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Wikicode Cheatsheet

Works anywhere in the text
Description	Wikicode	Result
Italics, bold, and both	''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''	italics, bold, and both
Bigger and smaller text	<big>Bigger text</big> and <small>smaller text</small>	Bigger text and smaller text
Colored text	<span style="color:#FFF">White text</span> <mark>Highlighted text</mark> <mark style="background:#FFA500;">Highlighted text</mark>	White text Highlighted text Highlighted text
Link to another page	[[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Pokémon Trainer]]s	Pokémon Trainer Pokémon Trainers
Change a link's text	[[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]]	Trainer
Link to a section	[[Pokémon Crystal Version#Plot]] [[Pokémon Crystal Version#Plot|Pokémon Crystal's story]]	Pokémon Crystal Version#Plot Pokémon Crystal's story
Red links Links to pages that don't exist are automatically red. Red links in articles often help by showing desired redirects or notable pages.	[[Ash's Mudkip]]	Ash's Mudkip
Plain website	https://www.bulbagarden.net/	https://www.bulbagarden.net/
Link to a website	[https://www.bulbagarden.net/]	[1]
Named link to a website	[https://www.bulbagarden.net/ Bulbagarden]	Bulbagarden
Citations, references, and footnotes Sources in the article will appear where {{reflist}} is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between {{  }} is for a template.	Hello<ref name="Poké">[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/ ''Pokémon News'' - Pokémon.com]</ref> World!<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/ ''News'' - Nintendo.com]</ref> Hello again!<ref name="Poké" /><ref>[https://www.pokemoncenter.com/category/new-releases ''New Releases'' - Pokémon Center]</ref> References: {{reflist}}	Hello World! Hello again! References:
Citation needed	This statement is true.{{fact}}	This statement is true.[citation needed]
Signature Sign your contributions when posting on a talk page. Do not sign in an article, only on talk pages.	~~~~	Username (talk) 09:32, 25 June 2026 (UTC)
Hide text somewhere for editors	<!--A note for others editing the page-->
Add an image	[[File:Bulbapedia logo.png|thumb|Caption]]	Caption
Add a page to a category Placed near the bottom of the page.	[[Category:Category name]]	Shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or published.
Link to a category or file	[[:Category:Category name]] {{file|File name}}	Category:Bulbapedia Bulbapedia logo.png
Blockquotes	Text before <blockquote> <p>Quoted paragraph</p> <p>Name, Source, Reference</p> </blockquote> Text after	Text before Quoted paragraph Name, Source, Reference Text after
Table	{| class="roundy" style="background: #FFF; border: 2px solid #000;" |+ Caption |- ! Column 1 ! Column 2 |- | Row 1 | Row 1/Col 2 |- | Row 2 | Row 2/Col 2 |}	Caption Column 1 Column 2 Row 1 Row 1/Col 2 Row 2 Row 2/Col 2
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	Wikicode	Result
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	Target page
Redirect to a section of another page	#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]	Target page#anchorName
Section headings A table of contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. Do not use  =Level 1=  as it is for page titles.	==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5===== ======Level 6======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted list	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Indenting text This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent ::::fourth indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent fourth indent

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