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name: mediawiki-wikitext
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description: MediaWiki Wikitext markup language for Wikipedia and wiki-based sites. Use when creating or editing wiki articles, generating wikitext content, working with wiki tables/templates/references, or converting content to wikitext format. Triggers on requests mentioning Wikipedia, MediaWiki, wikitext, wiki markup, or wiki article creation.
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---
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# MediaWiki Wikitext
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Generate and edit content using MediaWiki's wikitext markup language.
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## Quick Reference
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### Text Formatting
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```wikitext
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''italic'' '''bold''' '''''bold italic'''''
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<code>inline code</code> <sub>subscript</sub> <sup>superscript</sup>
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<s>strikethrough</s> <u>underline</u>
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```
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### Headings (line start only, avoid level 1)
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```wikitext
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== Level 2 ==
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=== Level 3 ===
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==== Level 4 ====
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```
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### Lists
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```wikitext
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* Bullet item # Numbered item ; Term
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** Nested ## Nested : Definition
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```
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### Links
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```wikitext
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[[Page Name]] Internal link
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[[Page Name|Display Text]] With display text
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[[Page Name#Section]] Section link
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[https://url Display Text] External link
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[[File:image.jpg|thumb|Caption]] Image
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[[Category:Name]] Category (place at end)
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```
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### Table
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```wikitext
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Caption
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|-
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! Header 1 !! Header 2
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|-
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| Cell 1 || Cell 2
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|}
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```
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### Templates & Variables
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```wikitext
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{{TemplateName}} Basic call
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{{TemplateName|arg1|name=value}} With arguments
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{{{parameter|default}}} Parameter (in template)
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{{PAGENAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} Magic words
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```
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### References
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```wikitext
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Text<ref>Citation here</ref>
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<ref name="id">Citation</ref> Named reference
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<ref name="id" /> Reuse reference
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{{Reflist}} Display footnotes
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```
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### Special Tags
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```wikitext
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<nowiki>[[escaped]]</nowiki> Disable markup
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<pre>preformatted block</pre> Preformatted (no markup)
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<syntaxhighlight lang="python"> Code highlighting
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code here
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</syntaxhighlight>
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<math>x^2 + y^2 = z^2</math> LaTeX math
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<!-- comment --> Comment (hidden)
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---- Horizontal rule
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#REDIRECT [[Target Page]] Redirect (first line only)
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```
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### Magic Words
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```wikitext
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__NOTOC__ Hide table of contents
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__TOC__ Position TOC here
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__NOEDITSECTION__ Hide section edit links
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```
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## Common Patterns
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### Article Structure
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```wikitext
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{{Infobox Type
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| name = Example
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| image = Example.jpg
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}}
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'''Article Title''' is a brief introduction.
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== Section ==
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Content with citation<ref>Source</ref>.
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=== Subsection ===
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More content.
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== See also ==
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* [[Related Article]]
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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* [https://example.com Official site]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sort Key}}
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[[Category:Category Name]]
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```
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### Template Definition
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```wikitext
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<noinclude>{{Documentation}}</noinclude><includeonly>
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{| class="wikitable"
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! {{{title|Default Title}}}
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|-
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| {{{content|No content provided}}}
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{{#if:{{{footer|}}}|
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{{!}}-
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{{!}} {{{footer}}}
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}}
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|}
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</includeonly>
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```
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## Key Syntax Rules
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1. **Headings**: Use `==` to `======`; don't use `=` (reserved for page title)
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2. **Line-start markup**: Lists (`*#;:`), headings, tables (`{|`) must start at line beginning
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3. **Closing tags**: Close heading equals on same line; no text after closing `==`
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4. **Blank lines**: Create paragraph breaks; single newlines are ignored
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5. **Pipes in templates**: Use `{{!}}` for literal `|` inside templates
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6. **Escaping**: Use `<nowiki>` to escape markup; `&` for `&`, `<` for `<`
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## Resources
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For detailed syntax, see:
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- **references/syntax.md**: Complete markup reference with all options
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- **references/templates.md**: Template and parser function details
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- **assets/snippets.yaml**: Editor snippets for common patterns
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