Help:Cheatsheet - ArchWiki

# Help:Cheatsheet

For a full list of editing commands, see Help:Editing. To experiment with editing, use the sandbox.

Works anywhere in the text (wikitext)
Description | You type | You get
Italic text | `''italic''` | italic
Bold text | `'''bold'''` | bold
Bold and italic text | `'''''bold & italic'''''` | bold & italic
Link to another ArchWiki page | `[[Name of page]]` `[[Name of page|Text to display]]` | Name of page Text to display
Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the beginning of pages. | `[[Category:Category name]]` | The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk page. Do not sign when contributing to an article. | `~~~~` | Username, 20:04, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
Works anywhere in the text (HTML)
Description | You type | You get
Strikethrough | `<s>strikethrough</s>` | strikethrough
Underline | `<u>underline</u>` | underline
Centering text | `<center>center</center>` | center
Subscripts and superscripts | `<sub>sub</sub> <sup>sup</sup>` | sub sup
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description | You type | You get
Code Start code lines with one or more spaces. See also Help:Style#Code formatting. | `$ echo Hello World` |
    $ echo Hello World
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line. | `#REDIRECT [[Target page]]` | → Target page
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated for articles with four or more headings. =Level 1= should not be used. See also Help:Effective use of headers. | `== Level 2 ==` `=== Level 3 ===` `==== Level 4 ====` `===== Level 5 =====` `====== Level 6 ======` | ## Level 2 ### Level 3 #### Level 4 ##### Level 5 ###### Level 6
Horizontal rule | `----` |
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
Definition list | `; Term one: Definition one` `; Term two: Definition two` | Term one Definition one Term two Definition two
Indenting text This is generally used when replying on a Talk page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse. | `no indent (normal)` `:first indent` `::second indent` `:::third indent` | no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent

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