Markdown Syntax

Articles can by styled with markdown syntax. The examples that follow will show some example markdown and what it renders.

A _fun_ example!

A fun example!

Headings

Content headings can be made by beginning the line with '#'.

# h1
## h2
### h3
#### h4
##### h5
###### h6

h1

h2

h3

h4

h5
h6

These are examples of invalid headers.

#no space

####### 7 is too many

\# escaped

  # leading whitespace

#no space

####### 7 is too many

# escaped

# leading whitespace

Block Quotes

block quotes begin with '>'.

> This is a block quote.

> It can span
> multiple lines.

> It can also continue
without a leading '>'.

This is a block quote.

It can span multuple lines.

It can also continue without a leading '>'.

These are examples of invalid blockquotes.

>> double arrow

  > leading whitespace

\> escaped

>> double arrow

> leading whitespace

> escaped

Code Blocks

Code blocks are formed with ```.

```
inside the block
```

back outside

```
_formatting_ doesn't *happen* in here
```

It's also valid to have an unclosed code block at the end of a document

```
like so
inside the block

back outside

_formatting_ doesn't *happen* in here

It's also valid to have an unclosed code block at the end of a document

like so

Paragraphs

Paragraphs are essentially everything else.

This is a paragraph.
It can continue onto a new line.

An empty line ends a paragraph and starts a new one.

This is a paragraph. It can continue onto a new line.

An empty line ends a paragraph and starts a new one.

Inline Formatting

You can apply style inline to paragraphs and block quotes

You can use _emphasis_ or *strong emphasis*.

You can also use _*both*_ at the same time.

This is a [link](https://www.google.com/) that can be internal or external.

For an internal link, just supply the path [like so](/howto.html).

You can use emphasis or strong emphasis.

You can also use both at the same time.

This is a link that can be internal or external.

For an internal link, just supply the path like so

Here are some cases where the inline formatting doesn't do anything.

too _ much _ whitespace

both on the _same _side

[*not* in](/markdown.html) links

\*escaped\*

too _ much _ whitespace

both on the _same _side

*not* in links

*escaped*

In the case of overlapping inline formatting, links take precedence over emphasis and strong emphasis, otherwise whichever was closed first takes precedence.

this *is [a* link](/markdown.html)

this _is *emphasized_ not* strong

this *is _strong* not_ emphasized

this *is a* link

this is *emphasized not* strong

this is _strong not_ emphasized

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