MarkDown for beginners
Sanamdeep Singh
Posted on March 25, 2019
What is markdown?
- Lightweight markup language
- Can be converted into HTML/XHTML and other formats
- It's main purpose is readability and ease of use
What is it used for?
- Readme Files(GitHub, etc)
- Forums and Blogs
- Used in may static site generators
Some basic things you can format
Headings Blocks of Code
Lists Images
Emphasis Blockquotes
Links Horizontal Rules
Headings
# H1 Heading
## H2 Heading
### H3 Heading
#### H4 Heading
##### H5 Heading
###### H6 Heading
H1 Heading
H2 Heading
H3 Heading
H4 Heading
H5 Heading
H6 Heading
Italics
*This text is in italics*
_This text_ is in italics
This text is in italics
This text is in
Strong
**This text is in strong**
__This text__ is in strong
This text is in italics
This text is in italics
Strikethrough
~~This text~~ is strikethough
This text is strikethough
Horizontal Rule
---
show speacial character
\*This text is in italics\*
*This text is in italics*
Blockquotes
> This is a Quote
This is a Quote
[https://www.sanamdeep.dev](https://www.sanamdeep.dev)
show title on hover
[https://www.sanamdeep.dev](https://www.sanamdeep.dev "sanamdeep.dev")
[https://www.sanamdeep.dev](https://www.sanamdeep.dev "sanamdeep.
Unordered Lists
* Item 1
* Item 1.1
* Item 1.1.1
* Item 2
* Item 2.1
* Item 2.1.1
- Item 1
- Item 1.1
- Item 1.1.1
- Item 2
- Item 2.1
- Item 2.1.1
Ordered List
1. Item
1. Item1.1
1. Item 1.2
2. Item 2
1. Item 2.1
1. Item 2.1.1
- Item
- Item1.1
- Item 1.2
- Item1.1
- Item 2
- Item 2.1
- Item 2.1.1
- Item 2.1
Blockquotes
`<p>This is a paragraph</p>`
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
Images
![Markdown Logo](https://markdown-here.com/img/icon256.png)
GitHub markdown
Code Blocks
```bash
npm install
```
npm install
```javascript
function add(num1, num2) {
return num1 + num2;
}
```
function add(num1, num2) {
return num1 + num2;
}
```python
def add(num1, num2):
return num1 + num2
```
def add(num1, num2):
return num1 + num2
Tables
| Name | Email |
| ---- | ------ |
| John Doe | john@gmail.com |
| Jane Doe | john@gmail.com |
Name | |
---|---|
John Doe | john@gmail.com |
Jane Doe | john@gmail.com |
Task Lists
* [x] Task 1 completed
* [x] Task 2 completed
* [ ] Task 3 not completed
- [x] Task 1 completed
- [x] Task 2 completed
- [ ] Task 3 not completed
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Sanamdeep Singh
Posted on March 25, 2019
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