Several tools like static page generators and commenting platforms allow to use Markdown to write content. Learn the Markdown syntax in this tutorial.

Introduction

Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor. File format suffix is “.md” or “.markdown”. There are several Markdown “flavours” but the syntax is almost identical.

Syntax

  • *italic*: italic.
  • _italic_: italic.
  • **bold**: bold.
  • __bold__: bold.
  • ***bold and italic***: bold and italic.
  • > Blockquote:

    Blockquote

  • # Heading 1, ## Heading 2, etc.
  • ---: Horizontal rule.
  • [Link](https://rs1.es): Link.
  • <https://rs1.es>: https://rs1.es.
  • ![Evince](https://rs1.es/assets/imgs/evince-1.jpg): insert an image.
    • You can add a “title” property: ![Evince](https://rs1.es/assets/imgs/evince-1.jpg "Evince")

    Evince

  • `code line`: code line.

  • ```

    code block with

    several lines

    ```

    code block with
several lines
  • 1. Ordered list.
  • - Unordered list.
  • \: Escape characters.
  • Tables: 
    | ID | Name    |
|----|---------|
| 1  | Ricardo |
| 2  | Jose    |
| 3  | Maria   |
    ID Name
    1 Ricardo
    2 Jose
    3 Maria

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