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Basic Markdown Usage
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This article covers the basics of Markdown syntax.
This article covers the basics of Markdown syntax.
In Markdown, you can use \ to escape special characters.
1. Headings
Syntax
# This is an <h1> tag
## This is an <h2> tag
### This is an <h3> tag
#### This is an <h4> tagExample
This is an h1 tag
This is an h2 tag
This is an h3 tag
This is an h4 tag
2. Emphasis and Italic
Syntax
*This text will be italic*
_This will also be italic_
**This text will be bold**
__This will also be bold__Example
This text will be italic This will also be italic
This text will be bold This will also be bold
3. Ordered and Unordered Lists
Syntax
* Item 1
* Item 2
* Item 3
1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3Example
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
4. Images
Syntax
Example

5. Hyperlinks
Syntax
[link-name](link-url)Example
6. Blockquotes
Syntax
> The original meaning of a quote is to quote someone else'''s words.Example
If you please draw me a sheep! A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.
7. Inline Code
Syntax
`This is an inline code.`Example
I often use inline code to display special nouns.
8. Code Blocks
Syntax
ā```js
for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
console.log("hello world" + i);
}
ā```Example
for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
console.log("hello world" + i);
}You can also display code by indenting, as shown in the example below:
console.loe("Hello_World");9. Tables
Table
| Table Header 1 | Table Header 2 | Table Header 3 |
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
References
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