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Revision as of 04:44, December 17, 2006
You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in italic, you include it in two single quotes like ''this''
Text formatting markup
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 Wiki Law School) |
[[name of page]] |
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Redirect to another page |
#redirect [[Target page]] |
1. redirect Target page |
External link (to other websites) |
[http://www.example.com] |
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Escape wiki markup |
with ''markup'' |
with markup |
Sign your posts |
~~~~ |
Username 15:22, |
Applies only at the beginning of the line | ||
Headings of different sizes |
==level 1== |
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 |
Bullet list |
* one |
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Numbered list |
# one |
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Definition list |
;Definition |
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Paragraphs
Wiki Law School ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tag <br />.
HTML
Some HTML-Tags are allowed in Wiki Law School, for example <code>, <div>, <span> and <font>.
More advanced formatting
Beyond the basic text formatting markup shown above, there are some more advanced formatting tricks: