What is Markdown?
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that you can use to add formatting elements to plaintext text documents. Created by John Gruber in 2004, Markdown is now one of the world's most popular markup languages. It is widely used for creating websites, writing README files for GitHub repositories, formatting messages in discussion forums, and writing technical documentation.
Basic Markdown Syntax Guide
- Headings: Use
#for H1,##for H2, etc. (e.g.,# Main Heading). - Bold text: Wrap text in double asterisks (e.g.,
**bold text**). - Italic text: Wrap text in single asterisks (e.g.,
*italic text*). - Links:
[Link Text](https://example.com). - Images:
. - Lists: Use
-or*for unordered lists, and numbers (1.) for ordered lists.