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	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic text	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Link to another ArchWiki page	[[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	[https://www.google.com/ Google search engine]	Google search engine
Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the beginning of pages.	[[Category:Category name]]	The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk page. Do not sign when contributing to an article. See also mw:Help:Signatures.	~~~~	Username, 21:41, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Works anywhere in the text (HTML)
Description	You type	You get
Strikethrough	<s>strikethrough</s>	strikethrough
Underline	<u>underline</u>	underline
Subscripts and superscripts	regular<sub>sub</sub> <sup>sup</sup>	regularsub sup
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Code Start code lines with one or more spaces. See also 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.	#redirect [[Target page]]	↳ Target page
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated for articles with four or more headings. =Level 1= should not be used. See also Help:Effective use of headers.	== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Horizontal rule	----
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
Definition list	; Term one: Definition one ; Term two: Definition two	Term one Definition one Term two Definition two
Indenting text This is generally used when replying on a Talk page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.	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.	{{ic|code}}	code
Character escape See Help:Template#Escape template-breaking characters.	{{ic|1=echo =}}	echo =
Block code Use Template:bc.	{{bc| block code }}	block code
Block code with header Use Template:hc.	{{hc|header| block }}	header block
Note Use Template:Note.	{{Note|This text should be noted.}}	Note: This text should be noted.
Warning Use Template:Warning.	{{Warning|This text should be heeded.}}	Warning: This text should be heeded.
Man page Use Template:man.	{{man|7|ascii}}	ascii(7)
Package Use Template:Pkg.	{{Pkg|linux}}	linux
AUR package Use Template:AUR.	{{AUR|linux-git}}	linux-gitAUR