Wikigit pages are written in Markdown, a simple way to format text by typing a few plain symbols. You don’t need to memorize it — the editor previews your page as you go, and the basics below cover almost everything.
The basics edit
# Big heading
## Smaller heading
**bold**, *italic*, and `code`.
- a bullet
- another bullet
1. a numbered item
2. the next one
> A quote.
Leave a blank line between paragraphs.
Linking to other pages edit
Link to another page in your wiki by putting its name in double brackets:
See [[Getting started]] for more.
Want different link text? Add it after a bar:
See our [[getting-started|quick start guide]].
If a page doesn’t exist yet, its link shows up red. Clicking a red link offers to create that page — a handy way to grow your wiki.
To link to Wikipedia, put w: in front:
The [[w:Coffee|coffee]] article on Wikipedia.
For any other website, use a normal link:
[Visit the site](https://example.com)
Pictures edit
The description is shown if the image can’t load and helps screen readers. A picture on its own line becomes a neat captioned figure automatically.
References and citations edit
To back up a fact with a source, add a footnote. Write a marker where the fact is, and the note itself anywhere on the page:
Coffee is popular worldwide.[^1]
[^1]: Source: the coffee almanac, 2024.
The marker becomes a small number; the source is collected at the bottom of the page, and hovering the number shows it. Cite the same source twice and it’s listed once with a link back to each mention.
For a tidy, formatted citation, use a citation template:
{{cite|url=https://example.com|title=All About Coffee|author=J. Bean|date=2024}}
Mentioning people edit
Type @ and a contributor’s name to link to them — for example @some-editor. It’s a friendly way to credit or point to someone in a discussion.
Reusing a page inside another edit
To pull one page’s content into another (handy for a shared notice or a snippet you reuse), put its name in double braces on its own line:
{{shared/free-and-yours}}
A few tips edit
- Use headings to give long pages a structure — Wikigit builds the table of contents from them automatically.
- Keep one idea per paragraph; short paragraphs read better on screens.
- Preview as you write — the editor shows the finished page beside your text.
For page-level options like the summary, categories, and notices, see Settings.