Wikipedia:Training/core/Cheatsheet

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Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italics, bold, and both	''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''	italics, bold, and both
Link to another page	[[copy edit]]	copy edit
"Pipe" a link to change the link's text	[[Android (operating system)|Android]]	Android
Signature (only for talk pages, not articles)	~~~~	Username (talk) 05:21, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
Link and name a website	[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]	Wikipedia
Show an image	[[File:Wikipedia wordmark.svg|thumb|Caption]]	Caption
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Section headings	==Level 2== ===Level 3===	Level 2 Level 3
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
Indenting text this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent