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.
  1. Numbered lists are also good
    1. very organized
    2. 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
    1. 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>