Markdown Basics
Did you know that you can style your posts with Markdown? I can tell that many people already know that... but I can also tell that many people do not know that :p
First - what is Markdown ? From Wikipedia:
Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax designed so that it can be converted to HTML and many other formats using a tool by the same name. Markdown is often used to format readme files, for writing messages in online discussion forums, and to create rich text using a plain text editor.
When you're making a post on steemit.com, there are quite a few things you can do to change the way your posts look.
Links
[link text here](http://steemit.com)
Pictures
![alt text](url here]
For example:
![Pic of Red Panda](http://www.critterbabies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/a1.jpg)
becomes:
Headers
# H1
## H2
### H3
#### H4
###### H5
will look like:
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
Alternatively, you can use an underline or dash:
H1
==
H2
--
Styling
Styling text is also pretty easy in markdown:
bold = **bold**
italics = _italics_
both = **_both_**
Normally you can do strikethrough with ~~foobar~~
but Steemit doesn't support that.
Lists
- One
- A
- Two
- B
- Three
- C
- One
- A
- Two
- B
- Three
- C
Tables
hello | world
----- | -----
pet | fish
color | blue
musician | miles davis
language | 日本語
hello | world |
---|---|
pet | fish |
color | blue |
musician | miles davis |
language | 日本語 |
Blockquotes
> “Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.” -Lao Tzu
“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.” -Lao Tzu
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