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  • Creator: atErik
  • Comment: showing HTML equivalent codes, as MediaWiki also supports using these HTML codes
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  • Reviewed by: Chris_Ilias
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This is the wiki and special markup available on SUMO.

Markup common to articles and forum posts

Description What it looks like Wiki Syntax
Typeface
Bold bold '''bold''' or <b>bold</b>
Italics italics ''italics'' or <i>italics</i>
Underline underline <u>underline</u>
Superscript Text in superscript Text in <sup>superscript</sup>
Subscript Text in subscript Text in <sub>subscript</sub>
Strikeout Strikeout or Strikeout <s>Strikeout</s> or <del>Strikeout</del>
Code code <code>code</code>

Quoting
Blockquote
blockquote
<blockquote>blockquote</blockquote>
Preformatted text (start each line with a space) 
This    is
preformatted

 This   is
 preformatted

Text breaks
Line break line

break

line

break

Line break within tables, lists, etc. line
break 		line<br>break
Horizontal rule text above

text below 

text above
----
text below

Links
Link to other articles Page Title [[Page Title]]
Link specific text to other articles click here [[Page Title|click here]]
Link specific text to anchor in the same article click here [[#w_anchor|click here]]
Link specific text to anchor in other articles click here [[Page Title#w_anchor|click here]]
External link http://www.mozilla.com/ [http://www.mozilla.com/]
External link with text Mozilla [http://www.mozilla.com/ Mozilla]

Lists
Numbered list
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
  3. Item 3
# Item 1
# Item 2
# Item 3 		<ol>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
</ol>
Unordered list
  • Item A
  • Item B
  • Item C
* Item A
* Item B
* Item C 		<ul>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
</ul>
Unordered sub-list
within a numbered list
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
    • Item 2a
    • Item 2b
  3. Item 3
#Item 1
#Item 2
#* Item 2a
#*Item 2b
#Item 3 		<ol>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2

 <ul>
 <li>Item 2a</li>
 <li>Item 2b</li>
 </ul>
</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
</ol>

Mixed sub-lists
(You can mix and match
multiple list types)
  • Item A
    1. Item A.1
      • Item A.1.a
      1. Item A.1.1
* Item A
*# Item A.1
*#* Item A.1.a
*## Item A.1.1 		<li> Item A

 <ol>
  <li> Item A.1
   <ul>
    <li> Item A.1.a</li>
   </ul>
   <ol>
    <li> Item A.1.1</li>
   </ol>
  </li>
 </ol>
</li>


Tables
Table with caption,
and column headings
and multiple rows
Table caption
col 1col 2
AB
CD 
{|
|+ Table caption
!col 1!!col 2
|-
|A||B
|-
|C||D
|}
<table>

 <caption>Table caption</caption>
 <tr>
  <th>col 1</th><th>col 2</th>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>A</td><td>B</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>C</td><td>D</td>
 </tr>
</table>


Media
Image The image "Image Title" does not exist. [[Image:Image Title]]

Miscellaneous
Escape wiki parsing [[Not a link]] <nowiki>[[Not a link]]</nowiki>
Hidden comments <!-- comment -->


Markup for articles

Article Wiki markup

Description What it looks like Wiki Syntax
Headings
Table of Contents Table of Contents
(list of article headings) 		__TOC__
Indicates a level 1 heading

Level 1

= Level 1 =
Indicates a level 2 heading

Level 2

== Level 2 ==
Indicates a level 3 heading

Level 3

=== Level 3 ===
Indicates a level 4 heading

Level 4

==== Level 4 ====
Indicates a level 5 heading
Level 5
===== Level 5 =====
Indicates a level 6 heading
Level 6
====== Level 6 ======

Customized styling
Note
text
{note}text{/note}
Warning
text
{warning}text{/warning}
Preference name / value text {pref text}
File name / path file {filepath file}
Keyboard shortcut Ctrl + T {key Ctrl+T}
Menu path Firefox {menu Firefox}
Button Button {button Button}

Indent text
Definition list
Term
Definition
Term
Definition a
Definition b
Reference
; Term
: Definition
; Term
: Definition a
: Definition b
:: Reference

Media
Image The image "Image Title" does not exist. [[Image:Image Title]]
Video The video "Video Title" does not exist. [[Video:Video Title]]

{for}

{for} doesn't get any special styling. It's useful for specifying that content only applies to certain operating systems or Firefox versions. See How to use "For" tags for details.

Templates

Templates are a way of reusing small pieces of content. Instead of writing a message twice, you can create and update it in one place, and then refer to it in other pages. The other pages will stay up-to-date with changes to the Template automatically! See Using Templates for details.