Getting Started with Markdown

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that you can use to add formatting elements to plaintext text documents.

Why Markdown?

Markdown is widely used because it's:

• Easy to learn - Simple syntax that's intuitive
• Portable - Works everywhere, from GitHub to blogs
• Platform independent - Not tied to any specific tool

Basic Syntax

Headings

Use # symbols for headings:

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

Emphasis

• Italic text uses single asterisks or underscores
• Bold text uses double asterisks or underscores
• Bold and italic uses triple

Lists

Unordered lists use dashes, asterisks, or plus signs:

• Item one
• Item two
• Item three

Ordered lists use numbers:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Links and Images

Links: [text](url) Images: ![alt text](image-url)

Code

Inline code uses backticks: code here

Code blocks use triple backticks with optional language:

def hello():
    print("Hello, World!")

Next Steps

Now that you know the basics, start writing your own posts! Create a new .md file in your posts directory and start blogging.