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Wikipedia Cheatsheet For more advanced details, see Advanced_editing
Description	You type	You get
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Internal link (within Fanlore)	`[[Name of page]]` `[[Name of page\|Text to display]]`	Name of page Text to display

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.org Text to display]` `[http://www.example.org]` `http://www.example.org`	Text to display [1] http://www.example.org

Redirect to another page	`#REDIRECT [[Target page]]`	Target page

Footnotes/References Numbering is generated automatically.	To create a footnote or reference, use this format: `Article text.<ref name=test>[http://www.example.org Link text], additional text.</ref>`	Article text.^[1]
	To reuse the same note, reuse the name with a trailing slash: `Article text.<ref name=test/>`	Article text.^[1]
	To display notes, add this lines to the References section `<references/>`	↑ Link text, additional text.

Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	`== Level 1 ==` `=== Level 2 ===` `==== Level 3 ====` `===== Level 4 =====` `====== Level 5 ======`	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

Bulleted Lists Empty lines between list items discouraged (see numbered lists).	`* One` `* Two` `** Two point one` `* Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Numbered Lists Empty lines between list items restarts numbering at 1.	`# One` `# Two` `## Two point one` `# Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Thumbnail image	`[[Image:Example.jpg\|thumb\|Caption text]]`	Caption text
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