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Everything you are likely to need, on one screen. This is for '''Edit source'''; in the visual editor most of it is a toolbar button instead.

== Text ==

{| class="wikitable"
! You type !! You get
|-
| <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code> || ''italic''
|-
| <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code> || '''bold'''
|-
| <code><nowiki>'''''both'''''</nowiki></code> || '''''both'''''
|}

Two apostrophes for italic, three for bold. Not quotation marks.

== Headings ==

<pre>
== Main heading ==
=== Sub-heading ===
</pre>

Start at two equals signs. The page title is the single one, so you never need it.

== Lists ==

<pre>
* a bullet
** an indented bullet

# a numbered item
# the next one
</pre>

== Links ==

<pre>
[[Ovallia]]                      an ordinary link
[[Ovallia|the harbour city]]     link showing different words
[[Category:Characters]]          files the page in a category
[https://example.com Label]      a link off the wiki, one bracket
</pre>

== Images ==

<pre>
[[File:Bea.png|thumb|right|Bea in the Sacred cloak]]
</pre>

Upload first with '''Upload file''' in the sidebar, then use the file name.

== Citations ==

<pre>
A specific claim.<ref>Book 1, Ch. 9.</ref>

== References ==
<references />
</pre>

== Useful templates ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Template !! What it does
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki></code> || Marks a page as unfinished
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Spoiler}}</nowiki></code> || Warns that the page gives away plot
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Quote|line|speaker|source}}</nowiki></code> || A pull quote
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Main|Page name}}</nowiki></code> || "Main article: ..." pointer
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Nav characters}}</nowiki></code> || Footer navigation box
|}

== Signing a talk page ==

On discussion pages only, end your comment with four tildes:

<pre>
~~~~
</pre>

That becomes your name and the date. Never sign an article.

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