Author: Aaron R. Phalen | Twitter: @aaron_phalen | Email: aaronphalen@gmail.com
Summary:
Markdown language is a programming syntax used to seamlessly convert markdown plain text files into html documents.
Included below are examples of the syntax for writing effective markdown.
Tutorial Time:
10 minutes
1. Italicized Text
Example: _This text will be in italics._
2. Bold Text
Example: **This text will be bold.**
3. Combining Bold Text and Itaicized Text
Example: _**This text will be bold and in italics**_
4. Header
Example:
a) #Header One -->
b) #Header Two -->
c) #Header Three -->
d) #Header Four -->
e) #Header Five -->
f) #Header Six -->
Note: Headers cannot be made both or italics, however words or groups of word can be italicized.
#Header _Six_
5. Linking To Website
Example:
[google](www.google.com) --> google
Note:
link text can be made bold or italics for emphasis.
[**BuyzDirect**](www.buyzdirect.com) BuyzDirect
6. Linking To Images
Example:
[!image](http://www.buyzdirect.com/product/images) images
Note:
image link text can be made bold or italics for emphasis.
7. Block Text (useful with quotations as illustrated below)
Example:
>"This is a block quite that is used to call emphasis to text" --> "This is a block quote
that is used to call
emphasis to text."
8. Unordered List w/ Bullet Points
Example:
* One
* Two
* Three
9. Ordered List
Example:
1. Elon Musk
2. Donald J. Trump
3. Jeff Bezos
10. Nested List
Example:
* Calculus
* Sports
* Soccer
* Basketball
* Colors
1. red
2. blue
11. Paragraph Formatting
Example:
a) Hard Break
b) Soft Break