Help:Editing

See Wikipedia:How to edit a page for more detailed explanations and advanced syntax.

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 [[Main Page]]`	↳ Main 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 03:26, 21 December 2008 (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

Bullet 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

Use a sandbox such as Test for experimentation with editing
Wikipedia:Introduction, a tour of features
Help:Editing, an extended cheatsheet
Wikipedia:The perfect article, a checklist of components required to make a "perfect" article
Poster-size .pdf cheatsheet, intended for printing, available in many languages
The encyclopedic article on cheat sheets

Level 1