markdown

simple text

	this is some text

result: this is some text

bold text

   **this is bold text**
   __you can also use undescores__

result:

this is bold text
you can also use underscores

italic text

	*this is italic text*
	_you can use underscores like for bold text_

result:

this is italic text
you can also use underscores like for bold text

headers

	# this is a top level header
	## this is a second level header
	...
	###### this is a bottom level header

result:

this is a top level header

this is a second level header

...

this is a bottom level header

code blocks

	```markdown
		this is in a code block
	```

result:

	this is in a code block

data tables

	| first column | second column |
	|----------------|---------------------|
	| first row | some text |
	|second row | some more text |

result:

first column	second column
first row	some text
second row	some more text

links

	[a link to github](https://github.com)

result:

a link to github

lists

	- an
	- unordered
	- list
	1. an
	1. ordered
	1. list

result:

• an
• unordered
• list

1. an
2. ordered
3. list

blockquotes

	> this is a quote

result:

this is a quote

srikethrough

	~~this text is strikedthrough~~

result:

this text is strikedthrough