Basic Formatting with Markdown
This page covers standard Markdown syntax.
- Advanced Syntax
- Inline Styling
- Bold
- Italics
- Links
- Block Styling
- Line Breaks
- Headers
- H1
- H2
- H3
- H4
- H5
- H6
- Lists
- Images
- Blockquotes
- Horizontal Rules
Advanced Syntax
See the advanced guides for additional features:
Inline Styling
Bold
Here is some bold text inline.
Here is some **bold text** inline.
Italics
Here is some italic text inline.
Here is some _italic text_ inline.
Links
You can Google for answers.
You can [Google](https://google.com) for answers.
Block Styling
Line Breaks
Text on lines without a blank line is lumped together.
One or more blank lines in between blocks of text
Makes it a new paragraph.
Text on lines without a blank line
is lumped together.
One or more blank lines in between blocks of text
Makes it a new paragraph.
Headers
# H1
## H2
### H3
#### H4
##### H5
###### H6
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
Lists
- list
- items
- more
Images
Blockquotes
Single line quoted text
Linebreaks are removed in multi-line quoted text when there isn't a blank line in between. Any blockquotes can use inline styles.
> Single line quoted text
> Linebreaks are removed in multi-line quoted text when there isn't a blank line in between.
> Any blockquotes can use _inline_ **styles**.
Horizontal Rules
Horizontal rules require a blank line preceding them.
But a blank line is not required after.
Horizontal rules require a blank line preceding them.
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But a blank line is not required after.