Markdown Basics

Markdown is a very simple, and easy to learn, language used on GitHub. It allows the user to use simple text, with some characters mixed in, to style their webpage. Markdown files will end in .md or .markdown

Features

Some simple things that can be done in markdown include setting the size of your headings using #. You can have up to six different sizes with one # being the largest and six #’s being the smallest, you can also make words bold or italicized. These are simple enough to do using the control(pc) or command(mac) plus b (bold) or i (italicized). If you dont want to use those shortcuts you can use ** or __ before and after a word or sentence for bold. Also, * or _ before and after a word or sentence to make it italic. You can also combine them as needed.

Some other things that can be done using markdown include creating Lists using * or numbers, indent the items by putting a - under the first letter of the list item above it.

  1. Item 1
    • Item 1a
      • Item 1b
  2. Item 2
    • Item 2a
      • Item 2b

You can also create Task Lists with - [] and [x] for completed tasks.

Tables are another fun item that can be created with markdown. This can be done using hyphens - under the headers and pipes | to separate the comlumns.

Header 1 Header 2
This goes under header 1 This goes under header 2
More words for emphasis Still adding words here

Links can be added using [words that will be linked](actual link).

Please review the source of my information here. Another good source for learning.

Pictures can be added by dragging and dropping the file into the text editor. This will automatically format the text or you can type ![Text](url)

Quotes can be added with > before the quote. One of my favorite quotes from Lincoln:

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

Closing

These are just some of the basics using markdown. Please review the source links listed above and you will find many more options. 🙂

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