Help:Basic edit commands

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    Description You type You get
    applies anywhere
    Italicise text ''italic'' italic
    Bold text '''bold''' bold
    Bold and italic '''''bold & italic''''' bold & italic
    Internal link

    (within BelieveTheSign)

    [[name of page]]

    [[name of page|display text]]

    name of page

    display text

    External link

    (to other websites)

    [http://www.example.com]

    [http://www.example.com display text]
    http://www.example.com

    [1]

    display text
    http://www.example.com

    Escape wiki markup <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> no ''markup''
    applies only at the beginning of the line
    Headings

    of different sizes

    ==level 1==
    ===level 2===
    ====level 3====
    =====level 4=====

    Level 1

    Level 2

    Level 3

    Level 4
    Bullet list

    * one
    * two
    ** two point one
    * three

    • one
    • two
      • two point one
    • three
    Numbered list

    # one
    # two
    ## two point one
    # three

    1. one
    2. two
      1. two point one
    3. three
    Definition list

    ;Definition
    :item 1
    :item 2

    Definition
    item 1
    item 2
    Unformatted text

      a space at the
      beginning of each line
      creates unformatted
      monospaced text

    a space at the 
    beginning of each line 
    creates unformatted
    monospaced text
    
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