Quire pages are written in a small, readable markup. Everything below works in the editor, and the preview beside it updates as you type.
Text#
- ''italic'' gives italic, '''bold''' gives bold.
- A blank line starts a new paragraph.
- == Section == and === Subsection === make headings; the contents list builds itself.
- Lines starting with * make a bulleted list, # a numbered list.
Links#
- [[Earth]] links to another article; [[Earth|our planet]] changes the link text.
- A link to an article that does not exist yet shows in red, and following it lets you start that article.
- [https://example.org Example] links outside Quire.
- [[Category:Planets]] files the page in a category.
Citations#
Put a source right after the sentence it supports: <ref>Author, ''Title'', Publisher, 2024.</ref>. Name it to reuse it: <ref name="nasa">…</ref>, then <ref name="nasa"/>. The numbered list of references is added at the end of the page, or wherever you place {{reflist}}.
Infobox#
{{Infobox
| title = Earth
| image = https://upload.wikimedia.org/…/Earth.jpg
| caption = Earth seen from space
| header = Orbit
| Distance from the Sun = 1 AU
}}
Images#
[[File:https://upload.wikimedia.org/…/photo.jpg|thumb|right|Caption text]]. Images must come from Wikimedia Commons.
Talk pages and signatures#
Every article has a Talk page for discussion. End a comment with four tildes (~~~~) to sign it with your name and the time.
Other#
- {{main|Article}} and {{see also|A|B}} add a note under a heading.
- #REDIRECT [[Target]] as the whole page makes it a redirect.
- Tables use the familiar {| … |} syntax.
- Quire's own templates (key facts, timelines, comparisons, badges, callouts) are on Help:Quire templates.