Template:Wikitext

The page Template:Wikitext/help displays a condensed helpbox about Wikitext, Wikipedia's WP:Wiki markup elements, to be displayed as a concise overview of template parameters, while editing another page.

The helpbox contains the basic wikitext elements:
 * wikilinks:    hyperlink or link here or expertly      &rarr; hyperlink or link here or expertly
 * external links: external link     &rarr; external link   (to an outside webpage)
 * image links:     Example.jpg      &rarr;   (shows image, see below)
 * headers:    ==Header== &rarr; Header      ===Subheader=== &rarr; Subheader
 * italic/bolding:  &rarr; italic   bold   bold-italic
 * bullets:     * bullet &rarr; &#149; bullet     (or   or   to indent)
 * indenting:      indent &rarr;      indent   (or   or   to indent more)
 * auto-number: # numbered &rarr;   1.  numbered   (  indents under numbered lines)
 * bullets at numbers: #* bullet under number &rarr;   &#176;  bullet under number
 * categories:      &rarr; (internal wp:category link).
 * templates:     &rarr; (run "Template:Templt" with parameters "aa" & "bb")
 * expressions:     &rarr; calculate expression: (5&times;10 + 32+8)/2 = 33.5
 * signature/time:    ~ &rarr; signature       &rarr; date/time (UTC)

Other major wikitext formats can be listed, as needed.