H:MARKUP

, also known as or , consists of the syntax and keywords used by the software to format a page. To learn how to see this markup, and to save an edit, see: Help:Editing. There is a short list of markup and tips at Help:Cheatsheet.

Sections in a page will follow the page's lead/introduction and (under certain conditions,) the .

The = through ====== markup are headings for the sections with which they are associated.

Templates: {{}} for use in documentation.

The horizontal rule represents a paragraph-level thematic break. Do not use in article content, as rules are only used after main sections, and this is automatic.

HTML equivalent: <hr />

When a page has at least four headings, a table of contents (TOC) will automatically appear after the lead and before the first heading. The TOC can be controlled by magic words or templates:

Line breaks or newlines are used to add whitespace between lines, such as separating paragraphs.

A single newline here has no effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph, or ends a list or an indented part.

HTML equivalent: <br> or <br />

Templates:

Indentation is most commonly used on talk pages.

Indentation as used on talk pages:

so long as no carriage return or line break is used.)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘The outdent template can give a visual indicator that we're deliberately cancelling the indent (6 levels here)

Templates: {{}}, {{}}

When there is a need for separating a block of text. This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text.

The blockquote tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.

Template {{}} uses the same markup. To center a table, see Help:Table#Centering tables. Please do not use <center>...</center>, as it is obsolete.

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