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=== Character formatting ===
 
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<th>What it looks like</th>
<th>What you type</th>
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''Emphasize'', '''strongly''', '''''very strongly'''''.
*These are double and triple apostrophes, not double quotes.
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<pre><nowiki>''Emphasize'', '''strongly''',
'''''very strongly'''''.</nowiki></pre>
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You can also write <i>italic</i> and <b>bold</b>
if the desired effect is a specific font style
rather than emphasis, as in mathematical formulae:
:<b>F</b> = <i>m</i><b>a</b>
*However, the difference between these two methods is not very important for graphical browsers, and many people choose to ignore it.
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<pre><nowiki>You can also write <i>italic</i>
and <b>bold</b> if the desired effect is a
specific font style rather than emphasis, as
in mathematical formulas:
:<b>F</b> = <i>m</i><b>a</b></nowiki></pre><!-- that's not a mathematical formula, though -- sure it is, just because it's being applied to physics doesn't make it stop being mathematics -->
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<td>A typewriter font for <tt>technical terms</tt>.
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<td><pre><nowiki>A typewriter font for
<tt>technical terms</tt>.</nowiki></pre>
</td><!-- tt is really 'teletype', not 'technical term' -->
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<td>You can use <small>small text</small> for captions.
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<td><pre><nowiki>You can use <small>small text</small>
for captions.</nowiki></pre>
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<tr valign="top"><td>You can <strike>strike out deleted material</strike>
and <u>underline new material</u>.
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<td><pre><nowiki>You can <strike>strike out deleted material</strike>
and <u>underline new material</u>.</nowiki></pre>
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'''Umlauts and accents:''' (See [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Creating special characters]])<br/>
è é ê ë ì í<br/>
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&Agrave; &Aacute; &Acirc; &Atilde; &Auml; &Aring; <br/>
&AElig; &Ccedil; &Egrave; &Eacute; &Ecirc; &Euml; <br/>
&Igrave; &Iacute;
&Icirc; &Iuml; &Ntilde; &Ograve; <br/>
&Oacute; &Ocirc; &Otilde;
&Ouml; &Oslash; &Ugrave; <br/>
&Uacute; &Ucirc; &Uuml; &szlig;
&agrave; &aacute; <br/>
&acirc; &atilde; &auml; &aring; &aelig;
&ccedil; <br/>
&egrave; &eacute; &ecirc; &euml; &igrave; &iacute;<br/>
&icirc; &iuml; &ntilde; &ograve; &oacute; &ocirc; <br/>
&oelig; &otilde;
&ouml; &oslash; &ugrave; &uacute; <br/>
&ucirc; &uuml; &yuml;
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è é ê ë ì í
 
&amp;Agrave; &amp;Aacute; &amp;Acirc; &amp;Atilde; &amp;Auml; &amp;Aring;
&amp;AElig; &amp;Ccedil; &amp;Egrave; &amp;Eacute; &amp;Ecirc; &amp;Euml;
&amp;Igrave; &amp;Iacute; &amp;Icirc; &amp;Iuml; &amp;Ntilde; &amp;Ograve;
&amp;Oacute; &amp;Ocirc; &amp;Otilde; &amp;Ouml; &amp;Oslash; &amp;Ugrave;
&amp;Uacute; &amp;Ucirc; &amp;Uuml; &amp;szlig; &amp;agrave; &amp;aacute;
&amp;acirc; &amp;atilde; &amp;auml; &amp;aring; &amp;aelig; &amp;ccedil;
&amp;egrave; &amp;eacute; &amp;ecirc; &amp;euml; &amp;igrave; &amp;iacute;
&amp;icirc; &amp;iuml; &amp;ntilde; &amp;ograve; &amp;oacute; &amp;ocirc;
&amp;oelig; &amp;otilde; &amp;ouml; &amp;oslash; &amp;ugrave; &amp;uacute;
&amp;ucirc; &amp;uuml; &amp;yuml;</nowiki></pre></td>
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'''Punctuation:'''<br/>
&iquest; &iexcl; &laquo; &raquo; &sect; &para;<br/>
&dagger; &Dagger; &bull; &mdash;
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&amp;iquest; &amp;iexcl; &amp;laquo; &amp;raquo; &amp;sect; &amp;para;
&amp;dagger; &amp;Dagger; &amp;bull; &amp;mdash;</nowiki></pre></td>
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'''Commercial symbols:'''<br/>
&trade; &copy; &reg; &cent; &euro; &yen; <br/>
&pound; &curren;</td>
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&amp;trade; &amp;copy; &amp;reg; &amp;cent; &amp;euro; &amp;yen;
&amp;pound; &amp;curren;
</nowiki></pre></td>
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<tr valign="top" id="subscript"><td>Subscript: x<sub>2</sub><br/>
Superscript: x<sup>2</sup> or x&sup2;
 
*The latter method of superscript can't be used in the most general context, but is preferred when possible (as with units of measurement) because most browsers have an easier time formatting lines with it.
&epsilon;<sub>0</sub> =
8.85 &times; 10<sup>&minus;12</sup>
C&sup2; / J m.
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1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m²]]
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<td><pre><nowiki>Subscript: x<sub>2</sub>
Superscript: x<sup>2</sup> or x&amp;sup2;
 
or in projects with the templates sub and sup:
 
Subscript: x{{sub|2}}
Superscript: x{{sup|2}}
 
&amp;epsilon;<sub>0</sub> =
8.85 &amp;times; 10<sup>&amp;minus;12</sup>
C&amp;sup2; / J m.
 
1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m²]]
</nowiki></pre></td>
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<tr valign="top"><td>'''Greek characters:''' <br/>
&alpha; &beta; &gamma; &delta; &epsilon; &zeta; <br/>
&eta; &theta; &iota; &kappa; &lambda; &mu; &nu; <br/>
&xi; &omicron; &pi; &rho; &sigma; &sigmaf; <br/>
&tau; &upsilon; &phi; &chi; &psi; &omega;<br/>
&Gamma; &Delta; &Theta; &Lambda; &Xi; &Pi; <br/>
&Sigma; &Phi; &Psi; &Omega;
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&amp;alpha; &amp;beta; &amp;gamma; &amp;delta; &amp;epsilon; &amp;zeta;
&amp;eta; &amp;theta; &amp;iota; &amp;kappa; &amp;lambda; &amp;mu; &amp;nu;
&amp;xi; &amp;omicron; &amp;pi; &amp;rho; &amp;sigma; &amp;sigmaf;
&amp;tau; &amp;upsilon; &amp;phi; &amp;chi; &amp;psi; &amp;omega;
&amp;Gamma; &amp;Delta; &amp;Theta; &amp;Lambda; &amp;Xi; &amp;Pi;
&amp;Sigma; &amp;Phi; &amp;Psi; &amp;Omega;
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'''Math characters:''' <br/>
&int; &sum; &prod; &radic; &minus; &plusmn; &infin;<br/>
&asymp; &prop; &equiv; &ne; &le; &ge; &rarr;<br/>
&times; &middot; &divide; &part; &prime; &Prime;<br/>
&nabla; &permil; &deg; &there4; &alefsym; &oslash;<br/>
&isin; &notin; &cap; &cup; &sub; &sup; &sube; &supe;<br/>
&not; &and; &or; &exist; &forall; &rArr; &hArr;<br/>
&rarr; &harr;<br/>
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&amp;int; &amp;sum; &amp;prod; &amp;radic; &amp;minus; &amp;plusmn; &amp;infin;
&amp;asymp; &amp;prop; &amp;equiv; &amp;ne; &amp;le; &amp;ge; &amp;rarr;
&amp;times; &amp;middot; &amp;divide; &amp;part; &amp;prime; &amp;Prime;
&amp;nabla; &amp;permil; &amp;deg; &amp;there4; &amp;alefsym; &amp;oslash;
&amp;isin; &amp;notin; &amp;cap; &amp;cup; &amp;sub; &amp;sup; &amp;sube; &amp;supe;
&amp;not; &amp;and; &amp;or; &amp;exist; &amp;forall; &amp;rArr; &amp;hArr;
&amp;rarr; &amp;harr;</nowiki></pre></td>
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<tr valign="top"><td><i>x</i><sup>2</sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ge;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 true.
*To space things out, use non-breaking spaces - <tt>&amp;nbsp;</tt>.
*<tt>&amp;nbsp;</tt> also prevents line breaks in the middle of text, this is useful in formulas.
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<i>x</i><sup>2</sup>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ge;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0 true.
</nowiki></pre></td>
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'''Complicated formulae:'''<br/>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}</math>
* See [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Editing mathematical formulae:TeX markup|TeX markup]]
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<math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}</math>
</nowiki></pre>
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'''For comparison for the following examples:'''
 
arrow &rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]
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<pre><nowiki>arrow &amp;rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]</nowiki></pre>
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'''Use &lt;nowiki> to suppress interpretation of wiki markup, but interpret character references and remove newlines and multiple spaces:'''
 
<nowiki>arrow &rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]
</nowiki>
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<pre><nowiki><nowiki>arrow &amp;rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]</nowiki></nowiki></pre>
 
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'''Use &lt;pre> to suppress interpretation of wiki markup and keep newlines and multiple spaces, and get typewriter font, but interpret character references:'''
 
<pre>arrow &rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]
</pre>
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<pre><nowiki><pre>arrow &amp;rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]</pre></nowiki></pre>
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'''Use leading space on each line to keep newlines and multiple spaces, and get typewriter font:
arrow &rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]
</pre>
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<pre> <nowiki>arrow &amp;rarr;
 
''italics''
[[link]]</nowiki></pre>
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'''Use typewriter font:'''
 
<tt>arrow &rarr;</tt>
 
<tt>''italics''</tt>
<tt>[[link]]</tt>
 
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<pre><nowiki><tt>arrow &amp;rarr;</tt>
 
<tt>''italics''</tt>
<tt>[[link]]</nowiki></tt></pre>
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'''Show character references:'''
 
&amp;rarr;
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&amp;amp;rarr;</pre>
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'''Commenting page source:'''<br/>
''not shown in page''
* Used to leave comments in a page for future editors.
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<pre><nowiki><!-- comment here --></nowiki></pre>
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