Markdown is a text-based formatting system that enhances plaintext with rich formatting features. Basic formatting includes italics, achieved using asterisks, and bold text using double asterisks, as well as how to create links and insert images. Starting a new paragraph involves pressing Enter twice. For full document writing, additional document-specific tools are needed, such as headers indicated by pound signs. Markdown is particularly useful on platforms like Discord and Reddit for creating appealing posts without complex coding.
Markdown is a way to apply rich formatting to plaintext by adding certain characters to it. On platforms like Discord or Reddit, messages are short and relatively simple, so you really only need to learn a few basics.
To italicize text, put an asterisk before and after it, *like this*. To bold text, put two asterisks before and after it, **like this**. To include a link, put the text of the link in square brackets followed immediately by the URL in parentheses.
To start a new paragraph, hit Enter twice, so that there's a clear line between the current line of text and the next one. The above five tips are more than enough for things like Reddit and Discord.
If you're using Markdown to write entire documents, you're going to need a few document-specific tools. To make a header (like the large-font text 'The Basics of Markdown') start a line of text with a pound sign.
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