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


Note on block level tags Block level tags include headings, lists, tables, and multi-line formatted text
Tag must be the first thing on the line
Closing tag must be the last thing on the line
There should be no leading or trailing whitespace