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Markdown Basics

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that is used for formatting plain text documents. It uses simple and easy-to-read syntax to add formatting elements to text.

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to format plain text documents using a simple and readable syntax. It was created to make it easy to write and format text for the web.

Why do we use Markdown?

Markdown is used because it provides a straightforward way to format text for various purposes, such as creating web content, documentation, and README files. It’s human-readable, doesn’t require specialized software, and can be converted into HTML or other formats.

Heading Creation

In Markdown, you can create headings using the pound sign (hash symbol) #. The number of # symbols determines the heading level.

How many do you need to create the largest heading?

To create the largest heading in Markdown, you need to use a single # symbol followed by a space before your heading text.

How many do you need to create the smallest heading?

The smallest heading in Markdown is typically created using six # symbols followed by a space before your heading text.

Emphasis

When making text bold or italicized for emphasis, it is best practice to use the following symbols:

• To make text bold, you can enclose it in double asterisks ** or double underscores __.
• To italicize text, you can enclose it in single asterisks * or single underscores _.

Creating Links

To create a link in Markdown, you can use square brackets [] to enclose the link text and parentheses () to enclose the URL.

Creating Lists

You can create an unordered (bulleted) list in Markdown using one of the following symbols: *, -, or +. For example:

• Item 1
• Item 2
• Item 3