Markdown in a Minute
You can start writing Markdown in one minute!
Markdown is a simple syntax for writing content for the web. The plain text code below demonstrates all the basics–click the button to view how it will look rendered into HTML. Check the resources at the bottom to learn more!
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# Heading One
## Heading Two
### Heading Three, etc.
Any text with no empty lines between will become a paragraph.
Leave an empty line between headings and paragraphs.
Font can be *Italic* or **Bold**.
Code can be highlighted with `backticks`.
Hyperlinks look like [GitHub Help](https://help.github.com/).
Images look similar:
![alt text here](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Focus_ubt.jpeg)
A bullet list is created using `*`, `+`, or `-`, like:
- dog
- cat
- muffin
A numbered list is created using a number + `.`, like:
1. one
2. two
6. three
2. four
> Block quote.
> Continuing the quote.
Horizontal rule:
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Heading One
Heading Two
Heading Three, etc.
Any text with no empty lines between will become a paragraph. Leave an empty line between headings and paragraphs.
Font can be Italic or Bold.
Code can be highlighted with backticks
.
Hyperlinks look like GitHub Help.
Images look similar:
A bullet list is created using *
, +
, or -
, like:
- dog
- cat
- muffin
A numbered list is created using a number + .
, like:
- one
- two
- three
- four
Block quote. Continuing the quote.
Horizontal rule:
Reference:
- GitHub Mastering Markdown Guide
- Markdown Tutorial
- Markdown and Pandoc for Academic Writing
- More _drafts notes
Online editors: