# XWiki Syntax Guide

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XWiki Syntax 2.1 » Editing

## XWiki Syntax 2.1: Editing

## Paragraphs

### 2.0 Paragraphs

Paragraphs are text elements separated by 2 or more new lines.

In XWiki Syntax 2.1 new lines are honored which is not the case in XWiki Syntax 1.0 and in Creole Syntax.

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Simple paragraph | This is a paragraph | This is a paragraph
Paragraph on multiple lines | Paragraph on multiple lines | Paragraph on multiple lines
Two paragraphs | Paragraph one Paragraph two | Paragraph one Paragraph two
Parametrized paragraph | (% style="text-align:center;color:blue" %) Centered and blue paragraph | Centered and blue paragraph
Different style on some portion of the paragraph content | paragraph with (% style="color:red" %)red(%%) different style inside | paragraph with red texte inside

## Headings

### 2.0 Headings

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Standard headings |
    = level 1 =
    == level 2 ==
    === level 3 ===
    ==== level 4 ====
    ===== level 5 =====
    ====== level 6 ======
| # level 1 ## level 2 ### level 3 #### level 4 ##### level 5 ###### level 6
Parameterized headings | (% style="color:blue" %) = heading = | # heading
Headings with XWiki Syntax | === Heading with **bold** === | ### Heading with bold

## Text Formatting

### 2.0 Text Formatting

New in XWiki Syntax 2.1 over XWiki Syntax 1.0:

- Spaces are allowed just after the syntax symbols (for example in XWiki Syntax 1.0, this was not possible: * bold *).
- Use double symbols when there was only a single symbol in XWiki Syntax 1.0 so that it's less likely that the user will mistakenly use them in text.
- Ability to span several lines (wasn't possible in XWiki Syntax 1.0).

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Bold | **bold** | bold
Underline | __underline__ | underline
Italics | //italic// | italic
Striked out | --strike-- | strike
Monospace | ##monospace## | monospace
Superscript | some ^^superscript^^ | some superscript
Subscript | some ,,subscript,, | some subscript

## Horizontal Line

### 2.0 Horizontal Line

There must be 4 or more dashes.

Note that this is different from Creole where exactly 4 dashes are required.

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Simple horizontal line | ---- |
Parametrized horizontal line |
    (% style="color:blue" %)
    ----

## Lists

### 2.0 Lists

Some of the mentioned styles do not work on all browsers. For a comprehensive list follow this link.

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Bulleted list |
    * item 1
    ** item 2
    *** item 3
    * item 4
| item 1 item 2 item 3 item 4
Numbered list |
    1. item 1
    11. item 2
    111. item 3
    1. item 4
| item 1 item 2 item 3 item 4
Mixed list |
    1. item 1
    1*. item 2
    1*. item 3
    1. item 4
| item 1 item 2 item 3 item 4
Square list |
    (% style="list-style-type: square" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Disc list |
    (% style="list-style-type: disc" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Lowercase Alphabetical list |
    (% style="list-style-type: lower-alpha" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Uppercase Alphabetical list |
    (% style="list-style-type: upper-alpha" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Lowercase Roman list |
    (% style="list-style-type: lower-roman" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Uppercase Roman list |
    (% style="list-style-type: upper-roman" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Lowercase Greek list |
    (% style="list-style-type: lower-greek" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Uppercase Greek list |
    (% style="list-style-type: upper-greek" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Hiragana list |
    (% style="list-style-type: hiragana" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Hiragana Iroah list |
    (% style="list-style-type: hiragana-iroha" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Katakana list |
    (% style="list-style-type: katakana" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Katakana Iroha list |
    (% style="list-style-type: katakana-iroha" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Armenian list |
    (% style="list-style-type: armenian" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Hebrew list |
    (% style="list-style-type: hebrew" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
Georgian list |
    (% style="list-style-type: georgian" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2
CJK ideographic list |
    (% style="list-style-type: cjk-ideographic" %)
    * item 1
    * item 2
| item 1 item 2

## Definition Lists

### 2.0 Definition Lists

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Standard definition |
    ; term
    : definition
| term definition
Nested definitions |
    ; term 1
    : definition 1
    :; term 2
    :: definition 2
| term 1 definition 1 term 2 definition 2
Parametrized definition |
    (% style="color:blue" %)
    ; term
    : definition
| term definition

## New Line/Line Breaks

### 2.0 New Line Line Breaks

A new line is a carriage return. A line break is a forced new line that can appear anywhere in the text.

In XWiki Syntax 2.1 new lines are honored which is not the case in XWiki Syntax 1.0 and in Creole Syntax.

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Line break | Line\\New line | Line New line
New line | Line New line | Line New line

## Links

### 2.1 Links

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Absolute link to page PageB located in PageA | [[PageA.PageB]] | PageB
Relative link to page PageA from the current page | [[PageA]] or [[.PageA]] | PageA
Relative link to page PageB in PageA from the current page | [[.PageA.PageB]] | PageB
Link with a label |
    [[label>>PageA]]
XWiki Syntax is supported inside link labels. | label
Link with wiki syntax in the label | [[**bold label**>>PageA]] | bold label
Link on an image | [[image:PageA@img.png>>PageA]] |
Absolute link to page PageB located in PageA in wiki WikiA | [[WikiA:PageA.PageB]] | PageB
Link that opens in a new window | [[PageA||target="_blank"]] | PageA
Implicit link to a URL | This is a URL: http://xwiki.org | This is a URL: http://xwiki.org
Explicit link to a URL | [[http://xwiki.org]] | http://xwiki.org
Explicit link to a URL with a label | [[XWiki>>http://xwiki.org]] | XWiki
Link to an email address | [[john@smith.net>>mailto:john@smith.net]] | john@smith.net
Link to an attachment on the current page | [[attach:img.png]] | img.png
Link to an attachment in a different page | [[attach:PageA.PageB@img.png]] | img.png
Link to an Anchor in a page | [[PageA.PageB||anchor="anchor"]] | PageB
Link to a Heading in a page |
    [[PageA.PageB||anchor="HMyheading"]]
When you add a Heading, an anchor named "H" followed by the heading title with only alpha characters is created. For example, for a Heading named "My heading", the generated anchor will be "HMyheading". | PageB
Link to an anchor in the current page | [[label>>||anchor="anchor"]] | label
Link to a page with a query string | [[PageA.PageB||queryString="param1=value1&param2=value2"]] | PageB
Link to the current page with a query string | [[label>>||queryString="param1=value1&param2=value2"]] | label

### XWiki Syntax 2.1 Link Specification

The part in ( ) is required, while the parts in [ ] are optional.

The full format of a link is [label>>] (resource) [||parameters]

- label: An optional string which will be displayed to the user as the link name when rendered. The label may contain XWiki Syntax. If no label is specified a default label will be generated. The generation pattern can be changed, see the Admin Guide. Example: My Page
- resource: A required string with the link reference in one of the following forms
  - URL: Any URL in the form of [url:] (protocol://path). Examples: http://xwiki.org, url:https://svn.xwiki.org/
    - url: An optional string identifying the resource as an URL.
  - Wiki page Since 10.6 reference in the form (page: ) [wikiName:] (pageNameList). Examples: page:Page, page:myxwiki:Page, page:ParentPage.ChildPage.SubChildPage, page:../SiblingPage, page:./ChildPage
    - page: A required string identifying the resource as an XWiki page. The same reference can be use for either a terminal or non-terminal page, both both exist it will lead to the non-terminal page.
    - wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The link will point to a page inside that virtual wiki. If no wiki is specified, the current wiki is used. Example: mywiki
    - pageNameList: A required list of slash-separated wiki Pages names pointing to the final linked wiki Page syntax. It's also possible to us . and .. to indicate current or parent page/wiki. Examples: Main, A/B, A/B/C, ../Sibling, ./Child
  - Wiki document reference in the form (doc: ) [[wikiName:] spaceNameList.] (documentName). Examples: doc:Welcome, doc:Main.Welcome, doc:mywiki:Main.Welcome
    - doc: A required string identifying the resource as an XWiki terminal page. A non-terminal page can also be referenced this way, but it must append its .WebHome part (e.g. doc:Sandbox.WebHome).
    - wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The link will point to a page inside that virtual wiki. If no wiki is specified, the current wiki is used. Example: mywiki.
    - spaceNameList: An optional dot-separated list of wiki Space names. If no space is specified the current space is used. Examples: Main, A.B, A.B.C
    - documentName: A required string containing the name of the linked wiki page. Example: Welcome
  - Wiki space Since 7.4.1 reference in the form (space: ) [wikiName:] (spaceNameList). Examples: space:Main, space:mywiki:Main, space:A.B.C
    - space: A required string identifying the resource as an XWiki non-terminal page (i.e. a space).
    - wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The link will point to a page inside that virtual wiki. If no wiki is specified, the current wiki is used. Example: mywiki
    - spaceNameList: A required list of dot-separated wiki Space names pointing to the final linked wiki Space (or non-terminal page). Examples: Main, A.B, A.B.C
  - InterWiki page reference in the form interwiki: (interWikiAlias: ) (pageName). Example: interwiki:wikipedia:XWiki
    - interwiki: A required string identifying the resource as an InterWiki link.
    - interWikiAlias: An optional Inter Wiki alias as defined in the InterWiki Map (see the Admin Guide). Example: wikipedia
    - pageName: A required string containing the name of the linked page. Example: XWiki
  - Attachment reference in the form attach: [wikiPageName@] (attachmentName). Examples: attach:img.png, attach:mywiki:Main.WebHome@img.png, attach:mywiki:Main@img.png
    - attach: A required string identifying the resource as attachment.
    - wikiPageName: An optional string referencing the (terminal or non-terminal) page that holds the attachment. This is resolved identically to "Untyped", below.
    - attachmentName: Name of the attachment as it is stored in the wiki. Example: photo.png
  - Email address in the form mailto: (emailAddress) (#anchor is not valid). Example: mailto:john@smith.com
    - mailto: A required string identifying the resource as email.
    - emailAddress: Targeted email address. Example: john@smith.com
  - Relative path reference on the server in the form path: (relPath). Example: path:$doc.getURL('reset') produces target address http://server.domain.com/xwiki/bin/reset/Space/Page where /xwiki/bin/reset/Space/Page is produced by $doc.getURL('reset').
    - path: A required string identifying the resource as a relative path.
    - relPath: A required string containing the relative path of the resource on the server that shall be linked.
  - UNC (Windows Explorer) reference in the form unc: (path). The link is rendered as a file:// link. Examples: unc:C:\Windows\, unc:\\myserver\path\img.png, unc:home/user/somefile
    - unc: A required string identifying the resource as a UNC (Windows Explorer) path.
    - path: A required string containing the local path of resource accessible by the user. Examples: C:\Windows\, \\myserver\path\img.png, home/user/somefile
  - Untyped: If none of the above mentioned resource types are specified (i.e. no type: resource prefix was specified in the link), then the link will be treated as a link to an XWiki terminal or non-terminal page using the following algorithm:
    - Terminal page in the current space, only if it exists. Example: [[A]] is resolved to the equivalent of [[doc:currentSpace.A]]
    - Non-terminal page Since 7.4.1 in the current space. Example: [[A]] is resolved to the equivalent of [[space:currentSpace.A]], which is the equivalent of [[doc:currentSpace.A.WebHome]]
    - If the current page is non-terminal and the previous 2 checks above did not find an existing page, 2 additional checks are made:
      - Terminal page Since 7.4.1 as sibling in the parent space, only if it exists. Example: The [[B]] link inside the non-terminal page A.C is resolved to the equivalent of [[doc:A.B]]
      - Non-terminal page Since 7.4.1 as sibling in the parent space, regardless if it exists or not. Example: The [[B]] link inside the non-terminal page A.C is resolved to the equivalent of [[space:A.B]], which is the equivalent of [[doc:A.B.WebHome]]
    - Note1 - Absolute links: Since 7.4.1 If the untyped link has 2 or more dot-separated components specified (i.e. that look like a space name and a page name), the above algorithm will resolve the page relative to the current wiki, and not the current space. Example: [[A.B]] can be resolved to either [[doc:currentWiki:A.B]] (if it exists) or to [[space:currentWiki:A.B]] (equivalent of [[doc:currentWiki:A.B.WebHome]]) and not to [[doc:currentWiki:currentSpace.A.B]] or [[doc:currentWiki:currentSpace.A.B.WebHome]].
    - Note2 - Special handling of .WebHome: Since 7.4.1 If the untyped link ends in .WebHome, it will always be handled as a terminal page. Example: [[A.WebHome]] will always be resolved to the equivalent of [[doc:A.WebHome]] and not to [[doc:A.WebHome.WebHome]].
- parameters: An optional list of space-separated parameters passed to the link. Example: queryString="mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello" anchor="HTableOfContents" target="_blank"
  - queryString: An optional query string for specifying parameters that will be appended to the link target address and used in the rendered URL. Example: url:http://domain.com/path||queryString="mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello" produces target address http://domain.com/path?mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello
  - anchor: An optional anchor name pointing to an anchor defined in the referenced link. Note that in XWiki anchors are automatically created for headings. Example: url:http://domain.com/path||anchor="HTableOfContents" produces target address http://domain.com/path#HTableOfContents
  - target: An optional parameter that allows to open link target in new window. Example: target="_blank"

## Tables

### 2.0 Tables

Allows to easily create content in table format. Parameters for table, row or cell are also supported in XWiki Syntax 2.1.

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Standard table |
    |=Title 1|=Title 2
    |Word 1|Word 2
or
    !=Title 1!=Title 2
    !!Word 1!!Word 2
Title 1 | Title 2
--- | ---
Word 1 | Word 2
Parametrized table |
    (% style="background-color:red;text-align:center" %)
    |=Title 1|=(% style="background-color:yellow" %)Title 2
    |Word 1|Word 2
Title 1 | Title 2
--- | ---
Word 1 | Word 2
Filterable Sortable table |
    {{velocity}}
    $xwiki.ssfx.use("js/xwiki/table/table.css")
    $xwiki.jsfx.use("js/xwiki/table/tablefilterNsort.js", true)
    {{/velocity}}

    (% class="grid sortable filterable doOddEven" id="tableid" %)
    (% class="sortHeader" %)|=Title 1|=Title 2
    |Cell 11|Cell 12
    |Cell 21|Cell 22
For improved features see the Livetable Macro. |
Title 1 | Title 2
--- | ---
Cell 11 | Cell 12
Cell 21 | Cell 22

## Images

### 2.1 Images

Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result
--- | --- | ---
Image from attachment on current page | image:img.png |
Image from attachment on another page | image:PageA.PageB@img.png |
Image with parameters | [[image:img.png||width="25" height="25"]] |
Images located at URL | image:http://some/url/img.png |
Prepackaged Icons | image:icon:accept |

### XWiki Syntax 2.1 Image Specification

The part in ( ) is required, while the parts in { } are optional.

The full format of an image is either image: (reference) or [[image: (reference) {||parameters}]]

- image: A required string identifying the resource as image.
- reference: The reference to the image that shall be displayed in one of the following forms:
  - URL: Any URL to an image in the form of protocol://path/imageName. Example: http://domain.org/path/img.png
  - Attachment reference in the form {{{wikiName:} spaceNameList.} pageName@} (imageName)
    - wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The image reference will point to an image attached to a page inside that virtual wiki. If no wiki is specified, the current wiki is used. Example: mywiki.
    - spaceNameList: An optional dot-separated list of wiki Space names. If no space is specified the current space is used. Examples: Main, A.B, A.B.C
    - pageName: An optional string containing the name of the wiki page to which the referenced image is attached. Example: Welcome
    - imageName: A required string containing the name of the image attached to a page as it is stored in the wiki. Example: myImage.png
  - Icon reference in the form (icon:) (iconName). Example: icon:accept
    - icon: A required string identifying the image reference as an icon from the XWiki Icon Set.
    - iconName: A required string identifying the icon referenced. Example: accept
  - Data URI in the form (data:) (content). Example: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
    - data: A required string identifying the image as being specified inline using the Data URI scheme.
    - content: The encoded image. Example: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
- parameters: An optional list of space-separated parameters passed to the image. Example: width="800" height="600" alt="img.png" title="My nice image"
  - HTML attributes: All attributes defined by the HTML standard will be added to the rendered HTML <img> tag.
    - style: CSS style information that should be applied to the image. Examples: style="float:right;height:50" (image on right side, height 50 px), style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:80%" (image centered, width 80% of block width), style="vertical-align:bottom" (text starts at bottom of picture)
    - height: A parameter that defines the height of the displayed image. The value should be presented either in pixel (example: height="80") or in pixel related to the height of the block containing the image (example: height="40%").
    - width: A parameter that defines the width of the displayed image. The value should be presented either in pixel (example: width="80") or in pixel related to the width of the block containing the image (example: width="40%").
    - title: A parameter that defines the title the displayed image which will be visible when hovering the mouse trigger over the image, for instance. Example: title="My nice image"
    - alt: A parameter that defines which text should be displayed if the browser is not able to display the image. Since this is a required HTML attribute XWiki will use the file name instead if the alt parameter is not defined. Example: alt="img.png"
    - More: A more in depth explanation on the HTML <img> tag including more attributes can be reviewed on w3.org.
  - queryString: Allows queries to be passed to the server when creating the download link for the referenced image. Example: queryString="width=100&height=800&keepAspectRatio=true" (keepAspectRatio=true will fail if the width and height parameters are specified in addition to queryString!)

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