Reading 01: Learning Markdown
What is Markdown?
- Markdown is a lightweight markup language, used to add formatting elements to plaintext text documents.
Why do we use Markdown?
- Multi-use: Websites, documents, notes, books, presentations, email messages, and technical documentation.
- Portable: Files containing Markdown-formatted text can be opened using virtually any app. Not like word processing apps (Microsoft Word, etc.)
- Platform Independent: You can create Markdown-formatted text on any device running any OS.
- Future Proof: If the app. you’re using stops working at some point in the future, you’ll still be able to read your Markdown-formatted text using a text editing app.
- Markdown is EVERYWHERE!: Reddit, GITHUB and other sites/apps support Markdown
What symbol will create a heading in Markdown?
- The heading symbol in Markdown is ‘#’
- In order to place the largest heading you only use one ‘#’
- In order to place the smallest heading you need to use three ‘###’
When making text bold or italicized for emphasis, it is best practice to use which symbol?
- The ‘*’ is the best practice symbol for making text bold (using two ‘**’) and one for *italics*
How do you create a link with Markdown?
- In order to create a link you need to first create a link name with the square brackets [] followed by the link in parenthesis ()
What are the three symbols you can use to create an unordered (bulleted) list with Markdown?
- Three Symbols you can use to create an unordered list are : ‘-*+’