Markdown is a simplified markup language that uses different syntax than HTML to achieve similar formatting results, such as using '#' for <h1> headings. This language is normally used for things such as blogs and GitHub.
To make a heading you add a '#' before the sentence.
# This is a headingTo make it smaller you add multiple hashtags before the sentence.
## This is a heading
### This is a heading
#### This is a heading
##### This is a heading
###### This is a headingTo add a link to another website you type
[write-anything-here](https://youtube.com/)It should look like this.
To add an image:
It should look like this:
To make markdown ignore certain elements like # you add a '\' before it.
To make unordered lists you add a - before the letters.
To make your text bold you add two asterisks on both sides of the sentence/word.
ex:
**This text is bold**To make your text italic you add one asterisk on both sides of the sentence/word.
*This text is italic*
To add codeblocks to your markdown file you add three ``` on both sides of your code and write whatever language you want to display on the first set of ```
```html
<h1>This is a sentence</h1>
'''
To strike text you add two ~~ before the word/sentence
~~this is a sentence~~To display codeblocks to add a > before the sentence
This is a blockquote
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