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Markdown Quick Reference | ||
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This guide is a very brief overview, with examples, of the syntax that [Markdown] supports. It is itself written in Markdown and you can copy the samples over to the left-hand pane for experimentation. It's shown as *text* and not *rendered HTML*. | ||
This guide is a very brief overview, with examples, of the syntax that [Markdown] supports. It is itself written in Markdown and you can copy the samples over to the left-hand pane for experimentation. It's shown as *text* and not *rendered HTML*. | ||
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[Markdown]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ | ||
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Simple Text Formatting | ||
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First thing is first. You can use *stars* or _underscores_ for italics. **Double stars** and __double underscores__ do bold. ***Three together*** do ___both___. | ||
First thing is first. You can use *stars* or _underscores_ for italics. **Double stars** and __double underscores__ for bold. ***Three together*** for ___both___. | ||
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Paragraphs are pretty easy too. Just have a blank line between chunks of text. | ||
Paragraphs are pretty easy too. Just have a blank line between chunks of text. | ||
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> This chunk of text is in a block quote. Its multiple lines will all be | ||
> This chunk of text is in a block quote. Its multiple lines will all be | ||
> indented a bit from the rest of the text. | ||
> | ||
> > Multiple levels of block quotes also work. | ||
Sometimes you want to include some code, such as when you are explaining how `<h1>` HTML tags work, or maybe you are a programmer and you are discussing `someMethod()`. | ||
Sometimes you want to include code, such as when you are explaining how `<h1>` HTML tags work, or maybe you are a programmer and you are discussing `someMethod()`. | ||
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If you want to include some code and have | ||
newlines preserved, indent the line with a tab | ||
or at least four spaces. | ||
If you want to include code and have new | ||
lines preserved, indent the line with a tab | ||
or at least four spaces: | ||
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Extra spaces work here too. | ||
This is also called preformatted text and it is useful for showing examples. | ||
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This is also called preformatted text and it is useful for showing examples. | ||
The text will stay as text, so any *markdown* or <u>HTML</u> you add will | ||
not show up formatted. | ||
This way you can show markdown examples in a | ||
markdown document. | ||
not show up formatted. This way you can show markdown examples in a | ||
markdown document. | ||
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> You can also use preformatted text with your blockquotes | ||
> as long as you add at least five spaces. | ||
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Headings | ||
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There are a couple of ways to make headings. Using three or more equals signs on a line under a heading makes it into an "h1" style. Three or more hyphens under a line makes it "h2" (slightly smaller). You can also use multiple pound symbols before and after a heading. Pounds after the title are ignored. Here's some examples: | ||
There are a couple of ways to make headings. Using three or more equals signs on a line under a heading makes it into an "h1" style. Three or more hyphens under a line makes it "h2" (slightly smaller). You can also use multiple pound symbols (`#`) before and after a heading. Pounds after the title are ignored. Here are some examples: | ||
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This is H1 | ||
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Links | ||
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Let's link to a few sites. First, let's use the bare URL, like <http://www.github.com>. Great for text, but ugly for HTML. | ||
Next is an inline link to [Google](http://www.google.com). A little nicer. | ||
Let's link to a few sites. First, let's use the bare URL, like <https://www.github.com>. Great for text, but ugly for HTML. | ||
Next is an inline link to [Google](https://www.google.com). A little nicer. | ||
This is a reference-style link to [Wikipedia] [1]. | ||
Lastly, here's a pretty link to [Yahoo]. The reference-style and pretty links both automatically use the links defined below, but they could be defined *anywhere* in the markdown and are removed from the HTML. The names are also case insensitive, so you can use [YaHoO] and have it link properly. | ||
Lastly, here's a pretty link to [Yahoo]. The reference-style and pretty links both automatically use the links defined below, but they could be defined *anywhere* in the markdown and are removed from the HTML. The names are also case insensitive, so you can use [YaHoO] and have it link properly. | ||
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[1]: http://www.wikipedia.org/ | ||
[Yahoo]: http://www.yahoo.com/ | ||
[1]: https://www.wikipedia.org/ | ||
[Yahoo]: https://www.yahoo.com/ | ||
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Title attributes may be added to links by adding text after a link. | ||
This is the [inline link](http://www.bing.com "Bing") with a "Bing" title. | ||
This is the [inline link](https://www.bing.com "Bing") with a "Bing" title. | ||
You can also go to [W3C] [2] and maybe visit a [friend]. | ||
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[2]: http://w3c.org (The W3C puts out specs for web-based things) | ||
[Friend]: http://facebook.com/ "Facebook!" | ||
[2]: https://w3c.org (The W3C puts out specs for web-based things) | ||
[Friend]: https://facebook.com/ "Facebook!" | ||
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Email addresses in plain text are not linked: [email protected]. | ||
Email addresses wrapped in angle brackets are linked: <[email protected]>. | ||
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- You can also use hyphens | ||
+ Or plus symbols | ||
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The above is an "unordered" list. Now, on for a bit of order. | ||
The above is an "unordered" list. Now, on for a bit of order. | ||
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1. Numbered lists are also easy | ||
2. Just start with a number | ||
3738762. However, the actual number doesn't matter when converted to HTML. | ||
1. This will still show up as 4. | ||
1. This will still show up as 4. | ||
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You might want a few advanced lists: | ||
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- This nested list also has blank lines between the list items. | ||
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- How to create nested lists | ||
1. Start your regular list | ||
2. Indent nested lists with four spaces | ||
3. Further nesting means you should indent with four more spaces | ||
* This line is indented with eight spaces. | ||
1. Start your regular list | ||
2. Indent nested lists with two spaces | ||
3. Further nesting means you should indent with two more spaces | ||
* This line is indented with four spaces. | ||
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- List items can be quite lengthy. You can keep typing and either continue | ||
- List items can be quite lengthy. You can keep typing and either continue | ||
them on the next line with no indentation. | ||
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- Alternately, if that looks ugly, you can also | ||
indent the next line a bit for a prettier look. | ||
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- You can put large blocks of text in your list by just indenting with four spaces. | ||
- You can put large blocks of text in your list by just indenting with two spaces. | ||
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This is formatted the same as code, but you can inspect the HTML | ||
and find that it's just wrapped in a `<p>` tag and *won't* be shown | ||
as preformatted text. | ||
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This is formatted the same as code, but you can inspect the HTML | ||
and find that it's just wrapped in a `<p>` tag and *won't* be shown | ||
as preformatted text. | ||
You can keep adding more and more paragraphs to a single | ||
list item by adding the traditional blank line and then keep | ||
on indenting the paragraphs with two spaces. | ||
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You can keep adding more and more paragraphs to a single | ||
list item by adding the traditional blank line and then keep | ||
on indenting the paragraphs with four spaces. You really need | ||
to only indent the first line, but that looks ugly. | ||
You really only need to indent the first line, | ||
but that looks ugly. | ||
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- Lists support blockquotes | ||
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> Just like this example here. By the way, you can | ||
> nest lists inside blockquotes! | ||
> - Fantastic! | ||
> Just like this example here. By the way, you can | ||
> nest lists inside blockquotes! | ||
> - Fantastic! | ||
- Lists support preformatted text | ||
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You just need to indent eight spaces. | ||
You just need to indent an additional four spaces. | ||
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Even More | ||
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Horizontal Rule | ||
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If you need a horizontal rule you just need to put at least three hyphens, asterisks, or underscores on a line by themselves. You can also even put spaces between the characters. | ||
If you need a horizontal rule you just need to put at least three hyphens, asterisks, or underscores on a line by themselves. You can also even put spaces between the characters. | ||
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Those three all produced horizontal lines. Keep in mind that three hyphens under any text turns that text into a heading, so add a blank line if you use hyphens. | ||
Those three all produced horizontal lines. Keep in mind that three hyphens under any text turns that text into a heading, so add a blank like if you use hyphens. | ||
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Images | ||
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Images work exactly like links, but they have exclamation points in front. They work with references and titles too. | ||
Images work exactly like links, but they have exclamation points in front. They work with references and titles too. | ||
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![Google Logo](http://www.google.com/images/errors/logo_sm.gif) and ![Happy]. | ||
![Google Logo](https://www.google.com/images/errors/logo_sm.gif) and ![Happy]. | ||
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[Happy]: https://wpclipart.com/smiley/happy/simple_colors/smiley_face_simple_green_small.png ("Smiley face") | ||
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Inline HTML | ||
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If markdown is too limiting, you can just insert your own <strike>crazy</strike> HTML. Span-level HTML <u>can *still* use markdown</u>. Block level elements must be separated from text by a blank line and must not have any spaces before the opening and closing HTML. | ||
If markdown is too limiting, you can just insert your own <strike>crazy</strike> HTML. Span-level HTML <u>can *still* use markdown</u>. Block level elements must be separated from text by a blank line and must not have any spaces before the opening and closing HTML. | ||
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<div style='font-family: "Comic Sans", sans-serif;'> | ||
It is a pity, but markdown does **not** work in here for most markdown parsers. [Marked] handles it pretty well. | ||
<div style='font-family: "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive;'> | ||
It is a pity, but markdown does **not** work in here for most markdown parsers. | ||
[Marked] handles it pretty well. | ||
</div> |