Markdown

Markdown is a markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor. It was created in 2004 by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz. Technical writers often use Markdown to create documentation pages.

Basic elements of Markdown syntax:

• headers
• paragraphs
• line breaks
• bold
• italic
• code in text and in blocks
• blockquotes
• links
• images
• ordered lists
• unordered lists
• tables
• table of content

If you want to learn how to use the various elements of Markdown syntax, go to DARING FIREBALL.

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