Scratch Wiki:Cheatsheet

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Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italic text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic text	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Link to another page	[[Target page]] [[Target page|Text to display]]	Target page Text to display
Link internal heading	[[#Heading name]] [[#Heading name2|Name2]]	#Heading name Name2
Show an image	[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=text|Caption]]	Caption
Size an image	[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|60px|alt=text|Cap]] (option "60px" means 60 pixels wide)	Cap
Add a page to a category	[[Category:Category name]] (place near the bottom of a page)	Shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a talk page.	~~~~ (Do not sign in an article, only on talk-pages.)	Example (talk | contribs) 07:58, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
Scratch Blocks	<scratchblocks>move (10) steps</scratchblocks> (See Block Plugin for more syntax)	move (10) steps
Using Templates
Description	You type	You get
Use a template	{{example}}	This is an example template. For help with templates, see Help:Templates.
Use {{note}}	{{note|This Text}}	Note: This Text
Use {{warning}}	{{warning|This Text}}	Warning: This Text
Use {{caution}}	{{caution|This Text}}	Caution: This Text
Use {{main}}	{{main|Target page}}	Main article: Target page
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	Target page
Redirect to a section of another page	#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]	Target page#anchorName
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5===== ======Level 6====== (Do not use  =Level 1=  as it is for page titles)	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Nonindexed headers (left out of Table of Contents)	; Header name (has a leading semicolon ";" in front)	Header name (will not appear in Table of Contents)
Bulleted list	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Indenting and Outdenting text This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent {{outdent|:::}} (More colons ":" can be used for further indents)	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘outdent
Adding footnote references
Referencing for beginners
Insert footnotes as references in a page to list at page bottom	Hello,<ref>Scratch Wiki</ref> World.<ref>http://scratch.mit.edu/</ref> References: <references />	Hello, World. References:
Changing text fonts
Description	You type	You get
Small text	<small>smaller text</small>	smaller text
Big text	<big>bigger text</big>	bigger text
Change text's color	<span style="color:blue">words</span>	words
Highlight text	<span style="color:white; background:blue">blue background</span>	blue background
Shadowed text	<span style="text-shadow:1px 0px 0px orange">shadowed text</span>	shadowed text
Changing the font family	<span style="font-family:Verdana">Custom font family</span>	Custom font family
Strike through text	<s>strike words</s>	strike words
Using tables
Description	You type	You get
Start and end a table	{| |}	(nothing, because the table has nothing in it)
Add a table cell	{| | Cell 1 | Cell 2 |}	Cell 1 Cell 2
Use a wikitable (recommended)	{| class="wikitable" | Cell 1 | Cell 2 |}	Cell 1 Cell 2
Add a table heading	{| class="wikitable" ! Heading 1 ! Heading 2 |}	Heading 1 Heading 2
Add a table row	{| class="wikitable" ! Heading 1 ! Heading 2 |- | Cell 1 | Cell 2 |- | Cell 3 | Cell 4 |}	Heading 1 Heading 2 Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Cell 4
Add HTML attributes to tables, headings, and cells	{| class="wikitable" width="200px" ! style="background-color: #f00" | Heading | style="background-color: #00f; color: white;" | Cell |}	Heading Cell

See Also

• To experiment with editing, use the Wiki sandbox or your sandbox.
• For a guide to editing, see Help:Editing.
• For a guide to creating a page, see Help:Starting a New Page.