Markdown

Markdown is “a lightweight markup language with plain-text-formatting syntax”.

Basic Syntax

Input

This is *something with italics or emphasis* in it.

This has **something bold or strong** in it.

Paragraphs begin after a blank line.

This is a list

* Apple (you need the blank line ahead of it)
* Orange
* Pear

And another:

1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
1. Numbers (note you don't need to correctly number all)
5. Deuteronomy

Output

This is something with italics or emphasis in it.

This has something bold or strong in it.

Paragraphs begin after a blank line.

This is a list

  • Apple (you need the blank line ahead of it)
  • Orange
  • Pear

And another:

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers (note you don’t need to correctly number all)
  5. Deuteronomy
You can display a full URL <https://www.ccel.org>

You can display [text to click](https://www.ccel.org) with a URL.

You can display a full URL https://www.ccel.org

You can display text to click with a URL.

Heading Syntax

## Section heading

### Subsection heading

#### Sub-sub section heading

Section heading

Subsection heading

Sub-sub section heading

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