Markdown
Thoughts, comments, and messages can be styled using Markdown (specifically a subset of the CommonMark spec, if you're curious). Here's how!
Italics and Bold
This is *italics*. So is _this_. And both **this** and __this__ is bold. If you want to mix bold and italics, *you can do it __like this__*.becomes...
This is italics. So is this. And both this and this is bold.
If you want to mix bold and italics, you can do it like this.
Line Breaks
Single line breaks are normally ignored. But double line breaks aren't. If you need a single line break, (two spaces go here -->) end a line with two spaces before hitting return.becomes...
Single line breaks are normally ignored.
But double line breaks aren't.
If you need a single line break, (two spaces go here -->)
end a line with two spaces before hitting return.
Blockquotes
Need a blockquote? Well, as Mahatma Gandhi famously said, > Do it > like this, > ya dinglefuck.becomes...
Need a blockquote? Well, as Mahatma Gandhi famously said,
Do it like this, ya dinglefuck.
Unordered Lists
- Start lines - With dashes - For simple lists Oh, you need line breaks inside of list items? - Make sure Them shits Is indented As fuck. - And remember the thing about ending a line with two spaces if you want a single line break after it.becomes...
- Start lines
- With dashes
- For simple lists
Oh, you need line breaks inside of list items?
- Make sure
Them shits
Is indented
As fuck. - And remember the thing about ending a line with two spaces if you want a single line break after it.
Ordered Lists
Can't have lists running amok, all unordered. 1. Here's how 2. to make 3. an ordered list.becomes...
Can't have lists running amok, all unordered.
- Here's how
- to make
- an ordered list.