Formatting Text

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Text formatting

What it looks like	What one types
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 looks like	What one types
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.

Various sorts of lists

What it looks like	What one types
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 looks like	What one types
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 looks like	What one types
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 looks like	What one types
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>

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