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	<s>strikethrough</s>	strikethrough
Subscripts and superscripts	regular <sub>subscripts</sub> <sup>superscripts</sup>	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