Help:Editing

This page provides a brief overview over common wiki syntax.

Editing syntax

Description	Input	Result
Italic text	`''italic''`	italic
Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold
Strike-through	`<del>strike</del>`	~~strike~~
Underline	`<ins>underline</ins>`	underline
Superscript	`<sup>superscript</sup>`	^superscript
Subscript	`<sub>subscript</sub>`	_subscript
Internal page link (within wiki) With display text	`[[Name of target page]]` `[[Name of target page\|Display text]]`	Name of target page Display text
Internal image link	`[[:File:Site-logo.png]]`	File:Site-logo.png
Internal category link	`[[:Category:NPCs]]`	Category:NPCs
Internal subsection link	`[[Name of target page#Name of subsection]]`	Name of target page#Name of subsection
External page link (off-wiki) With display text URL shown	`[https://seaofthieves.com]` `[https://seaofthieves.com Display text]` `https://seaofthieves.com`	[1] Display text https://seaofthieves.com
Signing comments (for talk pages)	`~~~~`	13.58.39.23 (talk) 19:41, 04 May 2024 (UTC)
Icon link with text	`{{ilink\|Gold Hoarders}}`	Gold Hoarders
Image resized	No resizing:`[[File:Site-logo.png]]` Resized to 375px width: `[[File:Site-logo.png\|375px]]`
Image thumbnail with caption (defaults to right side of page)	`[[File:Site-logo.png\|thumb\|Caption Text]]`	Caption Text
Image with different landing page	`[[File:Site-logo.png\|link=Dirt Block]]`

Description	Input	Result
Headings (a table of contents is created with four or more of these)	`= First tier =` `== Second tier ==` `=== Third tier ===` `==== Fourth tier ====` `===== Fifth tier =====` `====== Sixth tier ======`	First tier Second tier Third tier Fourth tier Fifth tier Sixth tier
Numbered list	`# Point one` `# Point two` `# Point three` `## Point three subpoint one` `# Point four`	Point one Point two Point three Point three subpoint one Point four
Bullet list	`* First point` `* Second point` `* Third point` `** Third point, first subpoint` `* Fourth point`	First point Second point Third point Third point, first subpoint Fourth point
Indented lines or paragraphs	`No indent` `: First indent` `:: Second indent` `::: and so on`	No indent First indent Second indent and so on