Changes: Help:Wikitext

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Wikitext is the main markup language used to format content on Fandom. It can be used to add photos, tables, bold styles, links, and many other visual changes.

It's not necessary to know wikitext in order to edit a page: you can use the VisualEditor, or visual mode in the classic editor, to avoid it. However, users who learn it may appreciate the additional control they have over page content.

Wikitext can be used via 'source mode' in either editor. To access an article's wikitext:

Classic editor: click the 'Source' tab at the top right of the edit area.
VisualEditor: click the menu button towards the right side of the toolbar, and choose 'Source Editor'.

Below is an outline of basic wikitext that you can use while editing. Many of the options listed below have shortcut buttons in the editor toolbars.

Text formatting

Inline wikitext: code you can use anywhere in the code
Description	You type	You get
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic
Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold
Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic
Internal link (within a wiki)	`[[Help:Contents]]` `[[Help:Contents\|Displayed text]]`	Help:Contents Displayed text
Redirect to another page	`#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]`	Help:Contents
External link (to other websites)	`[https://www.example.org]` `[https://www.example.org displayed text]` `https://www.example.org`	[1] displayed text https://www.example.org
Sign your posts on talk pages	`~~~~` (4 tildes)	Your username 11:19, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Insert the current date and time (UTC). Generally only used on talk pages.	`~~~~~` (5 tildes)	11:19, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Display wikitext code as typed	`<nowiki>[[This is not a link]]</nowiki>`	[[This is not a link]]

Code that works only at the start of a line
Description	You type	You get
Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	`==Level 2==` `===Level 3===` `====Level 4====` `=====Level 5=====` `======Level 6======`	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Indented paragraph or line	`No indent` `: One indent` `:: Two indents`	No indent One indent Two indents
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
Mixed list	`* bulleted item` `# numbered item 1` `#: indented item a` `#: indented item b` `# numbered item 2`	bulleted item numbered item 1 indented item a indented item b numbered item 2
Preformatted text with working links	`" "Color Text` (note space at start, remove quotation marks)	Color Text
Preformatted text that shows underlying wikitext	`<pre>[[Color]] Text</pre>`	[[Color]] Text

Image formatting

Description	You type	You get
Image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png]]`
Sized image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|100px]]`
Thumbnail image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|thumb\|Caption text]]`	Caption text
Aligned image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|thumb\|100px\|left]]` `[[File:SeaOtter.png\|thumb\|100px\|center]]` `[[File:SeaOtter.png\|thumb\|100px\|right]]`
Linked image	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|link=Help:Contents]]`
Changed alt text	`[[File:SeaOtter.png\|alt=A sea otter\|]]`

Further wikitext examples

For more complex content that is sometimes more easily managed with wikitext editing, see:

Further help and feedback

Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
Check Fandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
Check Contacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article

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-{{Uni-vid|Wikia University - Introduction to Wikitext}}
-{{tocright}}'''Wikitext''' is the main markup language used to format content on FANDOM. It can be used to add photos, tables, bold styles, links, and other many other visual changes.
+{{tocright}}'''Wikitext''' is the main markup language used to format content on Fandom. It can be used to add photos, tables, bold styles, links, and many other visual changes.
-It's not necessary to know wikitext in order to edit a page: you can use the [[Help:VisualEditor|new VisualEditor]], or visual mode in the [[Help:Classic editor|classic editor]], to avoid it. However, users who learn it may appreciate the additional control they have over page content.
+It's not necessary to know wikitext in order to edit a page: you can use the [[Help:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]], or visual mode in the [[Help:Classic editor|classic editor]], to avoid it. However, users who learn it may appreciate the additional control they have over page content.
 Wikitext can be used via '[[Help:Source edit mode|source mode]]' in either editor. To access an article's wikitext:
 * [[Help:Classic editor|Classic editor]]: click the 'Source' tab at the top right of the edit area.
 * [[Help:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]]: click the menu button towards the right side of the toolbar, and choose 'Source Editor'.
+<jwplayer media-id="yDDdCwdm" />
-{{Uni-vid|Wikia University - How to Use Wikitext}}
 Below is an outline of basic wikitext that you can use while [[Help:Editing|editing]]. Many of the options listed below have shortcut buttons in the editor toolbars.
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 |Redirect to another page
 |<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code>
-|http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/central/images/b/b5/Redirectltr.png/revision/latest [[Help:Contents]]
+|https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/central/images/b/b5/Redirectltr.png/revision/latest [[Help:Contents]]
 |-
 |External link<br />(to other websites)
-|<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org]</nowiki></code><br />
+|<code><nowiki>[https://www.example.org]</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>[http://www.example.org displayed text]</nowiki></code><br />
+<code><nowiki>[https://www.example.org displayed text]</nowiki></code><br />
-<code><nowiki>http://www.example.org</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>https://www.example.org</nowiki></code>
-|[http://www.example.org]<br />
+|[https://www.example.org]<br />
-[http://www.example.org displayed text]<br />
+[https://www.example.org displayed text]<br />
-http://www.example.org
+https://www.example.org
 |-
 |Sign your posts <br />on talk pages
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 |-
 |Headings<br />
-<span style="font-size:80%;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>
+<span style="font-size:80%;">''A [[Help:Table_of_contents|Table of Contents]] will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>
 |
 <code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br />
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 <div style="font-size: 1.05em; margin-top: 0.3em; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em;">Level 5</div>
 <div style="font-size: 0.95em; margin-top: 0.3em; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em;">Level 6</div>
+|-
+|Indented paragraph or line
+|
+<code>No indent</code><br />
+<code>: One indent</code><br />
+<code>:: Two indents</code><br />
+|
+No indent
+: One indent
+:: Two indents
 |-
 |Bulleted list
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 <code>#Three</code>
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-#One
+# One
-#Two
+# Two
-##Two point one
+## Two point one
-#Three
+# Three
+|-
+|Mixed list
+|
+<code>* bulleted item</code><br />
+<code>*# numbered item 1</code><br />
+<code>*#: indented item a</code><br />
+<code>*#: indented item b</code><br />
+<code>*# numbered item 2</code>
+|
+* bulleted item
+*# numbered item 1
+*#: indented item a
+*#: indented item b
+*# numbered item 2
 |-
 |Preformatted text '''with''' working links
 |
-<tt>_[[Color]] Text</tt> (note space at start)
+<tt>" "[[Help:Color|Color]] Text</tt> (note space at start, remove quotation marks)
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- [[Color]] Text
+ [[Help:Color|Color]] Text
 |-
 |Preformatted text that shows underlying wikitext