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.

A typewriter font for monospace text or for computer code: int main()

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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

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'''.
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.