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'''Wiki markup''', also known as ''wikitext'' or ''wikicode'', consists of the syntax and keywords used by the {{wplink|MediaWiki}} software to format a page. To learn how to see this markup, and to save an edit, see: [[Help:Editing]]. There is a short list of markup and tips at [[Help:Cheatsheet]].

In addition to wiki markup, some {{wplink|HTML element}}s are also allowed for presentation formatting. See [[Help:HTML in wikitext]] for information on this.
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== Layout ==

=== Sections ===
==== Section headings ====
{{see|Help:Section}}

The <code>=</code> through <code>======</code> markup are headings for the sections with which they are associated.
* A single = is styled as the article title and should not be used within an article.
* Headings are styled through {{wplink|CSS}} and add an <code>[edit]</code> link.
* Four or more headings cause a table of contents to be generated automatically.
* Do not use <em>any</em> markup after the final heading markup – this will either break the heading, or will cause the heading to not be included in an edit summary.

{{markup
|<nowiki>== Section ==</nowiki>
|{{fake heading|Section}}
|<nowiki>=== Subsection ===</nowiki>
|{{fake heading|sub=3|Subsection}}
|<nowiki>==== Sub-subsection ====</nowiki>
|{{fake heading|sub=4|Sub-subsection}}
}}
And so on.

Wiki headings translate to {{wplink|HTML}} {{wplink|HTML element#h1|heading element}}s, {{tag|h1|o}} through {{tag|h6|o}}, styled as follows by default:

{{#lst:Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML_section}}

Templates: {{tl|fake heading}} for use in documentation.

==== Horizontal rule ====
The horizontal rule represents a paragraph-level thematic break. Do not use in article content, as rules are only used after main sections, and this is automatic.

{{markup
|<nowiki>----</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
----
}}

HTML equivalent: {{tag|hr|s}}

==== Table of contents ====
{{see|Help:TOC}}

When a page has at least four headings, a table of contents (TOC) will automatically appear after the lead and before the first heading. The TOC can be controlled by magic words or templates:
* <code><nowiki>__FORCETOC__</nowiki></code> forces the TOC to appear at the normal location regardless of the number of headings.
* <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code> forces the TOC to appear at the point where the magic word is inserted instead of the normal location.
* <code><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></code> disables the TOC entirely.
* {{tl|TOC limit}} can be used to control the depth of subsections included in the TOC. This is useful where the TOC is long and unwieldy.
* [[:Category:table of contents templates]] contains a number of specialized TOC templates.

=== Line breaks ===
{{see|Wikipedia:Line-break handling|Wikipedia:Don't use line breaks}}

Line breaks or newlines are used to add whitespace between lines, such as separating paragraphs.
* A line break that is visible in the content is inserted by pressing {{key press|Enter}} twice.
* Pressing {{key press|Enter}} once will place a line break in the markup, but it will not show in the rendered content, except when using list markup.
* Markup such as bold or italics will be terminated at a line break.

{{markup
|<nowiki>A single newline here
has no effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph, 
or ends a list or an indented part.
</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
A single newline here
has no effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph, 
or ends a list or an indented part.
}}

HTML equivalent: {{tag|br|o}} or {{tag|br|s}}

Templates:
* {{tl|break}} adds multiple line breaks.
* {{tl|clear}} adds a break with styling, to clear floating elements.
* {{tl|plainlist}} and {{tl|unbulleted list}} both create an unbulleted list.

=== Indent text ===
Indentation is most commonly used on talk pages, though the Lexicon does not use Talk pages, indention may at times be useful.

{{markup
|<nowiki>Indentation as used on talk pages:
:Each colon at the start of a line
::causes the line to be indented by three more character positions.
:::(The indentation persists
so long as no carriage return or line break is used.)
:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.
::::Use an extra colon for each response.
:::::And so forth ...
::::::And so on ...</nowiki>
|Indentation as used on talk pages:
:Each colon at the start of a line
::causes the line to be indented by three more character positions.
:::(The indentation persists
so long as no carriage return or line break is used.)
:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.
::::Use an extra colon for each response.
:::::And so forth ...
::::::And so on ...
}}

=== Blockquote ===

When there is a need for separating a block of text. This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text.
{{markup
|<nowiki><blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.
</blockquote>
</nowiki>
|<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.
</blockquote>
}}

=== Center text ===

{{markup
|<source lang="html5" inline><div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">Centered text</div></source>
|2=<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">Centered text</div>
}}

To center a table, see [[Help:Table#Centering tables]].
Please do not use {{tag|center}}, as it is obsolete.

===Align text to right===

You can align content in a separate container:

{{markup
|1=<source lang="html5" inline><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">Text on the right</div></source>
|2=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.<div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">Text on the right</div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
}}

Or; make the text float around it:

{{markup
|1=<source lang="html5" inline><div class="floatright">Text on the right</div></source>
|2=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.<div class="floatright">Text on the right</div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

|3=<nowiki>{{stack|Text on the right}}</nowiki>
|4=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.{{stack|Text on the right}}Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
}}

=== Lists ===
{{see|Help:List}}

Do not leave blank lines between items in a list unless there is a reason to do so, since this causes the MediaWiki software to interpret each item as beginning a new list.

==== Unordered lists ====

{{markup
|<nowiki>* Item1
* Item2
* Item3
* Item4
** Sub-item 4 a)
*** Sub-item 4 a) 1.
**** Sub-item 4 a) 1. i)
**** Sub-item 4 a) 1. ii)
** Sub-item 4 b)
* Item5</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
* Item1
* Item2
* Item3
* Item4
** Sub-item 4 a)
*** Sub-item 4 a) 1.
**** Sub-item 4 a) 1. i)
**** Sub-item 4 a) 1. ii)
** Sub-item 4 b)
* Item5
}}

==== Ordered lists ====

{{markup
|<nowiki>
# Item1
# Item2
# Item3
# Item4
## Sub-item 1
### Sub-sub-item
#### Sub-sub-sub-item
## Sub-item 2
# Item5
</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
# Item1
# Item2
# Item3
# Item4
## Sub-item 1
### Sub-sub-item
#### Sub-sub-sub-item
## Sub-item 2
# Item5
}}

====Description lists ====
To list terms and definitions, start a new line with a semicolon (;) followed by the term. Then, type a colon (:) followed by a definition.  The format can also be used for other purposes, such as make and models of vehicles, etc.

''Description lists''<!--HTML5 name--> (formerly ''definition lists''<!--HTML4 name-->, and a.k.a. ''association lists''<!--draft HTML5 name-->) consist of group names corresponding to values. Group names (terms) are in bold. Values (definitions) are indented. Each group <em>must</em> include one or more definitions. For a single or first value, the <code>:</code> can be placed on the same line after <code>;</code> – but subsequent values must be placed on separate lines.

{{note|Do not use a semicolon (;) simply to bold a line without defining a value using a colon (:). This usage renders invalid {{wplink|HTML5]] and creates issues with {{wplink|screen reader}}s.}}

{{markup
|<nowiki>; Term : Definition1</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
; Term : Definition1
|<nowiki>; Term
: Definition1
: Definition2
: Definition3
: Definition4</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
; Term
: Definition1
: Definition2
: Definition3
: Definition4
}}

HTML equivalent: {{tag|dl|o}} {{tag|dt}}, {{tag|dd}} {{tag|dl|c}}

=== Retaining newlines and spaces ===

The MediaWiki software suppresses single newlines and converts lines starting with a space to preformatted text in a dashed box. HTML suppresses multiple spaces. It is often desirable to retain these elements for poems, lyrics, mottoes, oaths and the like. The [[mw:Extension:Poem|Poem]] extension adds HTML-like {{tag|poem}} tags to maintain newlines and spaces. These tags may be used inside other tags such as {{tag|blockquote}}. {{wplink|CSS|CSS styles}} may be applied to this tag, e.g.: <code><nowiki><poem style="margin-left: 2em;"></nowiki></code>.

{{markup
|<nowiki><poem>
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
  A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
  Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
  With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
  Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
  Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
</poem></nowiki>
|<poem>
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
  A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
  Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
  With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
  Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
  Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
</poem>
}}

== Format ==

===Text formatting===

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
!style="width:34%;"| Description
!style="width:33%;"| What you type
!style="width:33%;"| What it looks like

<!---------- italics, bold, smallcaps ----------->
|- id="emph" style="vertical-align: top;"
|
''italics'', '''bold''', {{smallcaps|small capital letters}}
|
<pre>
To ''italicize text'', put two 
consecutive apostrophes on each side 
of it.

Three apostrophes each side will 
'''bold the text'''.

Five consecutive apostrophes on each 
side (two for italics plus three for 
bold) produces '''''bold italics'''''.

'''''Italic and bold formatting''''' 
only works correctly within a single 
line.

For text as {{smallcaps|small caps}}, 
use the template {{tl|smallcaps}}.
</pre>
|
To ''italicize text'', put two consecutive apostrophes on each side of it.

Three apostrophes each side will '''bold the text'''.

Five consecutive apostrophes on each side (two for italics plus three for bold) produces '''''bold italics'''''.

'''''Italic and bold formatting''''' only works correctly within a single line.

For text as {{smallcaps|small caps}}, use the template {{tl|smallcaps}}.

<!------------- inline source code -------------->
|-
|
Small chunks of {{wplink|source code}} within a line of normal text.

Code is displayed in a {{wplink|Monospaced font|monospace}} font.
|
<pre><nowiki>function <code>int m2()</code> is nice.</nowiki></pre>
|
function <code>int m2()</code> is nice.

<!------------ syntax highlighting -------------->
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
[[mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight GeSHi|Syntax highlighting]] for source code.

Computer code has colored text and more stringent formatting. For example, to define a function: <code>int m2()</code>, with highlights.
|
<pre><nowiki><syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
#include <iostream>
int m2 (int ax, char *p_ax) {
  std::cout <<"Hello World!";
  return 0;
}</syntaxhighlight></nowiki></pre>
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
#include <iostream>
int m2 (int ax, char *p_ax) {
  std::cout <<"Hello World!";
  return 0;
}</syntaxhighlight>

<!---------------- <small> text ----------------->
|-
|
<small>Small text</small>
|
<source lang="html5">
Use <small>small text</small> only 
when necessary.
</source>
|
Use <small>small text</small> only when necessary.

<!---------------- <small> span ----------------->
|-
|
<small style="font-size:87%;">a <nowiki><small></nowiki> span</small>
|
<source lang="html5">
To match, for example, the font-size 
used in an [[Help:Visual file 
markup#Caption|image caption]], 
the "small" tag can also be used to 
<small style="font-size:87%;">reduce 
a text's font-size to 87%</small>.
</source>
|
To match, for example, the font-size used in an [[Help:Visual file markup#Caption|image caption]], the "small" tag can also be used to <small style="font-size:87%;">reduce a text's font-size to 87%</small>.

<!----------------- <big> text ------------------>
|-
|
<big>Big text</big>
|
<source lang="html5">
Better not use <big>big text</big>, 
unless <small>it's <big>within</big> 
small</small> text.
</source>
|
Better not use <big>big text</big>, unless <small>it's <big>within</big> small</small> text.

<!-------------------- nbsp --------------------->
|-
|
To prevent two words from becoming separated by a {{wplink|linewrap}} (e.g. ''Mr.&nbsp;Smith'' or ''400&nbsp;km/h'') a '''{{wplink|non-breaking space}}''', sometimes also called a "non-printing character", may be used between them. (For three or more words, the template {{tl|nowrap}} is probably more suitable.)
|
<pre>Mr.&amp;nbsp;Smith or 400&amp;nbsp;km/h</pre>
|
Mr.&nbsp;Smith or 400&nbsp;km/h
|}

=== Special characters ===
{{See also|Help:Special characters}}Special characters can often be displayed using {{wplink|Numeric character reference|numeric character references}} or {{wplink|List of XML and HTML character entity references|character entity references}}. See {{wplink|Character encodings in HTML}} for more information. For example <code>&amp;Agrave;</code> and <code>&amp;#xC0;</code> both render {{wplink|&Agrave;}} (A-{{wplink|Grave accent|grave}}).

==== Diacritical marks ====
{{wplink|Diacritic}} marks, using character entity references.
{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<pre><nowiki>&amp;Agrave; &amp;Aacute; &amp;Acirc; &amp;Atilde; &amp;Auml; &amp;Aring; &amp;AElig;

&amp;Ccedil; &amp;Egrave; &amp;Eacute; &amp;Ecirc; &amp;Euml;

&amp;Igrave; &amp;Iacute; &amp;Icirc; &amp;Iuml; &amp;Ntilde;

&amp;Ograve; &amp;Oacute; &amp;Ocirc; &amp;Otilde; &amp;Ouml; &amp;Oslash; &amp;OElig;

&amp;Ugrave; &amp;Uacute; &amp;Ucirc; &amp;Uuml; &amp;Yuml; &amp;szlig;

&amp;agrave; &amp;aacute; &amp;acirc; &amp;atilde; &amp;auml; &amp;aring; &amp;aelig; &amp;ccedil;

&amp;egrave; &amp;eacute; &amp;ecirc; &amp;euml;

&amp;igrave; &amp;iacute; &amp;icirc; &amp;iuml; &amp;ntilde;

&amp;ograve; &amp;oacute; &amp;ocirc; &amp;otilde; &amp;ouml; &amp;oslash; &amp;oelig;

&amp;ugrave; &amp;uacute; &amp;ucirc; &amp;uuml; &amp;yuml;</nowiki></pre>

|
À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ

Ç È É Ê Ë

Ì Í Î Ï Ñ

Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Œ

Ù Ú Û Ü Ÿ ß

à á â ã ä å æ ç

è é ê ë

ì í î ï ñ

ò ó ô õ ö ø œ

ù ú û ü ÿ
|}

==== Punctuation special characters ====
Using character entity references.
{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<pre><nowiki>&amp;iquest; &amp;iexcl; &amp;sect; &amp;para;

&amp;dagger; &amp;Dagger; &amp;bull; &amp;ndash; &amp;mdash;

&amp;lsaquo; &amp;rsaquo; &amp;laquo; &amp;raquo;

&amp;lsquo; &amp;rsquo; &amp;ldquo; &amp;rdquo;

&amp;apos; &amp;quot;
</nowiki></pre>
|
¿ ¡ § ¶

† ‡ • &ndash; &mdash;

‹ › « »

&lsquo; &rsquo; &ldquo; &rdquo;

&apos; &quot;
|}

==== Escaping punctuation characters ====
The [[#Pre|{{tag|pre|o}}}} and [[#Nowiki|{{tag|nowiki|o}}]] markup tags are also available, for writing <nowiki>"[", "{", "&", "}", "]"</nowiki> for example. These tags prevent these characters from being recognised as wiki markup, which is a possibility in some circumstances.

==== Commercial symbols ====
Using character entity references.
{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<pre><nowiki>&amp;trade; &amp;copy; &amp;reg; </nowiki>

<nowiki>&amp;cent; &amp;euro; &amp;yen; &amp;pound; &amp;curren;
</nowiki></pre>
|
™ © ®

¢ € ¥ £ ¤
|}

==== Greek characters ====
Using character entity references.
{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<pre><nowiki>
&amp;alpha; &amp;beta; &amp;gamma; &amp;delta; &amp;epsilon; &amp;zeta;

&amp;Alpha; &amp;Beta; &amp;Gamma; &amp;Delta; &amp;Epsilon; &amp;Zeta;

&amp;eta; &amp;theta; &amp;iota; &amp;kappa; &amp;lambda; &amp;mu; &amp;nu;

&amp;Eta; &amp;Theta; &amp;Iota; &amp;Kappa; &amp;Lambda; &amp;Mu; &amp;Nu; 

&amp;xi; &amp;omicron; &amp;pi; &amp;rho; &amp;sigma; &amp;sigmaf;

&amp;Xi; &amp;Omicron; &amp;Pi; &amp;Rho; &amp;Sigma;

&amp;tau; &amp;upsilon; &amp;phi; &amp;chi; &amp;psi; &amp;omega;

&amp;Tau; &amp;Upsilon; &amp;Phi; &amp;Chi; &amp;Psi; &amp;Omega;

</nowiki></pre>
|α β γ δ ε ζ

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ

η θ ι κ λ μ ν

Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν

ξ ο π ρ σ ς

Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ

τ υ φ χ ψ ω

Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω
|}

==== Chess symbols ====
{{main|wikipedia:Chess symbols in Unicode}}

For example, &amp;#9812; displays &#9812;

==== Subscripts and superscripts ====
* Preference is to use the {{tag|sub|o}} and {{tag|sup|o}} formats, for example <code>x{{tag|sub|content=1}}</code>. So this should be used under most circumstances.
* The latter methods of sub/superscripting cannot be used in the most general context, as they rely on Unicode support which may not be present on all users' machines.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
''Subscripts''
|
<pre><nowiki>
x<sub>1</sub> x<sub>2</sub> x<sub>3</sub> or

x&amp;#8320; x&amp;#8321; x&amp;#8322; x&amp;#8323; x&amp;#8324;

x&amp;#8325; x&amp;#8326; x&amp;#8327; x&amp;#8328; x&amp;#8329;
</nowiki></pre>
|

x<sub>1</sub> x<sub>2</sub> x<sub>3</sub> or

x₀ x₁ x₂ x₃ x₄

x₅ x₆ x₇ x₈ x₉

|-
|
''Superscripts''
|
<pre><nowiki>
x<sup>1</sup> x<sup>2</sup> x<sup>3</sup> or

x&amp;#8304; x&amp;sup1; x&amp;sup2; x&amp;sup3; x&amp;#8308;

x&amp;#8309; x&amp;#8310; x&amp;#8311; x&amp;#8312; x&amp;#8313;
</nowiki></pre>
|

x<sup>1</sup> x<sup >2</sup > x<sup >3</sup > or

x⁰ x¹ x² x³ x⁴

x⁵ x⁶ x⁷ x⁸ x⁹

|-
|
''Combined''
|
<pre>
&amp;epsilon;<sub>0</sub> = 8.85 &amp;times; 10<sup>&amp;minus;12</sup> C&amp;sup2; / J m

1 {{wplink|hectare}} = {{wplink|1 E+4 m&amp;sup2;}}
</pre>
|

&epsilon;<sub>0</sub> = 8.85 &times; 10<sup>&minus;12</sup> C&sup2; / J m

1 {{wplink|hectare}} = {{wplink|1 E+4 m&sup2;}}

|}

=== Mathematical characters and formulae ===

==== Mathematical characters ====

* See also {{wplink|Wikipedia:Mathematical symbols}}.

{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|<kbd>&amp;int; &amp;sum; &amp;prod; &amp;radic;</kbd>||&int; &sum; &prod; &radic;
|-
|<kbd>&amp;minus; &amp;plusmn; &amp;infin;</kbd>||&minus; ± ∞
|-
|<kbd>&amp;asymp; &amp;prop; &amp;equiv; &amp;ne;</kbd>||≈ ∝ ≡ ≠
|-
|<kbd>&amp;le; &amp;ge;</kbd>||≤ ≥
|-
|<kbd>&amp;times; &amp;middot; &amp;divide; &amp;part;</kbd>||&times; · ÷ ∂
|-
|<kbd>&amp;prime; &amp;Prime;</kbd>||&prime; &Prime;
|-
|<kbd>&amp;nabla; &amp;permil; &amp;deg; &amp;there4; &amp;alefsym;</kbd>||∇ ‰ ° ∴ ℵ
|-
|<kbd>&amp;oslash;</kbd>||ø
|-
|<kbd>&amp;isin; &amp;notin; &amp;cap; &amp;cup;</kbd>||∈ ∉ ∩ ∪
|-
|<kbd>&amp;sub; &amp;sup; &amp;sube; &amp;supe;</kbd>||⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇
|-
|<kbd>&amp;not; &amp;and; &amp;or; &amp;exist; &amp;forall;</kbd>||¬ ∧ ∨ ∃ ∀
|-
|<kbd>&amp;rArr; &amp;lArr; &amp;dArr; &amp;uArr; &amp;hArr;</kbd>||⇒ ⇐ ⇓ ⇑ ⇔
|-
|<kbd>&amp;rarr; &amp;darr; &amp;uarr; &amp;larr; &amp;harr;</kbd>||→ ↓ ↑ ← ↔
|}

==== Mathematical formulae ====

If mathematical formulae are needed on the Lexicon, please contact a [[Absit Omen Lexicon:Curator|Curator]].  While there are ways to display such with the software, it is not currently installed due to a lack of current need on the Lexicon.

== Links and URLs ==
{{main|Help:Link}}

==== Link to another wiki article ====

* Internally, the first letter of the target page is automatically capitalized and spaces are represented as underscores (typing an underscore in the link has the same effect as typing a space, but is not recommended).
* Thus the link hereafter is to the Web address <code>absitomen.com/lexicon/Kelvin_Watkins</code>, which is the Leixcon article with the name "Kelvin Watkins". See also [[Help:Link#Conversion to canonical form|Canonicalization]].
* [[Intentionally permanent red link|A red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet; it can be created by clicking on the link.
* [[Help:Wiki markup|A link to its own page]] will appear only as bold text.

{{markup
|<nowiki>London has the [[Ministry of Magic Headquarters]].</nowiki>
|London has the [[Ministry of Magic Headquarters]].

|<nowiki>Link to this article: "[[Help:Wiki markup]]" will appear only as bold text.</nowiki>
|Link to this article: "[[Help:Wiki markup]]" will appear only as bold text.

}}

==== Renamed link ====

* Same target, different name.
* The target ("piped") text must be placed '''first''', then the text to be displayed '''second'''.

{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<code><nowiki>London also has [[St. Mungo's|St. Mungo's Hospital]].</nowiki></code>
|
London also has [[St. Mungo's|St. Mungo's Hospital]].
|}

==== Automatically rename links ====

* Simply typing the pipe character | after a link will automatically rename the link in certain circumstances. The next time you open the edit box you will see the expanded piped link. When [[Help:Show preview|previewing]] your edits, you will not see the expanded form until you press '''Save''' and '''Edit''' again. The same applies to [[#link-to-section|links to sections within the same page]].
* See {{wplink|Help:Pipe trick|Pipe trick}} for details.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
''Automatically hide stuff in parentheses''
|
<code><nowiki>[[Potions (class)|]]</nowiki></code>
|
[[Potions (class)|Potions]]
|-
| ''Automatically hide the comma and following text''
| <code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|]]</nowiki></code>
| [[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]
|-
|
''Automatically hide namespace''
|
<code><nowiki>[[Absit Omen Lexicon:About|]]</nowiki></code>
|
[[Absit Omen Lexicon:About|About]]
|-
|
''Or both''
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|]]</nowiki></code>
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|Manual of Style]]
|-
|
''<b>But this doesn't work for section links</b>''
|
<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]</nowiki></code>
|
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]
|}

==== Blend link ====

* Endings are blended into the link.
** ''Exception'': a trailing apostrophe (') and any characters following the apostrophe are ''not'' blended.
* Preferred style is to use this instead of a piped link, if possible.
* Blending can be suppressed by using the [[#Nowiki|{{tag|nowiki|s}}]] tag, which may be desirable in some instances.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
''Blending active''
|
<code><nowiki>San Francisco also has [[public transport]]ation. Examples include [[bus]]es, [[taxicab]]s, and [[tram]]s.</nowiki></code>
|
San Francisco also has {{wplink|public transport}}ation. Examples include {{wplink|bus}}es, {{wplink|taxicab}}s, and {{wplink|tram}}s.
|-
|
''Blending suppressed''
|
<code><nowiki>A [[micro-]]<nowiki />second.</nowiki></code>
|
A {{wplink|micro-}}<nowiki />second
|}

==== Link to a section of a page ====

* The part after the hash sign (#) must match a [[Section#Creation_and_numbering_of_sections|section heading]] on the page. Matches must be exact in terms of spelling, case, and punctuation. Links to non-existent sections are not broken; they are treated as links to the beginning of the page.
* Include "| link title" to create a stylish ([[Help:Link#Piped link|piped]]) link title.
* If sections have the same title, add a number to link to any but the first. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". You can use the pipe and retype the section title to display the text without the # symbol.

{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<code><nowiki>[[Magic & Science#The Law]] is a link to a section within another page.</nowiki></code>
|
[[Magic & Science#The Law]] is a link to a section within another page.
|-
|
<code><nowiki>[[#Links and URLs]] is a link to another section on the current page. [[#Links and URLs|Links and URLs]] is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.</nowiki></code>
|
[[#Links and URLs]] is a link to another section on the current page. [[#Links and URLs|Links and URLs]] is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.
|-
|
<code><nowiki>[[Magic & Science#The Law|The Law]] is a piped link to a section within another page.</nowiki></code>
|
[[Magic & Science#The Law|The Law]] is a piped link to a section within another page.
|}

==== Create a page link ====

* To create a new page:
*# Create a link to it on some other (related) page.
*# Save that page.
*# Click on the link you just made. The new page will open for editing.
* For more information, see [[Absit Omen Lexicon:Starting an article|starting an article]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
''Links to pages that don’t exist yet look red.''
|
<code><nowiki>The article about [[Intentionally permanent red link]] doesn't exist yet.</nowiki></code>
|
The article about [[Intentionally permanent red link]] doesn't exist yet.
|}

=== Redirects ===
{{main|Help:Redirect}}

* [[Help:Redirect|Redirect]] one article title to another by placing a directive like the one shown to the right on the ''first'' line of the article (such as at a page titled "[[Magic and Science]]").
* It is possible to redirect to a section. For example, a redirect to [[Magic and Science#The Law]] will redirect to The Law section of the [[Magic & Science]] page, if it exists.

{| class="wikitable" border=1
! Description
! What you type
|-
|
''Redirect to an article''
|
<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Magic & Science]] </nowiki></code>
|-
|
''Redirect to a section''
|
<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Magic and Science#The Law]]</nowiki></code>
|}


=== Interwiki link ===

* Interwiki links link to any page on other wikis.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
| colspan="3"|
Linking to a page on another wiki in English.

All of these forms lead to the URL <em>http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Potter</em>.
|-
|
''Simple link.''

''Without prefix.''

''Named link.''

''Use Template (Preferred)''
|
<code><nowiki>[[hp:Harry Potter]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[hp:Harry Potter|]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[hp:Harry Potter|HP Wiki about Harry Potter]] </nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>{{hplink|Harry Potter|Harry Potter at HP Wiki with template}}</nowiki></code>
|
[[hp:Harry Potter]]

[[hp:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]

[[hp:Harry Potter|HP Wiki about Harry Potter]]

{{hplink|Harry Potter|Harry Potter at HP Wiki with template}}
|-
| colspan="3"|
Linking to a page on wikipedia.

All of these forms lead to the URL <em>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_(character)</em>.
|-
|
''Simple link.''

''Without prefix.''

''Named link.''

''Use Template (Preferred)''
|
<code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)|]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter at Wikipedia]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>{{wplink|Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter at Wikipedia with template}}</nowiki></code>
|
[[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)]]

[[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]]

[[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter at Wikipedia]]

{{wplink|Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter at Wikipedia with template}}
|}

Templates:
*{{tl|wplink}} for links to wikipedia.
*{{tl|hplink}} for links to the Harry Potter Wikia.


=== Categories ===

* To put an article in a category, place a link like <code><nowiki>[[Category:Example]]</nowiki></code> into the article. Placing these links at the end of the article is recommended.
* To link to a category page without putting the article into the category, use a colon prefix (":Category") in the link.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
''Categorize an article.''
|
<code><nowiki>[[Category:Characters]]</nowiki></code>
|
|-
|
''Link to a category.''
|
<code><nowiki>[[:Category:Characters]]</nowiki></code>
|
[[:Category:Characters]]
|-
|
''Without prefix.''
|
<code><nowiki>[[:Category:Characters|]]</nowiki></code>
|
[[:Category:Characters|Characters]]
|}

=== External links ===
*Single square brackets indicate an external link. Note the use of a ''space'' (not a pipe |) to separate the URL from the link text in a named link. Square brackets may be used as normal punctuation when not linking to anything – [like this].
*A {{wplink|Uniform Resource Locator|URL}} must begin with a supported {{wplink|URI scheme}}: <code>http://</code> and <code>https://</code> will be supported by all browsers; <code>irc://</code>, <code>ircs://</code>, <code>ftp://</code>, <code>news://</code>, <code>mailto:</code> and <code>gopher://</code> will require a plugin or an external application.
*A URL containing certain characters will display and link incorrectly unless those characters are {{wplink|Percent-encoding|percent encoded]}}. For example, a space must be replaced by <code>%20</code>. Encoding can be achieved by:
:*Use the link button [[File:Vector toolbar insert link button.png]] on the enhanced editing toolbar to encode the link; this tool will add the bracket markup and the linked text, which may not always be desirable.
:*Or manually encode the URL by replacing these characters:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 5em"
! ''space'' !! " !! ' !! , !! ; !! < !! > !! ? !! [ !! ]
|-
| %20 || %22 || %27 || %2c || %3b || %3c || %3e || %3f || %5b || %5d
|}
:*Or use the <nowiki>{{urlencode:}}</nowiki> magic word. See [[Help:Magic words#URL data|Help:Magic words]] for more details.

{| class="wikitable"
! Description
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
''Named link'' with an external link icon
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</nowiki></code>
|
[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]
|-
|
''Unnamed link''

''(Only used within article body for footnotes)''
|
<code><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org]</nowiki></code>
|
[http://www.wikipedia.org]
|-
|
''Bare URL''

''(Bad style)''  

use <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></nowiki> to keep this bad style from showing
|
<code><nowiki>http://www.wikipedia.org</nowiki></code>
|
http://www.wikipedia.org
|-
|
''Link without arrow''

''(Not often used)''
|
<code><nowiki><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</span></nowiki></code>
|
<span class="plainlinks"> [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</span>
|}

=== Links partially italicized ===

*Linking to a page with a title containing words that are usually italicized, such as the {{wplink|Hindenburg disaster|''Hindenburg'' disaster}} article.

{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<code><nowiki>{{wplink|Hindenburg disaster|''Hindenburg'' disaster}}</nowiki></code>
|
{{wplink|Hindenburg disaster|''Hindenburg'' disaster}}
|}

== Pronunciation aids ==

It is often desirable to provide an aid to pronunciation for a word. The [[Template:IPAc-en|''IPAc-en'']] and [[Template:Respell|''Respell'']] templates can be of assistance.

{| class="wikitable"
! What you type
! What it looks like
|-
|
<code><nowiki>'''Konjac''' {{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}}</nowiki></code>
|
'''Konjac''' {{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}}
|-
|
<code><nowiki>'''Konjac''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}} {{respell|KOHN|yak}})</nowiki></code>
|
'''Konjac''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}} {{respell|KOHN|yak}})
|-
|
<code><nowiki>''Konjac'' is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}} in English.</nowiki></code>
|
''Konjac'' is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}} in English.
|}

== Images ==
{{Main|Absit Omen Lexicon:Picture tutorial|Help:Visual file markup}}
Only images that have been uploaded to the Lexicon can be used. To upload images, use the [[Special:Upload|upload page]]. You can find the uploaded image on the [[Special:Imagelist|image list]].


For further help on images, including some more versatile abilities, see the [[Absit Omen Lexicon:Picture tutorial|picture tutorial]] and [[Absit Omen Lexicon:Extended image syntax|extended image syntax]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What you type
! What it looks like
! Notes
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <pre>A picture: 
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre>

| A picture: 
[[File:wiki.png]]

|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <pre>With alternative text: 
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|alt=Puzzle globe logo]]</nowiki></pre>

| With alternative text: 
[[File:wiki.png|alt=Puzzle globe logo]]

|
* Alternative text, used when the image is unavailable or when the image is loaded in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud, is '''strongly''' encouraged. See {{wplink|Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|Alternative text for images}} for help on choosing it.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <pre>With link: 
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia]]</nowiki></pre>

| With link: 
[[File:wiki.png|link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia]] {{clear}}
|
* The link directs to a page, {{wplink|Wikipedia}}, instead of the file.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Floating to the right side of the page
using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption: 
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|frame|alt=Puzzle globe|Wikipedia logo]]</nowiki></pre> 

| Floating to the right side of the page using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption: 
[[File:wiki.png|frame|alt=Puzzle globe|Wikipedia logo]] {{clear}}

|
* The frame tag automatically floats the image right.
* The last parameter is the caption that appears below the image.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Floating to the right side of the page
using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption: 
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|thumb|alt=Puzzle globe|Wikipedia logo]]</nowiki></pre> 

| Floating to the right side of the page using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption: 
[[File:wiki.png|thumb|alt=Puzzle globe|Wikipedia logo]] {{clear}}

|
* The thumb tag automatically floats the image right.
* An enlarge icon is placed in the lower right corner.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Floating to the right side of the page
''without'' a caption: 
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>

| Floating to the right side of the page ''without'' a caption: 
[[File:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia encyclopedia]]
|
* The [[Absit Omen Lexicon:Picture tutorial|picture tutorial]] explains more options.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <pre>A picture resized to 30 pixels... 
<nowiki>[[File:wiki.png|30 px|Wikipedia encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre>

| A picture resized to 30 pixels... 
[[File:wiki.png|30 px|Wikipedia encyclopedia]]

|
* The [[Absit Omen Lexicon:Picture tutorial|picture tutorial]] explains more options.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <pre>Linking directly to the description page of an image: 
<nowiki>[[:File:wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre>

| Linking directly to the description page of an image: 
[[:File:wiki.png]]

|
* Clicking on an image displayed normally on a page also leads to the description page.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <pre>Linking directly to an image without displaying it: 
<nowiki>[[Media:wiki.png|Image of jigsaw globe]]</nowiki></pre>

| Linking directly to an image without displaying it: 
[[Media:wiki.png|Image of jigsaw globe]]

|
* To include links to images shown as links instead of drawn on the page, use a "media" link.

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
<source lang="html5">Example: 
<div style="display: inline; width: 220px; float: right;">
Place images here </div></source>

|
Example: 
<div style="display: inline; width: 220px; float: right;">
Place images here </div>

|
Using the {{wplink|span and div|<code>span</code> or <code>div</code> elements}} to separate images from text (note that this may allow images to cover text).

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
<pre><nowiki>Example:

{| align=right
|-
|
Place images here
|}</nowiki></pre>

|
Example:

{| align=right
|-
|
Place images here
|}

|
Using wiki markup to make a table in which to place a vertical column of images (this helps edit links match headers, especially in Firefox browsers).

|}

== Tables ==
{{main|Help:Table}}
There are two ways to build tables:
* In special wiki-markup (see [[Help:Table]]).
* Using HTML elements: {{tag|table|o}}, {{tag|tr|o}}, {{tag|td|o}} or {{tag|th|o}}.

== Templates and transcluding pages ==
{{see also|Help:Template#Noinclude, includeonly, and onlyinclude}}

Examples for templates: <nowiki>{{pad|...}}, {{math|...}}, {{as of|...}}, {{edit}}</nowiki>

'''[[Help:Template|Templates]]''' are segments of wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page.
You add them by putting the template's name in <nowiki>{{double braces}}</nowiki>. It is also possible to transclude other pages by using <nowiki>{{:colon and double braces}}</nowiki>.

There are three pairs of tags that can be used in wikitext to control how transclusion affects parts of a template or article.
They determine whether or not wikitext renders, either in its own article, which we will call "'''here'''", or in another article where it is transcluded, which we will call "'''there'''".
* '''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>: ''' the content '''will not be rendered ''there'''''. These tags have no effect ''here''.
* '''<nowiki><includeonly></nowiki>: ''' the content  '''will render only ''there''''', and  '''will not render ''here''''' (like invisible ink made visible by means of transclusion).
* '''<nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki>: ''' the content '''will render ''here''''' and '''will render ''there''''', but it will only render ''there'' what is between these tags.
There can be several such section "elements". Also, they can be nested. All possible renderings are achievable. For example, to render ''there'' one or more sections of the page ''here'' use '''<nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki>''' tags. To append text ''there'', wrap the addition in '''<nowiki><includeonly></nowiki>''' tags before, within, or after the section. To omit portions of the section, nest '''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>''' tags within it.

If a page is transcluded without transclusion markup, it may cause an unintentional [[Help:Category#Putting_pages_in_categories|categorization]]. Any page transcluding it will contain the same category as the original page. Wrap the category markup with '''<nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>''' tags to prevent incorrect categorization.

Some templates take ''parameters'', as well, which you separate with the pipe character <code>|</code>.

{| class="wikitable"
!width="500"| What you type
!width="1000"| What it looks like
|-
|
<pre>{{Transclusion demo}}</pre>
|
{{Transclusion demo}}
|-
|
<pre>{{Help:Transclusion demo}}</pre>
|
{{Help:Transclusion demo}}
|-
|
<pre>
This template takes two parameters,
and creates underlined text with a
hover box for many modern browsers
supporting CSS:

{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}

Go to this page to see the H:title
template itself: {{tl|H:title}}
</pre>
|

This template takes two parameters,
and creates underlined text with a
hover box for many modern browsers
supporting CSS:

{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}

Go to this page to see the H:title
template itself: {{tl|H:title}}

|}

==Limiting formatting / escaping wiki markup ==

A few different kinds of formatting will tell the wiki to display things as you typed them – what you see is what you get!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0em;"
|-
!What you type
!What it looks like
|-
|
<pre>'''&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; tag:'''

&lt;nowiki&gt;
The nowiki tag ignores [[wiki]]
''markup''. It reformats text by
removing newlines and multiple
spaces. It still interprets
characters specified by
&amp;name;: &amp;rarr;
&lt;/nowiki&gt;</pre>
|
'''&lt;nowiki&gt; tag:'''

<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores [[wiki]]
''markup''. It reformats text by
removing newlines and multiple
spaces. It still interprets
characters specified by
&amp;name;: &rarr;
</nowiki>
|-
|
<pre>'''&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt; tag:'''

&lt;pre&gt;The &lt;pre&gt; tag ignores [[wiki]]
''markup'' as does the &lt;nowiki&gt;
tag. Additionally, &lt;pre&gt; displays
in a mono-spaced font, and does
not  reformat    text    spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: &amp;rarr;
&lt;/pre&gt;</pre>
|
'''&lt;pre&gt; tag:'''

<pre>The &lt;pre&gt; tag ignores [[wiki]]
''markup'' as does the &lt;nowiki&gt;
tag. Additionally, &lt;pre&gt; displays
in a mono-spaced font, and does
not  reformat    text    spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: &rarr;</pre>
|-
|
<pre>'''[Text without a URL]:'''

Single square brackets holding
[text without a HTTP URL] are
preserved, but single square
brackets containing a URL are
treated as being an external
[http://example.com/ Web link].</pre>
|
'''[Text without a URL]:'''

Single square brackets holding
[text without a HTTP URL] are
preserved, but single square
brackets containing a URL are
treated as being an external
[http://example.com/ Web link].
|-
|
<source lang="html5">'''Leading space:'''

Leading spaces are another way
to preserve formatting.
 Putting a space at the
 beginning of each line
 stops the text   from
 being reformatted.
 It still interprets [[Kelvin Watkins|wiki]]
 ''markup'' and special characters: &amp;rarr;</source>
|
'''Leading space:'''

Leading spaces are another way
to preserve formatting.
 Putting a space at the
 beginning of each line
 stops the text   from
 being reformatted.
 It still interprets [[wiki]]
 ''markup'' and special characters: &rarr;
|}

=== Nowiki ===
{{tag|nowiki}} and {{tag|nowiki|s}} tags stop parsing of wiki markup, ''except'' {{wplink|HTML character entity}} references (e.g., for [[#Special characters|special characters]]). Unlike {{tag|pre|o}}, "nowiki" doesn't change formatting.

An example of {{tag|nowiki}}:

{{markup
|<nowiki><nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki></nowiki>
|<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>
}}

A singular {{tag|nowiki|s}} can be used to break wikimarkup.

* Markup such as {{code|*}}, {{code|#}}, {{code|;}} and {{code|:}} only and always take effect at the beginning of a line. A {{tag|nowiki|s}}  before the markup will cause the characters to not parse as markup.
* An internal link immediately followed by characters are blended to form a single link. Where this is not desired, add a {{tag|nowiki|s}} after the link.
* HTML(-like) tags can be stopped parsing by inserting {{tag|nowiki|s}} after the opening angle bracket.

{{markup|title={{tag|nowiki|s}} examples
|<nowiki>* Unordered list</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
* Unordered list
|<nowiki><nowiki />* Unordered list</nowiki>
|{{crlf2}}
<nowiki />* Unordered list
|<nowiki>A [[micro-]]second.</nowiki>
|A {{wplink|micro-}}second.
|<nowiki>A [[micro-]]<nowiki />second.</nowiki>
|A {{wplink|micro-}}<nowiki />second.
|<nowiki>'<nowiki />'We don't want italics.'<nowiki />'</nowiki>
|'<nowiki />'We don't want italics.'<nowiki />'
|<nowiki>[[<nowiki />Kelvin Watkins]]</nowiki>
|[[<nowiki />Kelvin Watkins]]
|<nowiki>[<nowiki />[[Kelvin Watkins]]]</nowiki>
|[<nowiki />[[Kelvin Watkins]]]
|No &lt;&lt;nowiki />br />line break. But for tag pairs, you need nowiki for the closing tag, too. &lt;&lt;nowiki />pre>The following /pre is gone!</pre<nowiki />>
|No <<nowiki />br />line break. But for tag pairs, you need nowiki for the closing tag, too. <<nowiki />pre>The following /pre is gone!</pre>
}}

If you want to write tags, {{tl|tag}} template is handy. E.g. {{tlx|tag|nowiki}} prints {{tag|nowiki}}.

'''HTML entities'''

{{tag|nowiki|o}} and {{tag|pre|o}} parse {{wplink|Character encodings in HTML|HTML entities}}. If you want to escape this, replace <code>&</code> with <code>&amp;amp;</code>.

{{markup
|<nowiki><nowiki>&amp;amp;</nowiki></nowiki>
|<code><nowiki>&amp;</nowiki></code>
|<nowiki><nowiki>&amp;lt;</nowiki></nowiki>
|<code><nowiki>&lt;</nowiki></code>
|<nowiki><nowiki>&amp;amp;amp;</nowiki></nowiki>
|<code><nowiki>&amp;amp;</nowiki></code>
|<nowiki><nowiki>&amp;amp;lt;</nowiki></nowiki>
|<code><nowiki>&amp;lt;</nowiki></code>
}}

'''Use in templates'''

When used in a template, {{tag|nowiki|o}} simply does not work as you may expect.
* Including {{tag|nowiki|o}} immediately acts upon the enclosed markup. Attempting to escape or transclude the brackets causes {{tag|nowiki|s}} to not work at all.
* Using {{code|#tag:nowiki}} works, but has major limitations:
** Templates, parameters, parser functions, and parser magic such as signatures are parsed, not nowikied.

=== Pre ===
{{shortcut|WP:PRE}}

{{tag|pre|o}} is a parser tag that emulates the HTML {{tag|pre|o}} tag. It defines preformatted text that is displayed in a fixed-width font and is enclosed in a dashed box. HTML and wiki markups are escaped and spaces and line breaks are preserved, but HTML entities are parsed.

{{markup|title={{tag|pre|o}} examples
|<nowiki><pre><!--Comment-->

[[wiki]] markup &amp;amp;</pre></nowiki>
|<pre><!--Comment-->

[[wiki]] markup &amp;</pre>
}}

{{tag|pre|o}} formatted text does not wrap, thus text may extend past the browser window:

<pre>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</pre>

To resolve this, {{tag|pre|o}} may use CSS styling to add wrapping or a horizontal scrollbar:
* Wrapping: {{tag|pre|o|params=style="white-space:-moz-pre-wrap; white-space:-pre-wrap; white-space:-o-pre-wrap; white-space:pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word;"}}
* Scroll bar: {{tag|pre|o|params=style="overflow:auto; width:auto;"}}

Alternatively, {{xtag|syntaxhighlight|p|params=lang="text"}}.

== Invisible text (comments) ==

It's uncommon &ndash; but on occasion acceptable for notes to other editors &ndash; to add a hidden comment within the text of an article. These comments are only visible when editing or viewing the source of a page. <!-- This is an example of text that is not visible except in "edit" mode. --> The format is to surround the hidden text with "<code>&lt;!--</code>" and "<code>--&gt;</code>" and may cover several lines, e.g.:
 <nowiki><!-- An example of hidden comments
 This won't be visible except in "edit" mode. --></nowiki>

== Variables ==

{{see also| Help:Magic_words#Variables}}

{| style="text-align:center" class="wikitable"
|-
! Code
! Effect
! Notes
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTWEEK}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTWEEK}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDOW}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDOW}}
|
Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, etc., but Sunday = 0

|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTH}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTMONTH}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}</nowiki>
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDAY}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTDAYNAME}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTYEAR}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTTIME}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFPAGES}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}</nowiki>
| {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> || {{PAGENAME}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{NAMESPACE}}</nowiki> || {{NAMESPACE}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{REVISIONID}}</nowiki> || {{REVISIONID}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{REVISIONUSER}}</nowiki> || {{REVISIONUSER}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{localurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
| {{localurl:pagename}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{localurl:</nowiki>''Absit Omen Lexicon:Sandbox''<nowiki>|action=edit}}</nowiki>
| {{localurl:Absit Omen Lexicon:Sandbox|action=edit}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
| {{fullurl:pagename}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename|</nowiki>''query_string''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
| {{fullurl:pagename|query_string}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{SERVER}}</nowiki> || {{SERVER}}
|
|-
| <nowiki>{{ns:1}}</nowiki> || {{ns:1}}
|
<nowiki>{{ns:</nowiki>''index''<nowiki>}} e.g. {{ns:1}}</nowiki>  &rarr;  full name of namespace

|-
| <nowiki>{{SITENAME}}</nowiki> || {{SITENAME}}
|
|}

'''{{tlf|NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' is the number of pages in the main namespace which contain a link and are not a redirect. This includes full articles, stubs containing a link, and disambiguation pages.

== HTML ==
{{main|Help:HTML in wikitext}}

Many [[HTML]] tags can be used in wiki markup. You can check your HTML by using [[Help:Markup validation|markup validation]].

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