Markdown Guide

Markdown is a simple way to add formatting like headers, bold, italics, and lists to your plain text. Here are the basics to get you started.

Emphasis

You can make text italic or bold.

*This text will be italic.*
**This text will be bold.**

Result:

This text will be italic.
This text will be bold.

Headers

Create a header by adding one or more `#` symbols before your header text.

# This is a large header (H1)
## This is a medium header (H2)
### This is a smaller header (H3)

Result:

This is a large header (H1)

This is a medium header (H2)

This is a smaller header (H3)

Lists

You can create bulleted or numbered lists.

* Item 1
* Item 2
  * Sub-item 2.1

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Result:

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
    • Sub-item 2.1
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Links

You can create a link by wrapping the link text in brackets `[ ]`, followed by the URL in parentheses `( )`.

[Visit our About page](/about)

Result:

Visit our About page

Blockquotes

To create a blockquote, add a `>` in front of a paragraph.

> This is a blockquote. It's a great way to quote other people or texts.

Result:

This is a blockquote. It's a great way to quote other people or texts.

Images

You can add an image using the "Add an Image" uploader on the post form. It will automatically generate the correct Markdown code for you, which looks like this:

![Alt text for the image](/path/to/your/image.jpg "Optional title")

Horizontal Rules

To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (***), dashes (---), or underscores (___) on a line by themselves.

Result: