Autor: 05.06.2024
Markdown - Beginner's Guide
Markdown is a simple markup language. It allows for easy conversion of text into valid HTML code. Markdown is used for creating notes, technical documentation, on internet forums, and more.
Markdown Syntax
With Markdown, you can very easily create basic content elements. Look at a few examples.
Headers
A level 1 header will contain one # sign, a level 2 header will contain ##, and so on. Check out the code below. You have up to 6 levels at your disposal.
# Header 1
## Header 2
### Header 3
The result of the code is as follows:
Links
Inserting a link in the content is very easy. Links are created using square brackets for the text and round brackets for the URL.
[google](https://google.com)
The result is as follows:
Images
Inserting images into the content is just as easy. Insert an exclamation mark, alternative text in square brackets, and the image URL in round brackets.
The result is as follows:
Lists
We can very easily write lists in Markdown. Unordered lists can be created using the “+” sign, and ordered lists are almost the same as traditional writing - we just use consecutive numbers.
Look at the example use of lists:
+ one
+ two
+ three
1. Mike
2. John
3. Tom
The result is as follows:
Text Formatting in Markdown
Now look at the ways to format text in Markdown.
Bold in Markdown can be applied by using two “” signs between the words you are interested in, and italics by using a single “” sign. Look at the practical use of these signs.
_My_ name is __John Doe__
The result is as follows:
Editing MD Files
Markdown in many ways resembles plain text. To work with this language, no sophisticated tools are needed. Files containing Markdown have the extension MD (example: “readme.md”).
Most popular code editors support Markdown syntax. Examples include Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, Atom, Notepad++. Markdown is also supported by many online platforms such as GitHub. There are also simple online editors for working with this language, like the popular StackEdit. Examples of Markdown Usage Markdown is often used to create documentation for software projects. It is used to describe code repositories on the popular GitHub service, add user instructions, and other important information.
Popular services and blogging platforms such as Medium, Ghost, or Jekyll also use Markdown.
Other applications include note-taking and to-do list apps. Markdown is also used by popular messengers and team collaboration tools such as Slack or Trello
Summary
Markdown is a simple and lightweight markup language. It is perfect for situations where a straightforward way of formatting text is needed. For this reason, it is often used for creating documentation, notes, and text messages.
