Mark-up Language
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The WikiTextEditor uses a Mark-up Language to enable functions and modify the text, which essentially means the insertion of special characters that communicate specific commands to the MediaWiki software.
Here are a list of the key characters (referred to throughout both manuals):
| Symbol Name | Symbol | Used to: |
|---|---|---|
| Pipe (or Vertical Line) | Used to instigate alternate text for entries/pages/links/etc. | |
| Braces | Used to initiate special functions such as Templates | |
| Square Brackets | Used to create links | |
| Single Quotation Marks | Used to modify text, such as italic (''text'') or bold ('''text''') | |
| Back Slash | Often used in URLs, as well as in advanced wiki functions to indicate the termination of that function | |
| Pound | Used to create anchors, as well as numbered lists | |
| Asterisk | Used to create a bulleted list | |
| Colon | Used in category tags and in some linking |