Wiki Syntax

2024-04-16

When creating a page using the format "Wiki Page", you use wiki syntax to format the page. The following table shows commonly used wiki syntax.
See the Wiki Syntax: Macros page for further options.


SyntaxEffect
**bold text** bold text
__underline text__ underline text
~~italicize text~~ italicize text
1 Main Heading Main Heading
1.1 Sub Heading Sub Heading
1.1.1 Minor Heading Minor Heading
1.1.1.1 Inner Heading Inner Heading
- Top Level Bullet
-- Second Level Bullet
--- Third Level Bullet
  • Top Level Bullet
    • Second Level Bullet
      • Third Level Bullet
http://www.labkey.com/ www.labkey.com - Links are detected automatically
[tutorials] Tutorials - Link to 'tutorials' page in this wiki. The title of the destination will be the display text.
[Display Text|tutorials] Display Text - Link with custom text
[Anchor on page|tutorials#anchor] Anchor on page - Link to the specific #anchor within the tutorials page.
{link:LabKey|http://www.labkey.com/} LabKey - Link to an external page with display text
{link:**LabKey**|http://www.labkey.com/} LabKey - Link to an external page with display text in bold
{new-tab-link:LabKey|http://www.labkey.com/} Link with display text, and open in a new tab.
{mailto:somename@domain.com} Include an email link which creates new email message with default mail client
[attach.jpg] Display an attached image
{image:http://www.target_domain.com/images/logo.gif} Display an external image
{video:http://full_video_URL|height:500|width:750} Display a video from the given link. Height and width specified in pixels. Learn more.

{comment}
...hidden text...
{comment} 

Content inside the {comment} tags is not rendered in the final HTML. 

{span:class=fa fa-plus-circle}{span}

 Adds the Font Awesome icon  to a wiki.

X{span:style=font-size:.6em;vertical-align:super}2{span}

 Shows a superscript, as in X2.

X{span:style=font-size:.6em;vertical-align:sub}2{span}

 Shows a subscript, as in X2.