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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 <<BR>> 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__ | 
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| superscript | ^super^script | 
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| subscript | ,,sub,,script | 
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| smaller | ~-smaller-~ | 
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| larger | ~+larger+~ | 
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| stroke | --(stroke)-- | 
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Colorize text
Colorizing is enabled in tables without additional macros (see HelpOnTables).
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 {{attachment:test.py}} 
- Begin a page with the format processing instruction: #format parsername 
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
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` <<BR>> `10 PRINT "Hello, world!"` <<BR>> `20 GOTO 10` <<BR>> `
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Result:
10 PRINT "Hello, world!" 20 GOTO 10
Superscript & Subscript
You might recall ''a''^2^ + ''b''^2^ = ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless your head is filled with H,,2,,O.
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: