The mbed wiki syntax is a plain text markup based on the standardised Creole wiki markup, with some enhancements we find useful.

Text and Paragraphs

This is a first sentence. 
And a second.

And a third.

This is a first sentence. And a second.

And a third.

forced\\linebreak

forced
linebreak

Headings

= Heading 1 =
== Heading 2 ==
=== Heading 3 ===

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Styles

**bold text**, //italic//, __underline__, --stroke--, ^^superscript^^, ,,subscript,,, ##monospace##

bold, italic, underline, stroke, ^superscript, _subscript, monospace

**//bold italic//**, **##bold monospaced##**

bold italic, bold monospaced

Alignment

<<float side=right>>
Text floated to the right
<</float>>

Lists

* List Item 1
* List Item 2
** List Item 2.1
* List Item 3

• List Item 1
• List Item 2
  • List Item 2.1
• List Item 3

# Ordered Item 1
## Ordered Item 1.1
## Ordered Item 1.2 
### Ordered Item 1.2.1
# Ordered Item 2

1. Ordered Item 1
   1. Ordered Item 1.1
   2. Ordered Item 1.2
      1. Ordered Item 1.2.1
2. Ordered Item 2

Links

 * [[Wiki Syntax]]
 * [[/handbook/SPI]]
 * [[http://mbed.org]]
 * [[/media/uploads/simon/helloworld_lpc1768.bin]] 
 * [[/handbook/SPI|SPI Handbook Page]]

• Wiki Syntax
• /handbook/SPI
• http://mbed.org
• /media/uploads/simon/helloworld_lpc1768.bin
• SPI Handbook Page

Images

{{URL|description|width|height}}

{{/media/uploads/simon/mbed.gif}} 
{{/media/uploads/simon/mbed.gif|mbed Logo}}
{{/media/uploads/simon/mbed.gif|mbed Logo|200}}
{{/media/uploads/simon/mbed.gif|mbed Logo|200|100}} 

Image Links

[[http://mbed.org|{{/media/uploads/simon/mbed.gif}}]]
[[http://mbed.org|{{/media/uploads/simon/mbed.gif|mbed Website}}]]

Videos

{{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6kECR7T4LY}}

Tables

|=Column 1 |=Column 2 |=Column 3 |
|Some text | in a     | table    |

Code

<<code>>
int max(int x, int y) {
    return (x > y) ? x : y;
}
<</code>>

int max(int x, int y) {
    return (x > y) ? x : y;
}

<<code main.cpp>>
#include "mbed.h"

int main() {
    printf("Hello World!\n");
}
<</code>>

#include "mbed.h"

int main() {
    printf("Hello World!\n");
}

Quotes

<<quote>>
This is something very interesting...
<</quote>>

<<quote simon>>
This is something simon said...
<</quote>>

Programs

You can embed a published program in a wikipage:

<<program http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/programs/SG12864A/60ah4/>>

You can also link to a specific item of documentation about a program:

<<program http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/programs/SG12864A/60ah4/docs/classSG12864A.html>>

Flashboxes

Flashbox types: info, help, error, warning, success, note

<<info>>
This is something that might be useful...
<</info>>

<<warning title="Troubleshooting!">>
Some help with troubleshooting
<</warning>>

Escaping Markup

{{{
plain text <<code>>

not **formatted** by the wiki engine
}}}

plain text <<code>>

not **formatted** by the wiki engine

~# hello

# hello

<<comment>>
something not rendered in the output
<</comment>>

(nothing!)