This page provides a more complete list of some of the markup sequences available. Note that it's easy to create and edit pages without using any of the markups below, but if you ever need them, they're here.

To experiment with the rules, please try editing the WikiSandbox. Some additional markup may be listed in a box when you are actually editing a page.

See also ImagesInWikiPages for more formatting tips, and ExampleIndentationInTropeLists.
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!!!References

* Join capitalized words ({{WikiWord}}s) to make references to other pages on this Wiki. Spaces between the words will be automatically inserted.
* Links with arbitrary text can be created in double brackets as [[''url'' ''text'']] or [[''WikiWord'' ''text'']]. ''Text'' can be an image URL, in which case the image becomes the link to the remote ''url'' or ''WikiWord''. In [=TVTropes=] parlance this is a Main/PotHole.
* Free link markup turns anything (except punctuation marks) in curly brackets [={{ }}=] into a reference.
** A single word can be made a reference by using [={{word}}=].
** Text added to the outside of the brackets can be included in the link. This is useful for pluralizing links; for example [={{wiki word}}s=] links to the WikiWord page but looks like {{wiki word}}s.
** Note that this markup does ''not'' automatically insert spaces.
* [=URLs=] can be placed in double brackets [[''url'']] when the URL itself is not important to the text. For example, [=[[http://www.google.com/]]=] will appear as [[http://www.google.com/]].
* Punctuated references can be made using [=[==]~The Apostrophe's Dilemma~[==]=]. Note the ''single'' square brackets. Punctuated titles cannot be used in a {{pothole}}.
*Punctuated titles are exactly literal and are not formatted in any other way. [=[==]~"[=TheApostrophe's=] Dilemma"~[==]=] would render with the quote marks, and without the space after 'The.' The markup will not allow '~' (tildes) or '/' slashes (other than for defining a namespace [see below]).
*To prevent a word like [=McDonalds=] from being linked when you don't want it to, use the "Escape sequence" described below. For example: [=[=McDonalds=]=]

All internal references by default point to "Main." To link to a page in a different namespace, put it in front of the wiki word: [=Test/{{Tropes}}=] gives Test/{{Tropes}}.

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!!!Paragraphs

* Do not indent paragraphs
* Words wrap and fill as needed
* Use blank lines as separators
* Lines indented with one or more spaces (or tabs) are monospace font.
* Use \ (backslash) at the end of a line to join the next line to the current one
* Use \\ (two backslashes) at the end of a line to force a line break
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[[#BulletedLists]]
!!! [[#BulletedLists]] Bulleted Lists

Bullet lists are made by placing asterisks at the left margin. More asterisks increases the level of bullet. We limit to three levels:

* First-level list item
** Second-level list item
*** A third level item
**** Four bullets, but still a third level item!
** Another second-level item
* A first-level item

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!!!Horizontal Line

Four or more dashes ([=----=]) at the beginning of a line produce a horizontal line.

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!!!Emphasis

* Use doubled single-quotes ([=''=]), i.e., ''two apostrophes'', for emphasis (usually ''italics'')
* Use tripled single-quotes ([='''=]), i.e. ''three apostrophes'', for strong emphasis (usually '''bold''')
* Use five single-quotes ([='''''=]), or triples within doubles (''five apostrophes''), for some other kind of emphasis (usually '''''bold italics''''')
* Use doubled at-signs ([=@@=]) for @@monospace@@ text
* Use [=[+...+]=] for [+larger text+] and [=[-...-]=] for [-smaller text-]
* Use [=[++...++]=] for [++even larger text++] and [=[--...--]=] for [--even smaller text--]
* Emphasis can be used multiple times within a line, but cannot span across markup line boundaries (i.e., you can't put a paragraph break in the middle of bold text).

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!!!Text Effects

* Small caps: [=[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: Text ]]
=] for [[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: Text ]]

* Strikethrough: [=[[strike:text]]=] for [[strike:text]]
* Superscript: [=[[superscript:2]]=] for [[superscript:2]]
* Subscript: [=[[subscript:2]]=] for [[subscript:2]]
* {{Main/Spoiler}} tagging: [=[[spoiler:hide this text]]=] for [[spoiler:hide this text]]. [[supersecretspoiler: Also, [=[[supersecretspoiler:hide this text]]=] to get the effect you're reading right now.]]

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!!!Images

[=URLs=] ending with .gif, .jpg, or .png are displayed as images in the page and float left, allowing text to appear on the right if there is room.

Making an image caption: [=[[=]caption-width:''number'':''some text''[=]]=] will place an enclosed box under the image. Setting the ''number'' parameter to the width of the image will make the caption line up nicely with the image.

To shift an image and text to the left:

For images: [=[[quoteright:URL]]=]

For text: [=[[=]caption-width-right:''number'':''some text''[=]]=]

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!!!Redirects

If you want a trope title to redirect to another trope with content (ie. make {{Buffy}} point to BuffyTheVampireSlayer), in {{Buffy}} enter the following (but see CreatingNewRedirects first for guidelines!):

[=[[=]redirect:[=BuffyTheVampireSlayer]]=]

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!!!Headings

Headings are made by placing a exclamation mark ('''!''') at the left margin. More exclamation marks increases the level of heading. For example,
! Level 1 Heading
!! Level 2 Heading
!!! Level 3 Heading

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!!!Escape sequence

Anything placed between [=[= and =]=] is not interpreted. This makes it possible to easily do [=WikiWords=] that are not links and turn off other special formatting interpretation. The [=[= and =]=] can span multiple input lines, allowing effects to be applied to multiple input lines. For example, [=@@[==] at the beginning of a line will cause the text up to the next =]@@ to be monospace and uninterpreted (useful for program listings).

Note that ''some'' markups--if left complete within the escape sequence--''are'' interpreted. The redirect markup is one. For these, you will need to escape in parts, like just the brackets.
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!!!Numbered Lists

Numbered lists are made by placing number-signs (#) at the left margin.

# Prepare the experiment
## Unwrap the pop-tart
## Insert the pop-tart into the toaster
# Begin cooking the pop tart
# Stand back

The starting number can be changed by putting [=[=]numlist:START_NUMBER[=]=] at the beginning of the list and [=[=]/numlist[=]=] at the end, where START_NUMBER is the number you want the list to start at. Inside this block, all lines that do ''not'' begin with "#" are treated as comments and are not displayed; nested lists are not supported here, either.

[numlist:21]
# Prepare the experiment
This line will not be displayed.
# Unwrap the pop-tart
# Insert the pop-tart into the toaster
# Begin cooking the pop tart
# Stand back
# If cooking bacon at the same time, make sure to not back towards the stove unless you're wearing a shirt. And pants.
[/numlist]

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!!! [[#DefinitionLists]] Definition Lists


Definition lists are made by placing colons at the left margin:

:term:definition of term
::second-level item: definition of 2nd-level item

This effect can be duplicated by using "->", where each additional "-" increases the indent. Font size is decreased for lines prefixed in this manner. Note: insert a dummy comment line before each indented line (-- and higher) to ensure that all indents show.
->term
%%NO COMMENTO
-->definition of term
%%NO COMMENTO
-->second-level item
%%NO COMMENTO
--->definition of 2nd-level item
%%No comment?
Indentation can also be set arbitrarily, using [=[[indent:PIXEL_COUNT:TEXT]]=].
[[indent:102:We do what we must, because we can.]]
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!!!Tables

Table are defined by enclosing cells with '||'. A cell with leading and trailing spaces is centered; a cell with leading spaces is right-aligned; all other cells are left-aligned. An empty cell will cause the previous cell to span multiple columns. (There is currently no mechanism for spanning multiple rows.) A line beginning with '||' specifies the table attributes for subsequent tables.

[=
||align=center border=1 width=50%=]\\
||Left || Center || Right||\\
||A || B || C||\\
|| || single || ||\\
|| || multi span ||||\\

||align=center border=1 width=50%
||Left || Center || Right||
||A || B || C||
|| || single || ||
|| || multi span ||||


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!!!Text Color

Text can be formatted with color according to the following methods and values. For simple color formating use [=[[color:nameofthecolor: Text to be colored]]=].

'''Possible colors include'''
||align=center border=1 width=50%
|| Color (Word) || Hex Value || Decimal code ||
|| '''[[color:blue: Blue]]''' || #0000FF || 0,0,255 ||
|| '''[[color:brown: Brown]]''' || [=#A52A2A=] || 165,42,42 ||
|| '''[[color:cyan: Cyan]]''' || #00FFFF || 0,255,255 ||
|| '''[[color:Gold: Gold]]''' || N/A[[hottip:*:It's two colors used at once]] ||||
|| '''[[color:green: Green]]''' || #008000 || 0,128,0 ||
|| '''[[color:gray: Gray]]''' || #808080 || 128,128,128 ||
|| '''[[color:maroon: Maroon]]''' || #800000 || 128,0,0 ||
|| '''[[color:lime: Lime ]]''' || #00FF00 || 0,255,0 ||
|| '''[[color:orange: Orange]]''' || [=#FFA500=] || 255,165,0 ||
|| '''[[color:purple: Purple]]''' || #800080 || 128,0,128 ||
|| '''[[color:red: Red]]''' || [=#FF0000=] || 255,0,0 ||
|| '''[[color:teal: Teal]]''' || #008080 || 0,128,128 ||
|| '''[[color:yellow: Yellow]]''' || [=#FFFF00=] || 255,255,0 ||
|| '''[[color:silver: Silver]]''' || [=#C0C0C0=] || 192,192,192 ||
|| '''[[color:fuchsia: Fuchsia]]''' || [=#FF00FF=] || 255,0,255 ||

Be advised that color does not work reliably in tables past the first row, but seems to work fine in most other formats. An Exhaustive list can be found on TheOtherWiki at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html_color

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!!!Footnotes

Very useful for collapsing a tenuously related or humourous aside, or additional explanatory text that would otherwise be cluttering up the trope description.

[[[=hottip:Typographic symbol:Footnote text]]=]\\

[[hottip:*:Footnote text]]

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!!!Folders
Long spans of text can be collapsed like so:

[[[=folder:Title Or Description]]=]\\
[=Text to hide.=]\\
[=* List=]\\
[=* To=]\\
[=* Hide=]\\
[[[=/folder]]=]

[[folder:Title Or Description]]
Text to hide.
* List
* To
* Hide
[[/folder]]

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!!!Quote Blocks

Useful only on the fora, since the markup doesn't work in the main wiki. It can be practiced in the Sandbox forum.

[[[==]quoteblock]] Text that you want to quote [[[==]/quoteblock]].

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!!!Special Characters

The table below shows a partial list of the special characters and their corresponding tokens that PmWiki supports.

[[table border=1]]
[[cellnr]]'''Category'''
[[cell width=25%]]'''Character'''
[[cell width=60%]]'''Token'''

[[cellnr]]Punctuation
[[cell]]||width=100%
|| ¿ || ¡ || « || » ||
|| § || ¶ || † || ‡ ||
|| • || — || – || & ||
[[cell]]||width=100%
||@@[=¿=]@@||@@[=¡=]@@||@@[=«=]@@||@@[=»=]@@||
||@@[=§=]@@||@@[=¶=]@@||@@[=†=]@@||@@[=‡=]@@||
||@@[=•=]@@||@@[=—=]@@||@@[=–=]@@||@@[=&=]@@||

[[cellnr]]Commercial
[[cell]]||width=100%
|| ™ || © || ® || ¢ ||
|| € || ¥ || £ || ¤ ||
[[cell]]||width=100%
||@@[=™=]@@||@@[=©=]@@||@@[=®=]@@||@@[=¢=]@@||
||@@[=€=]@@||@@[=¥=]@@||@@[=£=]@@||@@[=¤=]@@||

[[cellnr]]Greek
[[cell]]||width=100%
|| α || β || γ || δ ||
|| ε || ζ || η || θ ||
|| ι || κ || λ || μ ||
|| ν || ξ || ο || π ||
|| ρ || σ || ς || τ ||
|| υ || φ || χ || ψ ||
|| ω || Γ || Δ || Θ ||
|| Λ || Ξ || Π || Σ ||
|| Φ || Ψ || Ω ||
[[cell]]||width=100%
||@@[=α=]@@ ||@@[=β=]@@ ||@@[=γ=]@@ ||@@[=δ=]@@||
||@@[=ε=]@@||@@[=ζ=]@@ ||@@[=η=]@@ ||@@[=θ=]@@||
||@@[=ι=]@@ ||@@[=κ=]@@||@@[=λ=]@@ ||@@[=μ=]@@||
||@@[=ν=]@@ ||@@[=ξ=]@@ ||@@[=ο=]@@||@@[=π=]@@||
||@@[=ρ=]@@ ||@@[=σ=]@@||@@[=ς=]@@ ||@@[=τ=]@@||
||@@[=υ=]@@||@@[=φ=]@@ ||@@[=χ=]@@ ||@@[=ψ=]@@||
||@@[=ω=]@@ ||@@[=Γ=]@@||@@[=Δ=]@@ ||@@[=Θ=]@@||
||@@[=Λ=]@@ ||@@[=Ξ=]@@ ||@@[=Π=]@@ ||@@[=Σ=]@@||
||@@[=Φ=]@@ ||@@[=Ψ=]@@ ||@@[=Ω=]@@ ||

[[cellnr]]Math
[[cell]]||width=100%
|| ∫ || ∑ || ∏ || √ ||
|| − || ± || ∞ || ≈ ||
|| ∝ || ≡ || ≠ || ≤ ||
|| ≥ || → || × || · ||
|| ÷ || ∂ || ′ || ″ ||
|| ∇ || ‰ || ° || ∴ ||
|| ℵ || ø || ∈ || ∉ ||
|| ∩ || ∪ || ⊂ || ⊃ ||
|| ⊆ || ⊇ || ¬ || ∧ ||
|| ∨ || ∃ || ∀ || ⇒ ||
|| ⇔ ||

[[cell]]||width=100%
||@@[=∫=]@@ ||@@[=∑=]@@ ||@@[=∏=]@@ ||@@[=√=]@@||
||@@[=−=]@@ ||@@[=±=]@@||@@[=∞=]@@ ||@@[=≈=]@@||
||@@[=∝=]@@ ||@@[=≡=]@@ ||@@[=≠=]@@ ||@@[=≤=]@@||
||@@[=≥=]@@ ||@@[=→=]@@ ||@@[=×=]@@ ||@@[=·=]@@||
||@@[=÷=]@@ ||@@[=∂=]@@ ||@@[=′=]@@ ||@@[=″=]@@||
||@@[=∇=]@@ ||@@[=‰=]@@||@@[=°=]@@ ||@@[=∴=]@@||
||@@[=ℵ=]@@||@@[=ø=]@@||@@[=∈=]@@ ||@@[=∉=]@@||
||@@[=∩=]@@ ||@@[=∪=]@@ ||@@[=⊂=]@@ ||@@[=⊃=]@@||
||@@[=⊆=]@@ ||@@[=⊇=]@@ ||@@[=¬=]@@ ||@@[=∧=]@@||
||@@[=∨=]@@ ||@@[=∃=]@@ ||@@[=∀=]@@||@@[=⇒=]@@||
||@@[=⇔=]@@||

[[cellnr]]Accents
[[cell]]||width=100%
|| À || Á || Â || Ã ||
|| Ä || Å || Ç || È ||
|| É || Ê || Ë || Ì ||
|| Í || Î || Ï || Ñ ||
|| Ò || Ó || Ô || Õ ||
|| Ö || Ø || Ù || Ú ||
|| Û || Ü || ß || à ||
|| á || â || ã || ä ||
|| å || æ || ç || è ||
|| é || ê || ë || ì ||
|| í || î || ï || ñ ||
|| ò || ó || ô || õ ||
|| ö || ø || ù || ú ||
|| û || ü || ÿ ||
[[cell]]||width=100%
||@@[=À=]@@||@@[=Á=]@@||@@[=Â=]@@||@@[=Ã=]@@||
||@@[=Ä=]@@ ||@@[=Å=]@@ ||@@[=Ç=]@@||@@[=È=]@@||
||@@[=É=]@@||@@[=Ê=]@@ ||@@[=Ë=]@@ ||@@[=Ì=]@@||
||@@[=Í=]@@||@@[=Î=]@@ ||@@[=Ï=]@@ ||@@[=Ñ=]@@||
||@@[=Ò=]@@||@@[=Ó=]@@||@@[=Ô=]@@ ||@@[=Õ=]@@||
||@@[=Ö=]@@ ||@@[=Ø=]@@||@@[=Ù=]@@||@@[=Ú=]@@||
||@@[=Û=]@@ ||@@[=Ü=]@@ ||@@[=ß=]@@ ||@@[=à=]@@||
||@@[=á=]@@||@@[=â=]@@ ||@@[=ã=]@@||@@[=ä=]@@||
||@@[=å=]@@ ||@@[=æ=]@@ ||@@[=ç=]@@||@@[=è=]@@||
||@@[=é=]@@||@@[=ê=]@@ ||@@[=ë=]@@ ||@@[=ì=]@@||
||@@[=í=]@@||@@[=î=]@@ ||@@[=ï=]@@ ||@@[=ñ=]@@||
||@@[=ò=]@@||@@[=ó=]@@||@@[=ô=]@@ ||@@[=õ=]@@||
||@@[=ö=]@@ ||@@[=ø=]@@||@@[=ù=]@@||@@[=ú=]@@||
||@@[=û=]@@ ||@@[=ü=]@@ ||@@[=ÿ=]@@ ||

[[tableend]]

The one standard special character it doesn't support is the letter Æ, because the HTML entity name is @@[=Æ=]@@ and this gets interpreted as a WikiWord. [=Æ=] can be used to get Æ
%%wait...now it works? o_O What the flurb's goin' on, here?

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!!!Comments

Text following a @@[=%comment%=]@@ tag is not displayed, up until the end of the line.

An entire comment block can be created by utilizing a side-effect of the "numlist" block discussed above, where no lines that do not start with # are displayed.

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