Syntax

A blank line makes a new paragraph. To have one at the very start of the page, lead with a blank line. Beware that the preview function eats it.

Links look like this:

-> Internal wiki link

=> https://communitywiki.org/ CommunityWiki front page

(Suppress block-level markup simply by putting a space in front.)

Advanced markup

More advanced syntax is only supported by the full edition:

NOTE: the syntax for images changed between versions 1.2 and 1.3; this was done now before BrutalWiki has too many users.

 ## Level 2 heading
 ### Level 3 heading
 <<< or [quote] on a line by itself starts a block quote.
 >>> or [/quote] ends an open quote. Beware of nesting.
 --- 3-5 dashes on a line by themselves make a horizontal rule.
 ----
 ----- 
 ~> logo.svg BrutalWiki logo
 %% The above is an image. This is a comment.

 (((
 - this is an unordered list
 * items can start with - / * / +
 )))
 [list] and [/list] are synonyms to ((( and )))
 Use [[[ and ]]] instead to make ordered lists.

 [left] and [right] open a box that's floated to that side of the page.
 [center] opens a box with centered content.
 [back] closes the [i]last[/i] box opened by one of the above.

 A line starting with {{{ opens a preformatted text block.
 A line consisting entirely of }}} closes preformatted text.

Tables

Wikipedia help on tables

BrutalWiki supports tables through the same syntax as MediaWiki (vertical layout only):

{|
 |+ Caption
 |-
 ! Header A
 ! Header B
 |-
 | Cell A1
 | Cell B1
 |}

Which renders as:

Note that unlike with most other wiki syntax, a leading space is required on lines within a table: the vertical bars must align!

Inline markup

Supported inline markup includes bold, italic, strikethrough, short quotations and code samples.

Code for the above paragraph:

Supported inline markup includes [b]bold[/b], [i]italic[/i],
[s]strikethrough[/s], <<short quotations>> and {{code samples}}.

Some alternative markup exists here too:

[q] ... [/q] and [c] ... [/c] also work for quotes and code.

Line breaks and em-dashes work
like this — it's that easy.

Fine print: use double round parentheses for legal notices and the like.

Last but not least, some character entities are also supported (only — and • as of version 1.0 beta).