Many applications use the Markdown markup syntax – Grav, Github, MatterMost, and Slack – in lieu of HyperText Markup Language (HTML). Below we cover commonly used Markdown tags.
Markdown Basics
| Attribute |
Code |
Result |
| Blockquote |
> Blockquote |
Text
Blockquote
|
| Blockquote with Multiple Paragraphs |
> Blockquote 1
>
> Blockquote 2
|
Text
Blockquote 1
Blockquote 2
|
| Bold |
*Bold* |
Bold |
| Code Block |
Indent each line of the block by 4+ spaces or 1 tab |
<div class=”row”>
<div class=”col-lg-4 col-md-4″> |
| Heading 1 |
#Heading 1 |
Heading 1
|
| Heading 2 |
##Heading 2 |
Heading 2
|
| Heading 3 |
###Heading 3 |
Heading 3
|
| Heading 4 |
####Heading 4 |
Heading 4
|
| Heading 5 |
#####Heading 5 |
Heading 5
|
| Heading 6 |
######Heading 6 |
Heading 6
|
| Horizonal Rules |
Create a line of 3 or more of the following:
* – _ |
|
| Image |
[](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/grav) |
 |
| Italic |
_italic_ |
Italic |
| Line Break |
End a line with 2 or more spaces |
Line
Break |
| Link |
[Duck Duck Go](https://duckduckgo.com “Search engine for privacy”)
Or <[email protected]>
|
Duck Duck Go
Or
[email protected] |
| List – Ordered |
Start a line with a number – i.e.
1. Item 1 |
- Item 1
|
| List – Unordered |
Start a line with one of the following
– * + |
|
| Paragraph |
Paragraph |
Paragraph |
Learn more about the Markdown markup language from MarkdownGuide.org and CommonMark.org. Learn more about HTML from our basic HTML tags article.
