Thelemapedia:Wiki Markup

The wiki markup is the syntax system you can use to format a Thelemapedia page. It is designed to be simple and quick to use. You are welcome to experiment with markup in the Temp Zone.

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Section Headings

What you see	What you type	Notes
New section Sub-header 1 Sub-header 2 Sub-header 3	==New section== ===Sub-header 1=== ====Sub-header 2==== =====Sub-header 3=====	A Table of Contents will automatically be added to an article that has four or more sections. Typing __NOTOC__ anywhere in the article will force the TOC not to appear.

Bold and italic

What you see	What you type	Notes
Bold Italic Bold italic	''Italic'' (2 apostrophes) '''Bold''' (3 apostrophes) '''''Bold italic''''' (5 apostrophes)	Use the apostrophe key, not the quotes key.

Paragraphs

What you see	What you type	Notes
A single newline (hitting the return/enter key once) generally has no effect on the layout. But an empty line (hitting the return/enter key twice) starts a new paragraph.	A single newline (hitting the return/enter key once) generally has no effect on the layout. But an empty line (hitting the return/enter key twice) starts a new paragraph.	When used in a list, a newline does affect the layout (see below).
You can break lines without starting a new paragraph.	You can break lines<br/>without starting a new paragraph.	Please use this technique sparingly.
Sometimes it is useful to indent an entire paragraph. A colon at the beginning of the first line will indent the remaining paragraph.	Sometimes it is useful to indent an entire paragraph. :A colon at the beginning of the first line will indent the remaining paragraph.	More colons = more indention. This will work only with the colon at the beginning of a new line. Otherwise it will show up a regular colon. A new line (single return) will start a new paragraph when using this technique.
You can also seperate blocks of text: It is easy using the blockquote html tag, which indents both margins instead of the left margin only as the colon does.	<blockquote>It is easy using the '''blockquote''' html tag, which indents both margins instead of the left margin only as the colon does.</blockquote>	The colon method is generally preferred, but this technique works well when the right needs to be indented as well.
If a line starts with one  or more spaces then    it will be formatted exactly      as typed;   lines will not    wrap;	If a line starts with one  or more spaces then    it will be formatted exactly      as typed;   lines will not    wrap;	WARNING: If you make a line too long, it will force the whole page to be wide. Never start ordinary lines with spaces. This technique is good for things like poetry. More spaces = more indention

Lists

What you see	What you type	Notes
Lists are easy to do: Start every line with an asterisk. More asterisks means deeper levels. A newline in a list marks the end of a list item. An empty line starts a new list.	* Lists are easy to do: ** Start every line with an asterisk. *** More asterisks means deeper levels. A newline in a list marks the end of a list item. * An empty line starts a new list.	This is used under the References and External links sections.
Numbered lists are easy to do: Start every line with a number sign. More number signs means deeper levels. A newline in a list marks the end of a numbered list. An empty line starts a new list.	# Numbered lists are easy to do: # Start every line with a number sign. ## More number signs means # deeper levels. A newline in a list marks the end of a numbered list. # An empty line starts a new list.
You can even do mixed lists and nest them like this Or starting with a numbered list like this	* You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this # Or starting with #* a numbered list #*# like this
Definition list list of definitions item the item's definition another item the other item's definition another definition	; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition ; another item : the other item's definition : another definition

Character formatting

For special characters in Hebrew and Greek, see the Characters page.

What you see	What you type	Notes
À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Ù Ú Û Ü ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ñ ò ó ô œ õ ö ø ù ú û ü ÿ	À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Ù Ú Û Ü ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ñ ò ó ô œ õ ö ø ù ú û ü ÿ
Punctuation: ¿ ¡ § ¶ † ‡ • – — ‹ › « » ‘ ’ “ ” Commercial symbols: ™ © ® ¢ € ¥ £ ¤	¿ ¡ § ¶ † ‡ • – — ‹ › « » ‘ ’ “ ” ™ © ® ¢ € ¥ £ ¤
Subscripts: x1 x2 x3 Superscripts: x1 x2 x3	x<sub>1</sub> x<sub>2</sub> x<sub>3</sub> x<sup>1</sup> x<sup>2</sup> x<sup>3</sup>

Other formatting

What you see	What you type	Notes
Centering text on the page is easy: Just use the center tag.	Centering text on the page is easy: <center>Just use the '''center''' tag.</center>	For advanced users, centering can also be done within table cells and using manual CSS, like in a <div>
It is easy to make text really small using the small tag.	It is easy to make text <small>really small using the small tag.</small>	This is good for captions and instances like this one. Avoid using small text for the main body copy in an article
You can draw a single line with four dashes.	You can draw a single line ---- with four dashes.	This only works when the dashes are drawn on their own space. Within text, they will render as dashes.
It is possible to suppress the expression of code. For example, if you want to show code formatting. So, '''bold''' would show up as '''bold''' and not bold.	So, <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> would show up as <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> and not '''bold'''.	Escape all wiki markup, including that which looks like HTML tags. Does not escape HTML character references.
You can leave a comment within the editing code that doesn't show up on the page.	<!-- comment here -->	Used to leave comments in a page for future editors.
You can strike out deleted material and underline new material.	You can <s>strike out deleted material</s> and <u>underline new material</u>.	Generally, this should not be used in main articles. It can be useful on discussion pages.

Links

What you see	What you type	Notes
Internal linking is easy: just use two brackets on either side of a word or phrase, eg. Astral projection.	Internal linking is easy: just use two brackets on either side of a word or phrase, eg. [[Astral projection]].	A link to another Thelemapedia article. Internally, the first letter of the target page is automatically capitalized and spaces are represented as underscores. Spelling and capitalization must be exact (except for the first letter)
It is possible to have a link target a page using different text. Eg. Some can travel astrally.	Some can [[Astral projection|travel astrally]]. (Text shows up as "travel astrally" but links to the page called "Astral projection")	Same target, different name. This is called a "piped link". The "piped" text must be placed first, the text that will be displayed, second.
If red, it is a link to a page that doesn't yet exist.	If red, [[it is a link]] to a page that doesn't yet exist.	You can create the page by clicking on the red link (but please do not do so with this particular link). To create a new page, see the tutorial entry
You can blend endings onto links: "There are many types of sigils"	There are many types of [[sigil]]s	Works with the following endings: -s, -es, -ing, -tion, -ation
Alchemy#Overview is a link to a section within another page. #Other formatting is a link to a section on the current page. #example is a link to an anchor that was created using an "id" attribute.	[[Alchemy#Overview]] is a link to a section within another page. [[#Other formatting]] is a link to a section on the current page. [[#example]] is a link to an anchor that was created using an "id" attribute	You can use a piped link to make these more pretty The "id" attribute can be in a "div" or table cell eg. <div id="example"></div>
Automatically hide stuff in parentheses: The Fool. Automatically hide namespace: Really Simple Tutorial. Or both: Really Simple Tutorial But not: [[Thelemapedia:Really Simple Tutorial (the basics)#Editing a page|]]	[[The Fool (tarot)|]]. [[Thelemapedia:Really Simple Tutorial|]]. [[Thelemapedia:Really Simple Tutorial (the basics)|]]	Just put a pipe on the end
It is possible to have a page redirect to another page. For example, Scarlet Woman redirects the browser to Babalon.	The code on the redirection page (say, "Scarlet Woman") is: #REDIRECT [[Babalon]]	Very useful for topics that have multiple terms Code must go on the first line only
Special pages can be linked to easily: What links here: Special:Whatlinkshere/Thelemapedia:Really Simple Tutorial Related changes: Special:Recentchangeslinked/Thelemapedia:Really Simple Tutorial User's Contributions page: Special:Contributions/Ash	[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Thelemapedia:Really Simple Tutorial]] [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Thelemapedia:Really Simple Tutorial]] [[Special:Contributions/Ash]]
Three ways to link to external (non-wiki) sources: Bare URL: http://www.nupedia.com/ (bad style) Unnamed link: [1] (very bad style, unless used as a reference citation) Named link: Nupedia (ideal)	http://www.nupedia.com/ [http://www.nupedia.com/] [http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]	Use single brackets for external links For a named link, do NOT use a pipe, DO use a space