MediaWiki Wikitext
Generate and edit content using MediaWiki's wikitext markup language.
Quick Reference
Text Formatting
''italic'' '''bold''' '''''bold italic'''''
<code>inline code</code> <sub>subscript</sub> <sup>superscript</sup>
<s>strikethrough</s> <u>underline</u>
Headings (line start only, avoid level 1)
== Level 2 ==
=== Level 3 ===
==== Level 4 ====
Lists
* Bullet item # Numbered item ; Term
** Nested ## Nested : Definition
Links
[[Page Name]] Internal link
[[Page Name|Display Text]] With display text
[[Page Name#Section]] Section link
[https://url Display Text] External link
[[File:image.jpg|thumb|Caption]] Image
[[Category:Name]] Category (place at end)
Table
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption
|-
! Header 1 !! Header 2
|-
| Cell 1 || Cell 2
|}
Templates & Variables
{{TemplateName}} Basic call
{{TemplateName|arg1|name=value}} With arguments
{{{parameter|default}}} Parameter (in template)
{{PAGENAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} Magic words
References
Text<ref>Citation here</ref>
<ref name="id">Citation</ref> Named reference
<ref name="id" /> Reuse reference
{{Reflist}} Display footnotes
Special Tags
<nowiki>[[escaped]]</nowiki> Disable markup
<pre>preformatted block</pre> Preformatted (no markup)
<syntaxhighlight lang="python"> Code highlighting
code here
</syntaxhighlight>
<math>x^2 + y^2 = z^2</math> LaTeX math
<!-- comment --> Comment (hidden)
---- Horizontal rule
#REDIRECT [[Target Page]] Redirect (first line only)
Magic Words
__NOTOC__ Hide table of contents
__TOC__ Position TOC here
__NOEDITSECTION__ Hide section edit links
Common Patterns
Article Structure
{{Infobox Type
| name = Example
| image = Example.jpg
}}
'''Article Title''' is a brief introduction.
== Section ==
Content with citation<ref>Source</ref>.
=== Subsection ===
More content.
== See also ==
* [[Related Article]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://example.com Official site]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sort Key}}
[[Category:Category Name]]
Template Definition
<noinclude>{{Documentation}}</noinclude><includeonly>
{| class="wikitable"
! {{{title|Default Title}}}
|-
| {{{content|No content provided}}}
{{#if:{{{footer|}}}|
{{!}}-
{{!}} {{{footer}}}
}}
|}
</includeonly>
Key Syntax Rules
- Headings: Use
==to======; don't use=(reserved for page title) - Line-start markup: Lists (
*#;:), headings, tables ({|) must start at line beginning - Closing tags: Close heading equals on same line; no text after closing
== - Blank lines: Create paragraph breaks; single newlines are ignored
- Pipes in templates: Use
{{!}}for literal|inside templates - Escaping: Use
<nowiki>to escape markup;&for&,<for<
Resources
For detailed syntax, see:
- references/syntax.md: Complete markup reference with all options
- references/templates.md: Template and parser function details
- assets/snippets.yaml: Editor snippets for common patterns