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Here are more examples of wikitext formatting.

Wikitext cheatsheet

Description	You type	You get
Insert the current date and time (UTC)	`~~~~~`	21:24, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
Insert username link Will use contents of Custom signature:* entry box in Signature section of preferences, if filled in*	`~~~`	Your username
Internal link with jump to section (within a local wiki)	`[[Help:Links#Types of internal links]]`	Help:Links#Types of internal links
Link to a category page	`[[:Category:Help]]`	Category:Help
Link to a file (image) page	`[[:File:MediaWiki_logo.png]]`	File:MediaWiki_logo.png
Link to another wikia	`[[w:c:community\|Community Central Wiki]]`	Community Central Wiki
Link to a specific page on another wiki.	`[[w:c:community:Special:Forum\|Community Central forums]]`	Community Central forums
Display wikitext code as typed	`<nowiki>[[This is not a link]]</nowiki>`	[[This is not a link]]
Add a line break	`This is<br /> broken in two.`	This is broken in two.
The following work only if the only text on a line of code
A horizontal line	`----`
The following work only when used at the start of a line of code
Bold definition term Any colons (`:`) at the end of a line starting with a semi-colon (`;`) will be ignored. Use `:` to show a colon.	`; Wikitext : Special text that is converted by a wiki into HTML or some other code.`	Wikitext Special text that is converted by a wiki into HTML or some other code.
Indents	`: One` `:: Two` `::: Three` `:::: Four`	One Two Three Four

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