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HTML Tags

You can use some HTML tags too. For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see HTML in wikitext. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.

What it looks like What you type
Put text in a typewriter font. The same font is generally used for computer code. 
Put text in a <tt>typewriter
font</tt>. The same font is
generally used for <code>
computer code</code>.
Strike out or underline text, or write it in small caps. 
<strike>Strike out</strike>
or <u>underline</u> text,
or write it <span style=
"font-variant:small-caps">
in small caps</span>.
Superscripts and subscripts: X2, H2O 
Superscripts and subscripts:
X<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O
Centered text

  • Please note the American spelling of “center”.
 
<center>Centered text</center>

The blockquote command will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.

 
<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' command will indent
both margins when needed instead of the
left margin only as the colon does.
</blockquote>
Invisible comments to editors (<!– –>) only appear while editing the page.

  • If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually use the talk page.
 
Invisible comments to editors (&lt;!-- --&gt;)
only appear while editing the page.
<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->

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