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This page describes using the MoinMoin wiki syntax (which is the default syntax for a MoinMoin based wiki, but not the only one). For other parsers/syntaxes take a look at HelpOnParsers.

General

Use one or more blank lines to separate paragraphs.
Use `
` to insert linebreaks into paragraphs.

Typeface

Name/Sample	Markup	Notes
italic	`italic`	Double single quotes.
bold	`bold`	Triple single quotes.
`monospace`	`monospace`	Single backticks. Wiki markup is ignored.
`code`	``code``	Example. Wiki markup is ignored.
underline	`underline`
^superscript	`^superscript`
_subscript	`_subscript`
smaller	`smaller`
larger	`larger`
stroke	`stroke`

Colorize text

Colorizing is enabled in tables without additional macros (see HelpOnTables).

See also How can I colorize my text? in the FAQ.

Colorize code (Syntax Highlighting)

There are several ways to highlight code:

Start a special code block containing the parser's name: `{{{#!parsername`
Embed a file attachment bearing a supported extension (such as `".py"`) with `test.py`
Begin a page with the format processing instruction: `#format parsername`

Example.

To see the list of supported languages see HelpOnParsers.

Examples

Mixing ''italic'' and '''bold'''

Markup	Result
`Mix at the beginning`	Mix at the beginning
`Mix at the beginning`	Mix at the beginning
`Mix at the end`	Mix at the end
`Mix at the end`	Mix at the end

Code

`{{{`
`10 PRINT "Hello, world!"`
`20 GOTO 10`
`}}}`

Result:

10 PRINT "Hello, world!"
20 GOTO 10

Superscript & Subscript

`You might recall a² `+` b² `=` c² from your math lessons, unless your head is filled with H₂O.`

Result:

You might recall a² `+` b² `=` c² from your math lessons, unless your head is filled with H₂O.

Colorized Code, Method #1

{{{#!python
from colors import palette
palette.colorize('python')
}}}

Result:

   1 from colors import palette
   2 palette.colorize('python')