Help:Basic text formatting

You can emphasize text by putting two apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes will emphasize it strongly. Five apostrophes is even stronger.

You can ''emphasize text'' by putting two
apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes
will emphasize it '''strongly'''. Five
apostrophes is '''''even stronger'''''.

A single newline has no effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph.

Starts a new paragraph.

A single newline
has no effect
on the layout.

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

Also, the HTML paragraph tag<p>
Starts a new paragraph.

You can use the HTML break tag
without starting a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly.

You can break lines<br>
without starting a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.

You can use the HTML division tag

You can use the HTML division tag 
<div style="font-size:200%;padding:.1em;
color:#F7941D">to format a block of text.</div>

HTML tags are also useful for special formatting:

Put text in a typewriter font. The same font is generally used for computer code.

Strike out or underline text, or write it in small caps.

Superscripts and subscripts: X², X₂

HTML tags are also useful for special formatting:

Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>.
The same font is generally used for
<code>computer code</code>.

<strike>Strike out</strike> or
<u>underline</u> text, or write it
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">
in small caps</span>.

Superscripts and subscripts:
X<sup>2</sup>, X<sub>2</sub>

You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:

Three tildes gives your user name: JSweet

Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: JSweet 22:29, 18 May 2006 (PDT)

Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 22:29, 18 May 2006 (PDT)

You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
: Three tildes gives your user name: ~~~
: Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~
: Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~