Summary
Text Formatting Rules
Emphasis: '' for italics, __ for bold, ''__ for both
Lists: * for bullet lists, # for numbered lists, "; term : definition" for definition lists
References: JoinCapitalizedWords or use square brackets for a [page link] or URL [http://cool.wiki.int/].
Footnotes: Use [1],[2],[3],...
Preventing linking Prefix with "!": !DoNotHyperlink, name links like [text | URL] (double up on the "[")
Misc "!", "!!", "!!!" make headings, "%%%" makes a linebreak, "----" makes a horizontal rule
Paragraphs
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Don't indent paragraphs
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Words wrap and fill as needed
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Use blank lines as separators
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Four or more minus signs make a horizontal rule
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%%% makes a linebreak (in headings and lists too)
Lists
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asterisk for first level
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asterisk-asterisk for second level, etc.
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Use * for bullet lists, # for numbered lists (mix at will)
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semicolon-term-colon-definition for definition lists:
- term here
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definition here, as in the <DL><DT><DD> list
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One line for each item
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Other leading whitespace signals preformatted text, changes font.
Headings
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'!' at the start of a line makes a small heading
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'!!' at the start of a line makes a medium heading
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'!!!' at the start of a line makes a large heading
Fonts
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Indent with one or more spaces to use a monospace font:
This is in monospace
This is not
Indented Paragraphs
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semicolon-colon -- works like <BLOCKQUOTE>
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this is an indented block of text
Emphasis
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Use doubled single-quotes ('') for emphasis (usually italics)
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Use doubled underscores (__) for strong emphasis (usually bold)
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Mix them at will: bold italics
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Emphasis can be used multiple times within a line, but cannot cross line boundaries:
''this
will not work''
References
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Hyperlinks to other pages within the Wiki are made by using Link Words (preferred) or by placing the page name in square brackets: Crossword September 2004 if making a Link Word is not possible
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Hyperlinks to external pages are done like this: http://www.wcsb.org
(the square brackets are optional)
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You can name the links by providing a name, a bar (|) and then the hyperlink or pagename: PhpWiki home page
- the front page
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You can suppress linking by preceding the word with a '!', e.g. NotLinkedAsWikiName, http://not.linked.to
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You can create footnotes by using [1], [2], [3], ... like this here . See footnote for counterpart. (If the [ is in the first column, it is a footnote definition rather than a footnote reference .)
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URLs ending with .png, .gif, or .jpg are inlined if in square brackets, by themselves:
Tables
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Simple tables are available. A table row is introduced by a | in the first column. It is best described by example:
|| __Name__ |v __Cost__ |v __Notes__
| __First__ | __Last__
|> Jeff |< Dairiki |^ Cheap |< Not worth it
|> Marco |< Polo | Cheaper |< Not available
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will generate
| Name | Cost | Notes |
| First | Last |
| Jeff | Dairiki | Cheap | Not worth it |
| Marco | Polo | Cheaper | Not available |
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Note that multiple |'s lead to spanned columns, and v's can be used to span rows. A > generates a right justified column, < a left justified column and ^ a centered column (which is the default.)
HTML Mark-Up Language
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Don't bother
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< and > are themselves
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The & characters will not work
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If you really must use HTML, your system administrator can enable this feature. Start each line with a bar (|). Note that this feature is disabled by default.
Footnotes:
By using [1] a second time (in the first column) the footnote itself is defined. You may refer to a footnote as many times as you want, but you may only define it once on the page. Note the the [1] in the footnote links back to the first reference, if there are multiple references there will be +'s after the [1] which will link to the other references. (References which come after the footnote definition will not be linked to.)