Confluence Docs 3.0 : Confluence Notation Guide Overview This page last changed on Jul 12, 2007 by smaddox. Confluence pages are stored internally in a simple content-formatting language called Wiki Markup, based on Textile. The Wiki Markup Editor allows you to edit Confluence pages directly in wiki markup language. This has the advantage of being faster than the Rich Text Editor for some formatting tasks. A quick notation guide, Notation Help, appears beside the edit screen when you choose the Wiki Markup edit tab. You can then click the full notation guide link in the help window to view the full Notation Guide. This shows you the entire list of formatting and other complex operations that Confluence's notation permits, along with the markup detailing how to perform them.
| Try it now Because wiki markup is designed to be simple to learn, the quickest way to learn wiki markup is to edit an existing page, switch to the wiki markup editor and experiment.
Below are some links to more information on wiki markup editing: Full Notation Guide Working with Headings Working with Text Effects Working with Text Breaks Working with Links Working with Anchors Working with Images Working with Lists Working with Tables Working with Macros Confluence Emoticons ## What does the Notation Guide contain and why is it not part of the Confluence User Guide? The Confluence Notation Guide is included as part of the Confluence code and is dynamically generated when you view it. Its contents depend upon: the macro plugins available in the Confluence installation the documentation included by the plugin developer for the installed version of the plugin. If you view the Full Notation Guide from the Atlassian Confluence site, you will see the information for the macro plugins currently installed on this site. If you view the Full Notation Guide from your own Confluence instance, you will see information for the macro plugins installed on your site. The plugin developer writes the help file and includes it in the macro code. ## Examples of Markup Here's a short example of some typical markup:
What you type | What you get
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    h4. Confluence Markup

    Ideally, the markup should be _readable_ and even *clearly understandable* when you are
    editing it. Inserting formatting should require few keystrokes, and little thought.

    After all, we want people to be concentrating on the words, not on where the angle-brackets
    should go.

    * Kinds of Markup
    ** Text Effects
    ** Headings
    ** Text Breaks
    ** Links
    ** Other
| #### Confluence Markup Ideally, the markup should be readable and even clearly understandable when you are editing it. Inserting formatting should require few keystrokes, and little thought. After all, we want people to be concentrating on the words, not on where the angle-brackets should go. Kinds of Markup Text Effects Headings Text Breaks Links Other
Here, in comparison, is how that would look if you had to edit the page in HTML:
    <h4>Confluence Markup</h4>
    <p>Ideally, the markup should be <em>readable</em> and even <strong>clearly understandable</strong>
    when you are editing it. Inserting formatting should require few keystrokes, and little thought</p>
    <p>After all, we want people to be concentrating on the words, not on where the angle-brackets should
    go.</p>
    <ul>
       <li>Kinds of Markup
         <ul>
          <li>Text Effects</li>
          <li>Headings</li>
          <li>Text Breaks</li>
          <li>Links</li>
          <li>Other</li>
         </ul>
       </li>
    </ul>
##### RELATED TOPICS Full Notation Guide Rich Text Editor Overview Writing Confluence pages Creating a New Page Working with Macros Take me back to Confluence User Guide

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