{"id":7856,"date":"2014-12-27T12:23:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T19:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=7856"},"modified":"2022-01-25T09:35:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T16:35:54","slug":"markdown-syntax-for-dummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=7856","title":{"rendered":"Markdown Syntax for Dummies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Further to my post of a few days ago<\/a>, I have compiled an easier-to-read list of Markdown’s syntax for future reference.<\/p>\n

Basic Character Codes<\/h4>\n

**strong**<\/code> or __bold__<\/code>
\nstrong<\/strong> or bold<\/strong><\/p>\n

*emphasis* or<\/code>_italics_`
\nemphasis<\/em> or italics<\/em><\/p>\n

two spaces followed by a line break
\n<\/code><\/p>\n

Head Levels<\/h4>\n

Pound symbols (one for each level) followed by a space
\n## H2 Level Head<\/code><\/p>\n

H2 Level Head<\/h2>\n

Block Quotes<\/h4>\n

&gt; Block Quote text<\/code><\/p>\n

\n Block Quote text\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lists<\/h4>\n

Unordered lists use asterisks *, pluses +, and hyphens \u2014, followed by a space, interchangeably as list markers:
\n* bob
\n* frank
\n* sue<\/p>\n

Ordered Lists have any numeral (e.g. 1) followed by a period and a space
\n1. abc<\/code>
\n1. bcd<\/code>
\n4. cde<\/code>
\n1. abc
\n1. bcd
\n4. cde<\/p>\n

Code<\/h4>\n

INline code can be displayed by using backticks ` at the start and end`
\nsudo write code here<\/code><\/p>\n

Code blocks can have 3 backticks ``` at the start and finish:
\nline one code
\nline two code
\nline three code<\/code><\/p>\n

Horizontal Rule<\/h4>\n

Three or more hyphens, asterisks, or underscores on a line by themselves
\n***<\/code><\/p>\n

\n

Hyperlinks<\/h4>\n

This is [an example](http:\/\/example.com\/)<\/code> inline link.
\nThis is an example<\/a>
\nor
\nDefine [ID1]: http:\/\/example.com\/` as a link anywhere in the body and call it using<\/code>ID1<\/a>`
\nID1<\/a><\/p>\n

Images<\/h4>\n

![Alt text](http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1-150x82.jpg)<\/code>
\n\"Alt<\/p>\n

Images can also be defined. Define [ID2]: http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1-150x82.jpg`
\nand call it using<\/code>ID2<\/a>`
\nID2<\/a><\/p>\n

Backslash Escapes<\/h4>\n

Markdown allows you to use backslash escapes to generate literal characters that have special meaning in Markdown\u2019s formatting syntax.
\n\\*literal asterisks\\*<\/code>
\n*literal asterisks*<\/p>\n

\\ backslash
\n` backtick
\n* asterisk
\n_ underscore
\n{} curly braces
\n[] square brackets
\n() parentheses
\n# hash mark
\n+ plus sign
\n- minus sign (hyphen)
\n. dot
\n! exclamation mark<\/p>\n

Tables (Markdown Extra)<\/h4>\n

(doesn’t seem to be working on WP’s Markdown interpreter)<\/p>\n

|Trees|Cats!|Beer?|\n|---:|:---|:---:|\n|oak|ginger|ale|\nbeechnut|calico-cross|pilsner\nwalnut|manx|stout\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
| Trees|Cats!|Beer?|
\n| —:|:—|:—:|
\n| oak|ginger|ale|
\n| beechnut|calico-cross|pilsner
\nwalnut|manx|stout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Further to my post of a few days ago, I have compiled an easier-to-read list of Markdown’s syntax for future reference. Basic Character Codes **strong** or __bold__ strong or bold *emphasis* or_italics_` emphasis or italics two spaces followed by a line break Head Levels Pound symbols (one for each level) followed by a space ## […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7856"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14956,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856\/revisions\/14956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}