Markdown was created to be easy to read, easy to write, and still readable in plain text format.

Here are some Syntax basics, basically for myself to remember.

Basic Text Formatting

this is in italic and so is this

this is in bold and so is this

this is bold and italic and so is this

this is strike through text

Blockquotes

Use it if you're quoting a person, a song or whatever.

You can use italic or lists inside them also.
And just like with other paragraphs,
all of these lines are still
part of the blockquote, even without the > character in front.

To end the blockquote, just put a blank line before the following
paragraph.

Lists

• an asterisk starts an unordered list
• and this is another item in the list
• or you can also use the + character
• or the – character

To start an ordered list, write this:

1. this starts a list with numbers
2. this will show as number “2”
3. this will show as number “3.”
4. any number, +, –, or * will keep the list going.
   
   • just indent by 4 spaces (or tab) to make a sub-list
     
     1. keep indenting for more sub lists
   • here i'm back to the second level

To start a check list, write this:

• [ ] this is not checked
• [ ] this is too
• [x] but this is checked
  
  

Tables

First Header	Second Header
Content Cell	Content Cell
Content Cell	Content Cell

Videos

[[embed url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YbBmqUnoQM]]
This will work with the embed code instead. See next post.

Table of Contents

this doesn't work, obviamente
I'll have to find another way

[TOC]

Section 1

Sub-section 1

Section 2

Horizontal Rule

Just put three or more *'s or –'s on a line:

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Output:

Or, you can use single spaces between then, like this:

• * *

Output:

or

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Output:
Make sure you have a blank line above the dashes, though, or else:

you will get a header

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Output:
you will get a header

Joke² – you don't

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