Help:Editing

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This page provides a brief overview over common wiki syntax.

Editing syntax

Anywhere in a line:

Description Input Result
Italic text ''italic'' italic
Bold text '''bold''' bold
Strike-through <del>strike</del> strike
Underline <ins>underline</ins> underline
Superscript <sup>superscript</sup> superscript
Subscript <sub>subscript</sub> subscript
Internal page link (within wiki)
With display text
[[Name of target page]]

[[Name of target page|Display text]]

Name of target page

Display text

Internal image link [[:File:Site-logo.png]] File:Site-logo.png
Internal category link [[:Category:Creatures]] Category:Creatures
Internal subsection link [[Name of target page#Name of subsection]] Name of target page#Name of subsection
External page link (off-wiki)
With display text
URL shown
[https://survivetheark.com]

[https://survivetheark.com Display text]
https://survivetheark.com

[1]

Display text
https://survivetheark.com

Signing comments

(for talk pages)

~~~~ 18.223.107.149 (talk) 12:47, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Image link with text {{ItemLink|Metal Pick}}  Metal Pick
Image resized [[File:Site-logo.png]]

[[File:Site-logo.png|75px]]

Site-logo.png
Site-logo.png
Image thumbnail with caption

(defaults to right side of page)

[[File:Site-logo.png|thumb|Caption Text]]
Caption Text
Image with different landing page [[File:Site-logo.png|link=Dirt Block]] Site-logo.png

Only at the beginning of a line:

Description Input Result
Headings

(a table of contents is created
with four or more of these)

= First tier =
== Second tier ==
=== Third tier ===
==== Fourth tier ====
===== Fifth tier =====
====== Sixth tier ======

First tier

Second tier

Third tier

Fourth tier

Fifth tier
Sixth tier
Numbered list

# Point one
# Point two
# Point three
## Point three subpoint one
# Point four

  1. Point one
  2. Point two
  3. Point three
    1. Point three subpoint one
  4. Point four
Bullet list

* First point
* Second point
* Third point
** Third point, first subpoint
* Fourth point

  • First point
  • Second point
  • Third point
    • Third point, first subpoint
  • Fourth point
Indented lines or paragraphs

No indent
: First indent
:: Second indent
::: and so on

No indent

First indent
Second indent
and so on

See also