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Wiki Keyboard Shortcuts

The Monobook skin, which is the default on Wikipedia, contains many keyboard shortcuts. You can use them to access certain features of Wikipedia more quickly.

Depending on your browser, you should

Mozilla Firefox 1.5: hold Alt, press access key
Mozilla Firefox 2: hold Alt-Shift, press access key
Internet Explorer: hold Alt, press access key, then press Enter
Opera (all platforms): press Shift-Esc, then press access key
Mac OS: Control and a key

See access keys for more information on this concept.

Key	Command	Description
+	Start a new discussion	Allows you to add a new section (talk pages only)
. (period)	My user page	Opens your user page if logged in
=	Protect	Allows you to protect the current page (sysops only)
=	Unprotect	Allows you to unprotect the current page (sysops only)
c	Content page	Shows the content page associated with the current article
d	Delete	Allows you to delete the current page (sysops only)
d	Undelete	Allows you to undelete the current page (sysops only)
e	Edit this page	Allows you to edit the current page (non-protected pages)
e	View source	Shows the source of the current page (protected pages)
f	Search	Allows you to search Wikipedia
h	History	Shows the current page's history
j	What links here	Shows all of the pages that link to the current one
k	Related changes	Shows recent changes in pages linked to the current one
l	My watchlist	Opens your watchlist (logged-in users only)
m	Move	Allows you to move the current page and its talk page (non-move-protected pages only)
n	My talk	Opens your user's or IP's talk page
p	Show preview	Shows a preview of your changes (on edit pages)
q	Special pages	Shows a list of all special pages
r	Recent changes	Shows a list of recent changes to the Wikipedia
s	Save page	Saves the changes that you have made (on edit pages)
t	Discussion	Opens the current article's talk page
u	Upload file	Allows you to upload images or media files
v	Show changes	Shows what changes you made to the text (on edit pages)
w	Watch	Adds the current page to your watchlist (logged-in users only)
x	Random article	Loads a random article
y	My contributions	Opens a list of your user's or IP's contributions
z	Main Page	Goes to the Main Page

Shortcut

WP:CHEAT

Wiki Cheatsheet
Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Internal link (within Wikipedia)	`[[Name of page]]` `[[Name of page\|display text]]`	Name of page display text

Redirect to another page	`#REDIRECT [[Target page]]`	Target page

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.org]` `[http://www.example.org display text]` `http://www.example.org`	[1] display text http://www.example.org

Sign your posts on talk pages	`~~~~`	Your username 04:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Applies only at the beginning of the line

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

Thumbnail image	`[[Image:Wiki.png\|thumb\|Caption text]]`	Caption text

My Languages

Wikipedia:Babel

en

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

pl-4

Ten użytkownik posługuje się językiem polskim prawie jak językiem ojczystym.

pig-2

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fr-1

Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.

nl-1

Deze gebruiker bezit beginnende kennis van het Nederlands.

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incl

This user is an inclusionist.

Flexible

This user deals with edits, deletion, and creation of pages individually instead of unilaterally and encourages others to do so.

This editor is a WikiGnome.

This user is a member of
WikiProject Comedy.

This user is a member of the WikiProject Television Heroes task force.

This user is of Polish ancestry.

This user is an Aquarian.

This user exercises regularly and drinks a lot of water to stay hydrated.

This user is a caring cat owner.

狗

This user was born in the year of the Dog.

XD

This user is interested in comedy, and may enjoy writing or performing it.

I

This user is a fan of Improvisational comedy.

This user doesn't believe in the ownership of culture and knowledge.

This user believes that
life is good.

blf

This user believes in belief.

1+1=3

This user dislikes
narrow-minded behaviour.

God

This user believes in God.

This user is interested in the human soul or spirit.

This user is interested in the concepts of destiny or fate.

This user accepts all Religious and Scientific claims as viable forms of explaining the Universe, but just thinks they are at different levels of Understanding