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Similar to HTML, Markdown, and other languages, WikiMark uses tags to insert characters, split up sections and paragraphs, and format text.
Opening tags are denoted by an opening square bracket, tag symbol, and an opening curly brace (example: [!{). Closing tags are denoted by a closing curly brace, tag symbol, and a closing square bracket (example: }!]). Standalone tags are tag symbols contained inside square brackets (example [/]).
WikiMark files should be stored with the extension wmt which stands for WikiMark Text.
With extremely simple, symbol-based tags, memorizing WikiMark tags is as easy as simply using them. As you use WikiMark you eventually learn and memorize the available tags.
[={ }=]are comments, and are not shown to the reader, but are shown to those viewing a page's source.[>]inserts a tab (5 non-breaking spaces).[\]inserts a line break.[:{ }:]creates a paragraph block.[:v{ }:]creates a paragraph block with no trailing whitespace.[:^{ }:]creates a paragraph block with no leading whitespace.[:^v{ }:]creates a paragraph block with no leading or trailing whitespace.[#x{ }#x]are headings, where x is the size number (1-6, 6 being the smallest).[!{ }!]makes stronger (bold) text.[*{ }*]makes emphasizes (italic) text.[+{ }+]is used to note text that has been inserted.[-{ }-]is used to note text that has been removed.[;{ };]creates an inline code excerpt (these can be inserted inside paragraphs).[;;{ };;]creates a standalone block of code (these cannot be inserted inside paragraphs.).['{ }']creates a block quotation to reference from.[/"x"{ }/]links text to the url x.
Since all tags rely on symbols, certain characters can be escaped to allow for the use of them outside tag definitions and are escaped by inserting a ~ (tilda) before them. These characters must be escaped (including text inside code blocks) to prevent them from being interpreted as tags.
~~- Tilda (~)~[- Opening square bracket.~]- Closing square bracket.~<- Less than / opening angle bracket.~>- More than / closing angle bracket.~{- Opening curly brace.~}- Closing curly brace.
With the current limitations of WikiMark, inserted code must be escaped and newlines indicated with [\]. Here's an example with original and fully escaped code:
// Original Code
var message = "Hello, World!";
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
console.log(i, message);
}
// Fully Escaped Version
var message = "Hello, World!";[\]
[\]
for (var i = 0; i ~< 10; i++) ~{
[>]console.log(i, message);[\]
~}