Help:Cheatsheet

For a full list of editing commands, see Help:Editing. To experiment with editing, use the sandbox.

Works anywhere in the text (wikitext)
Description	You type	You get
Italic text Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Italic	''italic''	italic
Bold text Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Bold	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic text Help:Editing#Bold and italics	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Link to another ArchWiki page Help:Editing#Internal links Help:Editing#Section links	[[Name of page]] [[Name of page|Text to display]] [[Name of page#Section]]	Name of page Text to display Name of page#Section
Link to section on same page	[[#Section]]	#Section
External link Help:Editing#External links	[https://example.net/ Example external link]	Example external link
Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the beginning of pages. Help:Style#Categories	[[Category:Category name]]	The category name will be displayed in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Works anywhere in the text (HTML)
Description	You type	You get
Strikethrough Help:Editing#Strike-out	strikethrough	strikethrough
Subscripts and superscripts	regular subscripts superscripts	regular subscripts superscripts
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Code Start code lines with one or more spaces. Help:Style#Code formatting	$ echo Hello World	$ echo Hello World
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line. Help:Editing#Redirects Help:Style#Redirect pages	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	↳ Target page
Section headings = Level 1 = should not be used. Help:Editing#Headings and subheadings Help:Effective use of headers Help:Style#Section headings	== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Horizontal rule	----
Bulleted list Help:Editing#Bullet points	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list Help:Editing#Numbered lists	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Definition list Must not be simply used for formatting. Help:Editing#Definition lists	; Term one: Definition one ; Term two: Definition two	Term one Definition one Term two Definition two
Indenting text Use indentation only when strictly necessary. Help:Editing#Indenting Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Quotations	no indent (normal) : first indent :: second indent ::: third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
Templates
Description	You type	You get
Inline code Use Template:ic. See Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Monospace.	{{ic|code}}	code
Character escape Help:Template#Escape template-breaking characters	{{ic|1=echo =}} or {{ic|echo {{=}}}}	echo =
Block of code Use Template:bc. See Help:Style#Code formatting.	{{bc| block of code }}	block of code
Code block with header Use Template:hc.	{{hc|header| code block }}	header code block
Note Use Template:Note. See Help:Style#Notes, Warnings, Tips.	{{Note|This text should be noted.}}	Note This text should be noted.
Tip Use Template:Tip.	{{Tip|This text may be considered.}}	Tip This text may be considered.
Warning Use Template:Warning.	{{Warning|This text should be heeded.}}	Warning This text should be heeded.
Man page Use Template:man. See Help:Style#Man pages.	{{man|7|ascii}}	ascii(7)
Package Use Template:Pkg. See Help:Style#Official packages. See Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Package and group names.	{{Pkg|linux}}	linux
AUR package Use Template:AUR. See Help:Style#AUR packages.	{{AUR|linux-git}}	linux-gitAUR