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Text Formatting Rules
It's quite possible to create a page without any special formatting at all. The text you type in will be shown as it was typed, flowing from line to line in a single block. To start a new paragraph just press the enter key twice to add a blank line. If you really need to force a line break you can use this code [[br]] but it is rarely necessary.
Normally, you'll just get plain, left-aligned text. To do anything more creative to your text, you'll probably need to put some sort of markup on both sides of your special text. For example, two single quotes (which look remarkably like double quotes but which won't work) around ''something'' will give you something; three single quotes around '''something else''' gives you something else bolded.
| Desired effect | You type | The page displays: |
| bold (enclose with three single quotes) | '''bold''' | bold |
| italics (enclose with two single quotes) | ''italics'' | italics |
| bold italics (enclose with five single quotes) | '''''bold italics''''' | bold italics |
| underlined (enclose with two underscores) | __underlined__ | underlined |
| superscript (enclose with carets) | a^2^ + b^2^ = c^2^ | a2 + b2 = c2 |
| subscript (enclose with two commas) | H,,2,,O | H2O |
| strikethrough (enclose with --X and X--) | I am --XnotX-- available. |
I am |
| force a carriage return ([[br]]) | I am on [[br]] two lines |
I am on two lines |
| preformatted (ignores wiki markup) (enclose in three curly braces) | {{{ ''not italic'' }}} | ''not italic'' |
| centred (enclose in --> arrows <--) | --> centred text <-- |
centred text |
Examples
1. To centre your text, you need to put the symbols "-->" and "<--" around the text. For example, if you want to centre "I am centred.":
| You type | The page displays: |
| -->I am centred.<-- |
I am centred. |
2. To mix up some markup, using bold and italics, see below:
| You type | The page displays: |
| Here's some '''''bold and italics;'' now just bold only.''' | Here's some bold and italics; now just bold only. |
3. To insert text (inline) without formatting, in a monospace font, use three curly braces like this:
| You type | The page displays: |
| {{{'''No''' markup here! }}} | '''No''' markup here! |
*Note: To show an example of code (unformatted text) in a rectangular box, put the three "opening" curly braces at the end of the line immediately above the code and the three "closing" curly braces at the beginning of the line immediately below the code.
For more information on the possible markup, see Wiki How to Begin.
(Page adapted from Wikispot help pages)
