OpenWetWare:Software/Wikitext/Cheat-Sheet

Wikipedia Cheatsheet For more details, see How to edit a page
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 Wikipedia)	[[Name of page]] [[Name of page|display text]]	Name of page display text
Redirect to another page	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	File:Redirectltr.pngTarget page
External link (to other websites)	[http://www.example.org] [http://www.example.org display text] http://www.example.org	[1] display text http://www.example.org
Sign your posts on talk pages	~~~~	Your username 19:23, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	== Level 1 == === Level 2 === ==== Level 3 ==== ===== Level 4 ===== ====== Level 5 ======	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
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
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]	Caption text

See also

• For a tour of features, see the Introduction to Wikipedia.
• For experimentation with editing, use the sandbox.
• For a checklist of elements required to make a "perfect" article, see The perfect article.
• For print cheatsheets, see the MediaWiki reference card or the poster-size cheatsheet (available in many languages).
• The encyclopedic article on cheat sheets
• Citation templates