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For the use of HTML on One Wiki to Rule Them All, see Help:HTML in wikitext
HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for Web pages. It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document — by denoting certain text as links, headings, paragraphs, lists, and so on — and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded images, and other objects. HTML is written in the form of tags, surrounded by angle brackets. HTML can also describe, to some degree, the appearance and semantics of a document, and can include embedded scripting language code (such as JavaScript) which can affect the behavior of Web browsers and other HTML processors.
Files and URLs containing HTML often have a .html filename extension.
HTML tags that can be used on Wikis
The following HTML tags can be used at Wikia:
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Usage Notes
Keep it friendly. The use of wikitext is recommended wherever possible, as HTML makes the text in the edit box harder to read and more intimidating for new users. Complex uses of HTML and CSS can be hidden away in templates where they are less likely to get in the way of the casual editor.
Combine with CSS. CSS classes (class="classname") can be stored in site stylesheets. Both classes and CSS inline styles (style="color:pink;") can be used with the HTML tags listed above, but note that classes and styles can also be used with many types of wikitext, especially tables, table rows and cells.
See also
- Help with tables
- Editing
- Wikimedia's help page
- Using HTML in Wikitext
- Information on using span tags
Further Help & Feedback
- Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
- Check Help:Wikia Community Central for sources of further help and support
- Check Help:Contacting Wikia for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article
Here are some usefull tips:
- When copy or pass content always use source mode! Unless you want to include the html lay-out settings from an external site.
- When you see
in edit area on your visual editor. It refers to content with an code that is not supported or to complex for the visual editor to handle example double brackets codes. In source mode you will see this content as {{ }}or<> </>are supported in the visual editor and will be displayed like this in the source mode. - When you see in edit area on your visual editor it refers to an comment. In source mode you will see this content as
<!-- --> - Wikia designed an special language named wikitext to make editing more easy. This language is supported in the visual editor and will not easy break in the visual editor unlike other languages.
- Some html tags like
<u> </u>or<s> </s>are supported in the visual editor. - You can also enter source mode in forum or message wall comments by clicking on the source icon.
- You can only edit templates in the source mode.
