Help:Editing

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Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Internal link (within Wikipedia)	`[[name of page]]` `[[name of page\|display text]]`	name of page display text

Redirect to another page	`#redirect [[Target page]]`	1. redirect Target page

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.com]` `[http://www.example.com display text]` `http://www.example.com`	[1] display text http://www.example.com

Escape wiki markup	`with ''markup''` `<nowiki>without ''markup''</nowiki>`	with markup without ''markup''
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes	`==level 1==` `===level 2===` `====level 3====` `=====level 4=====`	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Bullet list	`* one` `* two` `** two point one` `* three`	one two two point one three

Numbered list	`# one` `# two` `## two point one` `# three`	one two two point one three

Definition list	`;Definition` `:item 1` `:item 2`	Definition item 1 item 2

Thumbnail image	[[Image:2 birds on a hanging feeder.jpg\|thumb\|Caption text]]	Caption text
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