Introduction
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that you can use to add formatting elements to plaintext text documents. Created by John Gruber in 2004, Markdown is now one of the world’s most popular markup languages.
All the content on my website is written in Markdown by ghostwtriter, so here’s a brief introduction to its basic usage. Of course, you can also find more details on the official website.
Heading
Use a different number of “#” to adjust the level of the heading.
# Level 1 Heading
## Level 2 Heading
#### Level 4 Heading
Separating
Use three or more “-” , “*” or “_” to separate paragraphs.
---
***
___
Lists
Use “*” , “+” or “-” to create unordered lists.
* Item one
+ Item two
- Item three
Use number and point to create ordered lists.
1. First item
2. Second item
3. third item
Code Blocks
Use three ` at the beginning and end to create a code block.
This is a code block.
Mathematical Formulas
Use $$ at the beginning and end to create a formula.
$$ E = mc^2 $$
Blockquotes
use > to delimit block quotes
> This is a blockquotes.
>
>> This is nested block quote
LINKS
Use [ ] and ( ) to link various website, such as nature.
[nature](https://www.nature.com/)
You also can use reference links. This method allows you to manage links in a unified way.
[nature][id]
[id]: https://www.nature.com/
Images
Use !, [] and ()can embed images.
Or
You can also use the same syntax as with reference links.
![Hugo logo][Hugo] for a reference defined below.
[Hugo]: https://gohugo.io/img/hugo-logo.png?w=200
Last modified on 2024-12-02