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Description	You type	You get
Italics, bold, and both	''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''	italics, bold, and both
Link to another page	[[Goblin]] [[Goblin]]s	Goblin Goblins
"Pipe" a link to change the link's destination	[[Island of Empty Eyes (adventure)|Island of Empty Eyes]]	Island of Empty Eyes
Link to a section	[[Goblin#Habitat and Society]] [[Goblin#Habitat and Society|where and how goblins live]]	Goblin where and how goblins live
Red link red links in articles help by showing desired redirects or notable pages	[[something missing]]	something missing
References and footnotes sources in the article will appear where {{Refs}} is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) toward the bottom of the page; text between {{}} is for a template	This cites a book.{{Ref|The Inner Sea World Guide|4}} This cites a website.<ref name="forum">{{Cite web |url=https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=73?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#3633 |title=Ask James Jacobs Anything! |author=[[James Jacobs]] |date=Dec 8, 2010 |page=Paizo Messageboards}}</ref> This shorthand cites the same website.<ref name="forum"/> == References == {{Refs}}	This cites a book. This cites a website. This shorthand cites the same website. References
Superscript	''water breathing''<sup>APG</sup>	water breathingAPG
Signature sign your contributions when posting to a talk page; do not sign in an article, only on talk pages	~~~~	Username (talk) 15:36, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Plain website	https://pathfinderwiki.com	https://pathfinderwiki.com
Link a website	[https://pathfinderwiki.com]	[1]
Link and name a website	[https://pathfinderwiki.com PathfinderWiki]	PathfinderWiki
Strike a comment to show your previous comment is outdated	<s>This topic isn't notable.</s>	This topic isn't notable.
Hide comments that are only visible when editing consensus is how things are decided	<!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page-->	nothing appears on the page
Show an image for uploading, see Help:Uploading files	[[File:Wikilogo.svg|thumb|Caption]]	Caption
Embed a YouTube video	{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T43E5KSwTzE|320x200}}	Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss
Request a citation one of many utility templates	He slipped in his bathtub.{{Source}}	He slipped in his bathtub.
Add a page to a category	[[Category:Category name]] [[Category:Category name|Sort using this text instead of the page title]] place near the bottom of a page	shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another page redirects must be placed at the start of the first line	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	visitors to this page are instead redirected to "Target page"
Redirect to a section of another page	#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]	visitors to this page are instead redirected to the "anchorName" section of "Target page"
Section headings a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article	== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ====== do not use  = Level 1 =  as it is for page titles	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
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
Indenting text this is also used when replying on a talk page to make it easier to follow conversations.	no indent (normal) : first indent :: second indent ::: third indent :::: fourth indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent fourth indent
Definitions often used for publication contents and lists of terms or works	; Bestiary (48) : [[Devil]]s :* [[bearded devil]] <!-- note that you can mix and match indents and lists -->	Bestiary (48) Devils bearded devil
Tables the wikitable class provides PFWiki style; add sortable for sortable tables	{| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" | Table header goes here ! scope="col" | One for each column ! scope="col" | This is the 3rd column |- | Body of the 1st row's 1st column | colspan="2" style="color: Red;" | Body of the 2nd and 3rd columns with red text |- | Body of the 2nd row's 1st column | Body of the 2nd row's 2nd column | Body of the 2nd row's 3rd column |}	Table header goes here One for each column This is the 3rd column Body of the 1st row's 1st column Body of the 2nd and 3rd columns with red text Body of the 2nd row's 1st column Body of the 2nd row's 2nd column Body of the 2nd row's 3rd column