Memory Gamma:Policies and Guidelines/Formatting

OFFICIAL POLICY

This page is considered an official policy on Memory Gamma.

It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that everyone should follow. Except for minor edits, please make use of the discussion page to propose changes to this policy.

POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

Naming Articles • Story Editing • Formatting • Images • Templates • Deletions • Copyright

Formatting

Text formatting rules[]

What it look like	What one type
Italic Bold Italic and bold	''Italic'' '''Bold''' '''''Italic and bold'''''
You can ~~strike out~~ and underline words.	You can <strike>strike out</strike> and <u>underline</u> words.

Sectioning[]

What it look like	What one type
New section[] Subsection[] Sub-subsection[]	==New section== ===Subsection=== ====Sub-subsection====
One single line break is ignored. But a single empty line creates a new break. A line break can be forced.	One single '''line break''' is ignored. But a single empty line creates a new break. A line break can<br/>be forced.

Varies sorts of lists[]

What it look like	What one type
Lists are easy to do: Start every line with a star. More stars means deeper levels. A newline in a list marks the end of a list item.	* Lists are easy to do: Start every line with a star. * More stars means deeper levels. **** A newline in a list marks the end of a list item.
Numbered lists are also good very organized easy to follow	# Numbered lists are also good ## very organized ## easy to follow
Definition list list of definitions item the item's definition another item the other item's definition	; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition ; another item : the other item's definition
A colon indents a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph.	: A colon indents ::a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
You can even do mixed lists and nest them like this	* You can even do mixed lists # and nest them #* like this

Preformatted Text[]

What it look like

What one type

IF a line starts with a space THEN
  it will be formatted exactly 
    as typed;
  in a fixed-width font;
  lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
  * pasting preformatted text;
  * algorithm descriptions;
  * program source code;
  * ASCII art;
  * chemical structures;

IF a line starts with a space THEN

  it will be formatted exactly 
    as typed;
  in a fixed-width font;
  lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
  * pasting preformatted text;
  * algorithm descriptions;
  * program source code;
  * [[ASCII art]];
  * chemical structures;

Alignment[]

What it look like	What one type
Text align: center.	<div align="center">Text align: center</nowiki>.</nowiki>
Text align: right.	<div align="right"><nowiki>'''Text align: right'''<nowiki>.</div>

Miscellaneous[]

What it look like	What one type
A horizontal line: Text before and after.	A '''horizontal line''': Text before ---- and after.
Comments Some text end a	'''Comments''' <br/> Some text and a <!-- hidden comment -->
This [[wiki syntax]] is [[Ignore\|ignored]]	<nowiki>This [[wiki syntax]] is [[Ignore\|ignored]] </nowiki>