HTML
(Hypertext Markup Language) is a language used on websites to format the layout and content. Wiki pages are generally managed by
wikitext
rather than HTML, so only a limited number of HTML tags can be used on articles.
HTML (and wikitext) can be written and managed while using
the editor
's source mode.
Available HTML tags
The following HTML tags can be used on articles:
(deprecated)
(deprecated)
(deprecated)
(deprecated)
(deprecated)
(deprecated)
(displayed as
in visual mode)
Usage notes
Keep it friendly
The use of
wikitext
is recommended wherever possible, as HTML generally 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 it with CSS
Styling information can be stored in
community CSS pages
(using code like
class="classname"
). Both CSS classes and inline styling (
style="color:pink;"
) can be used with the HTML tags listed above, and they can also be used with many types of wikitext, particularly
tables, table rows and cells
.