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Markdown

A complete reference showcasing and demonstrating the use of Markdown elements on the Discourse forums. For an interactive tutorial visit CommonMark.

Contents

  1. Headings
  2. Text Formatting
  3. Links
  4. Horizontal Rule
  5. Images
  6. Lists
  7. Tables

Headings

Used to create styled headings.

Demo:

h1

# h1
h1
=

h2

## h2
h2
-

h3

### h3

h4

#### h4
h5
##### h5
h6
###### h6

Text Formatting

Applies basic styles to text.

Demo:

italic

_italic_
*italic*

bold

__bold__
**bold**

strikethrough

~~strikethrough~~

quote
quote

> quote
> quote

code

`code`
<div>
  codeblock
</div>

```
<div>
  codeblock
</div>
```
    <div>
      codeblock
    </div>
* Lines are indented with 4 spaces

Links

Creates a hyperlink to a URL address. URL addresses may include other websites, email addresses, files or even locations within the same webpage.

Demo:

WackyWriters Forum!

[WackyWriters Forum!][1]

[1]: https://forum.wackywriters.com/

Horizontal Rule

Inserts a horizontal line spanning the width of the container to visually separate content.

The background of the demo box has been darkened to improve contrast.

Demo:

Line 1

Line 2

Line 1

---
Line 2
Line 1
***
Line 2
Line 1
___
Line 2

Images

Used to display images.

Demo:

Legacy WackyWriters Logo

![Legacy WackyWriters Logo](https://storage.wackywriters.com/original/2X/1/15ea83bc7eaf249cc758b6b18b1e83d677760ca9.png)
![Legacy WackyWriters Logo][Wacky Source]



[Wacky Source]: https://storage.wackywriters.com/original/2X/1/15ea83bc7eaf249cc758b6b18b1e83d677760ca9.png

Lists

Used to create order, unordered or check lists.

Demo:

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
* Item 1
* Item 2
+ Item 1<br>+ Item 2
- Item 1<br>- Item 2
  1. Item 10
  2. Item 11
10) Item 10
11) Item 11
10. Item 10
11. Item 11

Item 1
Item 2

[x] Item 1
[ ] Item 2

Tables

Creates a table used for storing and organising information.

Demo:

Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3
Cell Cell Cell
Cell Cell Cell 
| Heading 1 | Heading 2 | Heading 3 |
| --------- |:---------:| ---------:|
| Cell      | Cell      | Cell      |
| Cell      | Cell      | Cell      |
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