How to format your article on expats.cy: every editor tool, with examples

This page shows every format the expats.cy article editor offers and when to use each one. 📌 Keep it open while you write your guide.

Headings

Use H2 for the main sections of a guide and H3 for steps inside a section. The table of contents at the top of your article is built from them, so a reader can jump straight to the part they need.

This is an H3 heading

Text under an H3 heading. Keep paragraphs short: two to four sentences.

Text styles

Plain text, bold for the one thing a reader must remember, italic for a term or a title, underlined text, struck-out text, for example an old price and highlighted text for a deadline or a fee.

Emojis work anywhere in the text: ✅ done, ⚠️ warning, ❌ don't, 📅 date, 📍 place, 💶 money, 📞 phone, 🔗 link.

Important box

⚠️ Use the quote button for the one thing a reader must not miss: a deadline, a fee, or a step that people often get wrong.

Lists

Bullet list, for things in no particular order:

• Passport

• Rental contract

• Recent bank statement

Numbered list, for steps in order:

1. Book the appointment online

2. Pay the fee (write the amount and link the official price list)

3. Bring the originals and a copy of each

Checklist, for things a reader ticks off:

• Passport copied

• Health insurance bought

• Appointment booked

Links

Links look like this: expats.cy guides. Link to the official page for every fee, deadline or form, so readers can check it themselves.

Code block

Use it for a reference number, an address to copy, or an exact text to paste into a form:

Office name
Street, number, city
Form or reference number

Short inline code looks like this.

Divider

A divider separates two parts of a guide:

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Text after the divider.

Images and YouTube

The editor also inserts images (upload a file) and YouTube videos (paste the video link). A photo of a form or an office entrance often helps more than a paragraph of text.

Alignment

Centered text.

Right-aligned text.