User:Tompw/wiki-latex
How wikitext markup could translate into LaTeX. Feel free to use the talk page to discuss.
| What | Wiki | Latex | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article links | [[X]] | \textsc{X} | SMALL CAPS |
| Suffixed links | [[X]]s | \textsc{Xs} | |
| Piped links | [[X|y]] | y (see \textsc{X}) | |
| Level 1 heading | == X == | \section{X} | |
| Level 2 heading | === X === | \subsection{X} | |
| Level 3 heading | ==== X ==== | \subsubsection{X} | |
| Level 4 heading | ===== X ===== | \paragraph{X} | |
| Level 5 heading | ====== X ====== | \subparagraph{X} | |
| Indent | : | \indent | indents line only? |
| Multiple indent | : … : | ?? | |
| Unorderd list | * X1 * X2 |
"\begin{itemize} \item X1 |
. |
| Unorderd list | # X1 # X2 |
"\begin{enumerate} \item X1 |
. |
| Nested lists | (combine) | (combine) | |
| Maths | <math>x=y</math> | \( x=y \) | |
| Displayed maths | :<math>x=y</math> | \[ x=y \] | |
| Italics (prose) | ''words'' | \textit{words} | when one or two characters |
| Italics (maths) | ''X'' | $X$ | |
| Bold | '''X''' | \textbf{X} | |
| Paragraph | X Y |
X \\ Y |
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| Hyperlink | [http://www.a.com name] | \href{http://www.a.com}{name} | problematic |
| Image | [[Image:X.jpg|120px|right|caption]] | \begin{figure}[!h] \centering |
. |
| Media | [[Media:Example.ogg]] | N/A | copy tag contents verbatim |
| Nowiki | <nowiki>*</nowiki> | * | |
| Redirect | #REDIRECT [[XX]] | \textit{See} \textsc{X} | "\usepackage{ulem}
in header" |
| Strikethrough | <S>text</s> | \sout{text} | |
| Line break | <br /> or <br/> or <br> | \linebreak | |
| Small | <small>text</small> | {\small text } | if non-math |
| Superscript | <sup>b</sup> | \(^{\mbox{b}}\) | if non-math |
| Subscript | <sub>b</sub> | \(_{\mbox{b}}\) | note line break |
| Comment | before <!--comment --> after | before %comment after |
could cause problems |
| Preformatted | text | \begin{verbatim} text |
. |
| Quote-block | <blockquote>to be or</blockquote> | \begin{quote} to be or |
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| Table | complicated | ||
| References | problematic | ||
| Picture gallery |