Formatting Text

Text formatting rules

What it look like	What one type
Italic Bold Italic and bold	''Italic'' '''Bold''' '''''Italic and bold'''''
You can strike out and underline words.	You can <strike>strike out</strike> and <u>underline</u> words.

Sectioning

What it look like	What one type
New section Subsection Sub-subsection	==New section== ===Subsection=== ====Sub-subsection====
One single line break is ignored. But a single empty line creates a new break. A line break can be forced.	One single '''line break''' is ignored. But a single empty line creates a new break. A line break can<br/>be forced.

Varies sorts of lists

What it look like	What one type
Lists are easy to do: Start every line with a star. More stars means deeper levels. A newline in a list marks the end of a list item.	* Lists are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars means deeper levels. **** A newline in a list marks the end of a list item.
Numbered lists are also good very organized easy to follow	# Numbered lists are also good ## very organized ## easy to follow
Definition list  list of definitions item  the item's definition another item the other item's definition	; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition ; another item : the other item's definition
A colon indents a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph.	: A colon indents ::a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
You can even do mixed lists and nest them like this	* You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this

Preformatted Text

What it look like	What one type
IF a line starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code; * ASCII art; * chemical structures;	IF a line starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code; * [[ASCII art]]; * chemical structures;

Alignment

What it look like	What one type
Text align: center.	<div align="center"><nowiki>'''Text align: center'''.</nowiki>
Text align: right.	<div align="right"><nowiki>'''Text align: right'''<nowiki>.</div>

Miscellaneous

What it look like	What one type
A horizontal line: Text before and after.	A '''horizontal line''': Text before ---- and after.
Comments Some text end a	'''Comments''' <br/> Some text and a <!-- hidden comment -->
This [[wiki syntax]] is [[Ignore|ignored]]	<nowiki>This [[wiki syntax]] is [[Ignore|ignored]] </nowiki>