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For a full list of editing commands, see Help:Editing. To experiment with editing, use the sandbox.

Works anywhere in the text (wikitext)
Description | You type | You get
Italic text | `''italic''` | italic
Bold text | `'''bold'''` | bold
Bold and italic text | `'''''bold & italic'''''` | bold & italic
Link to another ArchWiki page | `[[Name of page]]` `[[Name of page|Text to display]]` `[[Name of page#Section]]` | Name of page Text to display Name of page#Section
Link to section on same page | `[[#Section]]` | #Section
External link | `[https://www.google.com/ Google search engine]` | Google search engine
Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the beginning of pages. | `[[Category:Category name]]` | The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk page. Do not sign when contributing to an article. See also mw:Help:Signatures. | `~~~~` | Username, 04:21, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
Works anywhere in the text (HTML)
Description | You type | You get
Strikethrough | `<s>strikethrough</s>` | strikethrough
Underline | `<u>underline</u>` | underline
Subscripts and superscripts | `regular<sub>sub</sub> <sup>sup</sup>` | regularsub sup
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description | You type | You get
Code Start code lines with one or more spaces. See also Help:Style#Code formatting. | `$ echo Hello World` |
    $ echo Hello World
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line. | `#redirect [[Target page]]` | ↳ Target page
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated for articles with four or more headings. =Level 1= should not be used. See also Help:Effective use of headers. | `== Level 2 ==` `=== Level 3 ===` `==== Level 4 ====` `===== Level 5 =====` `====== Level 6 ======` | ## Level 2 ### Level 3 #### Level 4 ##### Level 5 ###### Level 6
Horizontal rule | `----` |
Bulleted list | `* One` `* Two` `** Two point one` `* Three` | One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list | `# One` `# Two` `## Two point one` `# Three` | One Two Two point one Three
Definition list | `; Term one: Definition one` `; Term two: Definition two` | Term one Definition one Term two Definition two
Indenting text This is generally used when replying on a Talk page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse. | `no indent (normal)` `:first indent` `::second indent` `:::third indent` | no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
Templates
Description | You type | You get
Inline code Use Template:ic. | `{{ic|code}}` | `code`
Character escape See Help:Template#Escape template-breaking characters. | `{{ic|1=echo =}}` | `echo =`
Block code Use Template:bc. |
    {{bc|
    block
    code
    }}
    block
    code
Block code with header Use Template:hc. |
    {{hc|header|
    block
    }}
    header
    block
Note Use Template:Note. | `{{Note|This text should be noted.}}` | Note: This text should be noted.
Warning Use Template:Warning. | `{{Warning|This text should be heeded.}}` | Warning: This text should be heeded.
Man page Use Template:man. | `{{man|7|ascii}}` | ascii(7)
Package Use Template:Pkg. | `{{Pkg|linux}}` | linux
AUR package Use Template:AUR. | `{{AUR|linux-git}}` | linux-gitAUR

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