Markdown syntax

These notes are based on the base markdown spec.
Parsers may introduce additional features.

Documentation

official docs

https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

Syntax

Headers

Headers defined using hash prefix

# Header 1
## Header 2
### Header 3

Headers can also be defined with underlines.

• = for header-1
• - for header-2

Header 1
========

Header 2
--------

Links

Cross-References (same-page links)

See [Official Docs][docs]

## Official Documentation [docs]

Lists

List Types

Unordered lists can be defined with *, +, or -.

* red
+ yellow
- blue

Ordered lists use numbers with periods.

1. one
2. two
3. three

List Items

# Lists support hanging indents
* a very long list item,
  separated across multiple
  lines