This is a list of the elements chosen at WikiSym for Wiki Creole Markup. For a more detailed analysis of each markup, please view Elements. To compare a particular syntax with over 60+ wiki engines, you can use the wiki markup comparison tool from WikiMatrix or visit List of Wiki Markup. Also see the reasoning for creole's markup decisions.

Ordered Lists

Whitespace before pound/hash/octothorpe not allowed.

# number list

More detail: Lists

Unordered Lists

Whitespace before dash not allowed.

* bullet list

More detail: Lists

Bold

**bold**

More detail: Bold and Italics

Italics

//italics//

More detail: Bold and Italics

Headings

= Level 1 (Largest)
== Level 2
=== Level 3
==== Level 4

or:

= Level 1 (Largest) =
== Level 2 ==
=== Level 3 ===
==== Level 4 ====

More detail: Headings

Internal and External Links

[[my big page]]
[[my big page|Go to my page]]
[[http://www.wikicreole.org]]
[[http://www.wikicreole.org|Visit the WikiCreole website]]

More detail: Links

Paragraphs

(blank line makes paragraph)

one paragraph

next paragraph

More detail: Paragraphs

Linebreaks

Line breaks are indicated by a double backslash \\ (best practice: treat line breaks as line breaks)

one paragraph\\
and a linebreak

More detail: Linebreaks

Nowiki and preformatted in-line or block

No wiki markup is interpreted between these characters.

{​{​{
preformatted
text with linesbreaks
}​}​}

{​{​{no wiki markup processing}​}​}

Watch out when copying the above example: Zero width space was used between the braces to circumvent the wiki formatting rules.

More detail: Preformatted And Nowiki

Placeholder

also "Native Markup Block". When there is something advanced like extension code of the native wiki that is not supported in creole, a placeholder will show up, so users will not be confused seeing more than one syntax. (optional for wiki developers)

<<x>>

Conflicts with OLPC image tag.

More detail: Placeholder

Images

{{myimage name}}
[[some link|{{myimage name}}]]
[[http://example.com/|{{myimage name}}]]

More detail: Images

Horizontal Line

----

More detail: Horizontal Line