Markdown is a lightweight markup language that you can use to add formatting elements to plaintext text documents. Here is a quick guide on how to use some basic Markdown syntax.

Code

To include inline code, wrap your text in backticks.

code

Headings

Create headings by starting a line with one or more # symbols followed by a space. The number of # symbols indicates the heading level.

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

Lists

You can create lists using different symbols: *, +, or -. Nested items can be created by adding more of the same symbol.

• item ** item

• item ++ item

• item -- item

Quotes

To create blockquotes, start a line with >.

text

text

Images

To embed images, start by writing an exclamation mark (!) followed by square brackets containing the alternative text, and then parentheses containing the image URL.


URL

To create a URL, start by writing square brackets containing the description of the URL, followed by parentheses containing the URL.

Link to Google

Emphasis

To italicize text, wrap it in asterisks or underscores.To bold text, use double asterisks or double underscores.

Em Strong