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Markdown#

Markdown is a simple markup language with the aim that the markup elements do not disturb the text itself.

Basic Formatting#

Text Style Syntax
italic *italic*
bold **bold**
typewriter `typewriter`
~~striked~~ ~~striked~~
Link [Link](http://google.de)

Headigs#

Markdown supports several levels for headings:

# Level 1 Heading (e.g. Title)
## Level 2 Heading
### Level 3 Heading
#### Level 4 Heading

Lists#

  • Bulletpoints: *
  • Enumeration: 1.

Tables#

| Syntax      | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| Header      | Title       |
| Paragraph   | Text        |

Misc#

Horizontal Rule: three or more --- in a row

Variants#

There exist several variants (flawors) of the original markdown that extend the syntax.

  • MultiMarkdown
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM)
  • Kramdown
  • Pandox

References#

  • RFC 7763, The text/markdown Media Type