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This page describes using the MoinMoin wiki syntax (which is the default syntax for a MoinMoin based wiki, but not the only one). For other parsers/syntaxes take a look at HelpOnParsers.

General

Use one or more blank lines to separate paragraphs.
Use <<BR>> to insert linebreaks into paragraphs.

Typeface

Name/Sample	Markup	Notes
italic	`''italic''`	Double single quotes.
bold	`'''bold'''`	Triple single quotes.
`monospace`	`monospace`	Single backticks. Wiki markup is ignored.
`code`	`{{{code}}}`	Example. Wiki markup is ignored.
underline	`__underline__`
^superscript	`^super^script`
_subscript	`,,sub,,script`
smaller	`~-smaller-~`
larger	`~+larger+~`
stroke	`--(stroke)--`

Colorize text

Colorizing is enabled in tables without additional macros (see HelpOnTables).

See also How can I colorize my text? in the FAQ.

Colorize code (Syntax Highlighting)

There are several ways to highlight code:

Start a special code block containing the parser's name: {{{#!parsername
Embed a file attachment bearing a supported extension (such as ".py") with {{attachment:test.py}}
Begin a page with the format processing instruction: #format parsername

Example.

To see the list of supported languages see HelpOnParsers.

Examples

Mixing ''italic'' and '''bold'''

Markup	Result
`'''''Mix''' at the beginning''`	Mix at the beginning
`'''''Mix'' at the beginning'''`	Mix at the beginning
`'''Mix at the ''end'''''`	**Mix at the end**
`''Mix at the '''end'''''`	Mix at the end

Code

{{{
10 PRINT "Hello, world!"
20 GOTO 10
}}}

Result:

10 PRINT "Hello, world!"
20 GOTO 10

Superscript & Subscript

You might recall ''a''^2^ + ''b''^2^ = ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless your head is filled with H,,2,,O.

Result:

You might recall a² + b² = c² from your math lessons, unless your head is filled with H₂O.

Colorized Code, Method #1

{{{#!python
from colors import palette
palette.colorize('python')
}}}

Result:

   1 from colors import palette
   2 palette.colorize('python')