Wikipedia Code (Wikitext)

1. Basic Text Formatting

Bold Text

'''Bold text'''

Result: Bold text

Italic Text

''Italic text''

Result: Italic text

Bold and Italic

'''''Bold and Italic'''''

2. Headings

Headings structure your article.

= Main Title =
== Section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Smaller Subsection ====

Wikipedia automatically generates a table of contents if there are multiple sections.

3. Internal Links

Internal links connect to other Wikipedia pages.

[[Italy]]

Custom text:

[[Italy|beautiful country]]

4. External Links

Link to external websites:

[https://www.example.com]

With text:

[https://www.example.com Official Website]

5. Lists

Bullet List

* First item
* Second item
* Third item

Numbered List

# First
# Second
# Third

Sub-lists

* Item
** Sub-item

6. References (Citations)

Citations are mandatory for reliability.

<ref>Author, Title, Website, Date</ref>

At the bottom of the page:

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

7. Citation Templates

Professional citation format:

<ref>{{Cite web
 |title=Article Title
 |url=https://example.com
 |website=Website Name
 |date=2024-01-01
 |access-date=2024-02-01
}}</ref>

Other citation templates include:

• {{Cite book}}

• {{Cite news}}

• {{Cite journal}}

8. Infobox

Infoboxes appear on the right side of an article.

Example for a person:

{{Infobox person
 | name = John Doe
 | birth_date = 1990
 | occupation = Writer
}}

Each topic has its own infobox template.

9. Images

[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]

Options:

• thumb → thumbnail

• left / right → alignment

• 300px → size

Example:

[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|300px|Description]]

10. Categories

Categories go at the bottom of the page.

[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Living people]]

11. Templates

Templates reuse structured content.

Basic usage:

{{TemplateName}}

With parameters:

{{TemplateName|parameter=value}}

12. Tables

Basic table example:

{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Age
|-
| John || 30
|-
| Anna || 25
|}

13. Comments (Hidden Text)

<!-- This is a comment -->

Visible only in edit mode.

14. Draft Submission (English Wikipedia)

To submit a draft for review:

{{subst:AFC submission/submit}}

Used only in the Draft namespace.