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What is Markdown?
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.
Markdown is portable, platform-independent, and future-proof. It allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).
- Easy to Learn: Simple syntax that anyone can master in minutes
- Portable: Pure text files that work everywhere
- Platform Independent: Write once, use anywhere
- Format Preserving: Consistent rendering across platforms
- Private: All editing happens locally in your browser
When to Use Markdown
- Documentation: Create README files, technical docs, and API documentation
- Blogging: Write blog posts with formatting without HTML
- Note-Taking: Quick notes with structure and formatting
- GitHub: README files, issues, pull requests, and wikis
- Writing: Books, articles, and manuscripts with clean formatting
How to Use
- Type or paste your Markdown text in the left editor panel
- See the formatted preview update in real-time on the right
- Use the toolbar buttons for quick formatting shortcuts
- Download your work as Markdown (.md) or HTML file
💡 Pro Tips
- Use # for headings (one # for H1, two ## for H2, etc.)
- Wrap text in **double asterisks** for bold or *single asterisks* for italic
- Create lists with - or * at the start of lines
- Add links with [text](url) syntax
- Your work is auto-saved to browser storage every few seconds
Markdown Glossary
- Markdown Flavor
- A specific variation of Markdown syntax (e.g., GitHub Flavored Markdown, CommonMark) that may add extra features like tables or task lists.
- Rendering
- The process of converting raw Markdown text into styled HTML that browsers can display.
- Front Matter
- Metadata block at the top of a Markdown file, usually enclosed in triple dashes (---), used to define variables like title, date, or tags.
- Blockquote
- A syntax used to indicate a section of text that is being quoted from another source, usually prefixed with a greater-than sign (>).
- Code Block
- Preformatted text for displaying code, created by indenting or wrapping text with triple backticks (```).
- CommonMark
- A strongly defined, highly compatible specification of Markdown that aims to resolve ambiguities in the original Markdown spec.
What is Markdown?
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.
Markdown is portable, platform-independent, and future-proof. It allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).
- Easy to Learn: Simple syntax that anyone can master in minutes
- Portable: Pure text files that work everywhere
- Platform Independent: Write once, use anywhere
- Format Preserving: Consistent rendering across platforms
- Private: All editing happens locally in your browser
When to Use Markdown
- Documentation: Create README files, technical docs, and API documentation
- Blogging: Write blog posts with formatting without HTML
- Note-Taking: Quick notes with structure and formatting
- GitHub: README files, issues, pull requests, and wikis
- Writing: Books, articles, and manuscripts with clean formatting
How to Use
- Type or paste your Markdown text in the left editor panel
- See the formatted preview update in real-time on the right
- Use the toolbar buttons for quick formatting shortcuts
- Download your work as Markdown (.md) or HTML file
💡 Pro Tips
- Use # for headings (one # for H1, two ## for H2, etc.)
- Wrap text in **double asterisks** for bold or *single asterisks* for italic
- Create lists with - or * at the start of lines
- Add links with [text](url) syntax
- Your work is auto-saved to browser storage every few seconds
Markdown Glossary
- Markdown Flavor
- A specific variation of Markdown syntax (e.g., GitHub Flavored Markdown, CommonMark) that may add extra features like tables or task lists.
- Rendering
- The process of converting raw Markdown text into styled HTML that browsers can display.
- Front Matter
- Metadata block at the top of a Markdown file, usually enclosed in triple dashes (---), used to define variables like title, date, or tags.
- Blockquote
- A syntax used to indicate a section of text that is being quoted from another source, usually prefixed with a greater-than sign (>).
- Code Block
- Preformatted text for displaying code, created by indenting or wrapping text with triple backticks (```).
- CommonMark
- A strongly defined, highly compatible specification of Markdown that aims to resolve ambiguities in the original Markdown spec.