The HTML <hr> element is for creating a "thematic break" between paragraph-level elements. In markdown, you can create a <hr> with any of the following:
___: three consecutive underscores
---: three consecutive dashes
***: three consecutive asterisks
renders to:
Body Copy
Body copy written as normal, plain text will be wrapped with <p></p> tags in the rendered HTML.
So this body copy:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, graecis denique ei vel, at duo primis mandamus. Et legere ocurreret pri, animal tacimates complectitur ad cum. Cu eum inermis inimicus efficiendi. Labore officiis his ex, soluta officiis concludaturque ei qui, vide sensibus vim ad.
renders to this HTML:
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, graecis denique ei vel, at duo primis mandamus. Et legere ocurreret pri, animal tacimates complectitur ad cum. Cu eum inermis inimicus efficiendi. Labore officiis his ex, soluta officiis concludaturque ei qui, vide sensibus vim ad.</p>
Emphasis
Bold
For emphasizing a snippet of text with a heavier font-weight.
The following snippet of text is rendered as bold text.
**rendered as bold text**
renders to:
rendered as bold text
and this HTML
<strong>rendered as bold text</strong>
Italics
For emphasizing a snippet of text with italics.
The following snippet of text is rendered as italicized text.
_rendered as italicized text_
renders to:
rendered as italicized text
and this HTML:
<em>rendered as italicized text</em>
Strikethrough
In GFM (GitHub flavored Markdown) you can do strikethroughs.
~~Strike through this text.~~
Which renders to:
Strike through this text.
HTML:
<del>Strike through this text.</del>
Blockquotes
For quoting blocks of content from another source within your document.
Add > before any text you want to quote.
> **Fusion Drive** combines a hard drive with a flash storage (solid-state drive) and presents it as a single logical volume with the space of both drives combined.
Renders to:
Fusion Drive combines a hard drive with a flash storage (solid-state drive) and presents it as a single logical volume with the space of both drives combined.
and this HTML:
<blockquote> <p><strong>Fusion Drive</strong> combines a hard drive with a flash storage (solid-state drive) and presents it as a single logical volume with the space of both drives combined.</p></blockquote>
Blockquotes can also be nested:
> Donec massa lacus, ultricies a ullamcorper in, fermentum sed augue. Nunc augue augue, aliquam non hendrerit ac, commodo vel nisi.>> > Sed adipiscing elit vitae augue consectetur a gravida nunc vehicula. Donec auctor odio non est accumsan facilisis. Aliquam id turpis in dolor tincidunt mollis ac eu diam.>> Mauris sit amet ligula egestas, feugiat metus tincidunt, luctus libero. Donec congue finibus tempor. Vestibulum aliquet sollicitudin erat, ut aliquet purus posuere luctus.
Renders to:
Donec massa lacus, ultricies a ullamcorper in, fermentum sed augue. Nunc augue augue, aliquam non hendrerit ac, commodo vel nisi.
Sed adipiscing elit vitae augue consectetur a gravida nunc vehicula. Donec auctor odio non est accumsan facilisis. Aliquam id turpis in dolor tincidunt mollis ac eu diam.
Mauris sit amet ligula egestas, feugiat metus tincidunt, luctus libero. Donec congue finibus tempor. Vestibulum aliquet sollicitudin erat, ut aliquet purus posuere luctus.
Lists
Unordered
A list of items in which the order of the items does not explicitly matter.
You may use any of the following symbols to denote bullets for each list item:
* valid bullet- valid bullet+ valid bullet
For example
+ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet+ Consectetur adipiscing elit+ Integer molestie lorem at massa+ Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet+ Nulla volutpat aliquam velit - Phasellus iaculis neque - Purus sodales ultricies - Vestibulum laoreet porttitor sem - Ac tristique libero volutpat at+ Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel+ Aenean sit amet erat nunc+ Eget porttitor lorem
Renders to:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Consectetur adipiscing elit
Integer molestie lorem at massa
Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet
Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
Phasellus iaculis neque
Purus sodales ultricies
Vestibulum laoreet porttitor sem
Ac tristique libero volutpat at
Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel
Aenean sit amet erat nunc
Eget porttitor lorem
And this HTML
<ul> <li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</li> <li>Consectetur adipiscing elit</li> <li>Integer molestie lorem at massa</li> <li>Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet</li> <li>Nulla volutpat aliquam velit <ul> <li>Phasellus iaculis neque</li> <li>Purus sodales ultricies</li> <li>Vestibulum laoreet porttitor sem</li> <li>Ac tristique libero volutpat at</li> </ul> </li> <li>Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel</li> <li>Aenean sit amet erat nunc</li> <li>Eget porttitor lorem</li></ul>
Ordered
A list of items in which the order of items does explicitly matter.
1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet4. Consectetur adipiscing elit2. Integer molestie lorem at massa8. Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet4. Nulla volutpat aliquam velit99. Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel21. Aenean sit amet erat nunc6. Eget porttitor lorem
Renders to:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Consectetur adipiscing elit
Integer molestie lorem at massa
Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet
Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel
Aenean sit amet erat nunc
Eget porttitor lorem
And this HTML:
<ol> <li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</li> <li>Consectetur adipiscing elit</li> <li>Integer molestie lorem at massa</li> <li>Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet</li> <li>Nulla volutpat aliquam velit</li> <li>Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel</li> <li>Aenean sit amet erat nunc</li> <li>Eget porttitor lorem</li></ol>
If you just use 1. for each number, Markdown will automatically number each item. For example:
1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet1. Consectetur adipiscing elit1. Integer molestie lorem at massa1. Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet1. Nulla volutpat aliquam velit1. Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel1. Aenean sit amet erat nunc1. Eget porttitor lorem
