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Wikitext Cheatsheet
Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italics, bold, and both	''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''	italics, bold, and both
Link to another page see Help:Interwikimedia links for linking to sister projects	[[copy edit]] [[copy edit]]ors	copy edit copy editors
"Pipe" a link to change the link's text	[[Android (operating system)|Android]]	Android
Link to a section	[[Frog#Locomotion]] [[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]	Frog#Locomotion locomotion in frogs
Red link links to pages that don't exist are automatically red. Red links in articles help by showing desired redirects or notable pages.	[[Red link example]]	Red link example
Plain website	http://www.PeoplesPedia.org	http://www.PeoplesPedia.org
Link a website	[http://www.PeoplesPedia.org]	[1]
Link and name a website	[http://www.PeoplesPedia.org PeoplesPedia]	PeoplesPedia
Citations, references, and footnotes sources in the article will appear where {{reflist}} is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between {{}} is for a template.	Hello<ref name="LoC">[https://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World!<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref> Hello again!<ref name="LoC" /><ref>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref> References: {{reflist}}	Hello World! Hello again! References:
Template:Citation needed one of many cleanup templates	This statement is true.{{cn}}	This statement is true.
Signature sign your contributions when posting to a talk page	~~~~ do not sign in an article, only on talk pages	Username (talk) 06:22, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Strike your talk page comment to show your previous comment is outdated	<s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s>	This topic isn't notable.
Underline your text	<u>This topic is notable</u>	This topic is notable
Hide text somewhere for editors consensus is how things are decided	<!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page-->
Show an image for uploading, see the intro to uploading images	[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]	File:Wiki.png Caption
Add a page to a category	[[Category:Category name]] place near the bottom of a page	shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or published
Link to a category or file	[[:Category:Category name]] [[:File:File name]]	Category:Wikipedia basic information File:Example.jpg
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another page redirects must be placed at the start of the first line	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	Target page
Redirect to a section of another page	#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]	Target page#anchorName
Section headings a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article	==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5===== ======Level 6====== do not use  =Level 1=  as it is for page titles	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted 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
Indenting text this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations. After a string of indents, or to revive a discussion, an outdent {{Outdent|n}} (Template:Outdent) can be used to reset the paragraph to the left margin.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent ::::fourth indent {{Outdent|4}} return to left margin	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent fourth indent View source for Template:Outdent ← Template:Outdent You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: This page is currently protected so that only template editors and administrators can edit it. Why is the page protected? Some templates and site interface pages are permanently protected due to visibility. Most templates can be edited by anyone. The reason for protection can be found in the protection log. If there are no relevant entries in the protection log, the page may have been moved after being protected. 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If you do not believe you are using a web host, you may appeal this block by adding the following text on your talk page: This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed: Cheatsheet (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log)) Request reason: Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. Place any further information here. Pp admin1 (talk) 09:08, 2 January 2018 (EST) Notes: In some cases, you may not in fact be blocked, or your block has already expired. Please check the list of active blocks. If no block is listed, then you have been autoblocked by the automated anti-vandalism systems. Please remove this request and follow these instructions instead for quick attention by an administrator. Please read our guide to appealing blocks to make sure that your unblock request will help your case. 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Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)

• For a full list of editing commands, see Help:Wikitext
• For including parser functions, variables and behavior switches, see Help:Magic words
• For a guide to displaying mathematical equations and formulas, see Help:Displaying a formula
• For a guide to editing, see Wikipedia:Contributing to PeoplesPedia
• For an overview of commonly used style guidelines, see PeoplesPedia:Simplified Manual of Style
• For a page on how to use PeoplesPedia in bite-sized morsels, see PeoplesPedia:Tips
• For advice on writing style and formatting in a bullet-point format, see PeoplesPedia:Styletips
• For summaries of some Wikipedia protocols and conventions, see PeoplesPedia:Dos and don'ts
• If you don't want to use wikitext markup, try PeoplesPedia:VisualEditor instead
• To ask a question, see PeoplesPedia:Questions to locate the appropriate venue(s)

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