Headings

Place one to six # characters (followed by a space) before text to create H1–H6 headings. Alternatively underline text with === for H1 or --- for H2.

Paragraphs & Line Breaks

Separate paragraphs with a blank line. For a hard line break within the same paragraph, end the line with two or more spaces before pressing Enter.

Bold, Italic & Strikethrough

Wrap text with asterisks or underscores to add emphasis. Combine them for bold-italic. Use double tildes for strikethrough.

Blockquotes

Start lines with > to create a blockquote. Add more > characters to nest. You can include other Markdown inside blockquotes.

Lists

Use -, +, or * for unordered lists and numbers for ordered lists. Indent items 2–4 spaces to nest them.

Inline Code

Wrap text in single backticks to render it as inline code. Use double backticks as delimiters when the code itself contains a backtick.

Links

Syntax: [text](url). Add a quoted title for a hover tooltip. Wrap a bare URL in angle brackets for auto-linking. Use reference-style links for cleaner source.

Images

Like links but with a ! prefix. The alt text in brackets improves accessibility. Wrap an image in a link to make it clickable.

Horizontal Rules

Use three or more hyphens ---, asterisks ***, or underscores ___ on their own line to draw a divider. Leave a blank line above to avoid the H2 shorthand.

Fenced Code Blocks

Wrap multi-line code in triple backticks. Add a language name after the first fence for syntax hints. The closing fence must be on its own line.

{
  "format_version": "1.16.0",
  "header": {
    "name": "Seraphic RTX",
    "description": "PBR RTX Pack",
    "version": [20, 0, 0]
  }
}

Common language identifiers: json yaml bash python javascript css html text

Tables

Use pipe | and hyphen separators. Control alignment with colons in the separator row: :--- left, :---: center, ---: right.

Task Lists

Create checklists with - [ ] for unchecked and - [x] for checked. Perfect for roadmaps, changelogs, and featured highlights.

Footnotes

Add a reference inline with [^label] and define the footnote with [^label]: text anywhere in the document. They render at the bottom.

Heading IDs

Assign a custom anchor to any heading with {#id} after the heading text, then link to it within the page with [text](#id).

Definition Lists

Write a term on one line, then start the next line with : followed by a space and the definition. One term can have multiple definitions.

Highlight Text

Wrap text in ==double equals== to mark it with a highlight background — useful for important warnings or key terms.

Subscript & Superscript

Tildes for subscript ~text~ and carets for superscript ^text^. Useful for formulas, version labels, and math.

Emoji

Paste emoji directly — all modern Unicode emoji work. They're perfect for feature lists, status icons, and making key information scannable.

Escape Characters

Prefix any special Markdown character with a backslash \ to display it literally without triggering formatting.

Full escapable set: \ ` * _ { } [ ] < > ( ) # + - . ! |

Inline HTML

Some HTML tags work inline for formatting unavailable in Markdown.