Markdown reference

Visit the official Markdown syntax reference page for more detail.

Phrase Emphasis

*italic*   **bold**
_italic_   __bold__

Links

Links and images include the text or alternate text in preceding brackets:

An [Inline URL](http://url.com/ "With a title")

Images

Inline (titles are optional):

![an inline image](/path/img.jpg "Title")

Headers

Setext style:

Header 1
========
Header 2
--------

ATX style (closing #'s are optional):

# Header 1 #
## Header 2 ##

Lists

Ordered:

1.  First ordered list item
2.  Second item

Unordered:

*   An unordered list item.

    With multiple paragraphs.

*   Another unordered list item
    1. With a nested item below it

Blockquotes

> Email-style angle brackets
> are used for blockquotes.

> > And, they can be nested.

Code Spans

`<code>` spans are delimited by backticks.  You can include literal
backticks like `` `this` ``.

Preformatted Code Blocks

This is a normal paragraph.

    This is a preformatted code block. It must be indented
    either by at least four spaces or a tab

Horizontal Rules

Three or more dashes or asterisks make a horizontal rule:

---
* * *
- - - -

Manual Line Breaks

End a line with two or more spaces to do a manual line break:

Purple monkey__
dishwasher.