WHAT IS MARKDOWN?
Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor.When you create a Markdown-formatted file, you add Markdown syntax to the text to indicate which words and phrases should look different.
WHY USE MARKDOWN?
There are several reasons why markdowns are really popular , some of which include :
- It's really easy. The syntax for markdown is really simple.
- It lets you focus on the content rather than the shape and therefore is faster.
- It can be used for everything, markdowns can be easily used for websites, documents, notes, books, presentations, email messages, and technical documentation.
- It is portable. Files containing Markdown-formatted text can be opened using virtually any application.
- It is platform-independent. You can create Markdown-formatted text on any device running any operating system.
- It doesn't break.
MARKDOWN CHEAT SHEET:
Here, I have put together a really easy and simple cheat sheet to help you understand it better!
ELEMENT | MARKDOWN SYNTAX | OUTPUT |
BOLD | **Bold** __Bold__ | Bold |
ITALICS | *Italics* _Italics_ | Italics |
STRIKETHROUGH | ~~strike~~ | |
ORDERED LIST | 1.One 2.Two 3.Three | |
UNORDERED LIST | - One - Two - Three | |
BACKQUOTE | >Backquote | |
CODE BLOCK | ||
LINKS | [Hello](https://www.example.com) | Hello |
IMAGE | ! [alt text](https://www.example.com) | |
INLINE CODE | Inline | |
HORIZONTAL LINE | -- or ** or __ horizontal lines -- or ** or __ | |
HEADERS | # Heading1 ## Heading2 ### Heading2 | |
TABLE |
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