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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|Text to display]]	Name of page Text to display
External link (to other websites)	[http://www.example.org Text to display] [http://www.example.org] http://www.example.org	Text to display [1] http://www.example.org
Redirect to another page	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	File:Redirectltr.pngTarget page
Footnotes/References Numbering is generated automatically.	To create a footnote or reference, use this format: Article text.<ref name=test>[http://www.example.com Link text], additional text.</ref>	Article text.<ref name=test>Link text, additional text.</ref>
	To reuse the same note, reuse the name with a trailing slash: Article text.<ref name=test/>
	To display notes, add this line to the References section <references/>	<references />
For talkpages
Signature (for Talk Pages)	~~~~	Your username 18:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Indenting Text Applies only at the beginning of lines.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
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
Images
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]	File:Wiki.png Caption text

See also

• For a tour of features, see the Introduction to Wikipedia.
• Magic Words of Wikipedia
• For experimentation with editing, use the sandbox.
• For a guide to more advanced page editing, see How to edit a page
• 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