underline	This text is rendered with a line beneath the normal font.
Subscripts	This is an example of a_subscript
Superscripts	This is an example of a^superscript

Further help and feedback

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 |-
 ! Normal text
-| Text in a regular paragraph format
+| Text in a regular paragraph format.
 |-
-! Heading 2
+! Heading (h2)
+| <h2>This is the Highest Level of Section Heading</h2>(It is meant for major sections and is usually set off by a horizontal rule across the width of the text area. It will appear after an integer in the [[Help:Table of contents|table of contents]].)
-| <h2>is the highest (listed) level of paragraph formatting. This is meant for major section headings.</h2>
 |-
+!  Sub-heading 1 (h3)
-! Heading 3
-|<h3>is a sub-header and can be used as a sub-section heading</h3>
+|<h3>This is a sub-header</h3>(It can be used to subdivide a major section. It will appear after the first decimal in the table of contents.)
 |-
+! Sub-heading 2 (h4)
-! Heading 4
-|<h4>is a smaller sub-header</h4>
+|<h4>This is a smaller sub-header</h4>(It will appear after the second decimal in the table of contents.)
 |-
+! Sub-heading 3 (h5)
-! Heading 5
-|<h5>is even smaller</h5>
+|<h5>This one is even smaller</h5>(It will appear after the third decimal in the table of contents.)
 |-
+! Sub-heading 4 (h6)
-! Heading 6
-|<h6>is the smallest sub-header option</h6>
+|<h6>This is the smallest sub-header option</h6>(It will appear after the fourth decimal in the table of contents.)
+|-
+! Page title (h1)
+|<h1>Only used on page titles</h1>(Please do not use this on a normal wiki page)
 |}
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 |-
 ! Code
-| <code>Inline technical text that should be displayed in a fixed-width font</code>
+| Inline <code>technical text</code> that should be displayed in a fixed-width font
 |-
 ! Preformatted
-| <pre>A large amount of text that should be displayed in a fixed-width font</pre>
+| <pre>A large amount of text that should be displayed
+in a fixed-width font</pre>
+|}
+== Styles ==
+Changing the basic font type for emphasis or annotation.
+{| class="article-table"
+! style="width:25%;" | Format option
+! style="width:75%;" | What it will look like
+|-
+! Bold
+| <b>This text is rendered in the bold version of the normal font.</b>
+|-
+! Italic
+| <i>This text is rendered in the italic version of the normal font.</i>
+|-
+! Strikethrough
+| <s>This text is rendered with a line through the normal font.</s>
+|-
+! Underline
+| <u>This text is rendered with a line beneath the normal font.</u>
+|-
+! Subscripts
+| This is an example of a<sub>subscript</sub>
+|-
+! Superscripts
+| This is an example of a<sup>superscript</sup>
 |}
 == See also ==
+* How to format text using [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]]
+* How to format [[Help:Math|mathematic symbols and equations]]
 * How to [[Help:Links|link text]]
 * Instructions on [[Help:New page|creating a new page]]
 == Further help and feedback ==
-{{Help and feedback section}}__NOTOC__
+{{Help and feedback section}}
+__NOTOC__
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