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
---
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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/)
Images
Code Blocks
console.log('markdown')
print('hashnode')
You can write any programming language with a markdown like the above example.
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