Help:Using Mediawiki (2024)

DescriptionCodeResultsWhen to UseItalic text

''Italic''

ItalicFor emphasis, notes, or titles of works.Bold text

'''Bold'''

BoldFor introductions and important words.Bold and Italic text

'''''Bold and italic'''''

Bold and italicFor greater emphasis, or when a particular work is important to the section.Markup Escape

<nowiki>Not '''bold'''</nowiki>

Not '''bold'''To use formatting symbols in text.Internal Links

[[Dota 2]]

Dota 2When linking to a page on the Dota 2 Wiki.Wikipedia Link

[[wikipedia:Dota 2|Dota 2]]

Dota 2For inserting a link to a Wikipedia article.External Links

[http://www.playdota.com/ Playdota]

PlaydotaWhen linking to other pages on the internet.At the start of a lineSection Headers

==Level 2=====Level 3=======Level 4====

Level 2[edit]

Level 3[edit]

Level 4[edit]

When starting a new section.

Note: Section headers are added to the Table of Contents if a page has more than 4 section headers.

Horizontal Rule

Text A----Text B

Text A

Text B

Rarely to separate groups of information.Bulleted List

* A* B* C

• A
• B
• C

When creating a list.Numbered List

# A# B# C

1. A
2. B
3. C

When creating a list where order matters.Indentation

: Indented Text:: More indentation:::: Very indented!

Indented Text

More indentation

Very indented!

When information below is relevant specifically to information above."Loose" Preformatting

 Start each line with a space. The information is ''still'' formatted, but is placed in a '''neat box'''

Start each line with a space.The information is still formatted,but is placed in a neat box

When providing code where indentation is important. <pre></pre> is recommended, because it ignores formatting.ImagesAn inline image

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png]]

For certain symbols, or adding an image into an article.A bordered image

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|border]]

Draws a thin line around the image. For highlighting images on a dark background.Image resized to width

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|100px]]

Resizes the image so that its width matches the given size. Height is adjusted proportionally. For resizing larger images (the full size image can be viewed by clicking on it.)Image resized to height

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|x100px]]

Resizes the image so that its height matches the given size. Width is adjusted proportionally. For resizing images where the height is important.Thumbnail image

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|thumb|caption]]

For most images that are related to articles, but would not fit inline.Framed image

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|frame|caption]]

For images that do not fit inline, but where size is important.Floating image

TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|100px|left]]TEXT TEXT TEXTTEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXTTEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT

TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT

TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXTFor inserting images and having text flow around them. "left" can be changed to "right to display on the right side of the screen.Non-floating image

TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|100px|none]]TEXT TEXT TEXTTEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXTTEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT

TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT

TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXTFor preventing an image from being inserted inline. "none" can be changed to "center" to center the image.Image that links to a page

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|link=Drow Ranger]]

For linking to articles and pages via an image.Image that links to a website

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|link=http://www.playdota.com/heroes/drow-ranger]]

For linking to an external site via an image.Image that doesn't link anywhere

[[File:Drow Ranger icon.png|link=]]

For when images are used for decoration and should not be clicked on.TablesA basic table

{|| An item || An item <!-- Header -->|-| An item || An item <!-- Content -->|}

An item	An item
An item	An item

For positioning information.

Note: due to the nature of this page, this table is formatted wrong.

Wikitables

{| class = "wikitable"! class = "header" | An item || An item <!-- Header -->|-| An item || An item <!-- Content -->|}

An item	An item
An item	An item

For organizing information in a table.For more about tables, see Mediawiki, Help:Tables.TemplatesTemplate Link

{{tl|Hero infobox}}

{{Hero infobox}}For inserting a link to a Template without transclusion.Comment

{{c|This is my comment}}

This is my commentFor inserting a weighted comment to an open discussion.Hero image

{{Hero|Drow Ranger}}

For inserting an inline hero image that links to the hero's page.

{{Hero|Drow Ranger|25px}}

For inserting a resized hero image.Image TablesFor information on using image tables, see {{img table el}}.Video embedding

{{#ev:youtube|-cSFPIwMEq4}}

Load video

YouTube

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For embedding a video