Basic formatting

Headers

Headers separate page text into parts.

A header line starts with one or more * symbols (asterisks) followed by space.

A first-level header has one asterisk; it begins new text block. Second- and third-level headers start sections and subsections.

Example

*** I am a third-level header
...Some interesting text here...

Result

I am a third-level header

...Some interesting text here...

Simple text formatting

• single line breaks are ignored
• one or more empty lines begin new paragraph
• *text between two asterisks* becomes *bold*
• /text between two slashes/ becomes /slanted/
• 2+ spaces between the words are equivalent to one
• tilde creates unbreakable space
• brackets create an http link: [[address][name]]

Non-numbered lists

Line starting with a hyphen (minus sign) is an element of non-numbered list. (See also equally separated text items.)

Example

Shopping list:
- bread
- bananas
- cake

Result

Shopping list:

• bread
• bananas
• cake

Numbered lists

Line starting with an integer followed by period becomes an element of numbered list.

Example

Shopping list:

1. bread
2. bananas
3. cake

Centered headers

By default, second-level headers are left-aligned, but this can be changed using :center parameter

Eaxmple

**:center I am centered

Result

I am centered

Limiting section's width

Use max-width option in order to limit section's maximal width on wide screens. The width is measured in ex (width of letter "x"), in em (width of letter "m"), or in px (points).

Example

(See this web page's source.)

The above section entitled "Non-numbered lists" begins with the line:
*:max-width=40ex Non-numbered lists

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