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@@ -11,5 +11,19 @@ play when linking between [[SubPage]]s.
 WikiLinks can be entered in any case you like, the page they link to is
 always lowercased.
 
 WikiLinks can be entered in any case you like, the page they link to is
 always lowercased.
 

+While a WikiLink is limited to alphanumerics and only a few special
+charaters, it is possible to create page names containing other characters:
+
+* To display a page name with a space in it, use "\_" in the WikiLink, for
+  example, "\[[Multi\_Word\_Page\_Name]]". 
+* For any other special character, you can use "\_\__nnnn_\_\_" where
+ _nnnn_ is the unicode character number. For example,
+  "\[[This\_page\_name\_is\_\_44\_\_\_uselessly\_\_44\_\_\_a\_complete\_sentence\_\_46\_\_]]"
+  Limiting use of this to when you really need it is a good idea.
+

 Note that if the file linked to by a WikiLink looks like an image, it will
 be displayed inline on the page.
 Note that if the file linked to by a WikiLink looks like an image, it will
 be displayed inline on the page.

+
+It's also possible to write a WikiLink that uses something other than the
+page name as the link text. For example "\[[foo|SandBox]]" links to the
+SandBox page, but the link will appear like this: [[foo|SandBox]]