HelpForUsers > HelpOnEditing > HelpOnFormatting This page describes using the MoinMoin wiki syntax (which is the default syntax for a MoinMoin based wiki, but not the only one). For other parsers/syntaxes take a look at HelpOnParsers.

Use one or more blank lines to separate paragraphs. Use <<BR>> to insert linebreaks into paragraphs.

Name/Sample Markup Notes italic ''italic'' Double single quotes. bold '''bold''' Triple single quotes. monospace `monospace` Single backticks. Wiki markup is ignored. code {{{code}}} Example. Wiki markup is ignored. underline __underline__ superscript ^super^script subscript ,,sub,,script smaller ~-smaller-~ larger ~+larger+~ stroke --(stroke)--

Colorizing is enabled in tables without additional macros (see HelpOnTables). See also How can I colorize my text? in the FAQ.

There are several ways to highlight code: Start a special code block containing the parser's name: {{{#!parsername Embed a file attachment bearing a supported extension (such as ".py") with {{attachment:test.py}} Begin a page with the format processing instruction: #format parsername Example. To see the list of supported languages see HelpOnParsers.

Markup Result '''''Mix''' at the beginning'' Mix at the beginning '''''Mix'' at the beginning''' Mix at the beginning '''Mix at the ''end''''' Mix at the end ''Mix at the '''end''''' Mix at the end

{{{ 10 PRINT "Hello, world!" 20 GOTO 10 }}} Result:

You might recall ''a''^2^ + ''b''^2^ = ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless your head is filled with H,,2,,O. Result: You might recall a2 + b2 = c2 from your math lessons, unless your head is filled with H2O.

Result: