Help:Wikitext

From HMCwiki

Wikitext as it is used in HMCwiki

Wikitext language or wiki markup is a markup language that offers a simplified alternative to HTML and is used to write pages in wiki websites. Wikitext is text in this language.

There is no commonly accepted standard wikitext language. The grammar, structure, features, keywords and so on are dependent on the particular wiki software used on the particular website. For example, all wikitext markup languages have a simple way of hyperlinking to other pages within the site, but there are several different syntax conventions for these links. Many wikis, especially the earlier ones, use CamelCase to mark words that should be automatically linked. In many modern wikis (such as HMCwiki, Wikipedia and other MediaWiki-based wikis) this convention was abandoned in favor of explicit link markup, e.g. with [[…]].

Some wiki programs allow extensive optional use of HTML tags within wikitext, others a smaller subset, and still others no HTML at all. In some cases, restrictions on HTML may be determined by each site that uses the program.

MediaWiki, the software that runs HMCwiki, has a wiki markup language that allows many common HTML tags, but provides a simple, readable syntax that is intended to allow users to use it without knowing HTML. A description can be found at How to edit a page.

See also

• Help:Glossary

External links

• WikiMarkupStandard WorkingGroup mailing list

Links to other help pages