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    Moin Wiki Syntax

    This page aims to introduce the most important elements of MoinMoin's syntax at a glance, showing first the markup verbatim and then how it is rendered by the wiki engine. Additionally, you'll find links to the relative help pages. Please note that some of the features depend on your configuration.

    Headings and table of contents

    see: HelpOnHeadlines

    Table of contents:
    <<TableOfContents()>>
    
    Table of contents (up to 2nd level headings only):
    <<TableOfContents(2)>>
    
    = heading 1st level =
    == heading 2nd level ==
    === heading 3rd level ===
    ==== heading 4th level ====
    ===== heading 5th level =====
    ====== no heading 6th level ======

    Table of contents:

    Table of contents (up to 2nd level headings only):

    heading 1st level

    heading 2nd level

    heading 3rd level

    heading 4th level

    heading 5th level

    no heading 6th level

    Text Formatting

    see: HelpOnFormatting

    Markup

    Result

    ''italic''

    italic

    '''bold'''

    bold

    `monospace`

    monospace

    {{{code}}}

    code

    __underline__

    underline

    ^super^script

    superscript

    ,,sub,,script

    subscript

    ~-smaller-~

    smaller

    ~+larger+~

    larger

    --(stroke)--

    stroke

    see: HelpOnLinking

    Markup

    Result

    FrontPage

    FrontPage

    [[FrontPage]]

    FrontPage

    HelpOnEditing/SubPages

    HelpOnEditing/SubPages

    /SubPage

    /SubPage

    ../SiblingPage

    ../SiblingPage

    [[FrontPage|named link]]

    named link

    [[#anchorname]]

    #anchorname

    [[#anchorname|description]]

    description

    [[PageName#anchorname]]

    PageName#anchorname

    [[PageName#anchorname|description]]

    description

    [[attachment:filename.txt]]

    filename.txt

    Markup

    Result

    http://moinmo.in/

    http://moinmo.in/

    [[http://moinmo.in/]]

    http://moinmo.in/

    [[http://moinmo.in/|MoinMoin Wiki]]

    MoinMoin Wiki

    [[http://static.moinmo.in/logos/moinmoin.png]]

    http://static.moinmo.in/logos/moinmoin.png

    {{http://static.moinmo.in/logos/moinmoin.png}}

    http://static.moinmo.in/logos/moinmoin.png

    [[http://static.moinmo.in/logos/moinmoin.png|moinmoin.png]]

    moinmoin.png

    MeatBall:InterWiki

    InterWiki

    [MeatBall:InterWiki|InterWiki page on MeatBall]]

    InterWiki page on MeatBall

    [[file://///server/share/filename%20with%20spaces.txt|link to filename.txt]]

    link to filename.txt

    user@example.com

    user@example.com

    Avoid or Limit Automatic Linking

    Markup

    Result

    Wiki''''''Name

    WikiName

    Wiki``Name

    WikiName

    !WikiName

    WikiName

    WikiName''''''s

    WikiNames

    WikiName``s

    WikiNames

    `http://www.example.com`

    http://www.example.com

    [[http://www.example.com/]]notlinked

    http://www.example.com/notlinked

    Drawings

    see: HelpOnDrawings

    TWikiDraw

    • myexample.tdraw

    AnyWikiDraw

    • myexample.adraw

    Blockquotes and Indentations

     indented text
      text indented to the 2nd level

    • indented text
      • text indented to the 2nd level

    Lists

    see: HelpOnLists

    Unordered Lists

     * item 1
    
     * item 2 (preceding white space)
      * item 2.1
       * item 2.1.1
     * item 3
      . item 3.1 (bulletless)
     . item 4 (bulletless)
      * item 4.1
       . item 4.1.1 (bulletless)

    • item 1
    • item 2 (preceding white space)
      • item 2.1
        • item 2.1.1
    • item 3
      • item 3.1 (bulletless)
    • item 4 (bulletless)
      • item 4.1
        • item 4.1.1 (bulletless)

    Ordered Lists

    with Numbers

     1. item 1
       1. item 1.1
       1. item 1.2
     1. item 2

    1. item 1
      1. item 1.1
      2. item 1.2
    2. item 2

    with Roman Numbers

     I. item 1
       i. item 1.1
       i. item 1.2
     I. item 2

    1. item 1
      1. item 1.1
      2. item 1.2
    2. item 2

    with Letters

     A. item A
       a. item A. a)
       a. item A. b)
     A. item B

    1. item A
      1. item A. a)
      2. item A. b)
    2. item B

    Definition Lists

     term:: definition
     object::
     :: description 1
     :: description 2

    term
    definition
    object
    description 1
    description 2

    Horizontal Rules

    see: HelpOnRules

    ----
    -----
    ------
    -------
    --------
    ---------
    ----------








    Tables

    see: HelpOnTables

    Tables

    ||'''A'''||'''B'''||'''C'''||
    ||1      ||2      ||3      ||

    A

    B

    C

    1

    2

    3

    Cell Width

    ||minimal width ||<99%>maximal width ||

    minimal width

    maximal width

    Spanning Rows and Columns

    ||<|2> cell spanning 2 rows ||cell in the 2nd column ||
    ||cell in the 2nd column of the 2nd row ||
    ||<-2> cell spanning 2 columns ||
    ||||use empty cells as a shorthand ||

    cell spanning 2 rows

    cell in the 2nd column

    cell in the 2nd column of the 2nd row

    cell spanning 2 columns

    use empty cells as a shorthand

    Alignment of Cell Contents

    ||<^|3> top (combined) ||<:99%> center (combined) ||<v|3> bottom (combined) ||
    ||<)> right ||
    ||<(> left ||

    top (combined)

    center (combined)

    bottom (combined)

    right

    left

    Coloured Table Cells

    ||<#0000FF> blue ||<#00FF00> green    ||<#FF0000> red    ||
    ||<#00FFFF> cyan ||<#FF00FF> magenta  ||<#FFFF00> yellow ||

    blue

    green

    red

    cyan

    magenta

    yellow

    HTML-like Options for Tables

    ||A ||<rowspan="2"> like <|2> ||
    ||<bgcolor="#00FF00"> like <#00FF00> ||
    ||<colspan="2"> like <-2>||

    A

    like <|2>

    like <#00FF00>

    like <-2>

    Macros and Variables

    Macros

    see: HelpOnMacros

    • <<Anchor(anchorname)>> inserts a link anchor anchorname

    • <<BR>> inserts a hard line break

    • <<FootNote(Note)>> inserts a footnote saying Note

    • <<Include(HelpOnMacros/Include)>> inserts the contents of the page HelpOnMacros/Include inline

    • <<MailTo(user AT example DOT com)>> obfuscates the email address user@example.com to users not logged in

    Variables

    see: HelpOnVariables

    • @SIG@ inserts your login name and timestamp of modification

    • @TIME@ inserts date and time of modification

    Smileys and Icons

    see: HelpOnSmileys

    Markup Display Markup Display Markup Display Markup Display
    X-( X-( :D :D <:( <:( :o :o
    :( :( :) :) B) B) :)) :))
    ;) ;) /!\ /!\ <!> <!> (!) (!)
    :-? :-? :\ :\ >:> >:> |) |)
    :-( :-( :-) :-) B-) B-) :-)) :-))
    ;-) ;-) |-) |-) (./) (./) {OK} {OK}
    {X} {X} {i} {i} {1} {1} {2} {2}
    {3} {3} {*} {*} {o} {o}    

    Parsers

    see: HelpOnParsers

    Verbatim Display

    {{{
    def hello():
        print "Hello World!"
    }}}

    def hello():
        print "Hello World!"

    Syntax Highlighting

    {{{#!highlight python
    def hello():
        print "Hello World!"
    }}}

       1 def hello():
       2     print "Hello World!"
    

    Using the wiki parser with css classes

    {{{#!wiki red/solid
    This is wiki markup in a '''div''' with __css__ `class="red solid"`.
    }}}

    This is wiki markup in a div with css class="red solid".

    Admonitions

    see: HelpOnAdmonitions

    {{{#!wiki caution
    '''Don't overuse admonitions'''
    
    Admonitions should be used with care. A page riddled with admonitions will look restless and will be harder to follow than a page where admonitions are used sparingly.
    }}}

    Don't overuse admonitions

    Admonitions should be used with care. A page riddled with admonitions will look restless and will be harder to follow than a page where admonitions are used sparingly.

    Comments

    see: HelpOnComments

    Click on "Comments" in edit bar to toggle the /* comments */ visibility.

    Click on "Comments" in edit bar to toggle the visibility.

    {{{#!wiki comment/dashed
    This is a wiki parser section with class "comment dashed" (see HelpOnParsers).
    
    Its visibility gets toggled the same way.
    }}}