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 | 
| Bold text | 
 | bold | 
| Bold and italic text | 
 | bold & italic | 
| Link to another ArchWiki page | 
 | Name of page | 
| Link to section on same page | 
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| External link | 
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| 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, , (UTC) | 
| Works anywhere in the text (HTML) | ||
| Description | You type | You get | 
| Strikethrough | 
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| Underline | 
 | underline | 
| Subscripts and superscripts | 
 | 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. | ||
| Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line. | → 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 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 | 
| Horizontal rule | 
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| Bulleted list | 
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| Numbered list | 
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| Definition list | 
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| Indenting text This is generally used when replying on a Talk page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse. | 
 | no indent (normal) 
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| Templates | ||
| Description | You type | You get | 
| Inline code Use Template:ic. | ||
| Character escape | ||
| Block code Use Template:bc. | {{bc|
block
code
}}
 | block code | 
| Block code with header Use Template:hc. | ||
| Note Use Template:Note. | ||
| Warning Use Template:Warning. | ||
| Man page Use Template:man. | ||
| Package Use Template:Pkg. | ||
| AUR package Use Template:AUR. | 
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