What is a Markdown file?
MARKDOWN
or .md
file might be a Markdown Documentation file. It's a plain text file that uses the Markdown language to describe how to format the document. Markdown is a fast and easy way to take notes, create content for a website, and produce print-ready documents.
Syntax
Heading
To create a heading, add the number of signs (#) in front of a word or phrase. It can be up to 6 #.
Emphasis
- Bold
For bold you can use
**
or__
on both sides of the text.
- Italic
For Italic text, we can use
*
or_
.
- Blockquotes
Blockquotes can contain multiple paragraphs. Add a
>
on the blank lines between the paragraphs.