Confluence pages are written in a simple markup language based on Textile. By using this simple markup, Confluence makes it easy for your team to create and share content together.
Here is a short example of some typical markup:
Confluence Markup
Titles can be easily built using
h3. Confluence Markup
Text
Text can be emphasised, bolded, cited, deleted, inserted, used as superscript or as subscript, monospaced
, used as %a span%, given in bq.blockquotes bq.,.
Text can be _emphasized_, *bolded*, ??cited??, -deleted-, +inserted+, used as ^superscript^ or as ~subscript~, used as %a span%, given in bq.blockquotes bq., and {{monospaced}}.
Colours can be used by simply typing the name of the colour into the 'color' macro: blue, orange,
green, red, purple, etc.
or, you can specify a RGB value in hexadecimal.
h4. Color Colors can be employed by simply using the name of the color with the color macro: {color:blue}blue{color}, {color:orange}orange{color}, {color:green}green{color}, {color:red}red{color}, {color:purple}purple{color}, etc.. or, you can specify a RGB value in {color:33CCCC}hexadecimal{color}.
Lists
Lists can be built quickly and may either be bulleted or ordered by number:
- Kinds of Markup
- Text Effects
- Headings
- Text Breaks
- Links
- Other
- Kinds of Markup
- Text Effects
- Headings
- Text Breaks
- Links
- Other
* Kinds of Markup ** Text Effects ** Headings ** Text Breaks ** Links ** Other * Kinds of Markup ## Text Effects ## Headings ## Text Breaks ## Links ## Other
Tables
Tables can be quickly built, as in the below:
Name |
Office |
---|---|
Alice |
01 |
Bob |
23 |
Cathy |
45 |
|| Name || Office || | Alice | 01 | | Bob | 23 | | Cathy | 45 |
Confluence Markup is easy to learn and quick to use. At left you will find a quick overview of markup, but not a comprehensive one. It is enough to get you started. For further details, please visit the online documentation for Confluence Markup.
For those who prefer it, Confluence also provides a WYSIWYG editor.
When editing in Wiki Markup mode, look at the full notational guide on the lower right-hand side of the page for quick tips on how to insert headings, lists, tables, and so on.