Wiki Markup Guide - Format & Layout

This page provides a guide for doing simple formatting and layout within a wiki page.

Basic Formatting

Allows for simple formatting of wiki text.
Source Markup
*bold*
_italics_
+underline+
--strikethrough--
^^superscript^^
,,subscript,,

Rendered Markup
bold
italics
underline
strikethrough
superscript
subscript

Text Alignment

Allows for alignment of text on the page.
Source Markup
<{this is left aligned content}<
>{this is right aligned content}>

Rendered Markup
this is left aligned content
 

this is right aligned content
 

Code Block

Allows for text to be formatted as code for languages in which syntax highlighting is not supported.
Source Markup
// multi-line
{{
   public static void Main()
   {
     // code goes here
   }
}}

// single line
{{ single line of text }}

Rendered Markup
// multi-line
   public static void Main()
   {
     // code goes here
   }


// single line
single line of text

Headings

Allows formatting text as a header.
Source Markup
! Heading 1
!! Heading 2
!!! Heading 3
!!!! Heading 4
!!!!! Heading 5
!!!!!! Heading 6

Rendered Markup

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5
Heading 6

Escaped Markup

Allows use of wiki formatting characters as literal text.
Source Markup
{"text with *unrendered* wiki markup"}

Rendered Text
text with *unrendered* wiki markup

Note: Only use vertical (not curly) quotes to ensure that formatting will not apply.

Lists

Allows for the creation of bullted or numbered lists.
Source Markup
* Bulleted List 1
** Bulleted List 2
*** Bulleted List 3

# Numbered List 1
## Numbered List 1.1
### Numbered List 1.1.1
# Numbered List 2
## Numbered List 2.1

* Bulleted List 1
## Numbered List 1.1
*** Bulleted List 1.1.1
* Bulleted List 2
** Bulleted List 3

Rendered Markup
  1. Numbered List 1
    1. Numbered List 1.1
      1. Numbered List 1.1.1
  2. Numbered List 2
    1. Numbered List 2.1

Tables

Allows for the creation of simple table layouts.
Source Markup
|| Table Heading 1 || Table Heading 2 || Table Heading 3 ||
| Row 1 - Cell 1 | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| Row 2 - Cell 1 | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |

Rendered Markup
Table Heading 1 Table Heading 2 Table Heading 3
Row 1 - Cell 1 Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
Row 2 - Cell 1 Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3


Note on block level tags

Block level tags include headings, lists, tables, and multi-line formatted text