Help:Basic Markup

Wiki mark-up is a tad different than HTML, BBC, or other methods. As such, it is important to have a short guide on its basics.

Note: This is primarily meant to be used as a primer and a reference document. If you want to learn more, see the section on Wikimedia's Meta-Wiki.

Commonly Used Markup

Mark-up	Result
To italicize text, put ''two'' apostrophes before and after the text. To make text appear bold, put '''three''' apostrophes before and after the text. To apply both effects, use '''''five''''', count 'em '''''five''''', apostrophes.	To italicize text, put two apostrophes before and after the text. To make text appear bold, put three apostrophes before and after the text. To apply both effects, use five, count 'em five, apostrophes.
==Section Headings== Section headings are very useful, allowing you to split up and organize pages. ===Subsections=== You can even make subheadings and delve into more detail on one topic. Just use an additional equal sign on both sides of the topic title. ====Sub-subsections==== ...and so on and so forth. Be sure not to use a single equal sign; those aren't meant to be used in articles.	Section Headings Section headings are very useful, allowing you to split up and organize pages. Subsections You can even make subheadings and delve into more detail on one topic. Just use an additional equal sign on both sides of the topic title. Sub-subsections ...and so on and so forth. Be sure not to use a single equal sign; those aren't meant to be used in articles.
*Unordered lists are very useful **You can even make subitems ***...and sub-subitems ***Just increase the number of asterisks ***You have to handle mid-list newlines **:in a special way, however... ...otherwise you will break apart the list *It's easy as pie!	Unordered lists are very useful You can even make subitems ...and sub-subitems Just increase the number of asterisks You have to handle mid-list newlines in a special way, however... ...otherwise you will break apart the list It's easy as pie!
#Numbered lists are also very simple ##They support subitems ##the same way unordered lists do ###But, again, ##:make sure you handle the new lines ##:properly Otherwise you'll break the list... #...and it'll start over at 1.	Numbered lists are also very simple They support subitems the same way unordered lists do But, again, make sure you handle new lines properly... ...otherwise you'll break the list... ...and it'll start over at 1.
Links are essential to all Wikis, including the one about [[MegaZeux]]. Simply surround the target article name in double-square brackets to link to it.	Links are essential to all Wikis, including the one about MegaZeux. Simply surround the target article name in double-square brackets to link to it.
If you want to link to a particular section in an article, you can do it with no trouble: [[MegaZeux#Robotic]] The above link brings you directly to the "Robotic" section in the [[MegaZeux]] article.	If you want to link to a particular section in an article, you can do it with no trouble: MegaZeux#Robotic The above link brings you directly to the "Robotic" section in the MegaZeux article.
If you want to create a link, but want the link text to be different than the article that it links to, you would do something like [[MegaZeux|this]]! Just put the name of the article, a pipe, and what you want it to say on the page in double-square brackets.	If you want to create a link, but want the link text to be different than the article that it links to, you would do something like this! Just put the name of the article, a pipe, and what you want it to say on the page in double-square brackets.
If you want to link to an external site, just type the URL in the page as-is: http://www.digitalmzx.net/ If you want to mask the URL behind some text, just type the URL, a space, and the text that you want it to display in single square brackets: [http://www.digitalmzx.net/ DigitalMZX]	If you want to link to an external site, just type the URL in the page as-is: http://www.digitalmzx.net/ If you want to mask the URL behind some text, just type the URL, a space, and the text that you want it to display in single square brackets: DigitalMZX
It is good practice to sign discussion pages after you make a post to them. To do so, use four tildes in a row: ~~~~ You may also wish to seperate it from the actual post with a couple of hyphens: --~~~~	It is good practice to sign discussion pages after you make a post to them. To do so, use four tildes in a row: Spectere 17:08, 24 October 2006 (CDT) You may also wish to seperate it from the actual post with a couple of hyphens: --Spectere 17:08, 24 October 2006 (CDT)