Markdown was developed by John Gruber in 2004. It is basically used to format a text file. We can make headings in different sizes and we can add bullet points and we can do basic HTML like stuff in markdown.

In this article, we are going to learn the basics of Markdown

Content

Headings
Italic
Strong or bold
Task List
Blockquote
Horizontal rule
Unordered lists
Ordered lists
Links
Images
Code Blocks

Headings

We can write six different types of headings of varying sizes.

       # Heading 1
       ## Heading 2
       ### Heading 3
       #### Heading 4
       ##### Heading 5
       ###### Heading 6

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Heading 6

Italic

We can Italic text in two different ways

   _This text is italic_
   *This text is italic*

This text is italic
This text is italic

Bold

   __This text is italic__
   **This text is italic**

This text is bold
This text is bold

Task List

   *  [x] task 1
   *  [ ] task 2

Blockquote

   > "Every skill you have today was once unknown to you.
             > A human brain is a learning machine. Stick with it." <br>
                                                           >  James Clear

"Every skill you have today was once unknown to you. A human brain is a learning machine. Stick with it."
James Clear

Horizontal rule

   ---
   ***

Unordered lists

   * item 1
   * item 2
   * item 3

item 1
item 2
item 3

Ordered lists

  1.  item 1
  2. item 2
  3. item 3

item 1
item 2
item 3

Links

   [hashnode](https://hashnode.com/)

Hashnode

Images

   ![Night](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607190510513-fb1ea3ed2633?ixid=MXwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHw%3D&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1953&q=80)

Night

Code Blocks

   console.log('markdown')

   print('hashnode')

You can write any programming language with a markdown like the above example.

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