This is a short overview of the Markdown syntax. You can find a much more detailed description of Markdown and its syntax on the the official website. Convention:
Formatting*italic* or _italic_ italic
**bold** bold
ParagraphsParagraphs are separated
by an empty line
Paragraphs are separated
by an empty line
A line break is achieved by two
spaces at the end of a line.
A line break is achieved by two
spaces at the end of a line.
HeadingsHeading 1
===
Heading 2
---
Heading 1
Heading 2
or
# Heading 1 #
## Heading 2 ##
### Heading 3 ###
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
- Item 1
* Item 2
+ Item 3
Ordered ListsItems in an ordered lists begin with a number followed by a period and a white space. The numbers don't need to be continuous, but the resulting list will contain continuous numbers:
1. Item 1
5. Item 2
10. Item 3
To have multiple line items, add a line break at the end of the first line and precede the next line with a white space (this way, you can also generate nested lists)
- Item 1
still item 1
- Item 2
LinksLinks have the form [text](URL):
[FloatNotes](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/179549/)
Or just <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/179549/> ImagesYou can embed images similar the same way you use links, but with a preceding exclamation mark:
 
 CodeFor developers, code can be either as block or inline. Inline code needs to be enclosed in backticks `: `this is inline code`. Code blocks are generated by indentation with four spaces and a preceding and following empty line: Some text here starts some code More text HTMLYou can add any other HTML you like, like tables.
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