This is a Bharatpedia help page. It provides a basic overview and guide for formatting pages using Wikitext markup syntax.
Introduction[edit source]
Wikitext (also known as Wiki markup) is the set of syntax tags used to format pages across Bharatpedia. Unlike regular text editors, Wikitext uses specific symbols (such as single quotes, brackets, and equal signs) to format text, add headers, create links, and display media.
Text formatting[edit source]
| Description | What you type | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Italic text | ''Italic text''
|
Italic text |
| Bold text | '''Bold text'''
|
Bold text |
| Bold & Italic | '''''Bold & Italic'''''
|
Bold & Italic |
<s>Strikethrough</s>
|
||
| Underline | <u>Underline</u>
|
Underline |
Headings and sections[edit source]
Headings divide an article into structured sections. The main page title is level 1, so article section headings start at level 2 (`==`).
| Heading level | What you type | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Section heading (Level 2) | == Section heading ==
|
== Section heading == |
| Subsection (Level 3) | === Subsection ===
|
=== Subsection === |
| Sub-subsection (Level 4) | ==== Sub-subsection ====
|
==== Sub-subsection ==== |
Links[edit source]
Links are essential for connecting pages across Bharatpedia and linking to external sources.
| Link type | What you type | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Internal page link | [[Bharatpedia:Copyrights]]
|
Bharatpedia:Copyrights |
| Piped link (custom display text) | [[Bharatpedia:Copyrights|Copyright Policy]]
|
Copyright Policy |
| Link to a category page | [[:Category:Help]]
|
Category:Help |
| Plain external web link | https://www.bharatpedia.org
|
https://www.bharatpedia.org |
| Named external link | [https://www.bharatpedia.org Bharatpedia Main Site]
|
Bharatpedia Main Site |
Lists[edit source]
Lists help organize information into bulleted, numbered, or indented structures. Lists must always begin at the start of a line.
| List type | What you type | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Bulleted list | * Item 1* Item 2** Sub-item 2a
|
* Item 1
|
| Numbered list | # First step# Second step## Sub-step 2a
|
# First step
|
| Indenting text (used on talk pages) | : Indented line:: Double indented line
|
: Indented line
|
Citations and references[edit source]
To cite sources in an article, use the <ref></ref> tags. Citations will display in the footnotes area where the {{reflist}} template is placed.
Example usage[edit source]
According to reliable sources, the sky appears blue due to Rayleigh scattering.<ref>[https://www.example.com Scientific Reference Source]</ref>
At the bottom of the article, add a references section:
== References ==
{{reflist}}
Code and formatting blocks[edit source]
To display literal Wikitext or code without parsing it:
- Wrap short inline code in
<code><nowiki>your code here</nowiki> tags. - Wrap longer blocks in
<pre>your raw text here</pre>tags.