Markdown Extended Syntax

A quick reference to the Markdown extended syntax.

Refer to the Extended Syntax reference guide from The Markdown Guide for more information.

Table

| Syntax    | Description |
| --------- | ----------- |
| Header    | Title       |
| Paragraph | Text        |
SyntaxDescription
HeaderTitle
ParagraphText

Fenced Code Block

```json
{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "age": 25
}
```
{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "age": 25
}

Footnote

Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote.

Here’s a sentence with a footnote. 1

Heading ID

### My Great Heading{#custom-id}

My Great Heading

<h3 id="custom-id">My Great Heading</h3>

Definition List

term
: definition
term
definition

Strikethrough

~~The world is flat.~~

The world is flat.

Task List

- [x] Write the press release
- [ ] Update the website
- [ ] Contact the media
      {.list-unstyled}
  • Write the press release
  • Update the website
  • Contact the media {.list-unstyled}

Emoji

Copy the emoji shortcode from Emoji Cheat Sheet by clicking on the emoji.

That is so funny! :joy:

That is so funny! 😂

Unsupported elements

Hugo does not support the highlight, subscript, and superscript elements. Use the HTML element itself instead.

Highlight

I need to highlight these <mark>very important words</mark>.

I need to highlight these very important words.

Subscript

H<sub>2</sub>O

H2O

Superscript

X<sup>2</sup>

X2

  1. This is the footnote. ↩︎

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